UK weather: Britain to sizzle in 23C sunshine this week as 'awesome April' continues

While most of Manchester’s music venues have already emerged from the pandemic, one particularly iconic part of it is only just reopening its doors. But what an entrance it’s about to make.

New thriller Pieces of Her landed on Netflix last week - with the show quickly going to the top of streamer’s ranking system.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterRenée Zellweger has lined up another TV role with NBCUniversal. Variety has learned exclusively that the actress is set to star in the drama “Avenger Field” that is in development at Peacock.The one-hour drama series, which hails from MGM Television, tells the story of those that established a clandestine all female US Airforce program called the WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots) to battle Hitler from home. Inspired by the true story of WASP leader Jackie Cohran (Zellweger) and the diverse group of women who fought the system, skeptics and even sabotage to bring everyone home safely.Felicia D.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorApple has snared rights to a Friday-night package of Major League Baseball games, extending Silicon Valley’s reach into the world of sports.The consumer-electronics manufacturer no doubt hopes an attractive passel of sports rights will bring new viewership to its Apple TV Plus streaming service, which vies for consumer attention and subscription dollars with Disney’s Disney Plus and Netflix, among others, and Apple’s deal only adds to pressures on leagues and media companies to include streaming rights in sports deals. Indeed, ESPN has over the past few years kept streaming rights paramount in its deal making, and the company’s Hulu already shows some live NHL games as part of a deal between the league and sister outlet ESPN.

Chris Willman Music WriterIt was as if the Academy of Country Music Awards put up a dare to the upcoming Grammys: Not only are we going to do a show out of Las Vegas a month ahead of yours, but we’re going to do at a stadium, we’re going to do it with four stages, we’re going to do it with no commercials (except for plenty of Prime Video trailers), and we’re going to bring it in at 2 hours, 1 minute and 24 seconds.The ACMs may not have been “Music’s Biggest Night,” but it was Music’s Most Concise Night.“We’re making history tonight,” host Dolly Parton said at the top of the show. “For the first time, we’re coming to you from Allegiant Stadium, and for the first time, we are streaming on Prime Video” — and, although it went unsaid, the truly historic part was not having a network or even cable broadcast component for a major awards show.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterIMDb TV is keeping Judge Judy Sheindlin in session. Amazon’s free streamer has renewed “Judy Justice” for a second season after the first batch of episodes drew 25 million hours viewed by users to date.Sheindlin’s second act after the end of the long-running, iconic daytime series “Judge Judy,” “Judy Justice” launched on IMDb TV last November.

K.J. Yossman Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall met her on-screen counterpart in London on Tuesday.The duchess, who is set to become queen consort when her husband Prince Charles takes the throne someday, held a reception for female leaders at her royal residence, Clarence House, in honor of International Women’s Day.

Boris Johnson led a packed House in a rare standing ovation following President Zelenskyy’s rousing speech.President Zelenskyy was described on US TV as "Churchill With A Social Media Account" for his stirring rhetoric and there's enormous support for him here in the UK.London Mayor Sadiq Khan has backed a campaign which could force the Russian Embassy to change its address to Zelenskyy Avenue. after Kensington council is being petitioned to rename Kensington Palace Gardens in honour of the Ukrainian president."Britain must shame Putin at every possible opportunity," said Layla Moran MP, the Lib Dems' foreign affairs spokesperson.

Everton too good to go down? The argument should now be: Are the Toffees good enough to stay up?Never before in their top-flight history have the Blues played 25 games and been sat on just 22 points.They are facing the prospect of returning to the second tier for the first time in 68 years as they sit one point above the Premier League drop zone.Not just because of the position they’re in now, but also because of what is coming for Frank Lampard’s side.If getting hammered 5-0 by Tottenham on Monday wasn’t enough, up next is the visit of Wolves.Then a clash with fellow relegation battlers Newcastle before a run of West Ham, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea.Considering they have won just two of their last 19 league games in a run which has included 14 defeats, it’s not easy to see how the Toffees get out of this situation.“I’ve got no problem with the challenge because I knew exactly what it was when I came here,” said Lampard.But did he really think it would be this bad?The Everton boss can take solace from the fact out of four games at Goodison Park since he’s taken over they’ve won three.But two of those have been FA Cup games and now next week’s quarter-final at Crystal Palace seems more of a distraction, which is causing a backlog in fixtures with four games now needing to be rescheduled.Recovering from a one-sided mauling at Spurs is going to be difficult, too.If Lampard wasn’t aware of the real character inside his dressing room, he would have surely found out on Monday night.But it isn’t just character; there is a lack of form and quality all over the pitch, particularly in defence.They’ve conceded 46 goals this season with only Leeds, Watford and Norwich letting in more.Injuries aren’t helping, either, but

Hollyoaks, after her villainous partner Ethan entrusts an important job to her.While she attempts to carry out the task, her ex-boyfriend Ste resorts to desperate measures after he fails to convince her to stop helping Ethan.What will happen to Sienna? And will she finally see the error of her ways? Viewers will have to wait and see.While viewers have been through many ups and downs with Sienna Blake over the past decade, actress Anna Passey's life could not be more different.Daily Star takes a look at Anna's life - from her co-star romances, to her interesting business sideline.While Anna Passey is well known for playing Sienna Blake, the actress began her acting career in 2007 with a role in the TV film Last Flight to Kuwait.Following roles in films including Two Days In The Smoke and TV series including Free Rein, it was not long before her acting talents were noticed by soap bosses - with Anna landing her now famous role as Sienna Blake in Hollyoaks in 2012.She has since played Sienna for over 10 years, and during that time has been involved in some huge storylines including the birth of Sienna's twins and the character's battle with cancer.Following the cancer story line, Anna paid tribute to the people who shared their own experiences of the disease with the actress and praised the soap's writers, saying in a tweet: "Shout out to all the amazing real life women who shared their experiences of cancer in pregnancy with me to help me with this storyline."I'm so proud of @Hollyoaks for telling this story."Talking about the story to Digital Spy, Anna also added: "Apparently it happens quite a lot – where people don't have smear tests, don't get checked out, then they get pregnant and it's the first time anyone really

TikTok user Amber @amberscxtt explains in a video the birth was induced and took a long time, meaning her partner wanted something to do to whittle away the hours. She shows a clip of her partner wearing a headset and sitting with his back to her while concentrating on a first-person shooter game.Meanwhile, she is lying on a bed in a hospital gown waiting for active labour to begin."My boyfriend brought his entire gaming system to the hospital during my 21-hour long induction," she says in the on-screen text.The video was watched more than 1million times since it was uploaded on Friday (March 4) and viewers were divided.While some people believed playing games was fine, others thought he should have been pampering his partner non-stop.One user sarcastically commented: "Wow what a great father and dependable husband he will be."A second viewer said: "Lol nah this is my wife’s day for real I don’t care how nervous I am.

Chelsea look set for an American takeover with Roman Abramovich granted his wish for a bidding war among US investors.Starsport has learned that the majority of the interest in the Stamford Bridge club is now coming from the owners of existing sports franchises in the USA.It is also understood that Abramovich favours selling to a Stateside buyer, having instructed American bank Raine Group to handle the process.Robert "Woody" Johnson, owner of NFL team the New York Jets, is among those preparing a bid, along with Vivek Ranadive , who owns the Sacramento Kings NBA franchise.Manhatten-based private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners, who own a stake in Liverpool, are also in the running.But a Swiss-American consortium headed by Hansjorg Wyss and LA Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly are unlikely to meet the asking price of more than £3bn.Abramovich is under pressure to sell before he is sanctioned by the UK government, and potential buyers are now scrambling to make a move.Meanwhile, Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic says Chelsea owe Abramovich a huge thank you for putting them on the map - and turning them into a global power.The Blues had only won 13 trophies before the Russian billionaire took over in 2003. They have won 21 since.Will you be sad to see Roman go? Let us know in the comments section.Speaking for the first time since Abramovich announced he was selling the club, Kovacic said: "It was obviously big news.

temperatures reportedly going to be hotter than Ibiza. Millions of us are primed to descend on coastal resorts for ice creams, sunbathing and splashing in the sea as the weather heats up.

A 1,500-mile wide “cool blob” from the Atlantic is set to make this summer our coldest for five years.

Boiling Bank Holiday temperatures saw highs of 24C for social-distancing Brits who swapped lockdown rules for an afternoon at the beach.

Britain's baking hot April could mean we get a soaking this summer, forecasters have warned.

Scots are set to be lashed with up to two months' rain to wash away the lockdown heatwave, forecasters predict.

The nation is set to sizzle today on the hottest day so far this year – but Britons have been told to “stay indoors”.

Snow, hail and thunder could hit Britain in the next couple of days before a temperatures are sent plummeting again at the weekend.

We could be headed for one of our hottest springs ever, including a “sub-tropical” Easter.

Long-awaited hotter temperatures will finally be hitting the UK in only a few weeks time as 23C is expected, forecasters say.