Ukraine’s parliament sacked its besieged defence minister yesterday after his forces began a humiliating withdrawal from Crimea without firing a shot against Russian forces who claimed the Black Sea peninsula.

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LIAM IRWIN, son of former Manchester United stalwart Denis, showed enough on his international debut last night to suggest he could become a regular fixture on the international underage scene.

A Russian seaman has died in an accident on board a nuclear submarine at a Pacific base.

A Russian seaman died in an accident on board a nuclear submarine at a Pacific base, a navy spokesman said today.