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UK weather live: Storm Austen warnings for 108 areas before Boelo’s 80mph winds

Brits are being warned of travel disruption, power cuts and potentially damaging winds as the first warnings for Storm Austen come into force this evening.

BBC stars left in crippling debt as they hit 'rock bottom'

Daisy May Cooper and her brother, Charlie Cooper, were left with £300,000 worth of debt after selling the rights to their hit sitcom, This Country, to ITV. Appearing on Davina McCall's Begin Again podcast this week, the actress revealed what happened. Reflecting on the determination that she and Charlie had to get the project going, Daisy said: "I think what helped us more than anything was that there was no plan B. So it was like we could just throw f*****g everything at this, and had I been working with a mortgage, I probably wouldn't have gone for it. So we had to be at that kind of rock bottom with everything else to be able to gamble like that, I suppose."

Richard Hammond Admits 'We Could've Got There' Without Clarkson on Top Gear

Richard Hammond has reflected on Jeremy Clarkson's shocking axe from Top Gear in 2015. Appearing on the High Performance podcast on Thursday (22 October), the presenter admitted that he and co-star James May "could have got there" as a two, but ultimately made the right decision to quit in solidarity with Jeremy. Asked why he'd turned down the BBC's offer to stay on with editorial control, Jeremy told hosts Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes, "I was appreciative of what we had when we were together, all of us. I knew the audience was loyal to us; I knew we'd have had a pretty savage time going on without Jeremy, but we could have got there.

Strictly's Johannes Radebe admits new hosting role has been 'nerve-wracking'

Strictly Come Dancing presenter Johannes Radebe has revealed his thoughts about fronting the BBC One programme admitting it has been "nerve-wracking". The 39-year-old previously served as a professional dancer on the series for eight years, partnering numerous celebrities including Annabel Croft, Catherine Tyldesley, and It Takes Two host Ellie Taylor. This series, Johannes exchanged the dance floor for the presenting desk, joining Emma Willis and Josh Widdicombe as one of three new hosts following the departure of long-standing presenters Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly last year.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff confirms plan for replacement with major difference

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has confirmed he's already started putting succession plans in place at the Silver Arrows. The Austrian team principle says he's started vetting two or three people who could take over the mantle, but has ruled out a complete break from the team due to his part ownership. Mercedes are currently leading the way going into United States GP, with Kimi Antonelli in with a chance of winning the Drivers' Championship in Austin.

All Creatures Great and Small season 7 finale explained after major twist

Devotees of All Creatures Great and Small witnessed Siegfried Farnon (played by Samuel West) make one of the hardest decisions of his life in the season seven finale. The concluding instalment, entitled Give Us This Day, featured Siegfried and Dorothy (Maimie McCoy) finalising arrangements for their understated wedding ceremony. However, Siegfried found himself preoccupied helping Granville Bennett (Caolan McCarthy) treat a horse suffering from abdominal pain rather than focusing on his impending ceremony. Fortunately, his brother Tristan (Callum Woodhouse) stepped in to assist him in writing his speech.

Met Office names 53 areas to be battered by Storm Boelo on Saturday

The UK is set to be battered by strong winds and heavy rain on Saturday as Storm Boelo wreaks havoc across the country. The Met Office named its second storm of this season on Thursday, with many northern areas set to be hammered by "impactful winds" on Saturday night and through Sunday. Storm Boelo is a separate low pressure system to Storm Austen, which is due to clear into the North Sea by Friday morning. A yellow weather warning is in place covering 47 areas across Scotland and northern England, running from 6pm on Saturday until 9pm on Sunday. A separate yellow weather warning, covering Northern Ireland has also been issued.

Airbnb guests issued shock new UK housecleaning rule

Airbnb guests could soon be spared a list of checkout cleaning jobs after the holiday rental platform announced new rules preventing hosts from demanding chores that require significant time or effort. The global policy change will apply to new bookings made from November 20, 2026, and is designed to stop guests being expected to carry out tasks normally handled by professional cleaners. Under the new rules, hosts will no longer be able to require guests to wash and put away dishes, strip bed linen, do laundry or take rubbish away from the property as a condition of checking out.

Andy Burnham and John Healey are leaving us in the dark but there is one thing they can't bring themselves to do

Next Wednesday the Chancellor will say positive things, but he'll kick the can down the road.

Ally McBeal Legend Makes Blunt Admission About Iconic 90s Show

Ally McBeal legend Vonda Shepard has admitted some things on the beloved show, which will celebrate it's 30th anniversary next year, probably wouldn't work in contemporary culture. The 63-year-old starred as a fictionalised version of herself, performing as the resident singer and piano player at the local basement bar where the lawyers from Cage & Fish would gather to decompress at the end of every episode. She also wrote and performed the show's worldwide hit opening theme, Searchin' My Soul and produced over 500 songs for the series. The show focused on the professional and highly chaotic personal life of the titular character Ally McBeal, a young, single Boston lawyer. It became a major cultural phenomenon in the late 1990s and famously gave the world the viral Dancing Baby CGI internet meme, which represented her ticking biological clock.

Council tax warning issued to 800,000 households that have ‘overpaid’

Hundreds of thousands of households could be missing out on money they are entitled to after overpaying their council tax. More than £141million is owed to 808,000 households across England, Scotland and Wales, according to research by MoneySavingExpert (MSE), which gathered information from 349 local authority areas under Freedom of Information laws. Some households could be due £100 or more, especially if they have moved home and left money sitting in an old council tax account.

Met Office urges homes in 52 areas to gather torches and batteries by Saturday

The Met Office has urged millions of homes across the UK to gather torches and batteries by Saturday as stormy conditions batter large parts the country. Storm Boelo will hit parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and parts of northern England over the weekend. The forecaster has issued a yellow wind warning covering all of mainland Scotland, the Western Isles, Orkney and parts of northern England, with the alert in force from 6pm on Saturday until 9pm on Sunday. Weather experts are warning that gusts of 55mph to 65mph are likely across a wide area, while exposed coastal locations could see winds reach between 70mph and 80mph.