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EXCLUSIVE: Nat Geo is expanding the Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted franchise with spinoff series Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Showdown. The new three-part series, which also will feature Ramsay’s daughter Tilly, will premiere at 8 pm on Monday, July 25. It will be followed by previously announced four-part series World of Flavor with Big Moe Cason at 10 pm, making for an all-culinary night.

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Bear Grylls is back with even more celebrities facing the great outdoors. comes with a new set of stars, locations and challenges that will test the limits of the Emmy-winning host and his famous guests, including Ashton Kutcher, Natalie Portman, and Simu Liu.Like seasons before, Grylls will teach the celebrities a set of essential survival skills that they will later put to the test in some of the most intense outdoor settings.

Paving the way in ecotourism, Costa Rica is an adventure from the off. Over the years it's become a vacay hotspot for A-listers, such as Beyoncé, Demi Moore, Miley Cyrus, Leonardo DiCaprio and tennis champ Rafa Nadal.

Coronation Street fans were amazed to see Kevin Webster appear to grow a full beard by the end the soap's latest instalment. Viewers were startled when the mechanic appeared to flit from a more clean-shaven look at the start of Friday night's episode to sporting a 'full beard' in less than hour.

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Brits are facing temperatures topping 34C on the hottest day of the year so far, with the Met Office issuing heat warnings throughout the UK. Whether you're still working from home, or if you're trying to get a good night's sleep, staying cool during such extreme weather is vital.

Over before it began. JoJo Fletcher and husband Jordan Rodgers‘ upcoming dating show, The Big D, has been pulled by TBS ahead of its summer premiere.

The Big D is dunzo at TBS.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterNat Geo’s “SharkFest” is turning 10 and marking the occasion by enlisting sister Disney brands ABC, ESPN and Hulu to help air its largest programming slate ever across the most platforms it has ever been on, Variety has learned exclusively.While “SharkFest” aired during a six-week period last year, making the 2021 edition the longest “SharkFest” ever, that lineup was limited to Nat Geo, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo, Disney XD and Disney+.This time around, Nat Geo is putting out nearly 30 hours of new content and 60 hours of “enhanced” programming over four weeks beginning July 10, its most-packed “SharkFest” schedule on record. And that increased content load is spread out not just across Nat Geo, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Mundo, Disney XD and Disney+, but also broadcast network ABC, cabler ESPN and streamer Hulu, making it an historic occasion for the decade-old fin-tastic event.

While Georgia Taylor's Toyah Battersby is now dealing with the death of her husband after a horror crash on Coronation Street, her personal life couldn't be more different.The actress, 42, has played the character on the ITV soap on and off since 1997, with plenty happening to Toyah during her time on the cobbles. But on Wednesday night's episode, Corrie fans saw Toyah's new husband Imran collapse and later die due to his injuries after heroically rescuing his partner from the wreckage of the car – begging her not to die.The sudden death shocked fans, who were heartbroken at the loss of the character in such horrific circumstances.

Fans of Coronation Street have spotted something sad about Kelly Neelan after she found out about Imran Habeeb's tragic death. The solicitor died in scenes aired on Wednesday night (June 1) marking the end of Charlie De Melo's time on the ITV soap.

Coldplay have announced the acts that will be supporting them on the UK and European run of their ‘Music For The Spheres’ world tour.The band’s 2022 world stadium tour comes with an emphasis on environmental sustainability, and began with a gig at the Estadio Nacional in the Costa Rican capital San Jose on March 18.H.E.R. and London Grammar were previously announced as special guests on the tour, alternating dates across Europe and the UK.Now, Alli Neumann, Gaumar, Griff, Ibibio Sound Machine, Laura Mvula, Lous And The Yakuza, Mery Spolsky, Nina Nesbitt and Zoe Wees have been added as opening acts.European dates for the tour begin in July and UK dates in August, including six shows at London’s Wembley Stadium.

Coronation Street viewers were left baffled during Tuesday's night instalment when Imran and Toyah Habeeb were suddenly seen lying unconscious in the wreckage of their car. Fans of the ITV soap took to social media, thinking they had missed the major stunt which has left the newlyweds' lives hanging in the balance.

Viewers last saw her slumped at the wheel of a car after a horror crash but Coronation Street's Toyah Habeeb star couldn't be further away from the drama. Actress Georgia Taylor has played the character in the ITV soap on and off since 1997.

He may have had some involvement in the latest Coronation Street action but fans are talking about Kevin Webster for a whole other reason. This week viewers saw the mechanic trying to help wife Abi Franklin escape the country with her baby son, Alfie.

Coronation Street fans were left shocked and confused by the end of the latest trip to the cobbles. The ITV soap was back on screens on Tuesday night (May 31) for a half an hour episode in a change to its usual transmission and those tuning in were treated to more drama from Abi Fraklin, Imran Habeeb, and his wife Toyah.

It was all change on Monday night as Coronation Street returned to it's former timeslot and just seconds into the episode, the drama of what is to come was almost revealed. The custody battle for baby Alfie is set to be the centre of this week's episodes of the ITV soap.

Coronation Street left viewers in suspense on Monday night as Abi Franklin attempted to flee with baby Alfie but was rumbled at the last minute by Imran Habeeb. During the latest instalment, Abi decided to go through with her plan to take her son to Costa Rica, using fake passports and documents.

Imran Habeeb has been seen trying to save his new wife Toyah in a first look clip of upcoming Coronation Street scenes. The preview clip, taken from next Wednesday's edition of the ITV soap, shows the lawyer desperately trying to get his wife out the wreck of their car.

Kevin Costner is paying tribute to Ray Liotta, who died in his sleep this week at age 67 while shooting a movie in Costa Rica.

A drugs smuggler has been caged for 18 years after a massive haul of cocaine was discovered by authorities during a national crime operation.

A widower is threatened by land developers in Domingo And The Mist, the Un Certain Regard drama from director Ariel Escalante Meza. The Costa Rican film is a slow-burning comment on corruption pierced with a tinge of magical realism.

Annika Pham Half a dozen Sweden pics and co-prods are set to storm the Croisette, flagships of the solid public support system in place, and fully or partly shot in a foreign language. Headlining the slate are the completion entries “Triangle of Sadness” by former winner Ruben Östlund (“The Square”), shot in the English language, and the Arabic-speaking thriller “Boy From Heaven” by Tarik Saleh (“The Nile Hilton Incident”), set in Cairo.

A new high-resolution image of what has been described as “the most convincing UFO photo ever” has been published - half a century after it was first taken.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFilms Boutique (“Lunana, a Yak in the Classroom”) has acquired four films set to world premiere at Cannes, including Albert Serra (“The Death of Louis XIV”)’s “Pacifiction” which will compete in the 75th edition’s Official Selection. The Berlin-based international sales banner has also acquired rising Morrocan helmer Maryam Touzani (“Adam”)’s “The Blue Caftan” and Costa Rican director Ariel Escalante Meza’s “Domingo and the Mist” which will both play in Un Certain Regard; as well as Portuguese filmmaker João Pedro Rodrigues (“The Ornithologist”)’s “Will-O’-The-Wisp,” set for Directors’ Fortnight.“Pacifiction” stars Cesar-winning French actor Benoit Magimel (“Peaceful”) as a calculating French government official working in the French Polynesian island of Tahiti.

Coldplay have created a special app to accompany their ‘Music Of The Spheres’ world tour to help their fans plan low-carbon and sustainable travel routes to and from their shows.The four-piece kicked off their eco-friendly tour in Costa Rica back in March in support of their ninth studio album, which came out back in October. You can find tickets to their upcoming UK dates here.The ‘Music Of The Spheres World Tour App’ first launched during those Central American dates, and the app is now being given a renewed push as the band embarks on the North American leg of their tour tomorrow (May 6).Available to download here for free for iOS and Android devices, the app “forms a key part of the band’s pledge to make their tour as sustainable and low-carbon as possible, since fan travel accounts for the largest part of tour-related emissions”, a statement reads.Coldplay’s app will allow “fans to plan low-carbon travel to and from shows, with those who choose green journeys [being] rewarded with a merch discount code” at the gigs.A post shared by Coldplay (@coldplay)The app, which will also house Coldplay-themed games and AR experiences, exclusive behind-the-scenes content and an audio livestream of a forthcoming European tour date, will “measure total fan-travel carbon emissions so that the band can drawdown these impacts via high quality nature-based solutions, such as reforestation and soil regeneration”.So far, the average fan carbon footprint is down around 50 per cent from 2016/17’s ‘A Head Full Of Dreams Tour’.“We’re really proud of the ‘Music Of The Spheres World Tour App’,” Coldplay said in a statement.

Summer of love, or summer of disaster? The new trailer for 90 Day Fiancé: Love in Paradise has dropped and Us Weekly has an exclusive first look at the spicy sophomore season.  

Megan Fox is clearing up some rumors about her and fiancé Machine Gun Kelly in her cover story with Glamour UK.

If you're still watching Netflix on your ex's roommate's account, that access may not last much longer: Netflix is considering cracking down on password sharing, according to a report from the Associated Press. The streaming platform may also add a new, lower-cost subscription tier supported by ads, similar to its rival Hulu's.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThere’s a whole lot of password-sharing going on among Netflix’s customer base, according to the streaming giant.Netflix, in reporting a huge subscriber miss — with a net loss of 200,000 for Q1 —  said that members who are sharing their login credentials outside the home are contributing to its slowing growth in 2021.  The company estimates that Netflix is being shared with more than 100 million non-paying households worldwide, including over 30 million in the U.S. and Canada along.“Account sharing as a percentage of our paying membership hasn’t changed much over the years, but, coupled with the first factor, means it’s harder to grow membership in many markets — an issue that was obscured by our COVID growth,” Netflix said in its letter to shareholders.

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentA few hours after unveiling Cannes Film Festival’s 2022 Official Selection on the Champs Elysees, artistic director Thierry Fremaux sat down with Variety to discuss the festival’s drive to not give in to calls for a cultural boycott of Russian films and filmmakers, efforts to have more female directors in competition, discussions to bring back streamers in a near future and what those rumors about David Lynch in the lineup were about. The all-star competition lineup of this upcoming 75th edition boasts no less than four Palme d’Or winning directors, including Japanese master Kore-eda Hirokazu (Japan) and Swedish helmer Ruben Ostlund (“Triangle of Sadness”), as well new films by David Cronenberg (“Crimes of the Future”), Kelly Reichardt (”Showing Up”), James Gray (“Armageddon Time”) and dissident Russian director Kirill Serebrennikov (“Tchaïkovski’s Wife”).

Coldplay have added new South American dates to their huge eco-friendly world tour for new album ‘Music For The Spheres’ – see the updated schedule below.The band’s 2022 world stadium tour comes with an emphasis on environmental sustainability, and began with a gig at the Estadio Nacional in the Costa Rican capital San Jose last month (March 18) – see what went down here.North American dates for the tour kick off later this month, with European dates beginning in July and UK dates in August, including six shows at London’s Wembley Stadium.The band have now announced that they’ll head back to South America in September and October, adding six more shows to the run.Coldplay will be joined by Camila Cabello and H.E.R.

Does the Lord have a new lady? Scott Disick was spotted holding hands with Rebecca Donaldson following ex Kourtney Kardashian‘s surprise wedding ceremony in Las Vegas.

Scotland will face England at the Qatar World Cup if they qualify for the winter tournament.