Announced earlier this month, the two-hour benefit show will air on ITV tomorrow night in aid of the Disasters Emergency Committee‘s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.Ed Sheeran leads the line-up, and is set to perform along with Camila Cabello, Emeli Sandé, Gregory Porter, Snow Patrol, Nile Rodgers and Chic, Manic Street Preachers, Tom Odell and Becky Hill at the show, which takes place at Resorts World Arena Birmingham.All sponsorship and advertising revenue generated from the broadcast of the event – which is expected to raise over £3million – will be donated by ITV to the DEC fund.Don't miss #ConcertForUkraine at #ResortsWorldArena with some of the UK's biggest stars on 29 March. Watch live on ITV, STV or online.Funds raised will go towards the DEC #UkraineAppeal to help provide aid to people fleeing conflict.Show your support: https://t.co/mYORFH6dLZ pic.twitter.com/2iHiya7vUL— DEC (@decappeal) March 27, 2022Over the weekend, it was revealed that Ukrainian band Antytila have been told they can’t play the upcoming benefit concert for their country because it’s “only able to focus on the humanitarian situation”.After hearing of the concert’s announcement, the members of Antytila – who are currently fighting the Russians in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv – sent a video message to Ed Sheeran via Facebook to ask to play the concert remotely from their home country.The ‘Bad Habits’ hitmaker responded by telling the band: “I just watched your video this morning, thank you so much for sending it.
'Incredible' Manchester welcomes Ukrainian journalist who fled Kyiv with food, flowers and hugs
08.03.2022 - 18:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A Ukrainian journalist who fled war-torn Kyiv has praised 'incredible' Manchester for welcoming her with flowers, hugs and free meals.
Maria Romanenko, 29, has spoken of the wonderfully 'accepting' attitude of the British public after landing in Manchester last Wednesday. Her arrival followed a 23-hour trip through the Polish border with her British boyfriend Jez Myers, 44.
Jez, a business consultant from Reddish, Stockport, split his time between Manchester and Kyiv, where Maria had been living since 2018. Both were forced to flee the capital as the Russian invasion began, with the couple fearing Maria's job would put her at extra risk.
They were among thousands of refugees stranded at a Ukrainian border post and spent 10 hours driving in a friend's Vauxhall Astra from under-fire Kyiv to Lviv in the west then on to the Shehyni border with Poland.
Speaking to the M.E.N, Jez described the horrors they faced during their gruelling trek to freedom - describing huge crushes of people at the border in temperatures of -4C. "We saw arguing and shouting and fighting," he said. "We saw people faint and we heard rumours that one person had died. I was being crushed. It was horrific."
Both now safe in Manchester, Maria told how she was given a free meal at Indian restaurant Dishoom in Manchester city centre - and of getting a hug by a waiter who recognised her from UK news coverage about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
“They offered to cover our bill because they recognised us from the media, and I just started crying again," said Maria. "To see the restaurant pay for it was very, very touching, and I was like, to the waiter: 'Can I give you a hug?'
"He said: 'Yeah, this is the least we can do'. It was very touching and
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