Billy Connolly says his sick sense of humour helps him fight Parkinson's

EASTENDERS' Kirsty Branning cemented her place as the queen of drama when she wrecked Max's wedding to Tanya. She turned up moments before their vows on Christmas Day in 2012 telling his bride-to-be with a smirk: "My name's Kirsty Branning. I'm his wife." Actress Kierston Wareing, 44, who played her, became a rapid fan favourite, appearing on screen until 2014.

TELLY favourite Oti Mabuse will this weekend dance on screen for the first time since leaving Strictly — on a stage at an ice rink with legends Torvill and Dean. Pro Oti, who announced this week she was leaving the BBC show, will perform a slot adapted from her new stage show.

DRAGONS' Den viewers were left in shock as Peter Jones let out a swear word after drinking a powerful cup of booze. Fans of the show - which airs at 8pm on Thursday evenings - couldn't believe their ears after the dragon said "s***" while sipping the drink.

There is another update about country singer Sam Hunt and his wife, Hannah Lee Fowler, after she filed for divorce and accused him of cheating.

Keeping it classy. Carson Kressley doesn’t have anything bad to say about his Celebrity Big Brother costars as he’s busy celebrating his win for America’s Favorite Houseguest.

Is Keke Wyatt ready for an even bigger brood? The pregnant singer has an 11th baby on the way but wouldn’t mind welcoming a 12th in the future.

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European soccer’s governing body UEFA is holding a special meeting of its executive committee Friday in which it is widely expected it will move to change the location of its UEFA Champions League final, which had been set for May 28 at Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg. The globe’s marquee club tournament is currently underway with Round of 16 games.

Sean Penn has been in Ukraine filming a documentary about the conflict with Russia, which escalated overnight Wednesday when Russia began a full-scale invasion.

Design rivals Taniya Nayak (Restaurant Impossible), Ty Pennington (Rock the Block) and Alison Victoria (Windy City Rehab) will reunite for another round of Battle on the Beach. HGTV has renewed the competition series for a second season, which will be set in Surfside, TX.

EXCLUSIVE: The Deuce and Sopranos alum Michael Rispoli and Paloma Guzman (Roswell, New Mexico, The Deuce) are set for heavily recurring roles in Starz/Lionsgate’s Power prequel series, Power Book III: Raising Kanan.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy is reporting live from Ukraine.

The Producers Guild of America today revealed the nominees for its 2022 PGA Innovation Award, which recognizes the production of a noteworthy, impactful new-media program that significantly elevates the audience’s viewing experience.

The original Law & Order series is returning to NBC TONIGHT (February 24), more than a decade after the series went off the air.

Actress Alicia Witt‘s parents both died suddenly in an unimaginable tragedy during the 2021 holidays and now, their causes of death have been released.

fan favorites Loren and Alexei. In this exclusive clip from Monday's season finale of, their eldest son, Shai, finally gets to meet his baby brother, Asher, for the first time after Asher had to spend 22 days in the NICU.Asher, whom Loren gave birth to in August, was born premature.

Manori Ravindran International EditorScrapbook-style book series “The Popularity Papers” is getting the TV treatment.Amy Ignatow’s award-winning middle-grade novels will be adapted for the screen by Corus Media-backed Aircraft Pictures, the Oscar-nominated producers behind “The Breadwinner,” and Emmy-nominated production company WexWorks Media.The original book series, for which the first installment was selected as a top-10 title of 2011 by the American Library Association’s Rainbow Project and won the 2010 Gold Award from the National Parenting Publications Association, tells the story of two best friends, Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang, who are on a mission to crack the popularity code and dismantle the social construct for middle-schoolers everywhere. Using the scientific method, the girls conduct social experiments on their peers with hilarious results.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFinancial markets seesawed Thursday in reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with media stocks mostly finishing the day in positive territory after a sharply lower open.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell as much as 2.6% in early trading. Markets turned higher in the afternoon after President Biden announced more severe U.S.

Emmerdale's local vicar Charles Anderson paid a visit to Meena Jutla in prison during the latest episode of the long-running soap, but fans warned him to stay away.Charles plucked up the courage to see the twisted murderer behind bars on Thursday night but many viewers warned him that he shouldn't be fooled by her lies.When the pair conversed, Meena tried to convince Charles that Ben Tucker's death was an accident and she killed him in defense.She also tried to insinuate that her sister Mandeep Sharma deserved to be kidnapped. But as she continued to tell tales, Charles appeared to be sucked in.Jumping onto Twitter, fans advised the vicar to wise up.One viewer wrote: "Please don't let Charles fall for Meena's depraved stories."Another said: "Weird how easily Charles seems to believe mad Meena.

Ukraine on Thursday (February 24).In the unusual video, the American star began: "Dear President Vladimir Putin,"I am so sorry that I was not your mother. If I was your mother you would have been so loved."Held in the arms of joyous light, never would this story’s plight."The world unfurled before our eyes a demise of nations sitting peaceful under a night sky."The actress continued with the poem: "If I was your mother the world would have been warm, so much laughter and joy and nothing would harm"I can't imagine the stain the soul-stealing pain that the little boy you must have seen and believed and the formulation of thought quickly taught."That you lived in a cruel, unjust world."It went on: "Is this why you now decide no one will get the best of you? Is this why you do not hide nor away shy from taking back the world."Was it because so early in life all that strife wracked your little body with fear."If i was your mother if the world was cold I’d have died to make you warm, I’d have died to protect you from the unjust, the violence, the terror, the uncertainty."I would have died to give you life."The 90210 star carried on reading: "Oh dear Mister President Putin, if only I had been your mother."Perhaps the torture of unwritten youth would not within your heart imbue ascription to such fealty against that world that you thought was so cruel."Perhaps you would hold dear human life and on this night instead of Mother Russia you would call me and I would set your mind quite free.

independence is a good idea – but he is not a fan of nationalism and thinks the world of politics is both “shabby” and “shoddy”.The Big Yin, who did not back either side in the 2014 referendum, has not ruled out supporting independence in the event of IndyRef2.But he is adamant he will never align himself with any political party.The comedian, who has been a vocal opponent of Scottish independence in the past and refused to attend the opening of the Scottish Parliament, describing it as a “joke”, said: “I think a Scottish republic is as good an idea as I’ve ever heard but I don’t represent anybody or anything and I don’t think it is wise to.“I’ve never liked nationalism in any of its guises.