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UK has been issued a 'tornado' warning with intense flooding also set to strike amid Storm Franklin.The third named Storm in less than a week is expected to batter the nation overnight into MondayThis morning, Storm Franklin will bring "severe and damaging gusts" across some parts of the UK.Amber weather warnings have been issued across the country as some areas face will face wind gusts of up to 80mph.An amber warning for wind in the north of Northern Ireland will commence from 7am on Monday while 60mph speeds are expected on the coast.A yellow warning for wind is in place covering Wales, Northern Ireland, most of England and parts of south-west Scotland from 12:00pm on Sunday until 13:00pm on Monday.Met Office forecaster Marco Petagna shared a warning from the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation on Twitter, telling followers: "Although a very low risk, a tornado or two is possible associated with today's squally cold front."More than 150 flood warnings have been issued across the north of England with Yorkshire and Manchester the worst hit by flooding.This is the first time the Met Office has had three named storms within a week since the current system was introduced, meteorologist Becky Mitchell said.She pointed out, "We had Dudley on Wednesday, Eunice on Friday and Franklin today."Franklin's arrival comes just days after widespread damage caused by Storm Eunice.Power companies have revealed that a record 1.4 million homes were affected by cuts on this weekend during the worst of Eunice.The Environment Agency has issued 44 flood warnings where "flooding is likely" for locations mainly in the north and west of England.There has been 117 alerts where "flooding is possible" for the north-western half of the UK,

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNetflix has set a mid-year release date for “Thar,” a revenge thriller film starring and produced by Anil Kapoor.Marking the feature directorial debut of screenwriter Raj Singh Chaudhary, the 1980s-set film follows the story of a man who moves to a big town to seek a job and to avenge his past.Alongside Kapoor (“Slumdog Millionaire,” “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol”), the film also stars Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Satish Kaushik.The screenplay is credited to Chaudhury, with dialog by Chaudhary and Anurag Kashyap. Cinematography is by Shreya Dev Dube and music direction by Ajay Jayanthi.“The genre itself – a noir thriller set in Rajasthan that pays tribute to the genre of the classic Western is a first for Indian cinema and audiences.

Todrick Hall won the Head of Household competition on Sunday night's Big Brother: Celebrity Edition on CBS with only five contestants remaining in the house.When the show started, the final five housemates celebrated that they still remained in the house after Carson Kressley's eviction and were still in the running for the $250,000 grand prize.'Making it to the final five is an accomplishment in itself,' said Lamar Odom. 'It took a lot of mental endurance and there have been times where I almost broke down.

Khloé Kardashian set pulses racing with her latest Instagram series that her her displaying her impeccable figure in a figure-hugging dress and wearing a huge diamond ring.The 37-year-old Keeping Up With The Kardashian star shared several glamour shots of her in a stunning off-the-shoulder chestnut coloured Alex Perry dress.The beautiful textured long dress wrapped elegantly around her curvaceous slim figure.She paired the elegant outfit with matching gloves that went up past her elbows.Posting the outfit in three separate posts, the star had her hair in beautiful long curls while while wearing a huge diamond rock on her hand.

Putting it all out there! Kody Brown and Christine Brown didn’t mince words while discussing their relationship during the third part of the Sister Wives: One on One tell-all special on Sunday, February 20.

Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas are enjoying a night on the town, one month after they welcomed a baby girl into their lives.

SPOILER ALERT! Don’t continue reading if you don’t want to know about the big cameo in the new movie Uncharted!

The musical drama series Soundtrack, which premiered on Netflix in December 2019, is being removed from the streaming service at the end of the month.

A Scots mum has been left in tears by sick trolls posing as her dead daughter on fake social media profiles.

Billy Connolly is sharing some entertaining insights on how to live a happy life – including why he avoids sprouts and nylon sheets.

A rise in problem drinking during the Covid lockdown is being tackled by the Scottish whisky industry.

Victims of a paedophile teacher have welcomed a decision to keep him behind bars.

Three car thieves are facing jail for their part in a year-long £1million car crimewave.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorSpeaking at the virtual Contenders Television: The Nominees event, Star Trek: Short Treks executive producer Alex Kurtzman said that the unique aspect of the Emmy-nominated series are the experiments it allows and its bridge to the greater Trekverse.“I love the idea of using the shorts to run an experiment, which is how we can tell a satisfying Start Trek stories in a shorter form, often the kinds of scenes or the kinds of stories that would be happening on the ship but wouldn’t necessarily make it into the main episode,” he said.CBS All Access’ short-form anthology series originated as a spinoff from Star Trek: Discovery, serving as companion to the sci-fi drama.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorA Clueless TV series, based on the hit 1995 feature, is in development at Peacock.As Deadline reported exclusively, the project, which hails from writers Jordan Reddout and Gus Hickey (Will & Grace) and CBS TV Studios, has been in development since last October, but no network or streaming service was attached.The series centers around the Dionne character played by Stacey Dash in the movie and the 1996 series adaptation.Written by Reddout and Hickey, the new Clueless is described as a baby pink and bisexual blue-tinted, tiny sunglasses-wearing, oat milk latté and Adderall-fueled look at what happens when the high school queen bee Cher disappears and her lifelong No.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Peacock has put in development Jade City, a series based on the first book in Fonda Lee’s bestselling fantasy trilogy The Green Bone Saga, from Dave Kalstein (Treadstone, Quantico), Breck Eisner (The Expanse, The Crazies), The Brave creator Dean Georgaris and Universal TV, where Georgaris is under an overall deal.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersWritten by Kalstein, Jade City is an epic saga of magic and martial arts where two rival clans will fight to the bitter end for love, honor and power.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorMichael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, co-creators of Netflix’s live-action series adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, have exited the project.“Many of you have been asking me for updates about the Avatar live-action Netflix series,” DiMartino wrote in an open letter to fans on his website Wednesday. “I can finally tell you that I am no longer involved with the project.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorThe Tiny Chef is heading to Nickelodeon. The network has given a series order to The Tiny Chef Show (working title), from Imagine Kids+Family, Tiny Chef Productions and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.The Tiny Chef Show will follow the talented chef as he whips up tasty ‘weshipees’ and the world’s tiniest plant-based dishes from his tree-stump home.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Preston and Fatima in Season 2 of Tyler Perry’s Sistas. Trinity Whiteside and Crystal Hayslett, who recurred, respectively, as the characters on the first season have been promoted to series regulars for Season 2.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorBen Hibon (Codehunters) has been tapped to direct, co-executive produce and serve as the creative lead of Nickelodeon’s new animated series Star Trek: Prodigy.The CG-animated series, which expands the Star Trek Universe, follows a group of lawless teens who discover a derelict Starfleet ship and use it to search for adventure, meaning and salvation. It’s set to premiere on Nickelodeon in 2021.“Ben’s contributions to the world of animation are immeasurable, and we are so lucky to have his vision and creative genius on Star Trek: Prodigy.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorSara Bareilles will lead the cast of Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s Girls5eva original series for NBCU’s Peacock. Bareilles’ casting was announced today during Peacock’s CTAM virtual press tour.Written by Meredith Scardino, in Girls5eva, when a one-hit-wonder girl group from the 90’s gets sampled by a young rapper, its members reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot.