DWP cost of living payments and support - three dates before Christmas to be aware of

Rochelle Humes has spoken about the 'dread' she was feeling over a trip with her son before sharing how it all turned out in the end. The This Morning star headed back to her London home before the weekend after heading to Liverpool with her husband Marvin Humes as he tours the country with JLS.

Customers of a range of banks have been issued a warning over a worrying spate of branch closures.

Scott McTominay is among a four-man shortlist to have been drawn up by Newcastle as they look to replace Sandro Tonali in January, according to reports.

Zara Larsson has announced her fourth studio album, ‘Venus’, and confirmed a UK and Ireland tour for next year. Find all the details below.The Swedish pop singer is due to release the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Poster Girl’ on February 9, 2024 via Sommer House/Black Butter/Sony.

Former Love Island star Gemma Owen is dating former world boxing champ Prince Naseem Hamed’s son, Aadam, who is “really serious about her” after spending time together in Dubai, it has been reported. Gemma, who is Michael Owen’s daughter, came runner-up in Love Island 2022, along with her then-boyfriend Luca Bish, 24.

A public inquiry into the Government's handling and axing of the HS2 rail route to Manchester should be held, transport leaders in Greater Manchester have agreed.

Tenacious D have announced the acts who will be joining them as support for their upcoming UK and European tour.Comprised of Jack Black and Kyle Gass, the duo shared news of an upcoming 2024 tour across the UK and Europe at the start of the month – dubbed the ‘Spicy Meatball Tour’.Now, the band have announced the two special guests who will be joining them for the upcoming dates next spring – namely Crusade and Dave Hill.“Please welcome our friends, Mr Dave Hill and Crusade, on the Spicy Meatball tour as we roll through Europe and the UK this spring!” the rock duo said in a new update.Crusade – a progressive metal band from Tennessee – will be joining Black and Gass during their run of European shows, which will start at the end of April.

Foo Fighters guitarist and singer-songwriter Chris Shiflett has announced a 2024 UK and Ireland tour in support of his album ‘Lost At Sea‘.Kicking off next spring, Shiflett will open up the run of dates with a show at the Dublin Academy on March 20. From there, he will make his way to Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham.

Griff has announced details of a new tour, set to take place across the UK and Europe next year. Find ticket information below.The new tour dates arrive on the heels of the singer’s newly released EP, ‘vert1go vol.1’, which arrived last Friday (October 20) via Warner.It also comes after the 22-year-old completed her recent intimate shows to celebrate the new release, which took place in London, Berlin and Paris earlier this month.Set to kick off next spring, the dates will start at the Debaser Strand venue in Stockholm on March 10, before continuing the following day with a show at the Parkteateret in Oslo.

Avanti West Coast is to cut the number of services it operates in December because of staff shortages, reducing weekend train frequency on one of Britain’s main intercity lines before Christmas.

21 Savage recently announced that he will play his first ever show in the U.K. after years of immigration issues finally came to an end and he was rightfully named a U.S. citizen.

Gemma Owen has sparked speculation of a romance with rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit, after eagle-eyed fans noticed the pair frequently interacting on social media. The Love Island star, 20, and Louis, 22, follow each other on Instagram and have been spotted liking each other's photos on several occasions, leading fans to believe there could be a potential romance blossoming.

The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer have shared details of a joint tour in the UK and Ireland next summer.Both bands played headline sets at California’s BeachLife festival last year and will come together again for a short tour that kicks off in Birmingham on June 7, 2024.The US acts will then take in shows at London’s The O2, Dublin’s 3Arena, Glasgow’s OVO Hydro, Manchester’s Co-op Live and Cardiff Castle across the rest of the month.Tickets for the UK and Ireland 2024 tour go on general sale this Friday (October 20) at 10am BST here. There is also a pre-sale at the same link opening this Thursday (October 19) at 10am BST.The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer’s 2024 UK and Ireland tour:JUNEFriday 7 – Birmingham Utilita ArenaSaturday 8 – London The O2Monday 10 – Dublin 3ArenaWednesday 12 – Glasgow OVO HydroThursday 13 – Manchester Co-op LiveFriday 14 – Cardiff CastleIn other news, last month The Smashing Pumpkins re-staged the release show that they held for their ‘Siamese Dream’ album 30 years ago and performed numerous rarities at the event.Taking place on September 17, the band had the tea house made to look like the original Tower Records set.

The Smashing Pumpkins and Weezer have today announced a summer tour of the UK and Ireland in 2024.

Holly Willoughby made a shocking announcement earlier this week confirming she would be stepping down from her hosting duties on This Morning after 14 years of presenting the flagship programme.

Married At First Sight stars Ella Morgan and JJ Slater are reportedly going to kiss behind the backs of their spouses then sensationally come back into the social experiment as a couple. We already know that Nathanial decides to leave the E4 show – now MailOnline has claimed that it is because Ella and JJ are unfaithful in an explosive twist to the original couple's rocky tale.

Blink-182 played their new song ‘Dance With Me’ for the first time in Bologna, Italy last night (October 6) – check it out below.The track was released earlier this week as the fourth single to be taken from their upcoming LP ‘One More Time…‘ which is set to land on October 20. It follows ‘Edging‘, ‘One More Time’ and ‘More Than You Know’.The pop-punk trio are currently on tour in Europe and have now added the song to the setlist, which was met with loud singalongs despite the song coming out less than 48 hours beforehand.After they played it, Mark Hoppus jokingly revealed that Tom DeLonge was so scared to play that song.”Check out fan-filmed footage of the live debut of ‘Dance With Me’ below:A post shared by blink-182 Italia (@blink182italia)The band are set to play the first UK dates of their tour next week.

Nearly a QUARTER of the £36bn Rishi Sunak is saving by scrapping the Manchester leg of HS2 is to be spent on fixing potholes, it has emerged.

Rishi Sunak made several announcements in his much-anticipated speech at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester today (October 4). He confirmed that the Northern leg of HS2 would be scrapped following weeks of speculation over the major scheme.

Tenacious D have announced a UK and Ireland arena tour for next year – find all the details below.The comedy rock duo – aka Jack Black and Kyle Gass – are due to hit the road in Europe next spring. Dubbed the ‘Spicy Meatball Tour’, the upcoming run of shows includes stop-offs in Stockholm (April 29), Oslo (30), Copenhagen (May 1) and Luxembourg (3).From there, Tenacious D will head to Dublin for a headline concert at the city’s 3Arena on May 5.