He was born into turmoil in strife-torn Ukraine with a defective heart but, thanks to the skills of an Irish-funded surgical team, nine-day-old Miroslava is off the critical list.

'The Dullest Hour' would be a more fitting summation of Chris Gorak’s special effects-laden thriller, which witnesses a devastating alien attack from the perspective of five young people trapped in Moscow.

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“HOW do you explain this frivolous spending during a recession?” demands one of the characters of our eponymous hero early in Arthur (12A), in a bid to deflect audience resentment at the sight of Russell Brand playing a playboy billionaire who wastes thousands of dollars at every hand’s turn.

A bleak, though beautiful, Arctic landscape is the setting for this deeply thoughtful, largely Russian drama that considers the generation gap, isolation, personal tension, self-examination and the dilemma that comes when one person is less than truthful with another.

The final series of Celebrity Big Brother to be broadcast on Channel 4 started tonight.

FOUR people were ordered to remain in jail yesterday pending an investigation into a nightclub fire that killed at least 112 people in Russia’s worst blaze in decades, investigators said.

Four people were held in jail tonight pending an investigation into a nightclub fire that killed at least 112 people in Russia’s worst blaze in decades, investigators said.

THE death toll in Russia’s lethal deep freeze topped 70 as Russians hunkered down for more bad weather and forecasters warned the cold snap would continue to spread through Europe.

Gunfire erupted and casualties were reported at a Kyrgyz prison today when riot police entered to restore order.

A PINK Barbie scooter lying abandoned on the ground struck terror in the heart of a mother searching frantically for her missing toddler.

A RUSSIAN schoolboy whose parents let him play computer games all day as a reward for good grades has died after a marathon session brought on an epileptic fit.

SERGEI REBROV will attempt to resurrect his flagging career after signing for West Ham on a free transfer.

Sergei Rebrov has signed for West Ham on a free transfer and will make his debut in a friendly against Anderlecht on Saturday subject to receiving his work permit.

West Ham’s chances of signing Ukrainian striker Sergei Rebrov have improved after Tottenham confirmed the player they bought four years ago for £11m (€16.6m) is now a free agent.

Sergei Rebrov is ready to return to Tottenham and fight for a first-team place under new coach Jacques Santini, according to his agent.

TENNIS player Anna Kournikova is being sued by her parents over a luxury waterfront property in Florida which they jointly own.

Emergency workers today stopped the flow of water into a flooded mine in southern Russia where 13 miners have been trapped for five days, officials said, as drillers came within yards of the men’s presumed location.

Sergei Rebrov’s move to Fenerbahce looks back on and the Tottenham striker has flown to Turkey to conclude the deal.

Tottenham have put Sergei Rebrov on the transfer list according to the player's agent.

Russian military and civilian officials unveiled a bronze monument to the crew of the Kursk nuclear submarine in Moscow today, marking the second anniversary of the explosion that sank the vessel.

Gus Poyet will be put through a heading session this morning in a bid to discover whether he has fully recovered from the deep concussion he suffered at West Ham last weekend.

Glenn Hoddle celebrated a 'romantic night' at Craven Cottage as Tottenham secured a quarter-final place in the Worthington Cup with a 2-1 win against Fulham.

Glenn Hoddle has warned unsettled £11million Ukrainian star Sergei Rebrov he must be patient in his bid to nail down a place in a Tottenham team that currently ‘‘picks itself.’’

Tottenham boss Glenn Hoddle has been told to play Sergei Rebrov more often or risk losing the Ukraine striker.

Glenn Hoddle is backing pal Peter Taylor to emerge from his nightmare on Filbert Street and prove himself a top manager, but the Tottenham boss admits he will be doing all he can to ensure it continues for a little longer on Saturday.

Sergei Bubka will bring the curtain down on his illustrious career at a meeting in his Ukrainian hometown of Donetsk, according to his secretary.