Celine Dion was feeling the love on Mother’s Day.
21.04.2022 - 09:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
An eye-catching town centre display has been installed again.
And as well as breathing some springtime freshness into Dumfries’ Queensberry Street, Mark Smith of Kings Coffee and Books has also paid tribute to Ukraine
His Umbrella Sky arrangement includes the yellow and blue colours of the country devastated by the invasion of Russian troops. Mark’s idea for the arrangement was inspired by the Umbrella Project which originated in Portugal several years ago, but has spread to other European countries.
He first unveiled the display as a tribute to the 2019 summer. Mark said: “We wanted to brighten up our wee street again and breathe some springtime freshness into it.
“The placement of the yellow and blue umbrellas was deliberate because we support the people of Ukraine. We have a Ukrainain staff member so it was important for us to show solidarity.
“We’re also celebrating the fact the street has been transformed since the umbrellas last appeared in 2019.
“The (retail) units are all filled and the businesses all work really well together. We hope the umbrellas brighten up people’s days.”
Celine Dion was feeling the love on Mother’s Day.
Céline Dion is celebrating Mother’s Day with her three sons, and shared a photo with her 5 million Instagram followers.
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Ukraine, reporters in the field face a daily tightrope walk between getting the story and potentially getting killed. At least 14 journalists have already died in the conflict, which broke out when Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Feb.
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Hollywood actress and U.N. humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Saturday, the Lviv regional governor said on Telegram. According to Maksym Kozytskyy, Jolie — who has been a UNHCR Special Envoy for Refugees since 2011 — had come to speak with displaced people who have found refuge in Lviv, including children undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in the missile strike on the Kramatorsk railway station in early April.
It’s been 65 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, with a brutal war raging across much of the country.
A community leader has condemned the actions of vandals after a Ukrainian solidarity display in Hindley was set alight last night. The Morris Street display saw two Ukrainian flags burnt in an act of vandalism dubbed as ‘disappointing’.
Celine Dion has paid a heartfelt tribute to Montreal Canadiens legend and hockey icon Guy Lafleur, who passed away at age 70 on Friday.
Ed Sheeran has released a remix of his song ‘2step’ featuring Lil Baby, with income from the track being donated to the Ukraine relief effort.The video for this new version of the track was filmed in Ukrainian capital Kyiv in December last year, before the Russian invasion began.“I filmed the video for ‘2step’ in the city of Kyiv, Ukraine before the devastating acts of violence started to take place”, says Sheeran. “It was my first time visiting the country and I felt so welcomed during my stay there – everyone from the production crew to the many people I met across my days off”.“Ukraine is a proud and resilient country and I’m grateful to have had the chance to film my video there”, he adds.
Primus‘ Les Claypool and Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hütz have shared a tribute song to Eukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky. You can listen to it below.Called ‘Zelensky: The Man With The Iron Balls’, the charity track also features The Police’s Stewart Copeland on drums, John Lennon’s son Sean on guitar and vocals, Hütz’s bandmate Sergey Ryabtseb on violin and Billy Strings on acoustic guitar.The lyrics of the song hear the collective sing: “One person can make a difference/ Be they short, thin, fat, or tall/ That person can live with dignity/ If they stand with some iron balls.”You can listen to the track here:Speaking about the track to Rolling Stone, Hütz, who was born in Ukraine, said: “As soon as Russian aggression broke out, Les and I connected to address the catastrophe ASAP.“We jumped on creating affirmative music that calls for unity and pays respect to the real doers in Ukrainian defence, such as President Zelensky, who demonstrated previously unheard of stamina and heroism.”Claypool said the track “is not intended to be a song of condemnation,” but one of “unity.”All proceeds from the track will go to Nova Ukraine, a non-profit organisation that provides humanitarian relief and support to the people of Ukraine.“It is our way to show that heavyweights like Les, Stewart, Billy, and Sean stand with the people of Ukraine and the country’s sovereignty from the very start of Russian-led terror,” Hütz added.
The Invictus Games competition for wounded, injured and ill service personnel and veterans opened Saturday night in the Netherlands with a standing ovation and a tribute from Prince Harry for the Ukrainian team members who left their war-torn nation to compete.