Holby City legend Amanda Mealing addresses whether Connie will return before show is axed

Coronation Street legend Sally Dynevor was performing her routine for Props week alongside her professional partner Matt Evers when she was joined by a very special guest.

Tesla billionaire Elon Musk who has moved his fleet of Starlink satellites to the country. Starlink is Elon Musk's satellite-internet branch of SpaceX which uses around 2,000 satellites to bring internet access to underserved areas of the world, with the company referring to its dishes as terminals.The tech genius made the decision to intervene following a request for help from the country's deputy prime minister.

Dancing On Ice displayed their solidarity with Ukraine during Sunday night's show as they showed an image of the Ukrainian flag on the ice.The dancing competition kicked off with a bang as celebrities were tasked with using props in their dance routines.But as presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield stood on the famous ice rink, the colour blue and yellow swept over the ice.It comes as Russian president Vladimir Putin staged a full-scale invasion of the country, leaving hundreds of Ukrainian citizens dead and more injured.Seeing the flag highlighted on the show, fans of the popular ITV production jumped onto Twitter to share their views on the political message.One impressed viewer penned: "Loving the Ukrainian flag on the ice there."Another fan acknowledged: "The ice was just in the colours of the Ukrainian flag."While a third said: "#dancingonice standing with Ukraine."Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, several entertainment shows have highlighted the crisis on their programmes.Earlier this week, Holly and Phil hosted a delayed This Morning on ITV due to the ongoing conflict.The presenters then went for a further update on what was going on as they began the programme, after Holly explained that there would be interruptions throughout the show.Kicking off the daytime show, Holly said: "Now, as you might have noticed, there's a slightly different schedule on ITV this morning."We'll be bringing you the latest on the situation in Ukraine via our colleagues at ITV News at both 11 o'clock and also at mid-day."Viewers also rushed to Twitter to share their sadness regarding the conflict as the show went on.One This Morning viewer wrote: "Sad news.

Ant and Dec took to Twitter to apologise to fans following the introduction of an energetic new game on their ITV show Saturday Night Takeaway.

A 75-year-old woman has been left with a bleed on the brain after she was brutally attacked by a stranger outside her flat in Stockport.

As Drive My Car sped from a best screenplay win and stellar reviews at Cannes to four Oscar nominations (Best Picture, International Feature, Director, Adapted Screenplay), distributor credits for the three-hour Japanese drama went to Sideshow/Janus Films – the former a little known new venture from Jonathan Sehring.

A plan to turn a 'builder's yard' into commercial dog kennels has been lodged with East Ayrshire Council.

Hello again fans of the silver screen, my latest 'Movie Memories' article for Lanarkshire Live is dedicated to the memory of cinema icon Sidney Poitier, with a belated thank you to Lulu for supplying the stills from To Sir With Love.

FIFA have imposed football sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

Queen's Gambit with for another Versace runway show in March 2021 before significantly in June to a more cherry tone. From there, she went almost for the Meg Gala in September. Her redhead phase ended in 2022 when she briefly tried on the “” tone that has been all the rage among celebrities before in late January. Obviously, she looked incredible in every shade, so it's hardly a surprise the no-brow look was also a success. More from GlamourSee More Stories© 2022 Condé Nast.

Young performers from Ayrshire will step on to the stage next month alongside TV and West End stars in a musical theatre extravaganza.

Shailene Woodley and Aaron Rodgers were rumored to have broken up and ended their engagement earlier this month.

“But you want to speak about it because he was such a wonderful man.”Jane immediately broke down in tears as she remembered her late fiance and explained that “it wasn’t Ed” to be sad.Jane said: “I’m so sorry. I'm so sorry.

Peaky Blinders star was remembered by her husband Damian Lewis in a special poetry reading at the National Theatre.Just last month, Damian paid tribute to his beloved wife in a poignant speech.The event, which took place in January, marked the first time Damian spoke publicly about her death.Alongside his family and friends, he took to the stage on January 27 to dedicate a poetry evening to Helen.The event was based around Allie Esiri's book A Poet For Every Day of the Year.Speaking about his late wife, he said: “This evening is dedicated to her and it's perfect, because Helen loved the National Theatre."One person whose thunder would absolutely not be stolen, was Helen McCrory."As well as this, Damian read a verse from Irish poet Derek Mahon's Everything is Going to Be All Right to end the evening.Author Allie also shared some insight into Damian’s words.She told The Times in January: "We dedicated the evening to Helen, and Damian said a few words.“But we just wanted to get on and do the show."It's what she would have told us to do, ‘OK, enough already, get on with the show!’"She loved poetry and I think she would have been pleased to be kind of here with us.

Baroness Brady has spoken out against sporting boycotts, calling them a “hopeless gesture”.The Apprentice star has suggested that the measures taken by sporting organisations feel futile in light of Russia’s ruthless invasion of Ukraine.Karren, 52, was left unimpressed by football authorities as they announced that they would be boycotting the Russian city of St Petersburg for the Champions League final. After mounting pressure to address the ongoing crisis in Ukraine with some sort of sanction for Russia, Uefa announced on Friday that the Champions League final will be played at the Stade de France just outside Paris instead of in the Russian city of St Petersburg.In response to the decision, Karren wrote in her column for the Sun: “One cannon snort from a Russian tank and hitting back with the boycott of a football venue looked like what it eventually became, a hopeless gesture.“Despots of the Vladimir Putin kind aren’t going to be put off by the equivalent of smacked legs, the history of failed sports boycotts has repeatedly informed us.”“‘Is that all you’ve got’ is a boxer’s sneer that just about sums up Putin’s attitude to the West’s efforts to persuade him to halt his invasion of Ukraine,” she continued.“It was certainly going to take a good deal more than a threat to take the Champions League final away from St Petersburg, which Uefa finally did.“Uefa’s self-importance and the West’s gullibility led them to think a parcel of financial threats might just sway the thug Putin and his henchmen.”The vice-chairman of West Ham United F.C.

Chef Jose Andres is continuing his humanitarian efforts. The chef, who’s based in Washington D.C., has set up mobile kitchens in the Ukraine-Poland border, providing meals for people fleeing the Russian invasion.Lauren Sanchez is hard at work with Van Jones and chef Jose AndresSofía Vergara, Eva Longoria, Emilio Estefan, José Andrés will become board members of the National Museum of the American LatinoA post shared by José Andrés (@chefjoseandres)Jose Andres has been vocal about what’s going on in Ukraine and how he feels about it.

In an online ceremony, the USC libraries announced the winners of their 2022 USC Scripter Awards, an honor that rewards not only the screenwriter, but the author of the original adapted work. On the film side, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Elena Ferrante won for “The Lost Daughter.” The television award went to Danny Strong and Beth Macy for “Dopesick,” based on the latter’s nonfiction book “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America.” READ MORE: Oscars 2022: “The Power of the Dog” leads with 12 nominations [Full List] The Scripter Award winners are selected by a group of industry professionals and have rarely lined up with their equivalent Oscar or Emmy categories.

Kanye West , 44, and his gorgeous new muse Chaney Jones, 24, has been drawing major comparisons to his ex  Kim Kardashian, 41. The two ladies look so much alike to the point that eyewitnesses at Miami restaurant Makato actually thought Chaney was Kim, a source tells HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively will match up to $1 million in aid to displaced Ukrainians, Reynolds tweeted on Saturday.

Express.co.uk about the way in which the television industry treats actresses “of a certain age”, as she revealed she would be bringing her directing talents back to Casualty soon. Aside from her exciting new career ambitions, the star was also keen to talk about her work with WaterAid, as she recently handed in a letter to Downing Street signed by nearly 20,000 people, addressing the growing climate crisis.Amanda is an established director with several impressive credits under her belt, including Coronation Street, Casualty, The Dumping Ground, and a number of short films. Discussing her future in the industry she said: “I've been directing for a while.

Amanda Mealing, 54, opened up about her experience directing on the iconic soap Coronation Street in an interview with Express.co.uk. Aside from her flourishing career both on and off screen, the star was also keen to talk about her work with WaterAid, after recently handing in a letter to Downing Street signed by nearly 20,000 people addressing our growing climate crisis. Amanda left Casualty back in April, as her character Connie Beauchamp made her shock exit leaving fans reeling. The star decided she wanted a break from acting and, with some directing experience already under her belt from working for her production company, landed a gig on Corrie. When asked how she found directing the well-loved soap, she replied: “Chaos.