£200 energy payment to help some households with bills expanded

K-pop boyband xikers have released their music video for ‘ROCKSTAR’, the second single from their recent debut mini-album.On April 24 at Midnight KST, the new KQ Entertainment boyband dropped a thrilling music video for ‘ROCKSTAR’, a cut from their debut mini-album ‘HOUSE OF TRICKY: Doorbell Ringing’, which dropped on March 30.In the new ‘ROCKSTAR’ visual, the xikers members come into contact with a strange blue light shining from the sky, later finding that they have been granted supernatural energy. The group perform the song’s powerful choreography, leaving wisps of blue flames behind with each move.“Feelin’ like a rockstar, ooh alive / In my blood I feel alive, ooh alive / From now on, ride or die /  Feelin’ feelin’ feelin’ feelin’ like a star, let’s go,” they belt in the chorus.‘ROCKSTAR’ is the second track from xikers’ mini-album to receive a music video treatment, following ‘TRICKY HOUSE’.

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If you are at all familiar with Edinburgh, you will know that it is famous for its supernatural tales and legends.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Religion of Sports, the Emmy Award-winning sports media company founded by director and producer Gotham Chopra, American football legend and Hall of Famer Michael Strahan, and seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, has acquired Jiva Maya, a U.K.-based production company formed in 2020 by writer and director Manish Pandey (“Senna,” “Grand Prix Driver,” “Lucky!”).  The deal marks the second company that was brought underneath the ROS umbrella, following the acquisition of Main Event Media earlier this year. The combined company plans to significantly expand its work in global football, cricket, and motorsport, especially Formula 1, for which Pandey is known.

Customers of some major mobile companies could save more than £200 a year by switching when their contract ends.

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With energy bills remaining high and this month marking the end of the Energy Bill Support Scheme, many will be looking for ways to cut costs.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Comcast, the conglomerate behind NBCUniversal and the Sky European TV giant, is to invest $200 million in Bodhi Tree Systems, a company headed by James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, a former head of Disney in India. The move was approved by the Competition Commission of India on Wednesday. The funds will be directed to buying a small minority stake in Indian media group Viacom18. The move is part of a complicated series of transactions that bind Viacom18 ever closer to Reliance Industries, the petroleum to telecoms conglomerate controlled by Mukesh Ambani which is now upending Indian media with its Jio cellular, broadband internet and streaming companies.

More than 150 pubs have closed down permanently since the beginning of the year, according to new data, as business utility bills rocket following the end of the government cap on energy prices.

BLACKPINK member Jisoo’s solo debut single ‘Flower’ has debuted at Number Two on Billboard’s Global 200.On April 10, Billboard announced the Top 10 songs on its latest Global 200 chart for the week of April 15. Jisoo’s solo song ‘Flower’, from her debut single album ‘Me’ landed at Number Two, while Miley Cyrus‘ ‘Flowers’ continues its reign atop the chart for an 11th week.Jisoo is the third BLACKPINK member to score a Top 10 hit on the chart with a solo release, following Rosé and Lisa with ‘On The Ground’ and ‘Lalisa’, respectively.

An online petition calling on the UK Government to require all energy firms to offer a fixed monthly rate for older people and those with a disability is nearing the signature threshold that will trigger an official response to the proposal. The petition also calls for “no per unit charges for gas and electricity” for those household groups.

The family of a teenager who died of a brain tumour just days after he was diagnosed have helped to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds in his name.

Northern Soul is planning to celebrate ‘National Grilled Cheese Day’ next week with free sandwiches and, for those who want them, free beers too. The Northern Quarter sandwich makers will be celebrating the annual event on April 12.

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New research from the University of Law suggests that millions of people are at risk of being caught out and overspending on bills by not checking their contracts as they renew. The study showed some 82 per cent of respondents admitted they don’t always check updated terms and conditions for rolling contracts or those which auto-renew, of which 36 per cent said they ‘hardly or never’ check the small print.

More British artists than ever are taking advantage of the worldwide streaming boom, a new report from the BPI suggests, with 200 UK acts achieving over 200 million global streams in 2022.

Better weather is finally starting to set in, which means that we won't need to spend quite us much on our heating as we have over winter.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that energy suppliers can resume requesting new deductions or increases to existing deductions for Fuel Direct ongoing consumption payments, but must have the claimant’s consent first. For new requests, suppliers must also get a claimant’s consent before the request can be sent to the DWP.

A dad-of-two who says he is ‘forced’ to live on a diet of Easter eggs claims to have already eaten more than 200 this year.

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