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Despite tourists bringing noise pollution and traffic chaos to the quaint nearby village of Alton, locals living near Alton Towers say it has major benefits.

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A man lays flowers at a makeshift memorial in honour of Yevgeny Prigozhin.

Bodies and flight recorder recovered from Prigozhin crash site

The health of Russian President Vladimir Putin has long been speculated about

Vladimir Putin seen limping in new video as health rumours continue

Yevgeny Prigozhin (right) with Vladimir Putin

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin? Exiled Wagner Group leader breaks silence

A man holds the Russian national flag in front of a Wagner group military vehicle with the sign read as "Rostov" in Rostov-on-Don late on June 24, 2023. Rebel mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin who sent his fighters to topple the military leaders in Moscow will leave for Belarus and a criminal case against him will be dropped as part of a deal to avoid "bloodshed," the Kremlin said on June 24. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo by STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Russia uprising: Rebellion ends with Yevgeny Prigozhin sent to Belarus

Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov attends a meeting of the Council on Interethnic Relations chaired by President Vladimir Putin in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai region, on May 19, 2023. (Photo by TATIANA BARYBINA/Press service of the governor of/AFP via Getty Images)

Breaking Russia uprising: Chechen troops sent to Wagner Group conflict zones

A member of Wagner group stands guard in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don

Breaking Russia uprising: ‘Soon we will have new President’ says Wagner Group

Russian President Vladimir Putin.

‘Betrayal’ - Vladimir Putin reacts to Wagner Group rebellion in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago

Breaking Russian mercenary group plot to remove Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Plans reveal Vladimir Putin’s secret bunker beneath the Black Sea

Ukraine War: What is the Victory Day parade in Russia, what did Vladimir Putin say about the west?

What is Victory Day in Russia & what did Vladimir Putin say?

Russia has accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Vladimir Putin in a drone attack

Breaking Russia accuses Ukraine of Kremlin drone strike

Tinder will cease operating in Russia

Dating app Tinder to stop operating in Russia following Ukraine war

A Kremlin spokesman has denied that Putin is using body doubles after health concerns

Putin spokesperson claims Russian president ‘doesn’t use body double’

Russian president Vladimir Putin is undergoing chemotherapy treatment, according to top secret US documents leaked from the Pentagon - Credit: Getty Images

Vladimir Putin undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer

17 Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russian authorities freed
17 Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russian authorities and held in institutions in Crimea have been freed and returned home, officials in Kyiv say
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President Joe Biden has welcomed the arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Getty)

Breaking US President Joe Biden welcomes Vladimir Putin ICC arrest warrant

The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

Breaking International Criminal Court issue arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin

Russian and Belarusian players have been unable to compete at Wimbledon ever since Vladimir Putin’s Russia invaded Ukraine - Credit: Getty Images

Wimbledon to lift ban on Russian and Belarusian players

Ukraine postage stamps depicting a Banksy mural

Ukraine issues Banksy stamps showing Vladimir Putin in judo match

Shell reports highest profits in 115 years following 2022 fuel crisis

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Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him with missiles

Jonathan, a Seychelles giant tortoise (photo: Getty Images)

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a "huddle" press conference with political journalists on board a Government plane as he heads to Bali, in Indonesia to attend the G20 summit. Picture date: Sunday November 13, 2022.

Rishi Sunak confronts Russian counterparts at G20 Summit in Indonesia

Banksy has appeared to confirm that he is in Ukraine after unveiling his latest artwork on Instagram. Picture: Banksy/ PA

Banksy Ukraine art: Graffiti artist shares Borodyanka gymnast mural

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Going Green - Alternative energy sources needed as gas prices increase Chris Page

Jim Sharkey addressing students and assembled guests.

The Derry man who met Putin

An armoured personnel carrier burns and damaged light utility vehicles stand abandoned after fighting in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. The city authorities said that Ukrainian forces engaged in fighting with Russian troops that entered the country's second-largest city on Sunday. (AP Photo/Marienko Andrew)

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A Ukranian soldier in a trench in the east of the country (photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)

First News - What's going on in Ukraine

Collection points are being set up across NI. Pictured is Joan Vaughan from City Church Belfast which provided a drop off point for items to help Ukrainian refugees. Pic Colm Lenaghan/ Pacemaker

UPDATED: Derry collection points for donations to help refugees fleeing Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Itish Taosieach Michéal Martin.

Russia invades Ukraine: ‘Outrageous act of aggression’ claims Irish Taoiseach

The British army is ‘very unlikely’ to be directly involved in a Russia-Ukraine war, Liz Truss has said (image: Getty Images)

Direct UK military involvement in Ukraine ‘very unlikely’, Foreign Secretary say...

The so-called ‘groundbreaking’ vaccine is expected to be tested in the autumn of 2020.
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Russia is developing a coronavirus vaccine for cats

Professor Luke O'Neill.

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The vaccine has been approved despite less than two months of human testing (Photo: Shutterstock)

Russia has approved the world’s first coronavirus vaccine after less than two mo...

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