Putin grants action star Steven Seagal Russian citizenship

President Vladimir Putin signed off Thursday on a decree granting Russian citizenship to US action hero actor Steven Seagal, the latest high profile passport handout to a Western celebrity.

Hollywood star Seagal and judo loving Kremlin tough guy Putin have struck up a bromance in recent years, with Seagal visiting Russia repeatedly and defending Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine.

"He was asking quite insistently and over a lengthy period to be granted citizenship," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists.

"He is well known for his warm feelings towards our country and has never hidden them."

Seagal is the latest in a string of high profile Westerners to be granted Russian citizenship after buddying up with Putin.

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Dress worn by Joss Stone made by Monga's being sold for charity

Joss Stone has announced that she is selling a dress designed by Monga's. This dress will raise money for the charity Drop4Drop http://drop4drop.org/ who literally save thousands of lives by providing access to clean drinking water in India. She wore the dress once at the Indian Summer charity event which was such a great success, She danced all night till the police kindly told to go bed! Furthermore she has mentioned "Let's continue that good feeling and make a difference by bidding on the gorgeous dress, or sharing her announcement to raise awareness for this fantastic cause."

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Video of the cause: http://bit.ly/2fbYnfR