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Saturday Night Takeaway's Stephen Mulhern has reportedly been 'discharged from hospital' after undergoing a 'medical procedure'.The TV present 44, who revealed he was 'on the mend' after he was absent from the ITV gameshow on Saturday 12 March, is said to have undergone a procedure and is believed to be 'focusing all his energy on his recovery'. Stephen is said to be 'resting up' and earlier revealed that he would be tuning into Saturday Night Takeaway with co-hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.

Rod Stewart has taken matters into his own hands and repaired the potholes on a road near his house after he had trouble driving his Ferrari down the street. Sir Rod, 77, posted a video of the moment to Instagram, where he can be seen wearing a hi-vis vest and tracksuit bottoms as he works as part of a team shovelling gravel into the road.

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Storm Franklin is battering Scotland today as flood and wind warnings are in place during the country's wild weather outburst in just days.

Storm Franklin will arrive this evening, and stay through to 7am Monday (February 21).While it is expected to be less dangerous than Storm Eunice, amber weather warnings have been issued in Northern Ireland.The amber warning areas will face winds of between 60 and 70mph - but coastal areas could see the wind reach 80mph.While Manchester-based Chadderton Weather Centre, the violent storm phenomenon could bring wind gusts of up to 80mph in the northwest.The data was taken from the Tornado and Storm Research Organisation, as reported by the Mirror.Writing on Twitter, the independent meteorologist warned of "isolated brief tornadoes", as well as cloud-to-ground lightning.Environment agencies have also issued hundreds of alerts for flooding across the UK, and the North West is expected to be worst hit by up to 80mm of rain.Eunice destroyed buildings and left 1.4 million homes without power on Friday - bringing the strongest winds seen on these shores since the Great Storm of 1987.Storm Dudley also hit parts of the UK last week, and meteorologist Becky Mitchell said three named storms in such quick succession is a first since the system was introduced seven years ago.Keep up to date with all the latest news stories. by signing up for one of Daily Star's free newsletters here.She told the PA news agency: "This is the first time we have had three named storms within a week, and we started the storm naming system in 2015."At the moment we've got a really active jet stream, which is why we're seeing so many storms track right towards the UK."We had Dudley on Wednesday, Eunice on Friday and Franklin today."Ms Mitchell said there will "definitely be some impact" from Storm Franklin but it is not expected to be "as severe" as Eunice

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Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen has seen nothing but peaceful skies overhead, sparking concern for what the hours ahead might bring.Taking to Twitter to share a sunset photo from her perspective in view of her almost 191,000 followers, the Channel 5 star questioned: "The calm before the storm ?????"She then hashtagged the details: #yorkshire #storm #StormEunice #StormDudley #calm #shepherdess"@xfloral_jessx stood with her fellow Northerner in solidarity, replying: "We’re a different breed up north, there’s no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothes!"Meanwhile fellow farmer @kaulomengri shared of their own preparations: "Hatches have been battened, peacocks, chickens and ducks locked down, horse and goats given extra hay in their rack..."She added to Amanda: "Hope you all weather the storm in good order!"However, some of Amanda's other Twitter followers were more alarmed by what Storm Eunice might have in store for the shepherdess, whose huge brood of animals includes a heavily pregnant mare.Amanda had proudly shared photos of her horse's ultrasound scan just days earlier.@r0berta_o voiced her fears, writing: "Oh Goodness It doesn’t look good, take care!"@Sharoncam70 added: "Wow!! Please be careful all x."Other followers predicted that Amanda, who is an ambassador for Yorkshire Air Ambulance, will likely be well prepared for the event to come.Late last night, she had taken to social media to share the "diabolical conditions" already caused by Storm Dudley, urging followers to "hang onto your hats".She added: "Some of our more outlying flocks are coming back down from the moor & into the land tomorrow in case the snow comes."Meanwhile, Amanda and her nine children have been helping protect the animals in a variety

Perth and Kinross residents could endure further travel and power disruptions as stormy snowy weather is expected to hit the region once again.

A rare red weather warning has been issued regarding Storm Eunice as the UK looks set to face winds of up to 90mph. Brits are being warned to prepare themselves for further disruption as more severe weather is set to hit parts of the country.

Storm Eunice is coming Friday in the wake of Storm Dudley where, in Scotland, the storm will bring snow, ice and wind.

The Met Office has issued a 15-hour yellow weather warning for snow in parts of northern England this week.

Storm Dudley is set to hit Greater Manchester later today - bring fierce winds and a 'danger to life' Met Office warning.

Storm Dudley is on the way as Scots brace for gale force winds form this afternoon.

Scotrail is to end services early today (Wednesday) as Storm Dudley looks set to cause disruption across Scotland.

John Swinney has warned Scots the coming days will be “very challenging” as a result of two storms set to batter the country.

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UK should now be ready for two massive storms this week as weather forecasters ramp up their warnings of heavy snow and high winds.The Met Office say gusts of up to 80-90mph could batter parts of the country on Wednesday afternoon (16 February) as Storm Dudley sweeps in over Scotland and Northern Ireland.Gale-force winds from the high-pressure weather system approaching across the Atlantic will then make their way over to northern England by the evening.The national forecaster has issued a yellow warning for wind across all parts of the UK bar northern Scotland for Friday.There is also a more severe amber warning in place from today for southern and western Scotland, the north coast of Northern Ireland and northern England.A forecast on the Met Office website admitted that Storm Dudley would take an unpredictable path on Wednesday, and read: "After a windy day, westerly winds are expected to increase further later on Wednesday afternoon and evening across southern Scotland, Northern Ireland, northern England, then parts of Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia."There is still some uncertainty in the timing and location of the strongest winds but there is the potential for inland wind gusts of 60-70 mph in places."Gusts of 80-90 mph are possible around exposed coasts of southwest Scotland for a brief time.

Our Yorkshire Farm star Amanda Owen admitted she was "pained" as she took to social media to post a sweet snap alongside her daughters.It was a welcome relief after the tragic news that affected the farm recently.The Channel 5 shepherdess had headed out into the stable for a regular day’s work out on her rural farm, helped out by two of her kids as they braced themselves against the raging Storm Dudley.Amanda looked stunning as ever in a camouflage fleece snood and black waterproof jacket, opting for a dark smokey eye look and pale pink lipgloss despite the hard day’s work.With her daughters bundled up in wool hats and winter coats, Amanda headed out to see to her flock of sheep, before snuggling up in the stable with the horses to make sure they were well fed for the day.Captioning her rural photoset, Amanda wrote: “Never fully dressed without a smile!"*Albeit a pained one as we are all sopping wet."She tagged the post with #Rain and #Winter.And it looked like her fellow farming pal and Countryfile star Matt Baker was on hand to offer reassurance, as he commented: "Soaking here too! Enjoy the fire."Later, Amanda wrote to her fans alongside a snap of her kids feeding the horses: "Play in a manger."Overheard conversation ‘Will the hay manger tip over?’. ‘No, it’s very stable!’"It comes shortly after Amanda shared a sweet update on the cows at her farm, after telling followers the tragic news that one of the new calves was stillborn.Another calf has now been fostered with the mother cow - and, according to Amanda’s pictures, seems to be doing extremely well with its new family.She explained: "Lily & Stormy! It’s nearly a week since the calf was fostered onto the cow that had the stillborn calf.

Motorists across the UK have been issued a warning as two storms approach the UK, bringing dangerous winds and blizzards.

It's set to be wet and windy across the UK this week as two storms sweep the country, complete with an amber weather warning from the Met Office.

Weather experts said there is still some uncertainty in the timing and location of the strongest winds, but there is the potential for inland wind to reach 60 to 70 mph in places, with gusts of 80 to 90 mph possible in more exposed areas.