Helen Skelton jokes she's 'picking her battles' as she offers fresh update from family holiday

More than 466,700 people have signed an online petition created by Age UK calling on the UK Government to reverse the decision to make Winter Fuel Payments means-tested. The charity Age UK launched the campaign shortly after Chancellor Rachel Reeves made the announcement at the end of July, with legislation being pushed through parliament - without a debate or vote - on August 22.

Coconuts are a beloved exotic fruit that many enjoy in their juices.

A father and son who were told to pay the council nearly £2,000 in just four days have had their complaint against the authority upheld. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found that Trafford Council failed to adequately explain social care costs to the elderly man and his son, who later said they did not need the level of support they were being charged for.

JYP Entertainment has announced its intention to pursue strong legal action against any creators of deepfake videos depicting members of TWICE and any of its artists.On August 31, the K-pop label published a statement on fan community app FANS announcing its intention to pursue legal action against creators of deepfake videos depicting TWICE members and other JYP Entertainment artists.“We are gravely concerned about the recent spread of deepfake (AI-generated) videos involving our artists,” the label said. “This is a blatant violation of the law, and we are in the process of collecting all relevant evidence to pursue the strongest legal action with a leading law firm, without leniency.”While other details remain under wraps, JYP concluded its statement by writing: “We want to make it clear that we will not stand by while our artists’ rights are violated and will take decisive action to address this matter to the fullest extent possible.”JYP Entertainment’s statement comes amid what Korea JoongAng Daily has described as a “nationwide deepfake epidemic” in South Korea, where the “online crime of creating or watching sex videos using K-pop artists’ faces in pornographic content” was recently discovered to be alarmingly prevalent.The publication also noted that South Korean police have been cracking down on these deepfake sex crimes as of August 28, following President Yoon Suk-yeol’s public order to combat the spread of deepfake videos.Per Korea JoongAng Daily, a recent report from US cybersecurity agency Security Hero identified South Korea as the number one target for deepfake pornography creators in 2023.

ENHYPEN have announced their upcoming 2024 to 2025 ‘Walk The Line’ world tour, currently featuring concerts in South Korea and Japan.Today (September 2), ENHYPEN and their label Belift Lab announced the first batch of concerts for their upcoming 2024 to 2025 world tour, titled ‘Walk The Line’. The world tour will mark the third in the band’s career, with the previously, the 2023 to 2024 ‘Fate’ tour, having only concluded last month.The seven-piece will kick off their 2024 to 2025 ‘Walk The Line’ world tour with two shows in October at the Goyang Sports Complex Main Stadium in South Korea.

Brad Pitt has officially confirmed he is dating Ines de Ramon after stepping out alongside the jewellery designer at the Venice Film Festival.

Viktoria Winslow is often hit on by men who are way younger than her – but she refuses to bow to their advances.

A mother says she was 'fobbed off' by the NHS 12 times before being diagnosed with leukaemia. Tammy Guide said medics eventually told her she had just 'months to live', but said she is grateful to still be alive, despite her treatment delays.

A man says he is yet to receive more than £500 in lottery winnings and has to live “out of food banks” while he waits for the money. Pete Daly said he won £582.20 on the EuroMillions in July but is yet to receive his winnings.

One of the busiest airports in the world, Manchester Airport sees millions of travellers pass through its doors every year. In March alone, the travel centre broke its own record by serving 2.1m passengers in one month.

Jack Vale wants to prove that Stuart Kettlewell made the right call to bring him back to Motherwell, while kick-starting his career.

A first-time mum tragically died just 30 minutes after giving birth to twin boys via a planned C-section.

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has revealed who 'wasn't sure' his now-fiancée Hanni Treweek would say 'yes' to his proposal during a trip of a lifetime. It was confirmed back in June that the actor had popped the question to his long-term girlfriend Hanni while on a safari holiday in Tanzania.

While summer is usually the busiest time of year for travel, many choose to jet off during ‘shoulder season’, a term used for autumn and spring holiday periods. Autumn is a popular time for couples, young people and those with children below school age.

A retired headteacher had chemotherapy in his garden shed while being treated for bladder cancer.

Metallica‘s ‘Master Of Puppets’ on America’s Got Talent – the first time the band have permitted for their music to appear on the show.Last week, Neelaknatan performed at the quarter finals of America’s Got Talent, where she ripped through a cover of Metallica’s ‘Master Of Puppets’. It marks the first time that the thrash metal legends have ever allowed their music to be performed on the show.She said in a pre-performance vignette: “I’m the first act Metallica have ever given permission to play on AGT.

Princess Martha Louise, the eldest child of the Norwegian king, has tied the knot with a man who professes to be a shaman. The controversial American, Derek Verret, and the princess exchanged vows in a ceremony that followed three days of celebrations that were so lavish, Netflix even bought the film rights to their extravagant wedding!

Fans have been anxiously awaiting the latest Billboard charts release to find out which artists are at the top!

Lzzy Hale has shared a cover of Linkin Park‘s ‘Crawling’ amid rumours that the band are set to return soon – find out more below.Earlier this year, it was reported that the ‘Numb’ hitmakers were planning a 2025 tour and potentially looking to recruit a female vocalist to replace late frontman Chester Bennington.Linkin Park have also been teasing an announcement recently, launching a mysterious countdown clock on their social media accounts last week – the clock, which ran out of time only to start counting up again, is suspected to unveil something on Thursday September 5.Now, Lzzy Hale of Halestorm has further fuelled the rumours of Linkin Park’s return with a female vocalist, sharing a piano cover of ‘Crawling’ on social media.A post shared by LZZY HALE (@officiallzzyhale)The band have been on hiatus ever since the death of Bennington in 2017, who took his own life aged 41. Fans initially speculated that Sum 41‘s Deryck Whibley would be announced as the new frontman, after the Canadian pop-punk band also teased an announcement last week.However, Whibley set the record straight, telling that he’s “not joining Oasis… or Linkin Park.

Dimitar Mitov saved a penalty then insisted his entire Aberdeen team is spot on.

Emma Roberts is opening up about one of her past roles she would want to reprise as an adult.

A third season of Below Deck Down Under is reportedly on the way!

Richard Gere is opening up about one of his most famous movies Pretty Woman!

The royal residences are no strangers to eerie tales, with Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and Kensington Palace all having their share of ghostly rumours. But it's Sandringham House that takes the crown for one of the most bizarre incidents, as disclosed in the diaries of the late high-society columnist Kenneth Rose, which came to light posthumously.

Rihanna is making dreams come true in the new J’Adore film!

Big Bang members – Taeyang, G-Dragon and Daesung – recently reunited during Taeyang’s solo concerts in Seoul over the weekend.Big Bang’s Taeyang held the kick-off shows of his ‘The Light Year’ tour over the weekend on August 31 and September 1 at the Olympic Hall in Seoul, South Korea. The concerts were the K-pop star’s first solo shows in about seven years, and also marked the first Big Bang reunion since the departure of founding member T.O.P last year.During the September 1 show, Taeyang invited them both G-Dragon and Daesung on stage to perform the 2016 Big Bang song, ‘WE LIKE 2 PARTY’.

Megan Thee Stallion has announced her new single, ‘Neva Play’, featuring RM of K-pop boyband BTS.Last night, the ‘Mamushi’ rapper took to social media to officially announce ‘Neva Play’, which had first been teased over the weekend. Now, it has been confirmed that BTS star RM will be joining her on the new track, which is due to arrive this Friday (September 6).Megan Thee Stallion wrote of RM and the track: “This is one of my favourite RM verses I’ve heard! I’ve never heard him rap in this style before.”A post shared by Megan Thee Stallion (@theestallion)Megan rapper released her third studio album, ‘Megan’, in June.

Slipknot‘s Shawn ‘Clown’ Crahan has revealed that he wants the band to perform at the 2028 Olympic Games – see what the percussionist had to say below.In a new chat with Metal Hammer, Clown spoke of Gojira‘s history-making performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, where they became the first-ever metal act to play for the long-running international sporting tournament.Clown said of Gojira’s performance: “I got goosebumps. I know this is going to sound stupid, but I’m just so proud of them. I know the word ‘proud’ probably sounds weird coming from me but that band is so incredible, and they’re friends of ours, and Mario [Duplantier] is one of my favourite drummers in hard rock.”He continued: “When I saw the performance, I was just proud to have them do that.

It Ends With Us star and director Justin Baldoni took to social media to pen an emotional letter to survivors of domestic violence.

Veteran TV personality and longtime co-host of Wheel of Fortune Vanna White revealed she initially worried if she and Ryan Seacrest, the newly minted successor to Pat Sajak, would have good chemistry together on the game show.

The Sex Lives of College Girls co-creator Justin Noble is assuring fans they haven’t seen the last of Reneé Rapp‘s Leighton, who is back for a handful of episodes to wrap up her storyline in Season 3.

Selena Gomez delivered on an ask by a Colorado high school volleyball team to visit, surprising its members at a home game.

Modest Mouse are selling vintage music gear on Reverb, including Moog synthesisers, a Korg drum machine, a Soursound Audio Custom Amp head, and old Soviet-era equipment.In a video posted on Reverb’s YouTube channel, frontman Issac Brock admits that he has a habit of stocking up on maybe too much gear, which often gets unused, and now he’s getting rid of over 500 pieces from his massive collection.The shop launches on September 5, and its description online says that some of this gear has been around the world with Modest Mouse – which now “they’re passing on” to their fans.Speaking about how he managed to build up such a big collection, Brock said: “I would go down to the music store, and I would just buy anything that looked interesting to me.“I could just take it back or resell it, but then I wouldn’t do that—I would be like, eh—you’ll have a purpose someday. I’d kind of panic that if I didn’t have a whole bunch of new gadgets and tools to work with, I was gonna make the same songs.”In the video, Brock said: “A large part of why I decided to clear out some stuff that I even like is because I have option fatigue.

Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic From “Boy A” (the movie that launched Andrew Garfield’s career) to “Zero for Conduct,” movies set in broken boarding schools and juvenile reformatory centers are a dime a dozen. With “Nickel Boys,” director RaMell Ross finds fresh colors in such a rigidly codified genre, turning a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel into a minimalist tone poem.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor ESPN and other Disney-owned channels have gone dark on DirecTV after the sides failed to come to terms on a new carriage agreement, a business impasse that reflects the broader economic pain spreading throughout the pay TV sector. The blackout, coming on a big weekend for college football and during ESPN’s coverage of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, affects most of DirecTV’s 11 million-plus subscribers in the U.S.

Brits continue to struggle under the cost of living crisis have a wide range of support available to them throughout September. Those still battling to keep their heads above water will now be even more worried about their upcoming bills, especially with the anticipated surge in energy costs.