UK weather: Brits set for hottest ever day as 40C 'Saharan blowtorch' strikes UK

Call Me Loop is tired of running from her heartbreak on her emotional single, Painkiller, where she opens up in an effort to finally heal.

Katie Price pulled out all the stops for her fiance’s birthday this weekend.The mum-of-five, who’s just revealed more cosmetic surgery on her face, whisked Carl Woods away to the New Forest for his 33rd birthday.The pair kept safe from the wrath of storm Eunice during their rural break, visiting the seafront, enjoying tea together and having a soak in a gorgeous spa! Carl - who appeared on Love Island back in 2016 - shared snaps of the romantic weekend on his Instagram stories. From balloons to bucketfuls of sweets and chocolate, Katie made sure Carl had everything he loved at their retreat. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

Daytime TV fans were surprised as Judy Finnigan made a very rare onscreen appearance alongside husband Richard Madeley. Judy - who has been noticeably absent from our screens since 2018 when her daughter Chloe revealed she’d chosen to step away from presenting - popped up on a special episode of Lorraine on Monday 21 February.The hour-long programme, hosted by Lorraine Kelly, was dedicated to This Morning’s Phillip Schofield, as he marked a milestone 40 years in the business.Turning out to celebrate their pal, Judy, 73, and Richard, 65, who launched This Morning back in 1988, recorded a moving message from their home.

When it comes to Kim Kardashian and her wardrobe the majority of the public would love to snap up her style, however our budget doesn’t allow this. Even when the 41-year-old launched her luxe shape and loungewear label SKIMS back in 2019, we thought we might be in with a chance, but sadly these still don’t come with a very affordable price tag.

Vanessa Feltz broke down into tears of joy as her fiancé oprBen Ofoedu sang to her live on air for her 60th birthday.The TV personality, who recently told OK! that she's reluctant to marry after her divorce left her "shaken", appeared on ITV's This Morning when her other half came on stage to surprise her with a rendition of K-Ci & JoJo's All My Life. Wearing an all black outfit for the sweet gesture, he came into the studio to dote on the blonde beauty as she sat down across from hosts Holly Willoughby, 41, and Phillip Schofield, 59, who celebrated 40 years on TV today as well.

Rochelle Humes has given fans a glimpse into her lavish family getaway to Dubai, having recently jetted off alongside her JLS star husband Marvin and their three children. This Morning star Rochelle, 32, who recently penned a gushing tribute to her husband on social media, has been busy documenting the sun-soaked trip over on Instagram, where she's shared several adorable snaps and clips from the trip.

LeBron James’ reaction to Macy Gray’s national anthem performance had everybody talking on Twitter Sunday.

Loose Women star Nadia Sawalha was devastated to learn of the loss of her co-star's son, Jamal Edwards, who had launched the careers of artists from Ed Sheeran to Stormzy, worked with the royals, and earned himself an MBE for services to music while still in his early 20s. His short, but eventful, life ended yesterday following a sudden illness - and Nadia joined many stars in publicly mourning his loss."How brutal and cruel life can be," she sympathised, in view of her 161,000 Twitter followers."Rest in peace @jamaledwards."All of our hearts are aching for your mum @brenda_edwards your family and your many friends, and of course the unquantifiable others you helped."It’s clear you will leave a gaping hole in the lives of many."The musical legend, who had appeared in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, was mourned by many of Nadia's followers too."The saddest of news yesterday," @donnaelaine17 wrote."Let’s hope the love and support for Brenda and his family will in time help them as they come to terms with their loss.They adored each other it’s such a loss.

Pablo Escobar's "cocaine hippos" an invasive species in the hopes of culling the growing numbers. The drug lord, who was shot in December 1993, had four hippos imported to his Hacienda Napoles estate in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia.

"His children had indeed become addicted to social networks and other applications, in particular since the confinement imposed due to the epidemic of Covid-19," ANFR explained in their report."After consulting forums on the internet, the father decided that a jammer was the best solution to put an end to these excesses!" He bought the 'jammer' kit online after looking at an Internet forum, but got a bit more than he bargained for. French police have since seized the device and are reportedly investigating the offence.

Leeds fan delivered a savage message to Cristiano Ronaldo before their match with Manchester United.The cheeky supporter was spotted holding up a homemade cardboard sign asking for Ronaldo's attention.But unlike most boys and girls of that age, the fan didn't want the Portuguese's forward's shirt; oh no.He wanted CR7 to ask Raphinha for his shirt instead, in what must have come as a savage blow for the United star's ego.The sign read: "Cristiano can you ask Raphinha to give me his shirt please."Football fans on Twitter loved the cheeky chappy Leeds fan and replied underneath applauding his audacity.One person wrote: "Kid's a legend!"Someone else said: "Class this is."A third person commented: "This kid is going places."While another user chimed in with: "This is the type of s***housing I'm here for. The future is in good hands.

Ralf Rangnick and strengthened United's grip of fourth place in the Premier League table. But Schmeichel insists the win proves nothing and that his former club still have a lot of work to do before people can consider them to be a genuine force in English football again.

Asda.The supermarket is flogging a range of homeware based on the popular Disney film and book series.Prices start from just £4 making the collection ideal for budget-conscious shoppers. The homeware was shared to the popular Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK where Brits went wild for the pretty collection.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Kazakh filmmaker Askar Uzabayev’s domestic violence drama “Happiness” snagged the Audience Award in the Berlin Film Festival’s prestigious Panorama sidebar, a good sign of its potential appeal in cinemas and festivals worldwide. Whether it will secure distribution in its native Kazakhstan is another matter, however.Based on actual events, “Happiness” centers on a lovely influencer who promotes a product line called Happiness, which she pitches as a surefire path to happiness, beauty and success.But her home life reflects the opposite where her abusive husband grows ever more violent.

Naman Ramachandran BBC Studios has revealed a format agreement for an Italian version of Abi Morgan‘s hit show “The Split.” Locally titled “Studio Battaglia,” the screenplay has been adapted by Lisa Nur Sultan (Golden Globe winner for “On My Skin”) and is directed by Simone Spada (“Hotel Gagarin”). The Italian cast includes Barbora Bobulova, (“Sacred Heart”), Miriam Dalmazio (“Anna”), Marina Occhionero (“Monterossi”), Lunetta Savino (“Saturn in Opposition”), Massimo Ghini (“The New Pope”) Thomas Trabacchi (“Nico, 1988”) and Giorgio Marchesi (“Medici”) .Originally produced by “Chernobyl” maker Sister in association with Little Chick, the six-part Italian series is produced by Palomar with Tempesta Film in collaboration with Rai Fiction.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorDaniel Baur’s K5 Film and K5 International are re-teaming with writer/director Mukunda Michael Dewil for the time-loop thriller “Open House.” The script was written and developed by Jon Davis and Sergio Pinheiro.Dewil and Baur, who will produce the movie, already worked together on the action thriller “Vehicle 19,” starring the late Paul Walker, and the psychological thriller “The Immaculate Room,” starring Emile Hirsch, Kate Bosworth and Ashley Greene Khoury, which won best picture and best male actor at the Mammoth Film Festival recently.Dewil’s most recent movie project is thriller “Collide,” starring Ryan Phillippe, Kat Graham and Jim Gaffigan, which recently wrapped production. Baur is an exec producer on the movie.

Cillian Murphy has spoken on his preparation for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, noting the similarities to his role of Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders.The actor will take on the role of the American theoretical physicist, whose work on the Manhattan Project led to the moniker the “father of the atomic bomb”, in Nolan’s new film.Ahead of its release next year, Murphy has opened up a bit about his work on the character, revealing in a new interview with The Observer that he has been doing “an awful lot of reading”.“I’m interested in the man and what [inventing the atomic bomb] does to the individual,” he said. “The mechanics of it, that’s not really for me – I don’t have the intellectual capability to understand them, but these contradictory characters are fascinating.”Comparing Oppenheimer to the paradoxical nature of Shelby, he went on to explain: “Tommy Shelby’s a complete contradiction, too.

Amazon Game Studios has said that server transfers in Lost Ark are “not a viable option at this point,” following many requests for the feature since launch.Yesterday (February 20), Amazon Game Studios posted an update that addressed many of the community’s biggest issues with Lost Ark, and said it is working with developer Smilegate to get them fixed.One of these issues is the topic of server transfers, which fans feel would go a long way toward reducing queue times and re-uniting friends who were seperated by character creation restrictions.However, although Amazon Game Studios said it “thoroughly investigated” the option, the studio reached the conclusion that “this instant functionality does not currently exist in Lost Ark“.Amazon added that although the feature recently arrived in Korea, it’s a weekly batch process that requires downtime to run – “therefore, unfortunately, [server transfers are] not a viable option at this point for the western version.”On the topic of long queue times in Europe, Amazon said that “there is no way to increase the number of players per world in Europe Central,” and “adding more servers is not possible based on the complexity of all the systems that need to work together.”The post does note that it has recently launched a new region in Europe to help alleviate demand.Elsewhere, the update addresses issues with matchmaking, gold seller spam, a fix for missing Crystalline Auras, and improved fraud protection.Following a hugely popular launch, Lost Ark has been the recipient of review bombing over issues with the European servers and problems with Founder’s Pack players not getting to play with their free-to-play friends.Last week, an update to the MMO added a new EU region and fixed a

hereForecaster Marco Petagna said: “Temperatures will probably be peaking at 35C with a small chance of 36C – it is still very hot."He said there is a bit of cloud in the South East but there will be a lot of dry weather and plenty of sunshine around.He added: “It will still be very hot in the South East but with the potential for an isolated shower to break out.”A breeze along the North Sea coast will keep temperatures in the high teens there, while England and Wales will generally see the high 20Cs or low 30Cs – while it will be cooler in Scotland and Northern Ireland.There are some very hot and sticky nights on the way, too, as temperatures are not falling as much as usual after sundown.London and the South East has endured sweltering

Another heatwave is on the horizon for Britain, with hot air from the Sahara set to potentially push temperatures closer to 40C.

heatwave alert has been issued ­before temperatures hit 37C on Friday as the weather heats up in the UK. The official Heat-Health Watch is at level three which means young, old and vulnerable are at risk.Experts have also advised people to wear suncream because dangerous UV rays will be extremely high.