Sardana Avksentyeva swept to power as mayor of Russia’s diamond capital in September.

I was sitting 3-to-4 metres away from the cubs waiting to see what would happen next. The mother returned back later and fed the cubs.

The Russian president's trip on Wednesday coincided with a marked improvement in levels of pollution, they claim.

Police save the child from clutches of man, 40, with another version that she was to be 'sold for human organs' on black market.

Nearby mothballed uranium mine caused the poisoning which led to severe drowsiness, say scientists. 

Police uncover evidence of blackmail and physical threats as mechanic turns killer following final row over Porsche car.

This time of winter sees the remarkable grandmother, 76, gliding across the ice on the world’s deepest lake on skates made in WW2.