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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that millions of people claiming Universal Credit will see the annual uprating reflected in their monthly payments from Tuesday, May 14. However, some will have to wait nearly an extra month to receive the higher amount in their bank account.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Movistar Plus+, Spain’s most-viewed pay TV operator, is partnering on “Los domingos,” a new film from “Lullaby” director Alauda Ruíz de Azua and the producers of that critically acclaimed film. “Los Domingos” is set in and will shoot in Ruíz de Azúa’s native Basque country, said Nahikari Ipiña at Sayaka Producciones (“Colossal”). Now in development, “Los Domingos” is produced by Movistar Plus+ and Sayaka and Marisa Fernández Armenteros’ Buenapinta Media (“The Mole Agent”), Sandra Hermida at Think Studio and Colosé Producciones (“Society of the Snow”) and Manu Calvo (“Wounded”).

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ is moving into originals in the Central and Eastern Europe region with a green light for Polish drama Breslau (working title). The drama will follow a police officer investigating an horrific killing and production is underway, Deadline has learned.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently confirmed that millions of people claiming Universal Credit will see the annual uprating reflected in their monthly payments from Tuesday, May 14, however, some will have to wait until June 13 to receive the higher amount in their bank account.

EXCLUSIVE: Francis Ford Coppola‘s Megalopolis has sold to key independent buyers in Europe’s top five territories, we can reveal.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Munich-based sales agency The Playmaker has closed several key distribution deals on heist comedy “Two to One,” starring Sandra Hüller, who was Oscar nominated this year for “Anatomy of a Fall.” The Playmaker has sold the film to KMBO in France, A Contracorriente in Spain, Madman in Australia and Rosebud in Greece. The German distributor is X-Verleih.

Home Bargains has issued a swift 'be aware' warning to all shoppers who utilise Facebook. The high-street discount store took to social media on Tuesday evening (May 7) to alert customers, amid emerging incidents of fraudulent activity where scammers reportedly have been using the company's name in online deception schemes.

Britney Spears’ man reportedly has a TON of kids he “neglects” in the wake of their romance… And his baby momma ain’t staying quiet about it!

EXCLUSIVE: Academy Award nominated writer Samy Burch has signed with WME. Burch is the writer behind May December, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, in addition to WGA and Critics Choice Awards nominations. Burch won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Sandra Hüller, the Oscar-nominated actor of “Anatomy of a Fall,” and four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe (“At Eternity’s Gate”) are set to co-star in Kent Jones’ “Late Fame,” reteaming “May December” co-screenwriter Samy Burch and producer Killer Films. One of the hottest packages set for a Cannes Launch, “Late Fame” has been boarded by MK2 Films which is hot off an Oscar win for “Anatomy of a Fall” and will represent worldwide sales outside of North America.

Drake and Kendrick Lamar have fired brand new diss tracks in the latest series of developments in their feud.Yesterday (May 3), Kendrick dropped his latest diss track against Drake ‘6:16 in LA‘, but now, the pair have traded blows with new diss tracks within an hour of each other, beginning with Drake’s ‘Family Matters’.On the track, Drake sent more shots towards Lamar and his wife Whitney Alford, rapping: “You the black messiah wifing up a mixed queen / And hit vanilla cream to help out with your self-esteem / On some Bobby shit I wanna know what Whitney need / All that puppy love was over in your late teens”.Along with dissing Lamar, Drake took aim at The Weeknd (“a drugged out little punk sissy from the northside“), A$AP Rocky (“Gassed cause you hit my BM first n***a do the math who I was hitting then“) and Rick Ross (“What the fuck I heard Rick drop n***a / Talking something ’bout a nose job n***a“).Drake finally ended his track with a bombshell accusation against Lamar: “They hired a crisis management team to clean up the fact that you beat up your queen/The picture you painted ain’t what it seems”An hour later, Lamar quickly fired back with his own track ‘Meet The Grahams’, which saw the Compton musician address every family member of Drake (real name Aubrey Graham).He began his track by speaking to Drake’s son Adonis: “Dear Adonis, I’m sorry that that man is your father, let me be honest / It takes a man to be a man, your dad is not responsive / I look at him and wish your grandpa woulda wore a condom / I’m sorry that you gotta grow up and then stand behind him”.To Drake’s father Dennis, Lamar said: “You raised a horrible fuckin’ person/The nerve of you, Dennis,” in which he then spoke to Drake’s mother Sandra,

Brian Wallach was in his mid-30s, a highly successful lawyer and veteran of the Obama White House when his life took a sudden and dramatic turn. He visited a doctor for a persistent cough and mentioned he had also been experiencing muscle tremors and weakness in one hand. Soon he came away with a devastating diagnosis: the neurodegenerative disorder ALS. He was given six months to live.

People in Rochdale have made their voices loud and clear ahead of the local elections next month - saying they want politicians they can trust who get the basics right.

an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, she was reminded that “some people thought you called Kimmel a p—k.” The actress responded, “No! I didn’t call him a p—k. What did I say? I didn’t call him a p—k. I wasn’t upset with him at all.

EXCLUSIVE: Dale Dickey has been tapped for a heavily recurring role in the upcoming second season of Max comedy Bookie, from Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay.

With the sun staying out for longer and warmer days on the horizon, M&S has revealed its “ultimate gourmet picnic food” that has left shoppers’ “mouth watering”. Its homemade sausage rolls has been revealed to be the “most-loved savoury pastry” by foodies, making it the perfect picnic treat.

The mother of all reunions is not over yet: Chuck Lorre said at Deadline’s Contenders TV on Sunday that Charlie Sheen will return for a cameo (or two?) in season 2 of Max’s Bookie.

A developer is turning a home in Oldham into a ‘controversial’ House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO), despite opposition from local residents. The house at 1 Norfolk Crescent in Failsworth is permitted to become a six-bed rental arrangement.

Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at the age of 83.

Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock are two of the most famous faces in Hollywood, following a successful career in the film and television industry. And while the pair had already crossed paths in the ‘90s, it was not until recently that they built a strong friendship.Sandra Bullock fulfills her promise to Bryan Randall on what would have been his 58th birthdayJennifer Aniston shows her incredible walk-in closet inside her $21 million homeJennifer Aniston sparks engagement rumors at the SAG Awards with giant ringThe pair have supported each other during difficult moments, including Jennifer’s divorce from Brad Pitt and Justin Theroux.

Land of Women, the six-episode dramedy series from Apple TV+ executive produced by and starring Eva Longoria, will have its global premiere June 26 when the streamer drops the first two episodes. New episodes will follow one per week on Wednesdays.

Don’t expect to see Sandra Oh back on Grey’s Anatomy anytime soon.

Robert Downey Jr. and Sandra Oh are stepping out for the premiere of their new HBO series!

Sarah Paulson is back on Broadway after a short hiatus with her play Appropriate and she had a star-studded audience at a recent performance!

A mum diagnosed with breast cancer has won a huge amount of money as she undergoes chemotherapy treatment.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and James Weaver’s Point Grey Pictures has entered into a first-look deal with Lionsgate Television. News of the deal comes just after it was announced production has begun on the Apple TV+ series “The Studio.” The show, which is set at a legacy Hollywood movie studio, is produced by Point Grey and Lionsgate TV with Rogen set to star as well as write, direct, and executive produce alongside Goldberg. Kathryn Hahn, Catherine O’Hara, and Bryan Cranston are also among the show’s cast.

UPDATED with more signatories: Reaction continues to The Zone of Interest director Jonathan Glazer‘s acceptance speech after his film won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film this month.

Eldorado might have gone down in TV history as one of soap's biggest flops, but it did launch the careers of some of its cast - including Kai Maurer, who played hot German windsurfing instructor Dieter Schultz.The BBC soap was much hyped in advance of its 1992 launch – show bosses had hoped it could replicate the success of EastEnders while bringing a little more sunshine into the lives of avid soap viewers. It reportedly cost £10 million to make thanks to an entire village being built near Marbella to film it in, but had crashed and burned just a year later when it was axed over dwindling viewing figures.

Todd Gilchrist editor “Always be two steps ahead,” repeatedly says Rachel Hyde, the famous alter ego of the namesake character in Hammer Studios’ “Doctor Jekyll.” The film’s director, Joe Stephenson, and his screenwriter Dan Kelly-Mulhern don’t take her advice, and it’s much to the detriment of their contemporary adaptation of the 1886 Robert Louis Stevenson novella, which can’t decide singularly what Jekyll’s transformation is a metaphor for. All volunteered options are either obvious or severely undercooked.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Prime Video is diving into genre in the Nordics with a new slate of shows, including the Swedish mystery crime series “Blind Spot” starring Ida Engvoll (“Love & Anarchy”) and Pål Sverre Hagen (“Furia”), and Henrik Georgsson (“The Bridge“)’s dystopian thriller “VAKA,” starring Emmy-award nominated Jonas Karlsson and Aliette Opheim. Based on Anne Holt’s best-selling novel “1222” which revolves around the character of Hanne Wilhelmsen, a sharp and dark-minded police officer. The series, penned by celebrated author Sara Heldt (“Sandhamn Murders”) together with Erik Skjoldberg (“Occupied”), follows Hanne who finds herself sheltered in an isolated mountain hotel after a train crash and starts investigating on mysterious murders even though she’s been temporarily suspended from the police.