Ukraine

Don’t Tell The Bride: Angry bride threatens to call off her authentic Ukrainian wedding

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A groom finds himself in the doghouse after he spent £150 on a wedding dress that’s falling apart and dressed the bridesmaids like ‘elves’ in Don’t Tell the Bride. In tonight’s 90-minute special of the E4 romantic reality show, besotted groom Andy, 30, from Jersey, hopes to speak his bride’s language by planning an authentic … Read more

Ten of the world’s lesser-known romantic places to celebrate Valentine’s Day from Ukraine to Mexico

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If you don’t want to mark your match-up the same way as every other loved-up pair for Valentine’s Day, pay close attention. Here we’ve rounded up ten of the lesser-known places linked to love around the globe, from bizarre kissing statues in Georgia to the I Love You Wall in Paris. The Tunnel of Love, Klevan, … Read more

Inside Chernobyl’s chilling Exclusion Zone

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Student Alex Hendriks expected lifeless desolation when he visited the centre of the Chernobyl disaster zone in northern Ukraine with his friends. And while it was certainly bleak – it was far from lifeless inside the radioactive ruins. There were hundreds of dogs roaming around. The 22-year-old said: ‘My first thought was, “Wow, there are … Read more