Emotional moment Ukrainian man completes 45-mile run for family back home as protesters cheer in Piccadilly Gardens

A despicable thug has been caged for 18 years after breaking into a woman's home before raping her and beating her unconscious.

A man from London appeared in court on Tuesday morning charged with assault and possession of a bladed article after an alleged stabbing in the Piccadilly Gardens area of Manchester city centre last week. Police swooped on the gardens last Monday afternoon (March 14) to reports of a stabbing following a 'group dispute'.

It was contact from one mother to another that TV and radio presenter Amanda Holden has claimed truly brought the harrowing situation in the Ukraine home to her.The actress and telly star, who has just returned home from a Medyka refugee camp in Poland where she spoke with fleeing families for a brand new podcast 'Listening to Hidden Voices of Ukraine', joined Good Morning Britain to share her experience. A snippet from Amanda's podcast was played on the show, and heard the former Britain's Got Talent judge telling listeners: "As a wife and a mum of two daughters, seeing those families fighting to survive, pleading to TV news crews to help them, has been absolutely heartbreaking." The distressed voice of a refugee is then heard announcing: "Nobody is going to break us, we are strong.

A north Manchester drugs gang stormed into the home of innocent family, before they then realised they got wrong house. Last month, a family of four, including a child, had their home suddenly broken into by a group of masked thugs in Crumpsall.

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Some interviews are just too emotional to bear.

Protesters have gathered in Piccadilly Gardens for the third weekend in a row to show their support for the people of Ukraine.

Mila Kunis have thanked fans in an emotional video as their goal to reach $30 million in aid for Ukraine has almost been reached.READ: How to talk to your children about the Ukraine/Russia conflict"We have raised over 20 million dollars in less than a week and I say 'we' as it is all of us together," said Ashton in the video, adding: "But we are not done, our goal is 30 and we want to get there."WATCH: Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher share emotional video as they raise astonishing sum for UkraineMila, who was born in Ukraine, shared her thanks to the "56,000 of you who were able to donate and support us, whether it was $5, $10, $1000"."It means so much to us and it does bring in a community and sense of belonging and ability to help," she said.MORE: 5 ways to cope with news-induced anxiety right nowMORE: What can you do to help Ukraine?"The first humanitarian aid is already on the ground…AirBnb is already taking in refugees," added Ashton of where the money is going. The money is supporting Flexport.org and Airbnb.org, two organizations who are actively on the ground providing immediate help to those who need it most.

A Ukrainian art student is desperate to return to her 'second home' in Glasgow after fleeing her war-torn country from Russian invasion.

Pavlo Li on his U.S. IMDb page, was killed in the Ukranian city of Irpin on March 6, according to Ukranian journalist Sergiy Tomilenko and a post by the Odesa International Film Festival.More to come …

A Cumbrian island near Morecambe Bay could be the ideal location for a weekend away this month.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy has finally returned to the United States.

A Ukrainian woman who made Scotland her home five years ago has opened up on fears she may "never see her family again" amid the invasion.

More refugees from Ukraine are to be allowed to join their families in the UK in what is a major climbdown by Home Secretary Priti Patel.