DWP announces new changes for people paying energy bills through benefits starts this month

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has sacked one of his shadow cabinet secretaries as part of a frontbench reshuffle.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Lara Cohen, after exiting Elon Musk’s Twitter last fall, is joining Linktree as VP of partners and business development. At Linktree, Cohen will oversee business development, strategic partnerships with tech platforms and the company’s community of creators across entertainment, music and other verticals. She reports to Linktree president Mike Olson. Cohen previously was Twitter’s global VP of partners and marketing, in charge of the group that worked to support celebrities and influencers on the platform. While at Twitter, she led activations including the iconic Ellen DeGeneres selfie at the 2014 Oscars and the #TweetItInto existence campaign. Cohen announced her departure from Twitter on Nov. 7, 2022, a little over a week after Elon Musk closed his $44 billion deal to acquire the social network.

An investigation is underway after the body of a man was discovered by a member of the public in woodland on a hillside in Lancashire.

MUNA have shared news that new music will be on the way “very soon.”In June 2022, the band released their self-titled third studio album, on Phoebe Bridgers label, Saddest Factory Records.Taking to Instagram, MUNA shared several new photographs and a caption that read: “The greatest band in the world MUNA will be dropping a new song very soon. “They will be taking no further questions at this time.

While King Charles has taken pains to ensure he is seen as a very modern monarch ahead of his Coronation next month, it seems there are some occasions when tradition must still take precedence over 2023 sensibilities. 

Actress Hilary Swank has announced the arrival of her twins in a touching Instagram post. Swank,48, says although “it wasn’t easy” her two little bundles of joy have arrived safe and sound, who she has welcomed with her husband, Philip Schneider.

Brian Cox is speaking out about that shocking twist from last night’s episode of Succession.

Thania Garcia Rimas Entertainment CEO Noah Assad, his star client Bad Bunny, and Rimas exec Jonathan Miranda have jointly launched a sports management agency with a starting roster comprised of Major League Baseball players. “We are thrilled to break into a new industry with the launch of Rimas Sports. In the music world we accomplished success by knowing how to develop talent, helping our clients reach their vision by catering to their unique needs,” said Assad in a statement. “This new venture is an expansion of that mission as we aim to bring greater representation to the Latin community in the world of sports.” Miranda will serve as president of the newly-created Rimas Sports which offers services like agent management and public relations, performance and skills training, financial guidance, concierge, and logistics. As for the talent, it’s an All-Star affair with Iván “Pudge” Rodríguez, a 14-time All-Star winner and an American League MVP honoree (1999), tapped as an ambassador.

Taylor Swift fans think the singer may have dropped clues she'd split from boyfriend Joe Alwyn back in March, after she switched up her tour setlist at the last minute and became emotional when performing certain tracks. Taylor, 33, is believed to have called time on her romance with actor Joe, 32, after six years, with a source telling ET the pair's split was "amicable" and was "not dramatic".

ABBA’s longterm guitarist Lasse Wellander has died at the age of 70.Wellander played guitar on many of ABBA’s most well-known tracks, toured with the band for years and helped to create the Mamma Mia! soundtrack.The musician passed away on Friday (April 7) after being recently diagnosed with cancer according to a statement from his family on Facebook.“It is with indescribable sadness that we have to announce that our beloved Lasse has fallen asleep,” the statement read. “Lasse recently fell ill in what turned out to be disseminated cancer and early on Good Friday he passed away, surrounded by his loved ones.”Calling him an “amazing” and “humble” musician, the statement also remembered Wellander as a “wonderful husband, father, brother, uncle and grandfather.” They went on to describe him as “hub in our lives, and it’s unbelievable that we now have to live on without you.”ABBA have also shared a tribute to Wellander on their social media pages.“Lasse was a dear friend, a fun guy and a superb guitarist.

The Dalai Lama has issued an apology after a viral video showed him asking a young boy to "suck my tongue".

Fans of singer Taylor Swift have taken to social media following recent reports that she and Joe Alwyn have broken up. They have also speculated that the break-up occurred over a week ago after Swift switched a song from her tour setlist.

Sir David Attenborough unearths the skull of a ferocious Jurassic predator in a new BBC film. With a working title of Attenborough And The Giant Sea Monster, the hour-long programme will see the 96-year-old broadcaster and naturalist explore the history of prehistoric marine reptile the pliosaur.

Danniella Westbrook is keeping busy ahead of her surgery in Turkey to fix her partially collapsed face as she went wedding dress shopping.The Eastenders star took to her Instagram, where she boasts more than 100,000 followers, to post a series of snaps of her in a bridal shop that featured several gorgeous dresses that clearly caught her eye. It’s not clear if Danniella was just window shopping or if she had committed to a gown for her big day from the shop.The actress, 49, was in Turkey ahead of a planned surgery to repair damage to her face caused by years of substance abuse that left her with a collapsed septum and her cheekbones beginning to break down.

A woman who spent thousands of pounds travelling to Turkey for surgery in search of the 'perfect' boobs, bum and teeth has told how she now regrets the decision.

On Easter Sunday, the Princess of Wales exuded poise and elegance as she arrived at the Easter Mattins Service at St. George's Chapel in Windsor, donning a sapphire-hued coat dress and matching hat and jewellery. Accompanied by her husband, Prince William, 40, and their three children, Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4, Kate, 41, looked stunning in her 'Mayfair' dress by Catherine Walker, a designer she often favours.

Christine McGuinness has opened up on her plans to get back into the dating scene after splitting with her ex Paddy McGuinness after 11 years together.

K-pop girl group IVE have released their first studio album ‘I’ve IVE’ and a visual for its lead single ‘I AM’.Today (April 10), the six-member group unveiled their powerful music video for ‘I AM’, the lead single of their debut studio album ‘I’ve IVE’, which arrived at the same time.The new visual features the IVE members strutting confidently through a lavish mansion and flying in a private jet, showing off their luxury bags and shoes. Later, they take to a fashion runway and perform the choreography to ‘I AM’.“That’s my life, a beautiful galaxy / Be a writer, the genre is fantasy / A big big stage will open for me tomorrow / So that is who I am,” they sing in the powerful chorus.In addition to ‘I AM’, IVE’s new album includes the pre-release single ‘Kitsch’ and nine other tracks.

Keanu Reeves is teaming up with Jonah Hill for a new film called Outcome.The new Apple Studios film has been co-written by Hill with Erza Woods. Hill will also direct the feature, which is described as a “dark Hollywood story” according to The Hollywood Reporter.Outcome will reportedly tell the story of Reef, who will be played by Reeves.

Ghost have shared a cover of Genesis‘ ‘Jesus He Knows Me’, announced a covers EP and spoken to NME about new music, the future, and being inspired by personality politicians like Trump.Following the release of their rendition of Genesis’ 1992 hit ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ over Easter, yesterday (Sunday, April 9) the band followed up with the news of a new five-track EP, ‘Phantomime’ – featuring more re-imagined songs from Iron Maiden, Tina Turner, Television, and The Stranglers.As frontman Tobias Forge told NME, ‘Phantomime’ could “cast a glimpse as to where I want to go with the band now”.“That doesn’t mean that all of a sudden we’re going to sound like Television!” he said. “It just means that there are practical things in there that have inspired me to record this EP in a slightly different way than I have done previously.”Speaking about his decision to put ‘Jesus He Knows Me’ as the lead single for ‘Phantomime’, Forge believed the “song is more relevant today than it probably was in 1992”.

BIBI has unveiled a new single titled ‘I Am Shampoo’.Over the weekend, the singer unveiled a simple black-and-white visual for her new digital single ‘I Am Shampoo’, which was released in collaboration with Korean haircare brand Just As I Am. The music video features BIBI in a simple black tube top and gloves as she sings to the playful new track.“You’re crazy, in the good way / Gone crazy, in the good way / Slowly and then quickly / Rich and thick, baby / Sure in the good way, yeah,” she sings in the light-hearted chorus.‘I Am Shampoo’ is BIBI’s second release of 2023, after she dropped a remix of her 2022 single ‘BIBI Vengeance’ featuring Baby Tate and Princess Alba in March.

Paul O’Grady’s long-time radio producer has said “we all feel robbed” while paying tribute to his late friend and colleague on Boom Radio. Malcolm Prince worked with Paul at both BBC Radio 2 and independent station Boom Radio, until the entertainer’s death on March 28 and was also one of the first people to pay tribute to the late comic. While introducing a repeat of Paul’s Christmas Day 2022 Boom Radio show, in a slot originally scheduled for a special Easter broadcast from the pair, Malcolm said: “Hello, I’m Malcolm and I’m usually referred to as Paul O’Grady’s long-suffering radio producer.

Members of the Royal Family were out in force yesterday (Sunday, April 9) as they attended the Easter Mattins Service at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle. Among the ranks were The Prince and Princess of Wales who made the short journey from Adelaide Cottage with their three children to spend the first Easter Sunday of the new reign with The King and Queen Consort. While they walked behind the likes of Zara Tindall and Princess Beatrice, there were a handful of sweet moments shared between the family-of-five as they arrived and departed the service.

Wizz Air has been named the worst major airline for flight delays in the UK for the second year in a row, according to an investigation.

The government is set to increase state pensions from today after it confirmed the return of the triple lock guarantee.

K-pop girl group Kep1er have unveiled a new music video for their latest single ‘Giddy’.Today (April 10), the nine-member act dropped the music video for ‘Giddy’, the lead single off their fourth mini-album ‘Lovestruck!’. The full record will be officially released later today at 6pm KST.In the new music video, the members of Kep1er are mesmerised by the sight of a glowing heart in the sky, which bursts into pieces and enters their bodies.

Benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will increase from today (April 10) by 10.1 per cent. The annual uprating includes a boost for an estimated 40,000 mothers expected to take time off work to care for their new born child this year.

A group of friends are gathered taking selfies outside a building society on a busy shopping street in Burnley. An unlikely place for a selfie moment you might think, but then this is no ordinary building society - it's the Bank of Dave - the unlikely star of a major Netflix smash.

Today, Chapel Street is a feast for the senses.

'Once in a generation' plans were recently submitted to completely redevelop Wythenshawe Civic Centre.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Paul Cattermole had sadly passed away unexpectedly.

The Kardashian-Jenner family is sharing their Easter celebrations on Instagram.

Star Wars film, which he says is about “the discovery of the Force”.This week (April 7) Star Wars confirmed that three new films are in the works for the franchise, the first of which will be directed by Mangold, who has also directed this year’s upcoming Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny.According to LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy, who appeared at this year’s Star Wars Celebration in London, the film will explore “the first Jedi to wield the force”.Speaking to Empire, Mangold has opened up more about the film and when it will be set.He said: “It takes place 25,000 years before Episode IV, and it’s about the discovery of the Force.“I told Kathy [Kennedy] I wanted to make a kind of Bible movie, a kind of Ten Commandments of Star Wars – kind of a Cecil B DeMille film about the arrival of the Force, and that’s what I’ve been pecking away at between press events. That’s the idea.”He continued: “It’s a movie that both connects to the worlds we know, but is also far enough away from it that I think there’s a lot of opportunities to tell a story freely, also…and not be so incredibly tied in by the knots and different story strands that are already in place.”A post shared by Empire Magazine (@empiremagazine) The second new Star Wars film will be directed by The Mandalorian co-creator Dave Filoni.

Stray Kids have added concerts in Los Angeles, Japan and the Philippines to the upcoming 2023 leg of their ‘Maniac’ world tour.On November 7, the group shared a string of announcements unveiling additional dates for their 2023 ‘Maniac’ world tour. These include a series of “encore” shows in Los Angeles and the cities of Tokyo and Osaka in Japan.

Noname has today (April 9) unveiled details of her new album, ‘Sundial’.The Chicago rapper announced the much anticipated follow up to ‘Room 25’ on Instagram and revealed that it would arrive in July.In the post Noname also thanked fans “for everything” – you can see it below.A post shared by noname (@nonamehiding)Noname released her second album ‘Room 25’ in September 2018.In 2019, she shared the tracks ‘Song 31’ and ‘Song 32’ before working with Saba and Smino on track ‘Häagen Dazs’ as Ghetto Sage.After that, she confirmed that fans could expect a new album called ‘Factory Baby’ at some point in 2021, but later cancelled the release of this.“Most days I’m not sure if I’ll ever make music again,” she wrote on her Instagram Story at the time, as reported by HotNewHipHop. “The last time I was consistently making songs was four years ago.

Jess Wright, and his wife of four years, 30, also announced they had called their new addition Dustin as they took to Instagram on Easter Sunday. In a joint post, they shared adorable snaps of 'Dusty' wearing a white knitted hat and a baby grows, while cuddling up to a teddy. Since their second child had been born 12 weeks early, a nasogastric tube had been inserted through his nostril for feeding purposes.