Hour-by-hour weather forecast as temperatures to hit 21C in Greater Manchester today

Chelsea and Liverpool walk out onto the Wembley pitch on Saturday for the FA Cup final, the players will think nothing of the pristine surface they will play on as long as it looks like a carpet.But considering that only 17 days ago, on April 23, Tyson Fury beat Dillian Whyte in a boxing match watched by over 100,000 people, it is nothing short of astonishing that the pitch is in fine condition. Fury won by TKO in Round 6 to defend his WBC and The Ring heavyweight titles in front of the largest post-war boxing crowd the UK has ever seen — and two more heavyweights are set to battle it out as Chelsea and Liverpool tussle at Wembley for the second time this season.Yet that hasn’t stopped Wembley’s busy ground staff from pulling off a miracle in time for the clash.

Paul Pogba is set to have a massive pay cut ahead of a summer move to Juventus. The Old Lady have offered their former player £8million-a-year, according to the Mirror.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“I remember damage.” That haunting quote, from the novel “Station Eleven,” by Emily St. John Mandel, becomes an ongoing theme in the TV series of the same name, adapted by Patrick Somerville for HBO Max.

Naman Ramachandran The offspring of Bollywood superstars are debuting in “The Archies,” Netflix’s coming-of-age, live action musical set in 1960s India based on the teenagers of Riverdale.Young actors Mihir Ahuja, Dot, Yuvraj Menda and Vedang Raina will feature in the film’s cast. They are joined by Khushi Kapoor, the daughter of the late actor Sridevi and producer Boney Kapoor and sister of Janhvi Kapoor; superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan; and Agastya Nanda, the grandson of revered actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan.The feature film adaptation of the Archie comics, which are hugely popular on the Indian subcontinent, will be produced by Akhtar and Reema Kagti for Tiger Baby and Sharad Devarajan for Graphic India.

Maria Sharapova was spotted grocery shopping in Los Angeles this week in her first public sighting since she announced she is pregnant.The 35-year-old former tennis star announced in late April that she is expecting her first child with her British fianceAlexander Gilkes.When she was spotted this week she concealed her blossoming baby bump underneath a flowing blue and white gingham frock. Radiant:Maria Sharapova was spotted grocery shopping in Los Angeles this week in her first public sighting since she announced she is pregnantMaria, who has five Grand Slams to her name, warded off the California rays with a large pair of tortoiseshell butterfly sunglasses.Sweeping her luxurious brown hair into a high ponytail, she accessorized with a cream handbag and rounded off the look with a summery pair of sandals.

It appears the Hulu miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers will be back for a season two, according toVariety.The streaming service is reportedly soon to announce that theDavid E. Kelley drama, which is led by actress Nicole Kidman, has been greenlit for a new batch of episodes.Once the decision to continue on with the drama becomes official, the show will then be submitted as an ongoing drama, instead of a limited series, for this year's awards season.

The previous night she was seen arm-in-arm with friend to the stars, Hermès executive Michael Coste after recently revealingthat she was 'happily in a relationship' with a mystery man.AndRebel Wilsonkept it low key the following day after a night on the town with one of the most important people at one of the biggest fashion house.The 42-year-old Australian actress was seen on a relaxed grocery run at Gelson's Market in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz on Friday. Out and about: Rebel Wilsonwas seen on a relaxed grocery run at Gelson's Market in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Los Feliz on FridayShe kept it casual in athleisure including a white Polo Ralph Lauren shirt and clinging black, orange, salmon, and light blue leggings.

Kelly Bensimon put her model looks on display as she enjoyed a sunny afternoon frolicking in the ocean waves in Miami Beach.The Real Housewives Of New York City alum, 54, showcased her washboard abs and ample cleavage in a skimpy SKIMS bikini, from Kim Kardashian's swimwear line.Known for her avid love of fitness and exercise, Kelly flaunted her impressive body and long legs and appeared to enjoy the sunny day, flashing a bright smile for photos. Model looks:Kelly Bensimon put her model looks on display as she enjoyed a sunny afternoon frolicking in the ocean waves in Miami BeachThe model turned real estate agent accessorized her beach boho look with a dainty gold necklace as well as several jewelry pieces on her wrist.

Fox, one of the two broadcast networks presenting on the first day of the upfronts Monday, was the last to make cancellation decisions this week, axing freshman comedy Pivoting and drama Our Kind of People Friday night. No announcement has been made yet on Fox’s two other bubble shows, comedies Call Me Kat and Welcome To Flatch. I hear both are being renewed, the latter after strong Season 2 pitch, including cast additions plan, as well as some creative dealmaking from Lionsgate TV.

weather modelling maps show that Brits are in for a week-long dumping of snow at the start of next month. Temperatures have been slowly decreasing following a balmy Easter bank holiday weekend when the mercury hit 23C in places. The Met Office have said that conditions will be "turning cold for many" towards the end of this month and now it seems they will be turning Arctic at the start of May.

UK could drop a staggering 26C in just a matter of days, according to a Met Office meteorologist. Good Friday (April 15) was the hottest day of the year so far as a scorching 23.4C was recorded in St James's Park, London.

It's time to dust off your summer wardrobe and slather on the SPF at last as temperatures are set to soar this week. Official predictions from the Met Office suggest that the UK will be hotter than Spain - making it officially barbeque weather up and down the country.The warmer weather is courtesy of a blast of heat coming in from Scandanavia which will raise the mercury to a predicted 18C. Over the weekend, the nation was basked in sunshine as the country experience a mini-heatwave over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

Easter bank holiday weekend under some sunny rays.Good weather can't last forever, as much as we wish it would, and we could soon be back to work under cloudy skies, with a chilly breeze set to replace those four days of sun.The start of the year brought some miserable weather in the shape of the howling winds of Storm Dudley and Eunice, so any spring sun is a welcome treat, particularly on the first bank holiday of the year.Allowed by the good weather, enthusiastic Brits turned to drinking and sightseeing over the weekend, even turning a British beauty spot into a poo-covered mountain.Some showers are expected today as the UK looks forward to a summer without Covid restrictions.Though not technically a heatwave, most of the hot weather is set to end today, Monday April 18, with the Met Office advising that things will be feeling "noticeably fresher".The Met Office's Simon Partridge said: "There will be a noticeable dip [on Monday] because we’ll have a very weak cold front move across the country tonight and that will introduce slightly cooler air in the west."So we’ll have a noticeably fresher feel although [it will be] mostly dry with a decent amount of sunny spells around – but just not as warm as it has been. That’s kind of going to be a repeating theme through the remainder of the week."For a heatwave to be confirmed, the temperatures need to reach a certain threshold for three days in a row and be above a certain temperature.

sunshine is set to come to an end on Easter Monday with a dip in temperatures and rain expected.Sun-loving Brits have packed out parks and beaches around the UK since record-breaking highs of 23C on Good Friday.Manchester enjoyed highs of 21C today whilst Londoners revelled in 20C and Cardiff enjoyed 19C.Even the north was treated to the sun and Newcastle reached 18C with Aberdeen hitting 15C.The capital’s 23.4C heat in St James’s Park marked the hottest day of the year so far and beat the previous record of 20.8C on March 25 in Cornwall.But the mercury will end after Easter Sunday and overnight temperatures are set to drop as low as 7C with daytime highs of 16C.Meteorologist Dan Stroud said: "Fresher conditions will slowly start to move in from the west accompanied by cloud and some rain."Looking at Easter Monday, outbreaks of rain will continue to move eastwards, but weakening all the time."Sunny spells and showers following on, but feeling a lot fresher, and that theme will continue into the new week."For Northern Ireland and the far west of the UK, the bad weather started early and they experienced "thick cloud and rain" from today.Met Office forecaster Simon Partridge added: "Sunday is mostly dry across the vast majority of the country, apart from the far west, but it will turn slightly cloudy as the day goes on.Stay up to date with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up to one of our free newsletters here."It will be more milky sunshine, because we'll have very high level clouds coming in, but it will still be bright and dry."Independent forecaster WXCharts even predicted the UK could be hit with snow later this month.Arctic winds blowing in from the north on their radar show the first band of snow could

Scotland’s tourism industry is enjoying a cracking Easter for the first time in three years.

weather in a matter of days — despite temperatures rocketing up to summery highs this weekend.People across the country have been bathing in sunny conditions this weekend, with the mercury reaching 22C in St James Park, London on Good Friday.It means that many parts of Britain have been warmer than popular sunseeker's holiday destinations in Spain and Greece.But a new weather map from independent forecaster WXCharts show that a shock return to snowy scenes could be on the horizon, thanks to Arctic winds blowing in from the north.The radar shows the first band of snow sweeping in across the north of Scotland late on Friday 29 April, before moving down the north-east coast of England on Saturday 30 April.May then begins with widespread snow across the United Kingdom, with flakes falling in the south of England and Wales on Sunday 1 and Monday 2 May.In the meantime, Netweather expect temperatures to peak at 18C today (Sunday 17) in the south east, sliding down to 16C on Monday before a considerable drop off as the week progresses.Neil Armstrong, Chief Meteorologist at the Met Office, said: "A low-pressure system will affect the northwest of the UK later Sunday, bringing unsettled weather to the north with some strong winds and rain in the northwest, which could impact driving conditions for some, but further south it will be drier, especially in the southeast. “There will be varying amounts of cloud, but temperatures are widely likely to be above average for the time of year, although low cloud might keep temperatures lower in coastal areas.

Peter Kay has made an epic return to the stage after stepping away from the showbiz spotlight for five years.The beloved comedian, 48, took to the stage at Manchester Central Convention Complex on Good Friday (April 15) to perform his first Dance For Life show.It marks Kay's first tour since his record-breaking stand-up tour, The Tour That Doesn't Tour Tour...

Temperatures are set to rise across the weekend, with weather forecasters predicting Manchester will see its hottest day of the year.

Good Friday is set to be the hottest day of the year so far, experts have predicted, ahead of “very pleasant” spring conditions over the Easter weekend. In Manchester, the mercury will hit 20C.

UK's Easter heatwave is set to bring our hottest temperature of the year so far for one hour tomorrow, according to one weather forecaster.The current highest temperature recorded this year was 20.5C in Northolt, West London back in March, but that soon should be blown out of the water.For the past few weeks forecasters have been teasing an Easter weekend scorcher which looks set to start tomorrow afternoon.According to Netweather, Brits will be basking in a glorious 22C heat on Friday (April 15) at around 4pm.Luckily, given the absence of any severe winds, Netweather say that it will really feel like 22C.That reading is just for London, but other forecasters say the mercury will also be soaring elsewhere in the UK.Met Office meteorologist Annie Shuttleworth said the East of England will see the best of the weather with temperatures climbing up to 22C today and tomorrow. Agreeing with those predictions Jim Dale, a meteorologist for British Weather Services, told The Sun: "The trend is for temperatures to rise.

Warmer weather is set to return for the Bank Holiday weekend after an unsettled start to April in Greater Manchester. According to the Met Office, we can expect temperatures to rise in the coming days.