Weekend weather to 'settle down' after 'extreme winds' set surprising new UK record

Lego Con it was announced that eight new character packs would be coming to the Lego Super Mario range this August.READ MORE: ‘Sunday Gold’ preview: London falling in this dreary dystopia2022’s Lego Con took place on June 18 and had a host of announcements, including sets for Doctor Strange, Avatar and Minecraft as well as build challenges and a preview of the Ninjago TV show finale, but one of the most exciting announcements for fans was the arrival of eight new characters to the Lego Super Mario universe.During a feature where the two hosts, Alice and Didier, gave themselves 90 seconds to find all of the new characters available amongst a sea of standard Lego bricks, it was revealed that the Blue Shy Guy, Red Yoshi, Purple Toad, Waddlewing, Nabbit, Hammer Bro, Toady and Baby Yoshi would be coming to the Nintendo Lego series in the form of the Series 5 Character Packs.Just announced at #LEGOCON, the latest #LEGO Super Mario Character Packs are on the way! Get playing with Nabbit, a Hammer Bro, Baby Yoshi and more!Learn more: https://t.co/3Qhv2e8bdN pic.twitter.com/3fjuq7fiYX— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) June 18, 2022Each pack will contain a mystery buildable character with Action Tag, and a small build to use as a display stand.

Iman Vellani, the actress cast as Marvel’s first Muslim superhero headliner, is excited to bring “an entirely new diaspora of fans into the MCU.”

Royal Ascot punter blew the chance to win a fortune after they cashed out their bet early for less than £500. Bailey Grant placed a seven-fold accumulator across Thursday and Friday's racing at Ascot, with his £1.05 each-way bet returning a total of £83,638.75 if all his selections won.

For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here."I have a camera in there and it's never caught anything," she replied.One viewer wrote: "She was being attacked, or attached. You need to cleanse and protect so night terrors and entities can be banished."A second shared: "I followed a woman when I was small and almost ended up standing in the middle of a main street at 3am.

Jeremy Clarkson, 62, has revealed what he really thinks about Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 58, after the Tory leader addressed him directly about his concerns on Twitter last week. Although Jeremy acknowledged that he was happy to see Boris making an apparent U-turn on supporting British farmers in his video message, he also shared his fears that the PM’s words were a “long way from any kind of action”.The Grand Tour host cited his own struggles in his latest column.He insisted Boris’ pledge to make sure that the “computer does not say no” when a farmer applies for permission to turn a disused barn into a bistro is irrelevant, as this decision is not actually made by the politician, but by a planning officer.Jeremy divulged: “The planning officer wants to know, for instance, why I’ve installed a septic tank and what it’s for.

despite allegations of grooming, and separately being charged with disorderly conduct and harassment, but they won’t star in DC films beyond that.‘There is no winning in this for Warner Bros,’ a source told Deadline.‘This is an inherited problem for [CEO, David] Zaslav.

Sam Fox battling cancer scare after finding lump in throat ahead of weddingSam Fox faces backlash after defending Page 3: 'It was never risqué'‘I met somebody a couple of months ago and I’m very happy. As you get older life goes so quick,” she added.The beginning of their relationship came year after Sam’s previous partner of 16 years, Myra Stratton, died of cancer in 2015.Sam came out publicly in 2003, when she confirmed her relationship with Stratton.Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you.

Steve Albini won big at the World Series of Poker tournament this the weekend, picking up $196,089 (£160,000) in prize money.Albini, a legendary producer and keen poker player, had won the major prize at the World Series once before in 2018, and returned on Saturday night (June 18) to reign supreme again.According to Pitchfork, Albini took part in the H.O.R.S.E. event, which required a $1,500 (£1,226) buy-in. He then went on to beat 773 other players to the title.After the win, he told WSOP: “Everything in my life comes in pieces, in parts.

Youngsters in Lanarkshire are celebrating after their winning entries to a litter art competition were shown at an exhibition at Glasgow Science Centre.

Lewis Capaldi joked about his sex life and his apparent lack of new songs as he headlined Isle of Wight festival last night.

Chuffed Calvin Ramsay has pledged to make his dream Liverpool transfer count as he joined the European heavyweights on a long-term deal.

Hollywood has welcomed many new dads in 2022. Here is a look at the men celebrating their first Father's Day this year.

Love Island lads have already take the girls' breath away as they entered the villa and ramped up the heat in an already warm climate.But what is it that gets the girls heartbeats thumping? Their charm, allure... or their height?For some, height means more than anything else, but is this solely because they like their man to be taller than them, or because bedroom antics can be ramped right up? Sexpert Isabelle Uren of Bedbible has said that the taller partners have an advantage in the bedroom, particularly when it comes to lifting their partner and standing during sex.Want all the last villa gossip straight to your inbox? Sign up for our daily Love Island newsletter HEREThough it's not all bad news - those contestants who are closer in height to their female co-stars will be able to achieve the face-to-face positions a lot more easily.

Netflix documentary.In the third episode of chilling series Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey, viewers are told how mothers woke up to find children gone from their beds.Handpicked by the leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), the traumatised youngsters were hidden away on a secluded ranch in Texas known as 'Zion'.There they were force-fed the oppressive teachings of self-professed prophet Warren Jeffs before being married off - some as young as 12 - to older men within the cult.The brainwashed community of the FLDS were first taught Zion was the afterlife for the "righteous and the pure".But Jeffs then twisted the 'prophecy' - stating it was in fact on Earth, and in Texas, and began removing the children from their families.One mum Alicia Rohbock recalled the day her children Rachel and Ruleecia, aged just two and three, were shipped off to the ranch without her."The day they all went to Zion, I couldn't say bye," she said."I tried to. I hugged them, but I couldn't look in their eyes.

Jennifer Lopez introduced her child Emme as her ‘favourite duet partner’, with the pair adorably sharing the stage together this week.The On The Floor hitmaker performed at the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala on Thursday and gave a sweet speech about the 14-year-old before introducing them to the stage – also using gender neutral pronouns.‘The last time we performed together was in a big stadium like this and I ask them to sing with me all the time, and they won’t,’ Jennifer, 52, said.‘So this is a very special occasion. They are very, very busy.

Metro.co.uk and other press in New York. ‘It was 110 degrees in the San Fernando Valley and they hooked an air conditioner to the back of the bus to give us extra cooling.‘But they didn’t think about the fact that the exhaust would recycle and potentially poison us…’‘It knocked Phyllis [Smith] out, Jenna Fischer threw up on my shoes.

Love Island bombshell Danica Taylor is set to be at the centre of the action in tonight’s show, as she kicks off a dramatic recoupling that will see one boy dumped from the villa.The brunette barely had time to unpack before the recoupling was announced and Friday night’s cliffhanger revealed she’ll be picking first. Viewers – and the Islanders! – haven’t really had a chance to get to know the 21 year old dancer either.

The first Matrix movie graced our screens in June 11th, 1999. Fronted by Keanu Reaves, the film illustrated the definition of sci-fi by exploring futuristic elements with the character of Thomas Anderson fighting against a computerised reality. Having had four movies and a star-studded cast, it's no wonder the franchise has been branded as a classic.

Void Interactive has announced that Ready Or Not is back up on Steam, after it was removed from the platform earlier in the week.The tactical shooter disappeared from Steam earlier this week for an unknown reason, only for Void Interactive to announce that it was due a “suggested trademark infringement.”Yesterday (June 18), Void revealed that Ready Or Not is now back up on Steam, with the trademark dispute presumably resolved after the developer promised to commit to rectifying the issue.“Ready Or Not is back on Steam and now once again available!” wrote Void Interactive. “We are very sorry about this downtime and hope it was not too inconvenient.”Attention Officers,Ready or Not is back on Steam and now once again available!We are very sorry about this downtime and hope it was not too inconvenient.https://t.co/mc5IKZo98p— VOID Interactive (@VOIDInteractive) June 18, 2022The Steam page now has the Early Access title once again available for purchase, after an issue with the Night Club map.

Met Office have revealed the weather Brits can expect ahead of the Platinum Jubilee weekend as forecasts suggest a royal washout could be on the way instead.The UK will enjoy a four-day Bank Holiday weekend beginning on Thursday June 2, to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's 70 years on the throne.Temperatures next week could exceed the current 2022 high of 27.5C as Brits prepare to celebrate with a week full of festivities.But early predictions show a low-pressure front from France dampening spirits with heavy downpours by Saturday of the Jubilee weekend.Dan Rudman, Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, said: "As we move into next week, there's a more mixed picture once again."He added: "Spells of rain affecting many places before more settled conditions are expected through the middle of the week, though still with the chance of some showers even then.""Although the Jubilee Weekend is still a week away, what we're keeping an eye on is how a plume of warm air behaves later in the week."Which, despite returning temperatures to around average for the time of year, could also bring some showers as it moves in from the south and travels north on Thursday and Friday."It will follow higher temperatures this weekend, which are expected to reach the high teens and early 20s.Meteorologist Aiden McGivern said: "The pressure is on for a ten-day trend - it includes two bank holidays at the end of next week.Mr McGivern said that colder and rainy weather would start moving in from Sunday and then it will be quite unsettled and unpredictable by the end of the week."Some computer models are suggesting that low will drift our way from the southwest for the end of next week to bring widespread showers and outbreaks of rain from the southwest,"

weather for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee are being dampened down as new forecasts suggest a royal washout could be on the way instead.Earlier predictions for the bumper bank holiday weekend had been promising, with the extended celebrations from Thursday 2 June to Sunday 5 June possibly falling in the middle of a '10-day heatwave'.Some have even tipped the mercury to soar to 30C during the scorching start to summer — but a new wave of meteorological data says otherwise.Weather maps from independent forecaster WX Charts now display showers falling in the UK on every day of the four-day knees-up.Celebrity performers at the Queen's Platinum Party at the Palace on Saturday evening may escape the worst of the rain, however, with the likes of Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers and Sam Ryder taking to the stage during a dry spell.Party-lovers hoping to hold a 'Big Jubilee Lunch' on the Sunday should also be mostly in the clear, with limited showers forecast across the UK that day.The Met Office meanwhile say that current conditions make the Jubilee weekend impossible to call, with all hopes riding on one unpredictable weather system behaves.Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist Dan Rudman said: “Although the Jubilee Weekend is still a week away, what we’re keeping an eye on is how a plume of warm air behaves later in the week, which, despite returning temperatures to around average for the time of year, could also bring some showers as it moves in from the south and travels north on Thursday and Friday.” The new forecasts of a wet start to the month have seen odds slashed from 5/1 to 3/1 on June being the wettest on record at a high street bookies.Alex Apati of Ladbrokes said: "The weather still can't seem to make up its mind, but the