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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Winter weather has wreaked havoc for Wishaw commuters on their way to work.A yellow weather warning for heavy snow was issued by the Met Office last night and will continue until 9pm this evening.This morning two bus companies took to social media to warn of problems on their routes in the Shotts and Newmains areas.JMB Travel tweeted: “Service 56 is unable to serve Dykehead or Springhill estates.

Over 100,000 people are without power in Texas and Louisiana after a storm dumped above-average snow across parts of the south. The storm kicked up on Sunday, moving along the Gulf Coast toward Mississippi.

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Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“Wonder Woman 1984” led domestic box office charts for the third straight weekend without much in the way of competition. The superhero sequel nabbed $3 million between Friday and Sunday, bringing its total in the U.S.

direct to your inboxThe Met Office has issued another UK weather warning this weekend.A yellow alert has been issued with snow and ice set to batter parts of the UK this weekend.The warning, which lasts until Monday, covers most of Scotland, parts of England and Wales as outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow are expected on Saturday evening.The Met Office says heavy rain and melting snow may bring some flooding and travel disruption on Sunday as well as icy stretches possibly leading to some

Prince Harry is nearing the end of his libel suit against Associated Papers, but is first hoping to make a statement in open court.

After crossing $100 million worldwide on New Year’s Eve, Warner Bros.’ “Wonder Woman 1984” reached $118 million on the first weekend of 2021. But the pandemic is making its presence felt as domestic grosses fell 67% from the film’s $16.7 million opening weekend.The DC blockbuster took in $15.6 million worldwide this weekend, with $5.5 million grossed in the U.S.

It’s historically been a week when we’re reporting on Star Wars movies doing a daily box office average of $20M, but in this distressed Covid environment where 60% of all U.S./Canada theaters are closed, we have only to highlight that Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 did an estimated $22.5M in its first week. Eeesh. Now these numbers do not come from Warners as they’re not reporting until Sunday, rather box office sources with their ears to the ground.

The Patty Jenkins-directed DC sequel has grossed more than $100M worldwide according to Warner Bros.

direct to your inboxThe number of coronavirus patients in Greater Manchester hospitals is rising as it emerged 25pc of cases have been identified as belonging to the new strain.The Mayor Andy Burnham said while the current picture of the region's health system is 'challenging but manageable', he is concerned that the fast-spreading variant of Covid-19 could 'overwhelm' it.He therefore welcomed the government's decision to put Greater Manchester in Tier 4, the highest level of restrictions.It

Wonder Woman 1984 opened to an estimated $16.7 million over Christmas weekend, the best three-day debut at the distressed domestic box office since the novel coronavirus began, according to Warner Bros. Any sign of moviegoing is welcome news for Hollywood even if WW84 scored the lowest number in decades for a yuletide winner.

Wonder Woman 3 is being fast-tracked Warner Bros. announced today. The news comes as the pic has amounted $85M WW after a $16.7M domestic debut.

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Typically, we’ve avoided weekend box office previews during the pandemic as there’s been nothing to pump up from a potential ticket sales outlook, however, Warner Bros.’ release of $200M tentpole sequel Wonder Woman 1984 merits a line, particularly with its unorthodox theatrical day and date HBO Max streaming plan on Christmas Day.

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