Transport services face 'significant disruption' due to heatwave, warns minister as he urges people not to travel

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn a surprise move, Recording Academy co-president Valeisha Butterfield Jones will leave the organization to return to Google, taking a new vice president role on the internet giant’s diversity team.Butterfield Jones joined the Academy in 2020 as chief diversity officer and became co-president with Panos Panay almost exactly a year ago. She played a key role in CEO Harvey Mason jr.’s “modernized leadership team” and oversaw the organization’s people and culture, membership, awards and related initiatives.The Academy will continue to be led by Mason as CEO and Panay as president; the org will not name an additional co-president at this time.

Clayton Davis Whether you actually watch the Emmys or not, the highlight of any ceremony is the presumed upsets that come during the evening.For months, pundits have projected who should win and why, but even the most-seasoned awards expert can’t predict it all and there are bound to be a few shocking moments. Some of these include Jodie Comer having her name called instead of her co-star Sandra Oh for “Killing Eve” or watching “Schitt’s Creek” become the first Emmys sweeper in history, winning all four major acting prizes, directing, writing and comedy series.A real mystery surrounds this year’s 74th annual ceremony, set to take place on Sept.

—and one may involve daughter, ., who is producing and co-writing the highly anticipated third installment of Legally Blonde, recently told that it's in the 22-year-old's hands. "Listen, I think I can do anything, and if that's something she wanted to do, what a joy to have her in that," Kaling said in a new interview.Considering we'll be picking up with Elle Woods (Witherspoon) at 40 years old, this could be the perfect opportunity for Ava to take on the role of her mom's on-screen daughter. “I can’t wait to see what people will think of the way we wrote Elle Woods," Kaling told back in January 2021.

Julia Fox is wearing one of her most daring outfits yet!

Ashton Kutcher rocked a very interesting look while working on his latest movie!

After over two decades on CNN and an exposing 2020 digital scandal Jeffrey Toobin is leaving CNN.

Apple TV+ has rounded out the ensemble cast for Lessons In Chemistry as production begins on the drama series, starring and executive produced by Oscar winner Brie Larson. Based on the best-selling debut novel by Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry hails from Unbelievable co-creator Susannah Grant and Aggregate Films. It will premiere globally on Apple TV+ in 2023. The streamer also released two first-look images below.

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cancer diagnosis. The conservationist, aged 70, who appeared in the popular Animal Planet documentary from 1996 to 2014, revealed he is suffering from an "aggressive form of lung cancer. "Simon explained that he underwent chemotherapy last month.

Kate Garraway doesn’t just bring us the news on Good Morning Britain during the week – she also hosts her own Saturday morning show called Garraway’s Good Stuff. The 55-year-old presenter and her co-star Shivi Ramoutar welcome plenty of celebrity guests to the programme, enjoying an hour of conversation, wellness inspiration and cooking tasty recipes. It’s an easygoing and lighthearted watch, especially if you happen to be an early bird on the weekends.

Strictly Come Dancing contestants for 2022, has shared the "reality" of her dance moves as she practiced for the show in her kitchen. The Loose Women star revealed she had signed up for the flagship BBC show earlier this week. She told Loose Women viewers the news and admitted she was terrified of taking part as she has "two left feet".

Newcastle United goalkeeper Nick Pope is trending, and what on earth Burger King has to do with it. Well, it seems it was the mission of the Newcastle fan page Toon Polls to gain the attention of the fast food giant's official Twitter account - and it was a resounding success.

Michelle Branch was arrested Thursday morning for domestic assault amid a nasty separation from her husband, Patrick Carney. The Davidson County (Tennessee) Sheriff's Office confirmed to Fox News Digital that the singer was arrested in the early morning hours for domestic assault.

Boris Johnson has “clocked off” and missed three Cobra meetings on the UK heatwave to go on a jolly, Labour has claimed

UK heatwave has prompted many people to decided that they would rather work from home than battle it out for the coolest spot in the office.And while the 40c heat outdoors is too much for some, the indoor heat could cause issues for technology, the Met Office has warned.This could leave those at home – and in a crowded office, scrambling for ways of keeping their PCs cool.READ MORE: Heatwave meltdown brings Britain to a halt as UK's hottest day predicted to be 41CA spokesman said: “There is a high risk of failure of heat-sensitive systems and equipment.“That could potentially lead to localised loss of power and other essential services, such as water or mobile phone services.”The weather experts issued the country's first ever Red Extreme Heat Alert warning for today and tomorrow (July 18 and 19) a few days ago.Cabinet Minister Kit Malthouse called on everyone to "check on the elderly" and make sure that they have access to water during an interview with BBC Breakfast.Parts of London will reach, and go hotter than 40c, while places as far north as Manchester and Leeds will also see the pavement flags cracking due to extreme heat.If this does happen, it will be a recording-breaking few days for the country.Met Office Chief Meteorologist Paul Gundersen, said “Exceptional, perhaps record-breaking temperatures are likely early next week, quite widely across the red warning area on Monday, and focussed a little more east and north on Tuesday.“Currently there is a 50% chance we could see temperatures top 40°C and 80% we will see a new maximum temperature reached.“Nights are also likely to be exceptionally warm, especially in urban areas.“This is likely to lead to widespread impacts on people and infrastructure.

Five Conservative leadership hopefuls are set to face each other in the second live television debate on Sunday night ahead of another round of voting on Monday.

READ MORE: Emergency Cobra meeting as UK faces extreme temperatures 'never experienced'The Met Office said: “There is a high risk of failure of heat-sensitive equipment, potentially leading to localised loss of power and mobile phone services.”Experts Cornwall Insight said: “Increased temperatures can increase degradation of transformers and overhead lines, which could lead to failure.”The Heatwave Plan for England said: “Nuclear reactors can trip out at above 40C. Rising temperatures cause problems for power stations as they are unable to cool components.”And old bangers were told to stay off the roads.

Boris Johnson will hold a farewell party for his supporters at Chequers this weekend, according to reports. The prime minister will welcome guests to the Buckinghamshire country residence on Sunday, a source told Sky News.

Ministers will hold an emergency Cobra meeting on Saturday after meteorologists warned of record high temperatures in England that could put lives at risk. Cabinet Office minister Kit Malthouse is to chair a meeting of the Government’s Cobra civil contingencies committee to discuss the escalating heatwave, a Government spokesman said.

Temperatures across England are expected to soar by 10C over the coming days, placing a lot of pressure on travel and hospital services.

heatwave temperatures soar to a record 40C, according to a worried climate expert.Meteorologists were left stunned last week when the tropical figure — equivalent to 104 degrees in Fahrenheit — showed up on two different forecasting models for the first time ever.No weather station in the UK has ever recorded a temperature in the 40s, with an all-time high of record high temperature in the UK of 38.7Creached at Cambridge Botanic Garden on 25 July 2019.READ NEXT: Gatwick branded 'a bit Third World' after running out of water in sweltering heatwaveThe scorching prediction was given for an area covering London and south east of England on Friday (15 July), with northern and western areas expected to experience a warm but somewhat cooler weekend.Many commentators have been quick to reassure the public that reaching this number was still unlikely, although the Met Office said it 'could not be ruled out'.As of today, both the Met Office and the BBC expect a not-far-off 38C in the capital on Tuesday 19 July — and one academic has suggested that we could be in for thousands of casualties if the mercury crawls any higher.Issuing the sun-kissed British public a dire warning, climate change senior lecturer John Grant told the Mirror: “I think hundreds are going to die in the UK if not ­thousands, that’s my fear if we hit temperatures of 40C.“It’s terrifying what will happen if we don’t have a management plan and get cooling centres ready.”Cabinet Office minister Kit Malthouse has meanwhile urged the public to check on their vulnerable neighbours as the heat descends across the nation.He said: “People need to do all the stuff they would do when it is very hot, wear a hat, drink water.“But it’s critical, with the elderly, those with