Ayrshire village suffers flooding misery as River Garnock bursts its banks

Guy Lodge Film Critic“Fire” begins in water: a wide, rippling expanse of Mediterranean blue under a cloudless sky, displaced and disrupted by two whirling human bodies. Sara (Juliette Binoche) and Jean (Vincent Lindon) tussle in the otherwise empty ocean as though they’ve just discovered weightlessness, while Eric Gautier’s camera lingers on skin touching skin under the shimmer.

BBC show for "dumbing down" questions for the celebrity contestants.Romesh, 43, who took over from former host Anne Robinson, was joined by seven famous faces including Loose Women star Kaye Adams, Countryfile host Sean Fletcher and Homes Under the Hammer star Martel Maxwell in a bid to win some money for their chosen charity.As viewers tuned into to the BBC quiz show, fans blasted the series of “pi** easy” questions served up to delighted contestants, with some claiming even their five-year-old could answer them.Some of the easy questions heard on the show included: “Valentine’s Day is celebrated on the 14th of which month”, "how much is the cost of plastic bag in the UK”, and “the prime minister lives at which street address in London”.One angry fan wrote: “Not being funny but my five-year-old could answer these questions!”A second agreed: “Them pi** easy questions didn't really require that much intelligence tbf,” while a third added: “Some of these questions!! Too Easy!”Loose Women star Linda Robson was the first to be voted off after screwing up a question about the Great British Sewing Bee.Following shortly after was Sean Fletcher, with presenter Martel and comedian Ed Gamble making it to the final round.After Martel answered two questions wrong in the final round, including one about someone's Achilles heel - to which she mistakenly answered “Hercules heel” – Ed was crowned the winner bagging £9.5k for his charity that supports research into Type 1 diabetes.“Seriously, these questions on the new Weakest Link are pathetically easy,” a fan added, as some believed host Romesh was “too nice” in comparison to his predecessor.“Anne Robinson wouldn’t have all this ‘we love you’ shi*e ,” blasted one viewer.While another

Valentine’s Day with the ghost of her dead husband. The TV medium revealed hubby John’s spirit has been communicating with her from “the other side” since his death four months ago.She says she speaks with him every day, and she has seen his ghost. The ex-Celebrity Big Brother star says their cat Marmalade has too – and their bulldog Nell barks when he is there.

Singer Natalie Imbruglia was crowned the winner of The Masked Singer UK after she was unveiled as Panda on the hit ITV show. The Australian-British songwriter and actress, who has hits including Torn, Shiver and Wrong Impression, floored Mo Gilligan, Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and guest judge Joss Stone during the final on Saturday 12 February.

She celebrated her 31st birthday with her aunt Julia Roberts the day before.And Emma Roberts appeared to have drawn out the celebration when she went out with friends on Friday night to the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood.The blond beauty was seen out in public for the first time since she split from her partner Garrett Hedlund in January. On the town: Emma Roberts, 31, continued her birthday celebrations on Friday night by joining friends at the Sunset Tower in West Hollywood.

bodybuilder after undergoing some major lifestyle changes and losing 48kg of fat. When Richard Smith, 38, was in his late 20s, he struggled to walk up the stairs without taking a break. Richard, from Neath in Wales, was labelled as “clinically obese” and suffered from daily debilitating headaches and chronic fatigue, Wales Online reports.

Rapper Kodak Black has been identified as one of the three people who were shot while attending Justin Bieber‘s afterparty in Los Angeles on Friday night.

Tyson Fury has vowed to chin Jimmy Carr in response to the comedian's recent controversial joke about gypsies and the Holocaust.The self-proclaimed Gypsy King boxer said if Carr was man enough to make offensive jokes, then he is “man enough to get punished for it” when asked his opinion on the current furore.Tyson, 33, said: "Jimmy you are getting chinned when I see you. Last time I saw you, you had enough to say on the Mo Gilligan show – so this time you’re getting chinned, mush."Carr, 49, has come under fire in recent weeks after his stand-up show hit headlines for crude jokes.The comedian joked that gypsy deaths in the Holocaust are "not talked" about because they were a "positive" in his new Netflix show, His Dark Materials.Charities and anti-hate groups have lined up to condemn the joke and have urged Netflix to cut it from the show.While Fury admitted that Carr needed to "pay the consequences", he said it would be silly for him to be "kicked off TV" as a result."I don’t get involved with jumping on board a ship that is sinking.

The Army has fired a soldier who failed fitness tests after weighing in at more than 30 stone. The obese squaddie was unable to go on operations because he could not squeeze into his body armour.He is one of around 25 “morbidly obese” members of the armed forces who have had to leave on medical grounds.The six heaviest together weighed more than a ton.

stormy weather, a waste company boss has warned.An empty one can weigh the same as a bowling ball and cause “chaos and destruction” during gales.They can also cause thousands of pounds of damage to property. Mark Hall, of waste collection firm Divert.co.uk, said: “We’ve all seen videos of bins being blown down the street during storms.

The Masked Singer crowned Natalie Imbruglia its winner - but some fans of the ITV show felt her rivals had been robbed of the top prize.The epic final of the third series of the singing show aired on Saturday night (February 12), and it saw Natalie beat Robobunny and Mushroom for the top spot.Robobunny came third place, and was unveiled as Westlife star Mark Feehily - leaving judge Rita Ora gushing as she's a big fan of the Irish band.In second place was Mushroom, who was unmasked to be Welsh singer Charlotte Church.However, many fans weren't happy with the result, and they complained about the show on Twitter.Some fans felt Charlotte deserved to win the show.One said: "Charlotte Church robbed on #TheMaskedSinger"A second agreed: "Church ‘Mushroom’ deserved the win…don’t know why ‘Panda’ won. Vote defos wasn’t based off talent"A third fumed: "as if she was better than Charlotte church what a waste of my weekends"Other felt like Westlife's Mark should have been crowned the victor.One said: "Natalie Umbruglia?! Are you sh***ing me?! Thats nothing compared to Mark from Westlife doing multiple voices! Can't help but feel robbed"A second agreed: "Omg come on! Robobunny was way better! Mark from Westlife doing multiple voices! And you give it to some has been! Have a day off! Massive anti climax!"Others were delighted that Natalie won, though.One said: "Congratulations Natalie Imbruglia.

Eddie Vedder has told Bruce Springsteen about the “secret tribute” to Tom Petty on his new solo album, ‘Earthling’.The two rock stars sat down together to talk about politics, musical influences and some of the songs on the Pearl Jam frontman’s new album for Amazon Music.Speaking about the track ‘Long Way’, Springsteen commented that he could hear “the ghost of Tom” in the song. “Somebody acquired for me a Guild four-string tenor [bass] – it almost looks like a Hofner in a way,” Vedder replied. “So I started playing some little things and had my guy record it and then I put drums on it and put some vocals on it and it all happened in an afternoon.

David is 63 and relies on state benefits.

Rihanna knows how to keep a secret … somewhat!

The third season of CBS’ Celebrity Big Brother is already halfway over and we’re providing an update on the status of every contestant in the game.

The Empire Moon Knight covers underline that point. The character’s knuckles and tips of his weapons have dark red blood streaks.

Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles-Lawson has shared her heartbreaking fears for her grandsons, acknowledging how "difficult" it is for young black men in America in 2022.MORE: 9 powerful shows and documentaries about racial injustice that are essential viewingThe mother of singers Beyonce and Solange spoke to People about the conversations she had had with Daniel Smith Jr., her daughter Solange's only child, revealing she had told him that "if you are stopped by the police, to put your hands on the steering wheel" and "don't make sudden moves".WATCH: Beyoncé's mom dances during family outing with grandchildren"[It's] the usual conversation that every Black mother and every Black grandmother has to have," she added.Tina - known as Miss Tina to fans - also has a stepson, 26, and she shared that everytime he leaves her house she asks him to call when he arrives home.MORE: 15 Black-owned brands we love, from Homebody's CBD soaks to royal-approved Victor GlemaudMORE: 10+ Black-owned face masks to shop online – including Meghan Markle's fave"I just live in fear all the time that the police are going to stop them and stereotype them, and things can escalate so quickly," she shared.Tina is the executive producer of a new Discovery+ documentary called Profiled: The Black Man. The four-part docu series premieres on 12 February and it aims to debunk common negative myths about Black men.

Valentine's Day is days away, but Jennifer Lopez received an early gift from beau Ben Affleck.The actor, 49, gifted his former fiancée, 52, a video montage with old footage of them backed by her single On My Way from the Marry Me soundtrack.Jennifer shared it with fans as part of the first memo for her new On the JLo newsletter. Early Valentine's Day present: Ben Affleck gifted Jennifer Lopez a video montage with old footage of them backed by her single On My Way from the Marry Me soundtrackAlong with three-minute and 44-second video, the newsletter had a short description.'Content is queen,' it began before continuing, 'In the spirit of that, I am going to share something very special and personal with you that normally that I would only share with my inner circle.

Robbie Savage believes despite Harry Maguire's lack of form, Manchester United are better with him in the team.

Their victims were vulnerable, often drunk and alone in the early hours of the morning.

travel chaos across Scotland.The west coast has felt the brunt of the summer downpours with Renfrewshire and Ayrshire particularly hard hit.Phone footage by a driver near Kilmalcolm shows the Lochwinnoch Road partially underwater after the River Garnock burst its banks.The film shows the driver following a council drain clearer through the deep water and urging it to keep going and not stop.The end of the film shows the convoy passing a car with a flooded engine sitting helplessly in the water.Kilbirnie and Beith councillor Donald Reid took to Facebook to warn locals of ‘major flooding’ on the B777 at Garnock Campus.He wrote: “Just made it back having gone to Glengarnock to check on flooding issue.