Met Office hint May heatwave on the cards with temperatures set to smash yearly average

Real Madrid players have been handed a generous ticket allocation for the Champions League final.The showpiece European club event will take place at the Stade de France in Paris a week on Saturday. Madrid launched an astonishing comeback to defeat Manchester City in the semi-finals, while Liverpool booked their place in the final by seeing off Villarreal.Los Blancos will be attempting to win their 14th Champions League trophy, while the Reds are seeking to draw level with AC Milan on seven.

UK is braced to enjoy its hottest day of the year as the mercury jumps once again within hours, weather forecasters have claimed.Temperatures could reach highs of 27C in London and 24C in the north of England later today (May 17), according to the Met Office, easily beating 2022's current record of 23.6C recorded in Faversham, Kent on May 6.But the national forecaster also warned that the same weather front would also bring widespread rain in the evening, with these even turning to storms in some areas.Met Office forecaster Richard Miles told the Daily Mirror: "Today will be dry, fine and warm, particularly in the south east which will be very warm, but in the coming week it will be sunny spells and heavy showers."Everyone will see a shower. It's looking like more stable conditions are coming by the weekend as we start to see high pressure build again."We'll also see more average temperatures [around 16°C] by the weekend."Meteorologist Jo Farrow from Netweather meanwhile warned that flooding could even strike across the UK today, writing in her latest blog post: "A band of cloud and damp weather will be over Wales, the Irish Sea and Northern Ireland to start Tuesday with heavier rain developing near to SW Britain." For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here."This is a cold front with less humid air following but still anywhere seeing sunshine could feel warm.

The White House responded for at least the second time in as many days today to tweets from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in a war of words over, well — the parties also argued over what the argument was about.

Jamie Foxx has joined the chorus of people sharing their grief over the mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, New York on Saturday.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic“Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration” was broadcast live on CMT Sunday night two weeks and one day after the country music legend died. But it hadn’t been half that long in the planning. The show’s gestation really came just a week prior to air date, on — appropriately enough — Mother’s Day.

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson believes strikers who go through rough patches in form can use him as a shining example of coming out successful on the other side of it as he has demonstrated in his move to Bolton Wanderers from Millwall.

Peter Caranicas Deputy EditorThe 16th Los Angeles Greek Film Festival announced the winners of the Orpheus Awards on May 15, with director Araceli Lemos’ “Holy Emy” taking home the award for best fiction feature film.The prizewinners were revealed at the fest’s red carpet closing night and Orpheus Awards celebration at the Silver Screen Theatre in the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood.Festival Director Aris Katopodis opened the sold-out ceremony with praise for the live event, which went virtual in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. “What an exceptional Festival week we have had,” he said.

Sam Asghari is thanking fans for their support after announcing that he and his fiancée, Britney Spears, suffered a miscarriage. Asghari took to his Instagram Story Monday to share his appreciation, telling fans that he and Spears are «moving forward» with their future.«We have felt your support,» Asghari wrote.

Erin Andrews is sharing how she feels about  moving from ABC to Disney+. ET spoke to the FOX Sports anchor about the show's big move and what she thinks about how the show has shaken things up since getting cut from the show ahead of season 29.«I obviously saw it from all the dancers posting it, so I just hope that they're doing OK and they're excited about it,» The longtime  co-host shared.

Dan Walker, 45, took to social media to post the short video clip. On Monday, Dan posted the comical video to his Twitter account, in which he uses a “sad face” filter that makes the user appear to be crying.

Khloe Kardashian heated up Instagram on Monday as she showed off her incredible curves in a shimmering silver bikini.The Kardashians star, 37, took to the social media platform to display her svelte figure and washboard abs in a swimsuit from her Good American line.Thetwo-piece outfit included a shimmering silver scoop top and matching sparkle bikini bottoms. Bikini babe:Khloe Kardashian heated up Instagram on Monday as she showed off her incredible curves in a shimmering silver bikini'Silver Sparkle Swim,' she captioned the sultry selfie, which she shared with her 243M followers.

Teddi Mellencamp was seen with a surgery bandage on her face and barefoot collecting deliveries outside her Encino home, one week after revealing she underwent a neck lift and partial lower face lift surgery.Three days after telling her Instagram followers she is 'still swollen and bruised from the cosmetic procedure, the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum, 40, stepped out wearing acompression garment, typically worn forone to three weeks for as close to 24 hours per day as possible following a facelift, neck lift, or neck liposuction.As she brought in a smoothie order and package of vitamins from her porch, theaccountability coach and fitness influencer wore a pair of black and white patterned pajamas, no shoes and golden blonde hair in a messy bun. Post-op: Teddi Mellencamp was seen with a surgery bandage on her face and barefoot collecting deliveries outside her Encino home, one week after revealing she underwent a neck lift and partial lower face lift surgeryThe latest sighting of the mother-of-four, who is married to husband Edwin Arroyave,shared the before and after photos showing off the results of her surgerieson Thursday with twobare-faced profile shots, side by side.

Oscar nominee Uma Thurman flashed her mega-watt smile while filming The Kill Room outside art gallery Field Colony in Hoboken, NJ on Monday.The 52-year-old mother-of-three - wearing a dark-rooted platinum-blonde wig - looked thrilled to bring Jonathan Jacobson's script pages to life.Hairstylist Darrell Redleaf-Fielder coiffed Uma's realistic hairpiece and then snapped a picture of her on his phone to keep up continuity. Action!Oscar nominee Uma Thurman flashed her mega-watt smile while filming The Kill Room outside art gallery Field Colony in Hoboken, NJ on MondayMake-up artist Barbara Lacy applied very minimal make-up to Thurman's natural high cheek bones and alabaster complexion.Costume designer Evren Catlin dressed the Super Pumped star in a navy-blue jacket over a white turtleneck blouse, dark-rinse cuffed jeans, and white plimsoll shoes.

Madison Beer kept it casual on Monday while shopping at a vintage store on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.The 23-year-old singer wore a patterned black sweater over a white crop top along with loose low-rise blue jeans.The New York native completed her look with brown leather flats. Pop singer:Madison Beer kept it casual on Monday while shopping at a vintage store on Melrose Avenue in Los AngelesMadison had her dark hair pulled back into a ponytail and accessorized with large hoop earrings and a necklace.The Selfish singer accentuated her natural beauty with full eye makeup, lipstick and rosy cheeks.

Kumail Nanjiani got his week off to a good start by running some errands and showing off his physique.The 44-year-old actor was spotted in Beverly Hills on Monday afternoon, though he wasn't seen with his wife Emily V. Gordon.The Eternals star remained masked up outside, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Los Angeles.

Emmerdale. Chris has played businessman Jai Sharma in the ITV soap since 2009 and has been involved in several dark storylines over the years.But the soap star has teased more explosive revelations to come from Jai's past that are likely to send shockwaves throughout the fictional Yorkshire village.Speaking of future plots involving his character, he told the Daily Star: "I think there are definitely [more skeletons in Jai’s past].

Cara Delevingne has everyone talking!

Valerie Bertinelli, has officially filed to divorce her ex-husband, Tom Vitale. ET has obtained documents, filed to the Los Angeles Superior Court of California on May 12, that cite «irreconcilable differences» as the reason for the couple's breakup. You'll recall, the “Valerie’s Home Cooking” host married Vitale, a financial planner, in January of 2011 after dating for several years. The couple does not have any children together and, according to the divorce documents, a prenuptial agreement is in order. It was in November 2021 when the couple first announced their separation, though they have been separated since December 2019.Vitale was Bertinelli's second husband, she was first married to the late rockstar Eddie Van Halen from 1981 to 2007.

Feeling the pressure. Katie Maloney isn’t here for gossip — especially when it comes to her estranged marriage with Tom Schwartz. 

Adam Thomas is believed to be the first celebrity to have "signed up" for this year's Strictly Come Dancing. Adam, 33, is rumoured to be in talks with BBC executives to star in series 20 of the hotly anticipated dance competition show which will air the in autumn.

Easter being the hottest on record – with 21C highs making it warmer than Majorca this week.Easter bunnies will be baking as weather temperatures double thanks to hot air blown 2,000 miles from the Sahara desert.Highs will push 19C from today and nudge 21C by Thursday, with 20C expected over the holiday weekend.Majorca is due to be just 17C.Coral slashed odds on record temperatures from 4-1 to 5-4.Spokesman Harry Aitkenhead said: “The sun will shine and the odds say this Easter could enter the record books.”But drivers face a trip to the car wash – as “blood rain” tomorrow will stain motors with orange Sahara dust again, as happened last month.Skies look mainly dry for the south from Wednesday, with the north staying unsettled before showers reduce for the weekend.Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna said: “Easter looks promising, with high pressure dominating.“Warmer weather will be seen as winds swing to the south. Sometimes we see a step change in temperatures signalling the start of spring proper, and this week could mark that change.”A Met Office forecaster added: “Temperatures will be on the rise as warmer air spreads across the UK, with potential for 20C.“It becomes warmer in the south from Wednesday, with the north more changeable.”This weekend’s Easter getaway will be the busiest on the UK’s roads in at least eight years, motorists are being warned.An estimated 21.5million leisure trips will be made by car between Good Friday and Easter Monday, the RAC said.The Met Office site says that from mid-April, more settled conditions are expected "with longer spells of dry and fine weather."It added: "However, changeable intervals are possible.