DWP has changed Easter payment dates for Universal Credit, State Pension, PIP and benefits

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Rockstar approved! Megan Fox revealed what really happens on her and Machine Gun Kelly’s double dates with Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker.

EXCLUSIVE: Meghan Leathers (Don’t Look Up) has signed on for a role in Paramount+’s crime thriller Finestkind, from Academy Award-winning writer-director Brian Helgeland. She joins an ensemble that also includes Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega, Aaron Stanford, Scotty Tovar, Tim Daly, Lolita Davidovich and Clayne Crawford, as previously announced.

A dad states that rising fuel bills has made it difficult and and expensive to heat the house.

State Pension provides essential financial support for over 12.4 million older people across the UK, including some 981,399 individuals living in Scotland.

Amyl and the Sniffers have made their US television debut with an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, delivering a raw, blistering rendition of their song ‘Hertz’.The track is lifted from the band’s second studio album, last year’s ‘Comfort To Me’, serving as its final single. Upon its release, frontwoman Amy Taylor called the song “a daydream about being repulsed by confinement, and frustrated over being stuck in one place”.Watch Amyl and the Sniffers perform ‘Hertz’ on Seth Meyers below:Amyl and the Sniffers are currently in the midst of a North American tour that includes appearances at Coachella and headline shows in Texas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Toronto, New York and more.Next month, the band will embark on a UK and European run that will include a slot at Wide Awake Festival in London, plus headline dates at O2 Academy Brixton, Bristol and Oxford.

Planning for your retirement can never start too early, especially after the UK workforce experienced an unprecedented period of uncertainty during 18-months of lockdown which resulted in a staggering 11.7 million employees put on furlough.

Video: The Chase: Bradley Walsh holds back laughter at rude-sounding answer to a question (Birmingham Mail)Britain’s Got Talent: Simon Cowell hands out golden buzzerWatch the trailer for Series 2 of Gentleman JackBritain's Got Talent: David Walliams admits he knows contestantBritain's Got Talent: Simon confuses group with question about their nameWatch the trailer for Doctor Who: Legend of the Sea Devils on BBC1Ant and Dec step in as BGT audition halted by accidentPeople relax on Bournemouth beach during sunny Easter weekendPolice in Brooklands, West Bromwich, after doble stabbingScenes at Birmingham Airport after queues chaosMet Office national morning forecast for April 16 - Dry and sunny day for most with temperatures reaching 21 degreesPete Sandiford tries to crack an Easter Egg off his head on GoggleboxGogglebox cast react to Boris being fined over lockdown law breaches "The very first question the man asked me was, 'What do you think about Will Smith?'. .

TV and broadband supplier Sky has issued a message to anybody who claims Universal Credit or State Pension. Sky wants to help people hit hardest by the cost of living crisis by helping them save £90 a year.

Amanda Holden is making the most of the Easter Bank Holiday – but this year, the Britain's Got Talent judge has jetted off to Santa Monica to celebrate the occasion with close friend Simon Cowell and his fiancée Lauren Silverman.MORE: Amanda Holden is a glowing goddess in string bikini on California holidayAccompanied by her family, Amanda took to social media to share a series of envy-inducing pictures showing the impressive dining spread, her poolside glamour and a snap of herself chilling in her loungewear clothes with Simon.WATCH: Amanda Holden dazzles fans as she dances in glitzy showgirl leotard"#PrisonChic Easter snugs [Easter egg] Hope you all enjoyed the return of @BGT ?" she wrote in the caption as the show returned to our screens this weekend.MORE: Amanda Holden's health and fitness secrets - here's how she stays in incredible shapeLOOK: Amanda Holden radiates spring vibes in cute white wrap dressFans were quick to comment, with one writing: "Beautiful photo nice to see the relaxed side." Another said: "Loving your lounge suit where is it from, hard to find nice summer ones."A third post read: "Snug as a bug in a rug. Lovely to be cosy!! I have loved both programmes so far.

Amanda Holden shared a series of stunning snaps from her idyllic Easter getaway in Santa Monica, California, on Sunday 17 April.  The Britain's Got Talent judge, 51, donned a gold bikini designed with a striking zebra print as she posed for the camera. In one snap, the star relaxed on the sandy shores at the famous Santa Monica pier and pictured the funfair behind her. Wearing a pair of light blue denim shorts, an Adidas cap and grey sneakers, the TV personality pouted in the beaming sun.

Lorde has been forced to postpone some dates on her new ‘Solar Power’ tour due to illness.Lorde was due to play Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday (April 15) but was forced to cancel due to laryngitis. Her show last night (April 16), which was due to take place at the  Anthem in Washington DC, has now also been cancelled.In a statement to fans via email, Lorde wrote: “These past couple days I’ve been pushing through some horrendous laryngitis, and I regret to inform you that my voice hasn’t sufficiently recovered to be able to play the show for you.”The statement continued: “I’m so, so sorry.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has responded to an online petition calling for State Pension payments to be increased to £380 per week to match the new National Living Wage rate, saying that the UK Government “disagrees” with its proposed approach.

A petition calling on the UK Government to increase State Pension payments to match the new National Living Wage rate has been signed by more than 35,300 supporters across every council area in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

A petition calling on the UK Government to increase State Pension payments to £19,760 per year, the equivalent to £380 each week, has received more than 30,000 signatures of support and is currently awaiting an official response from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

State Pension and most benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) will increase by 3.1 per from today.

State Pension payments have risen by 3.1% in line with the Consumer Price Index rate of inflation in September 2021, instead of the 8% boost that would have happened if the Triple Lock policy had not been suspended due to the increase in earnings, which was deemed to be unfairly inflated by the coronavirus pandemic.

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.

Ukraine this week stood out, and overwhelmed her.“We need to be disturbed by these pictures,” Patta said on “CBS Mornings,” after describing what she and other journalists witnessed in the outskirts of Kyiv.The war changed this week from a media perspective, which is how most people outside of Ukraine experience it.Before, events had been seen primarily from a slight distance — fiery explosions caught on camera or drone-eyed views of burned-out buildings. Now, with the Ukrainian army retaking control of villages near Kyiv that had been brutalized by Russian soldiers, journalists are capturing the aftermath of horrific violence at close range — of dead bodies bound, tortured and burned.While there’s a sense that images like these might change public opinion or have an impact on how a war plays out, historically that hasn’t often been the case, said Rebecca Adelman, a communications professor at the University of Maryland who specializes in war and the media.Still, several countries, including the United States and Britain, imposed additional sanctions on Russia this week, and they cited the brutality in Bucha as compelling them to do more.Whatever the impact, Adelman said it is critical to have journalists on hand to document what is going on.