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Queen Elizabeth II is still not up for participating in her royal duties as she battles COVID-19. The 95-year-old British monarch was diagnosed over the weekend, and has since had to cancel several virtual appearances. On Thursday, Buckingham Palace announced that Her Majesty was once again foregoing two virtual audiences to focus on her health. The Palace shared that the audiences have been moved to a later date as she continues to isolate with COVID. «Her Majesty is continuing with light duties,» the Palace shared in a statement, noting that no other engagements are currently scheduled for this week. ET did learn that the queen spoke with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson by telephone on Wednesday evening.

BBC News).Russian military vehicles are reported to have breached the Ukrainian border in a number of locations, including from neighbouring Belarus, while air strikes on Ukrainian military positions and border posts have been reported.The actions of Putin, who has claimed that Russia does not intend to occupy Ukraine and that his country’s actions amount to a “special military operation”, have drawn widespread condemnation from across the globe.AP reports that while global powers are preparing strong new sanctions against Russia, a co-ordinated military intervention to defend Ukraine is not being considered presently.Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable.— President Biden (@POTUS) February 24, 2022US President Joe Biden has pledged “severe” sanctions on Russia, saying in a statement that Ukraine is “suffering an unprovoked and unjustified attack by Russian military forces” and that “Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering”.This is a catastrophe for our continent.

Stacey Dooley has addressed the "intrusion" faced when her romance with Strictly Come Dancing star Kevin Clifton, with whom she won the series with back in 2018, came to light.MORE: Strictly's Stacey Dooley forced to address Kevin Clifton engagement speculationDuring a Q&A with the Telegraph, the 34-year-old was quizzed about the "worst thing" about her job. "I do love my job, but I suppose what I hadn't anticipated when I became a bit more public-facing was the intrusion into my personal life," she explained.WATCH: Kevin Clifton shares rare glimpse into date night with Stacey Dooley"I hadn't realised there would be such an appetite for it. That, I don’t love.

Roskilde has announced more additions to its 2022 line-up, including The Strokes, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion and The Smile.Also joining the bill are TLC, Kacey Musgraves, Little Simz, Ashnikko, Rae Sremmurd, Polo G, Jimmy Eat World, Turnstile, Zulu, Lorraine James and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. All 92 new additions have been added to the festival poster – see that further below.The Danish festival returns from June 25-July 2 this year after both its 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.Dua Lipa and Tyler, the Creator were previously announced to headline this year’s edition.

After announcing her retirement from music in 2020 upon the release of her debut album, Muthaland, Brittany Moore had her most prolific year as bbymutha to date in 2021. Her banner year culminated in July's CHERRYTAPE, a four-track EP of razor-sharp bars and boundary-busting beats, the latter courtesy of Moore's long-time collaborator Rock Floyd.

Coronation Street has teased a dramatic spring in Weatherfield with a 'knife-edge showdown' and a life-changing decision for one fan favourite.

Former Manchester City manager Mark Hughes is back in the dugout with his first managerial role in three and a half years.

The Andy Warhol Diaries, which charts the late artist’s life, has landed.The six-part Netflix series from executive producer Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story) and director Andrew Rossi uses AI technology to recreate Warhol’s voice to read his own diaries.Warhol’s voice was created using a text-to-speech algorithm that incorporated his Pittsburgh accent. Actor Bill Irwin then recorded the lines, with his performance and the AI digital voice combined to create the voice that you hear in the documentary series.Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Rossi said: “Andy Warhol was famously guarded about his personal thoughts and opinions.

Paul McCartney has shared a new Wordle-style teaser on his Twitter, prompting renewed speculation that he may soon be announcing his headline slot at Glastonbury 2022.The Beatle had been set to headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in 2020 with Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar, but that edition was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.With Glastonbury set to return to action in June, speculation about who will join Billie Eilish at the top of the bill has sparked back into life this morning (February 24) after McCartney shared a Wordle-style teaser.The tweet appears to hint that McCartney will be headlining Glastonbury 2022 via the inclusion of the numbers ‘25/6′, which could mean June 25 (Saturday of this year’s event).Wordle 121 25/6

declined to bring murder charges Wednesday in the killing of the 26-year-old Black medical worker who was killed by police in March during a botched “no-knock” raid.

was first reported by The Information. Bloomberg added that Bakish was accused of inappropriate touching by an employee.Also Read: Bob Bakish Explains Why ViacomCBS Chose Paramount+ Name for Rebranded Streaming ServiceIn 2016, Bakish was acting CEO of Viacom, three years before it would re-merge with CBS.

Celebrity baker and Carlo's Bake Shop owner, Buddy Valastro, is recovering after a terrible bowling accident. The Food Network star's hand was impaled after getting it stuck in the bowling pinsetter, a representative for his company confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday.

Jussie Smollett is once again asking that the charges against him be dismissed in a Chicago court, arguing that the grand jury testimony used in his second indictment is invalid. The former “Empire” star is facing renewed charges for allegedly staging a hate-crime attack against himself in January 2019.

Alyssa Milano has found herself at the center of another controversy. The "Charmed" alum and outspoken political activist's neighbor called police on Sunday morning to report a possible gunman near her home in the Bell Canyon area of Ventura County, Calif.

Also Read: CBS All Access to Be Renamed Paramount+ in Early 2021, Add Scripted Series on Making of 'Godfather'“Yellowstone” will stay on the network, as its the channel’s most popular series, but will be treated more as an event series. The network is moving out of unscripted altogether — meaning that “Ink Master, “Wife Swap,” and “Battle of the Fittest Couples” are all canceled.

Also Read: Woodward on Trump's Coronavirus Handling: I'm 'Embarrassed for Him'The original story has been scrubbed from the Fox 17 website, but a cached version shows that the channel reported Thursday “coronavirus cases on lower Broadway may have been so low that the mayor’s office and the Metro Health Department decided to keep it secret.” That report cited “emails between the mayor’s senior advisor and the health department.” A Friday fact-check from the Nashville Tennessean of the Fox station’s reporting revealed that the mayor’s office didn’t conceal statistics “at all” and Fox 17 subsequently retracted the story during a 9 p.m.

Bull & Fox and said: ‘We were gonna do it and I thought, “Oh my god, I finally got a franchise movie, I could make some money, let my kids do what the hell they want to do.”‘The director and Will didn’t get along very well.

“Cheer” coach Monica Aldama broke her silence Friday morning after one of her former cheerleaders, Jerry Harris, was arrested Thursday on a federal child pornography charge. Harris, 21, has been accused of soliciting "sexually explicit videos and photos" from a 13-year-old using a social media app, the U.S.

"Cheer" star Jerry Harris made a number of admissions to cops prior to his arrest for child pornography on Thursday, according to an affidavit. The Netflix personality was arrested on Thursday in Chicago for one count of production of child pornography.

A former “Melrose Place” actress who has already served a prison sentence for a fatal 2010 drunken driving crash in New Jersey is headed back behind bars after a judge agreed with prosecutors Thursday that her initial sentence was too lenient.

Saying Amy Locane still refuses to fully acknowledge her culpability in the crash that killed 60-year-old Helene Seeman and severely injured Seeman's husband, state Superior Court Judge Angela Borkowski sentenced her to eight years in state prison. State law requires her to serve more than six years before being eligible for parole.Locane apologized to the Seeman family in a brief statement.

Jerry Harris, one of the stars of the popular Netflix series "Cheer," was arrested Thursday in Chicago on a federal child pornography charge. The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Illinois confirmed in a press release that Harris, 21, was arrested for allegedly enticing an underage boy to produce sexually explicit photos and videos of himself.

Amy Locane has been resentenced to eight years in state prison for a fatal 2010 drunk driving crash that occurred in New Jersey. The former “Melrose Place” actress, 48, has already served a prison sentence but a judge agreed with prosecutors Thursday that her initial sentence was too lenient.

Also Read: Chicago Radio Host Dan McNeil Fired After 'Degrading and Humiliating' Tweet About ESPN's Maria TaylorCarter was drafted in 1998 by the Toronto Raptors. There, he was named Rookie of the Year in 1999.

here and via the video above.Also Read: Lily Collins Is an Adorable, Dorky American in First 'Emily in Paris' Teaser (Video)From “Sex and the City” creator Darren Star, “Emily in Paris” is about Emily (played by Collins), “an ambitious twenty-something marketing executive from Chicago, unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris when her company acquires a French luxury marketing company — and she is tasked with revamping their social media strategy,” per Netflix.

Lady A, formerly known as Lady Antebellum, has been hit with a lawsuit after changing their name. In June, the country band decided to drop the word "antebellum" from their name "after much personal reflection" due to its association with slavery and a pre-abolition South.

Also Read: DraftKings Stock Soars to Record High After Exclusive Content Deal With ESPNEntercom fired him Tuesday morning and apologized to Taylor. “For each one of us our words have power.

Bestselling author J.K. Rowling is under fire once again, this time for the controversial theme of her new book, "Troubled Blood." According to early reviews, the storyline centers around a detective who is hunting down a cis male serial killer who dresses up like a woman to murder other women.

learned Wednesday that President Trump admitted to Bob Woodward back in February and March "he purposefully downplayed the risk of coronavirus," Trevor Noah said on Thursday's Daily Show. "Now, when normal people get caught on tape admitting that they lied to an entire country, they usually apologize.

above) is (still) set to star as Wynette. She and Josh Brolin, the original actor attached to the George Jones role, were going to star opposite one another in the movie version.No word yet on who will play Jones in the limited series.