New and Basic State Pension weekly pay rates from April could be set out this week

IMAX is continuing its expansion drive, this time in Australia and Germany via an agreement with Oz-based exhibitor EVT for five new state-of-the-art IMAX with Laser systems in the two markets. Under the deal, EVT will integrate a new IMAX screen in an Event Cinemas location in Sydney, as well as at four CineStar locations in Germany.

Millions of people over State Pension age are set to receive a series of one-off payments worth a total of £1,060 between now and the end of the year to help ease the financial pressure of higher heating bills and the ongoing cost of living crisis. There are four key payments to look out for, but one of them is paid directly to your energy supplier and may need to be claimed while the others should arrive automatically.

It's that time of the year again. Temperatures are dropping, the heating is coming on and the clocks are about to change.

Amanda Abbington has starred in a string of TV shows such as Sherlock and Mr Selfridge and most recently swapped acting for the ballroom as she appeared on Strictly Come Dancing. This week it was confirmed that the 49 year old, who shares two children Grace, 15, and Joe, 17, with her ex-partner Martin Freeman, quit Strictly due to medical reasons. Amanda and the Hobbit star, 52, were together for 16 years but never tied the knot.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has rejected the proposal in an online petition calling for unpaid carers to receive payments of £364 each week for the 35 hours of support they provide to family or friends. People claiming Carer’s Allowance currently receive £76.75 each week through the benefit from the DWP.

Paddington in Peru will hit U.S. cinemas on Jan. 17, 2025 MLK Weekend, but will debut in the UK about two months prior on Nov. 8, 2024.

Kurt Vile has announced a new EP called ‘Back To Moon Beach’ along with a 2024 North American tour.The new project’s first single, ‘Another good year for the roses’, is out now, with the full EP due for release on November 17 via Verve. Pre-order it here.Alongside news of the EP, the US singer-songwriter has announced a string of 2024 North American tour dates, following his UK and European run this summer.The artist will kick off at The Ottobar in Baltimore, Maryland on March 17, 2024, with stops planned for Tennessee, Arkansas, New Orleans and more, before it finishes up at the 40 Watt Club in Athens, Georgia on March 29.Support will come from King Kong and Weak Signal on select dates, and tickets go on sale this Friday, October 27 at 10am local time from Vile’s website.Listen to ‘Another good year for the roses’ and watch the video – featuring actors Michael Shannon, Kevin Corrigan, and David Wilke portraying their real-life band Big Daddy in the Sky – below.In a statement shared to social media, Vile noted that the new release is “longer than an ep”, and that he now calls it a now “KV comp”.“The first 6 tracks — which are the ones that fit on a single LP — are new to the world, with one foot in the not-too-distant past and the other with one tiny toe pointing toward the future.

Sam Heughan appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to promote his new book with Graham McTavish.

There's no denying that Wayne and Coleen Rooney are rich. Like, super rich.The mega famous couple have been in the public eye for years, and in that time have created an enormous wealth for themselves. From Wayne's mega successful football career, which has earned him four England Player of the Year awards, plus a space in the England World Cup squad three times, it's obvious that such prestige comes with a huge pay check.

Fashion designer Stella McCartney’s plans for an ultra-modern holiday house in the Scottish Highlands have been met with a backlash from across the UK.

Iron Maiden have announced tour dates for Australia and New Zealand, as part of their broader ‘Future Past’ world tour.The English heavy metal band first teased the dates in a video shared to social media last week. Today (October 16), the official run of shows have been confirmed for September of next year, with Iron Maiden first performing at Perth’s RAC Arena on September 1, with another show slated for the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on September 4.From there, the band will perform at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena (September 6) and the Brisbane Entertainment Centre (September 10), before finalising the Australian run of dates at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on September 12.

Rishi Sunak has promised “always” to stand with Israel, in a message to Britain’s Jewish community a week on from the attack by Hamas that left hundreds of Israeli civilians and soldiers dead.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Mexican actor/director/writer/ producer Eugenio Derbez “can do anything.” That’s what Ben Odell, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Derbez’s production company, 3Pas, believes. “The roles he’s been offered to date are the comedy relief guy,” Odell tells Variety. “The best of Hollywood is the big spectacle movies.

The latest figures from the Scottish Government show there are estimated to be around 850,000 people with hearing loss in Scotland and of those, 70 per cent are over 70. It is projected that figures could double over the next 20 years, with a delay of up to 10 years before people address their hearing loss.

A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to ‘honour the Triple Lock in full in April 2024’ ahead of the annual State Pension uprating announcement to be made during the Autumn Statement next month.

Millions of older people are due to receive a one-off payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help keep winter heating bills down. No exact dates for this year’s Winter Fuel Payment have been announced, however, DWP has said most payments will be made during November and December.

There is an important date coming up that everyone claiming their State Pension should be aware of as it could help them calculate how much the contributory benefit will increase next April. The September Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate will be announced next week - on Wednesday, October 18 - and forms part of the Triple Lock policy which is used for the annual State Pension uprating.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show in February this year, there were 416,313 people across Great Britain receiving Attendance Allowance support for arthritis, making it the most-claimed for health condition by people over State Pension age. More than 37,500 older people in Scotland are receiving either £68.10 or £101.75 each week in extra financial support along with more than 1,100 living abroad.

Tupac: The Legend will be released in the UK this week.The 40-page limited edition book is comprised of never-before-seen black and white photos of Tupac, shot by world-renowned photographer Michel Haddi in 1993 – three years before the rapper died. Launched in September this year, honouring the anniversary of the late rapper’s death, there are only 500 copies of Tupac: The Legend worldwide.“The sad thing is, in my lab in New York City, all my archives got stolen,” said Haddi.

The open beta for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will kick off on Friday evening.