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We made the big mistake of telling the girls that we were going to the park, instead of letting them know our plan ahead of time – we were secretly going shopping for their brother’s birthday presents. LESSON LEARNED! The tears and the drama flowed! But they did manage to pick out some presents for him! Did he like? Did they do good? Watch to find out!

Addie Morfoot ContributorThis year’s documentary Academy Award feature race is historical on many fronts. Four of the five nominated films were directed by people of color; Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s “Flee” made history by scoring three Oscar nominations: not only the doc feature category but also in the animated feature and international feature categories; Sushmit Ghosh and Rintu Thomas’ “Writing With Fire” became the first feature doc from India to earn a nom in the race; and four of the six nominated helmers are first-time feature docu directors.But perhaps the most intriguing aspect of this year’s nonfiction feature Oscar race is the dominance of nascent doc distributors and production units.

It appears Kanye West is trying to throw even more of a wrench in Kim Kardashian‘s plans to become legally single!

A man has been found dead at a former explosives factory.

Bethenny Frankel is commending Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for staying behind in Ukraine and vowing to defend his country amid Russia's invasion. In an interview with Fox News Digital on Saturday, the "Real Housewives" alum echoed a statement she posted to Twitter late Friday: "Zelenskyy's a bada--." "He just seems like he's not giving up, and it's an interesting thing to watch," the entrepreneur and founder of the BStrong initiative said. "It's inspiring because he's leading by example and people are fighting.

Russian TV channels seem to have been hacked and are broadcasting Ukrainian songs, reports have said.It comes as Russian government websites are also down.The official website of the Kremlin, the office of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, is currently offline.Reports claim cyberattacks are the cause of kremlin.ru being down as well as other various government and state media web pages.In an eerie clip posted online by hacker group Anonymous, a member of the masked group issues a message directly to the Russian president.They tell him to resign and restore the rights of the Ukrainian people.The message, which was read in English but had Russian subtitles, said: "Greetings Russian President Vladimir Putin."We have been patiently waiting for you to respond to our most recent request, but we find ourselves growing impatient of your foot-dragging."Unfortunately it seems you have made the option to ignore our presence and therefore we have decided to dedicate an operation specifically for you."A present of sorts."The person continues to name other times the group has taken websites offline.They then add: "Your recent attempt to threaten Finland and Sweden is shameful."You threaten to invade those countries if they join NATO. "We took down the websites of the federal anti-monopoly service, Kremlin, Russia Today, and many other Russian government-associated websites.

Chelsea following Russia's invasion of Ukraine - so who could replace him?The Russian billionaire confirmed in an official statement on Saturday night that he has given control of the club to the trustees of Chelsea's charitable foundation.

Channel 4 dubbed Matt Baker: Our Farm in the Dales, in which he documents farming life alongside his kids, mum and wife.Matt shares the farm with two adorable pygmy goats, Brookie and Bourbon - and his mum Janice is obviously head over heels for the adorable animals.But tragedy struck the farm when Brookie unfortunately lost her kids, leaving the family devastated.Bourbon, however, was expecting her own baby goats - and preparations were well underway to welcome them, as Janice explained to the camera: "I was a bit anxious after Brookie losing her kids... but I got less anxious as Bourbon reached her due date."She then added: "These were the first pygmy goats to be born on the farm - and she’s such a good mum.

Chris Pratt, 42, and Katherine Schwarzenegger, 32, looked like doting parents during their latest outing! The actor and daughter of Arnold Schwarzenegger went for a walk in Los Angeles, CA with their daughter Lyla, 1, on Feb. 25 and kept it cozy when Chris cradled the toddler in his arms. Kathrine, who is currently expecting her second child with Chris, also showed off her baby bump under her black sweatshirt, which was paired with matching leggings.

90 Day Fiancé‘s Yara Zaya had some heartbreaking news to share regarding her family and friends who are living in Ukraine while the invasion by Russia is currently unfolding. The young reality star took to her Instagram on Friday (Feb. 25) to reveal she is gravely concerned for her loved ones left in her native country to defend themselves. “Honestly, it’s hard to sleep when you don’t know what will happen to your friends and family,” she said.

William Levy and his partner Elizabeth Gutierrez have been the subject of breakup rumors for the past few weeks and now she is speaking out.

Melanie Scrofano is making her Hallmark Channel debut this weekend in a brand new movie called Welcome To Mama’s.

Kendall Jenner is baring it all for her new cover story with i-D magazine for the new “Out of Body” issue.

Shocked neighbours have told of their anguish after a house 'explosion' on a Scots street on Saturday afternoon as they described the area as being like a "disaster zone".

The finalists for the Lanarkshire Live Pub of The Year competition are in.

Manchester United wrong as Everton fans gushed over his performance against Manchester City.Van de Beek failed to break into the first team at United after being highly regarded at Ajax in his youth.However, after struggling at United, Van de Beek was shipped out on loan to Merseyside.And after re-finding his feet at Goodison Park, Everton fans have been left confused as to why Van de Beek was never given a chance at United.Fans gushed over the Dutchman's performance, and the 'unbelievable' decision to let Van de Beek leave on loan.One fan tweeted: "Van De Beek looks soo good! 100% work rate from him tonight. Putting in an absolute shift.

Ukraine on Saturday. Maria Souza, the wife of defender Marlon Santos, documented the escape of Shakhtar and Dynamo Kyiv's Brazilian players and their families from the country.Brazilian outlet O Globo reports that the players and their families boarded a train to western Ukraine on Saturday, with the intention of taking another train to Romania.Shakhtar's chief executive had earlier confirmed in a statement that the club were working to evacuate all of their foreign players from Ukraine.Souza uploaded a clip to her Instagram showing her and others cramped in the back of a car as part of a convoy heading to a railway station to evacuate.Through floods of tears she explained: “We’re getting out of here now.

Ukraine despite the ongoing conflict with Vladimir Putin's soldiers - and he's prepared himself for the worst, even if it means 'losing a limb'.

Queen who allowed him to stay in the UK when he was facing the murder charges.Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., called the Queen his "gal" as he revealed she stepped in to stop him from being sent back to the US after he was accused of first-degree murder.The rapper and his bodyguard were arrested after a man was shot dead in Los Angeles.He was touring in the UK at the time, with many calling for him to be removed from the country.In a new interview with DJ Whoo Kid on YouTube, Snoop Dogg made the revelation.He recalled one UK newspaper headline reading "Kick this evil b***** out".Snoop told the DJ: "This was while I was fighting a murder case and over in the UK doing shows."But guess who came to my defence? The Queen!"She said 'This man has done nothing in our country. He can come'."He continued: "Bow down...

Madonna is the latest artist to weigh in on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, voicing her support for the latter.It comes after Ukraine severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation on Thursday (February 24).In the early hours of this morning (February 26), Madonna took to social media to share a fanmade video set to a remix of her 2005 song ‘Sorry’.“Russia’s Pointless and Greed Driven Invasion Of the Ukraine MUST be stopped!!” the queen of pop captioned the post. “Please Send in Humanitarian Aid to help millions of citizens of the Ukraine who’s lives are being affected by this CRISIS at this very moment !!“Putin has Violated Every Human Rights Accord in Existence.

Fast & Furious franchise.The actor made her debut in 2017’s The Fate Of The Furious as Queenie, the mother of Deckard (Jason Statham), Owen (Luke Evans), and Hattie Shaw (Vanessa Kirby), and went on to star in 2019’s spin-off Hobbs And Shaw as well as Fast & Furious 9.Speaking in a new interview, Mirren, a self-confessed car lover, said pleaded with Diesel – who plays Dominic Toretto in the blockbuster franchise – to help her get the part.“I didn’t ask, I begged!” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “I think I was at some function, and he was there, and I got introduced to him. And I was shameless: ‘Oh God, I’d just love to be in one of your movies! Please let me be in it.’“And then Vin, with that beautiful, deep voice of his, said: ‘I’ll see what I can do.’ And he did it for me.