Emergency Cobra meeting as UK faces extreme temperatures 'never experienced'

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticWhat Westerners don’t know about Noh — the classical Japanese theater form in which masked dancers gracefully interpret supernatural tales — could easily fill a 12-hour PBS documentary. But who wants to watch that? Certainly not the audience renegade anime director Masaaki Yuasa is after with “Inu-oh,” a rowdy punk alternative focusing on two social rejects whose defiantly original performance style broke all the rules and elevated them to rock-star status, only to be (all but) forgotten by history.Among the most unpredictable artists of his medium, Yuasa specializes in trippy, off-the-wall anime features such as “Mind Game” and “Night Is Short, Walk On Girl” that recall the work of psychedelic toonsmith Ralph Bakshi at his anti-establishment extreme (“Coonskin,” “Wizards”).

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Love Island star Danica Taylor wishes she had confronted one of her fellow Islanders in the villa.The talented dancer, 21, has recently revealed how she felt when she watched some of the episodes back after getting the boot from the villa.In hindsight, she wishes she had confronted Paige Thorne, 24, after she made it clear she wanted Antigoni to stay over her, 26.READ MORE: Liberty Poole sizzles in plunging nude swimsuit as she makes Love Island admissionDanica told On Demand Entertainment: "Not gonna lie, watching it back, I've seen sort of the way Paige was when Antigoni left and it was very clear she wanted me to go."Like I've done nothing wrong and you're blatantly mouthing things across the firepit to insinuate like 'What the hell, why is Danica still here?'"She's been lucky enough to be able to "move past" it, however, she said: "In the moment, looking back, I wish I'd said things."Danica added: "I do feel sad watching it back for myself because I can see some of the looks that I used to get or the comments.

Emily Longeretta The numbers don’t lie. Currently in its second week, Netflix’s “Purple Hearts” has been watched for more than 100 million hours. The drama, starring Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine, follows a liberal musician who agrees to marry a Marine in order to get health insurance.While the movie has become a huge hit on the streaming giant, it has also faced criticism about misogynistic and racist themes; during one scene, a Marine makes a toast and says, “This one is to life, love and hunting down some goddamn Arabs, baby!” While Carson’s Cassie calls him out before storming off, Galitzine’s Luke brushes it off and it’s soon forgotten, as are his more conservative views she was once unhappy about.Although director Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum has focused on the positive reactions to the film, she has seen the criticism.

pregnant woman left Todrick Hall fans roaring after the singer called her up on stage for a dance — so she started twerking and doing the splits. Professional dancer Liv Quantrill was five and a half months pregnant when she joined the 37-year-old American singer on stage and laid out some of her best moves that sent the crowd wild.The mum-to-be who was dressed in cargo pants and a crop top, had a visible baby bump while shaking her boot on stage to Todrick's song Cake Pop as he sang the lyrics live beside her.

Vladimir Putin’s closest allies may have revealed the next country on Russia's hitlist, according to an expert. Ever since the despot launched his invasion of Ukraine in February this year, there have been fears that Putin’s aims may reach further afield.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticThe news that Anne Heche has been declared legally dead from the injuries she sustained in an Aug. 5 car crash comes as a particularly baleful end to her story. There’s not merely the obvious element of human tragedy for Heche and her family, as well as, it ought to be said, the woman whose house Heche destroyed with her car. But Heche’s final days playing out in a spectacle of tabloid interest and ambiguity around her state of mind comes as an eerie echo of various moments throughout her life in public. Heche was a star dimmed and diminished by the aura of scandal that she couldn’t shake — and one who, despite that, tried unrelentingly to bring the audience into her world.Heche was, first, a gifted performer; she went from being an Emmy-winning soap star to film stardom in the late 1990s and seemed, with lead roles in “Volcano” and “Six Days, Seven Nights” to be locked and loaded for A-list fame, a blonde counterpart to Julianne Moore with a bit more jitter underlying her calm. (A favorite performance of mine of hers at the time is as a White House aide in “Wag the Dog,” amoral but poised, and sparking with ideas that might salvage a doomed presidency.) And though she would go on to other accomplishments on film, TV, and stage, Heche’s story necessarily must include mention of what halted her ascendant career: In 1997, the year of “Volcano” and “Wag the Dog,” Heche began publicly dating Ellen DeGeneres.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“Phineas and Ferb” co-creator Dan Povenmire was absent-mindedly doodling on a scrap of paper during a meeting when he realized he had sketched his way into his next TV show: It was a hamster, in a superhero outfit.“It just came from my subconscious somewhere,” he told Variety. “I liked it and I set it aside and took a picture of it. I brought it home, and then I pitched a bunch of ideas for a show for it to my daughter when I was tucking her in one night.

Zack Sharf Ellen DeGeneres sent love to Anne Heche’s family on social media amid confirmation that Heche has been declared brain dead at age 53. Degeneres and Heche dated from 1997 until 2000, becoming one of Hollywood’s most famous same-sex couples. Heche was declared brain dead on Aug.

Selome Hailu “Lessons in Chemistry,” the upcoming Apple TV+ drama series led and executive produced by Brie Larson, has added Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, Stephanie Koenig, Patrick Walker, Thomas Mann, Kevin Sussman, Beau Bridges to the cast.The series is set in the early 1950s and follows Elizabeth Zott (Larson), whose dream of being a scientist is put on hold in a society deeming that women belong in the domestic sphere, not the professional one. When Elizabeth finds herself pregnant, alone and fired from her lab, she musters the ingenuity only a single mother has.

Anne Heche flashes a huge gin surrounded by her pals in her final Instagram post before her tragic death.The Donnie Brasco actress passed away aged 53 after her life support was switched off following a car crash in Los Angeles on Friday, August 5.Weeks before the horror crash, the TV star shared a snap besides her fellow actor pals Joey Lawrence, Andrew Lawrence and Samantha Cope Lawrence, with the caption: "Good times on set with Lawrence Bros!"READ MORE: Ellen DeGeneres' wife Portia de Rossi in recovery after being rushed to hospital She wore a fuchsia cardigan, patterned pink blouse and white jeans.Her pal Nancy David confirmed her death in a heartbreaking Instagram statement on Friday (August 12) after Anne's car accident left her brain dead.Nancy wrote: "Heaven has a new Angel. My loving, kind, fun, endearing and beautiful friend @anneheche went to heaven.

Wilson Chapman editorEverybody’s gonna be kung fu fighting — a fourth film in the “Kung Fu Panda” series will release in 2024, Universal Pictures announced Friday.The film, which is slated for a March 8, 2024 release, will be the first film in the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise since 2016, when the DreamWorks Animation series concluded a planned trilogy. The films focus on Po (Jack Black), an excitable panda bear living in a fantasy version of ancient China.

Carson Burton Walter Hill, the director behind “The Warriors” and “48 Hrs.,” is the recipient of the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award from this year’s Venice International Film Festival, Cartier and La Biennale di Venezia announced Friday. His new film, “Dead For a Dollar,” will premiere at the festival.“In the film world, one knows it’s a great honor to be invited for a special screening at the Venice Film Festival,” Hill said.

There might be bigger things on the horizon for Rangers but if there's one thing Gio van Bronckhorst learned last season, it's that you can't take your eye off the ball for the league games.

The Met Office is warning people about the dangers of extreme heat over the next few days with temperatures potentially topping 40C in some places. A 'national emergency' has been declared in England and a red weather warning for extreme heat has been issued for the first time.

Cabinet Office Minister Kit Malthouse has warned transport services face “significant disruption” due to the heatwave as he urged people to avoid travelling on Monday and Tuesday. After chairing a meeting of the Government’s Cobra committee, Mr Malthouse told the BBC: “Obviously the transport providers are messaging people that they should only travel if they really need to on Monday and Tuesday.

Boris Johnson will hold a farewell party for his supporters at Chequers this weekend, according to reports. The prime minister will welcome guests to the Buckinghamshire country residence on Sunday, a source told Sky News.

Ministers will hold an emergency Cobra meeting on Saturday after meteorologists warned of record high temperatures in England that could put lives at risk. Cabinet Office minister Kit Malthouse is to chair a meeting of the Government’s Cobra civil contingencies committee to discuss the escalating heatwave, a Government spokesman said.

Britain is on red alert as the nation prepares for a record-breaking 41C three-day heatwave.A national emergency has been declared amid fears Europe’s worst heatwave for 500 years - since Henry VIII was king - could result in power cuts, water shortages and melting roads.Schools across the country are planning to close or send children home early amid fears the heat will be so intense it will cause major health issues and kill the vulnerable.READ MORE: Government issues unprecedented weather warning as 40C forecast for first time everWe’ll be hotter than 39C Dubai on Monday (June 18) as never-before-seen temperatures grind the country to a halt.And longer term, forecasters are predicting hot weather for weeks, into August, as Britain’s summer boils.The Met Office today (Friday, June 15) issued its first ever extreme heat weather red warning across much of England - meaning there is a “risk to life”.Forecasters believe the mercury will easily top the UK’s record temperature of 38.7C (101.7F) set in Cambridge in 2019 and hit 41C.Met Office spokesman Grahame Madge said it was a “very serious situation”.He added: “If people have vulnerable relatives or neighbours, now is the time to make sure they’re putting suitable measures in place to be able to cope with the heat because if the forecast is as we think it will be in the red warning area, then people’s lives are at risk.”Hospitality bosses are predicting bumper sales this weekend before the intense heat hits.Revellers will down 70 million pints, 12 million burgers plus 10 million lollies and ice creams but those considering firing up a BBQ are being warned smouldering coals could spark a spate of garden fires.It is also feared unbearable “tropical nights” will keep

Greater Manchester is set to be hotter than the Maldives on Tuesday as the Met Office issues its first 'extreme heat' weather warning. The red warning - the highest alert possible - will be in place across much of England from midnight on Monday to 11.59pm on Tuesday.

TikTok user, Millie Warder, believes she's got that in the bag as she found a £15 item in B&M that has done the trick for her when nights have gotten unbearable. In the video, which has gained more than 29,000 likes, she shows the box of a cooling mat that she has been using to sleep on despite it being intended for pets.READ MORE: Woman's 16p hack makes fans cooler as Brits prepare for 35C scorcher next week The text on the clip said: "Don't walk, run to B&M to get a pet cooling mat for your bed.