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A blind kitten found dumped behind a skip in Cyprus and rescued by a Scots couple has won a global pet competition with half a million votes.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter CBS has given a straight to series order to a drama series that will see Morris Chestnut star as the iconic literary character Dr. John Watson, the companion of master detective Sherlock Holmes. The show, titled “Watson,” is a contemporary story set one year after the death of Holmes at the hands of his archnemesis Moriarty.

CBS has handed a straight-to-series order to Watson, from writer Craig Sweeny (Elementary), Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and CBS Studios, for the 2024-25 broadcast season. Morris Chestnut is set to play the title role and executive produce the medical drama inspired by the characters from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes mysteries.

Perth’s Georgie Williams brightens the days of hospital patients and care home residents with her radio request show.

Actor Amanda Abbington is currently taking part in this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing. Over the past few weeks, the 49 year old has been strutting her stuff on the dancefloor with Giovanni Pernice in the hopes of taking home the iconic Glitterball, and so far, has wowed the audience and viewers at home with her Viennese Waltz, Salsa, Rumba, and Foxtrot.

Long before Strictly Come Dancing star Amanda Abbington stepped onto the ballroom floor, fans at home knew her best for starring in BBC show Sherlock, where she played the character of Mary Morstan - the love interest of John Watson, played by Martin Freeman. However while the couple’s relationship ended in tragedy onscreen, many viewers may not have been aware that the pair were actually married in real life, however that too sadly ended in tragedy of a different kind.The couple first met back in 2000 while working together on the set of the film Men Only.

Strictly Come Dancing is back for another three months of foxtrots, paso dobles and cha-cha-chas.

BBC Breakfast presenter John Watson has received lots of online support from fans after announcing that he's recovering from an injury in hospital.

Amanda Abbington is joining the “nepotism” conversation currently happening in Hollywood.

Amanda Abbington has revealed she believes “nepotism” helped land her role in hit BBC drama Sherlock.

Two of Hospital Radio Perth’s longest serving DJs have clocked up 40 years in volunteer radio.

BBC Breakfast fans have swooned over Sally Nugent's 'pretty' dress. Sally, 52, was on the BBC Breakfast sofa on Monday alongside Jon Kay once again.

BBC Breakfast's Carol Kirkwood couldn't resist gushing over a 'beautiful' World Cup 'star' with the 'right equipment'. Carol joined Jon Kay and Sally Nugent on today's BBC Breakfast as talk turned to England's defeat against France in the World Cup quarter final on Saturday night.

BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent left her co-star speechless after she swiped that he was "very harsh" in the middle of a report. Sally, 51, was back on the BBC Breakfast sofa on Wednesday after being absent from Tuesday's show when she was replaced by Nina Warhurst.

EXCLUSIVE: Sidekick no more. CBS is going for a fresh take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mystery franchise with Watson, from Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and CBS Studios. The medical drama with detective elements, in development at the broadcast network, is written by Craig Sweeny, who spent five years on CBS’ Sherlock Holmes/Dr. Watson procedural Elementary, most of them as executive producer.

EXCLUSIVE: USC Originals has scored its first theatrical release, in association with Warner Bros., following Lightyear Entertainment’s acquisition of its film, Voodoo Macbeth. The company behind the Oscar-nominated Australian feature Tanna has slated the pic for release across the U.S. and Canada in October.

Netflix.The movie was originally released in 2018 and was panned by reviewers, with top critic Mark Kermode calling it "indescribably bad" and This Is Film saying it was "pointless, ridiculous, insulting material that shouldn't even be viewed as a hate-watch".Cinema-goers were also unimpressed, and at the time several tweeted that they couldn't watch all the way to the end and walked out.READ MORE: Where Elf cast is now – double divorce, quitting Hollywood and tragic car crash"It was so bad," said one person."Half the theatre walked out during it. And I love Will Ferrell but this one was one of the worst movies I've ever seen."Another called it "utter mind-blowing rubbish"."This movie was an unfunny disaster from start to finish," said someone else."Their chemistry couldn't save it.

BBC Breakfast's resident weather expert Carol Kirkwood often presents the weather from the studio, but this week she left the studio to appear from a special location. That's because the weather presenter travelled to West London to greet viewers live from the Wimbledon tennis tournament on Monday (June 27).The iconic Wimbledon tennis championships is set to run from Monday until Sunday July 10 - and it will see the likes of Andy Murray and Emma Raducanu take to the court.READ MORE:BBC Breakfast weather presenter Carol Kirkwood announces she's engaged to fiancéIt was fitting, then, for the BBC to send Carol Kirkwood and her colleague, sports presenter John Watson, to provide the latest and greatest coverage from the competition.Sally revealed Carol's Wimbledon gig from the studio - hailing it an "important day" for their weather and sports teams.She said: "It's an important day today for our sport and weather teams," to which Sally's co-host Jon Kay agreed: "It is."Sally continued: "Out and about in a certain corner of south-west London.

EXCLUSIVE: Village Roadshow is teaming with the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts to develop a film based on New York Times bestselling-author Don Yaeger’s Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South as a USC Original Film, a new initiative designed to support emerging and diverse filmmakers. This partnership supports Village Roadshow’s aim to consistently source fresh voices, and to support the next generation of innovators.

Naga Munchetty, 47, replied to a tweet her BBC co-star had posted only minutes earlier.

BBC Breakfast presenter Dan Walker admitted he's "worried" about one of his co-stars after a candid admission. Matt Taylor was presenting the weather on Monday (May 9), while Dan presented the show alongside Sally Nugent on the red sofa.But after a discussion with sports correspondent John Watson about Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton's "arguments" with bosses about what kind of jewellery is safe to wear in the car, Matt's opinion left Dan concerned.John kicked off the conversation by explaining: "[Lewis Hamilton] is having a big argument over jewellery at the moment, what you can wear in the car and what is safe and what isn't."Sally chimed in: "Didn't he wear two watches the other day?"As John agreed: "He wore two watches and I think seven rings to a press conference, all to illustrate that he's been told he's not allowed to wear his nose stud in the car because it's a breach of new safety regulations this season.