UK will 'absolutely not' ask for a Brexit extension despite Covid border chaos

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFor at least one evening, worlds are colliding in late-night TV.Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel decided to switch up their hosting duties on April 1, with Kimmel traveling to New York to lead NBC’s “Tonight Show” and Fallon journeying to California to host ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” The studio audiences attending each broadcast were not informed of the move ahead of time, leaving them just as surprised as the TV viewers who tuned in Friday night. The Red Hot Chili Peppers served as musical guests for both programs.While such stunts are rare — each late-night program vies with the others for viewership and social-media activity — they are becoming less unique.

Mark Wahlberg gets in the middle of a group photo at the photo call for Father Stu held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on Friday (April 1) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Kanye West is seeking out help.

Hollywood, he said: "It depends, if the angels bring some sort of script that’s written in gold ink that says to me that it’s going to be really important for people to see, I might continue down the road but I’m taking a break""I really like my quiet life and I really like putting paint on canvas and I really love my spiritual life and I feel like, and this is something you might never hear another celebrity say as long as time exists – I have enough. I’ve done enough.

Google is notifying publishers that they needs to tread carefully when producing content that “exploits, dismisses, or condones” the war in Ukraine.

As the creator of J.Lo Beauty, Jennifer Lopez is showing her fans how she gets her morning beauty routine going! The performer and entrepreneur posted a special behind-the-scenes Instagram video on Friday to share her recent trip to the Beverly Hills Sephora in support of her J.Lo Beauty line.  “Sneak a peek behind the scenes when I popped into the @Sephora Beverly Hills store this morning!!” the “Let’s Get Loud Singer” wrote in the caption.

Cynthia Erivo, 35, is quite the talented force both on the stage and screen! Most recently, the British actress has starred in the series Genius: Arethra. She got her big break when she starred in The Color Purple as Celie in 2016. The actress won her first big award by taking home the Tony for Best Actress in a musical. She then went on to make her film debut in Bad Times at the El Royale in 2018.

Riverdale might be on the way out.

Kanye “Ye” West has informed Kim Kardashian he’s “going away to get help” and agreed to stop harassing her and cyber bullying her boyfriend, Pete Davidson, a source tells ET.

Ben Affleck, 49, was back on dad duty and more than dedicated to the craft while heading to pick up art with son Samuel, 10, on Friday. Ben sweetly clutched Samuel’s hand as the duo strolled the city streets to pick up art on their father-son date. Ben even managed to juggle a painting in one hand and a phone call in the crook of his neck, all while keeping Samuel’s hand safely in his!

We must report a sad end to the frantic search for a missing Nevada teenager following her early morning disappearance from a Walmart parking lot.

Bethenny Frankel was one of the original cast members of Real Housewives of New York, so it’s only natural that she’d be asked back for the RHONY: Legacy spinoff.

Chernobyl.The troop had been camping in the Red Forest, which is located within the exclusion zone of the hazardous nuclear power plant in Ukraine.He was a member of the group of Russian soldiers which first captured the area towards the start of Putin's 'special military operation' in the nation, according to reports in The Telegraph.Earlier this week the Ukrainian defence ministry said that Russian forces had now left the area, with occupying forces now appearing to concentrate their efforts in the east of the nation.It comes after soldiers were said to have been spotted being shipped home from the Ukraine war zone with “acute radiation sickness” after digging trenches near the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power plant, it has been reported.Chernobyl staff reported seeing the Russians driving “a big convoy of military vehicles” through the deadly woodland, causing huge clouds of radioactive soil and dust to be kicked up into the air.The area — named for the pine trees that turned red after being exposed to highly radioactive waste – is considered so highly toxic that not even specially-trained Chernobyl workers are allowed to enter the zone.A 1,000 square-mile exclusion zone was set up around Chernobyl in 1986 after the worst nuclear disaster in human history.Around 49,000 people were evacuated from the area, primarily from the neighbouring town of Pripyat.

Rihanna is staying sexy while pregnant! The 34-year-old singer sported a stunning black outfit on Thursday while out with her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky, in Los Angeles. The “Love on the Brain” singer wore the plunging silk number to show off her growing pregnant belly, pairing the look with a simple sparkling necklace and chic heels as she and A$AP walked into celeb hotspot Gigi’s.

Lorries are finally beginning move across Dover again after frustrations boiled over at the port.

Eleven people who attended a 15-person wedding have tested positive for Covid-19, despite none of them showing any symptoms of the disease.

Boris Johnson will hold crisis talks with senior ministers and officials after France banned hauliers lorries carrying freight across the channel amid fears over the new coronavirus strain.

Nicola Sturgeon’s call for an extension of the Brexit transition period while the latest coronavirus crisis is dealt with.UK Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said there would “absolutely not” be an extension to remaining within EU rules beyond December 31.He told BBC Breakfast: “I think the one thing which could actually add fuel to the fire would be ending something that everyone’s known is ending for a very long time, which is the end of the transition period which completes on the 31st December, so absolutely not, no.”As news of the Channel travel ban broke on Sunday night Sturgeon tweeted: “It’s now imperative that PM seeks an agreement to extend the Brexit transition period.“The new Covid strain - and the various implications of it -

coronavirus mutation concerns by banning UK arrivals.

A cabinet minister has insisted Covid-19 border closures will not affect deliveries of vaccines from the continent.

Hauliers have been urged to avoid travelling to Kent ports as the closure of the France-UK border is expected to trigger "significant disruption".