New Child Benefit and Tax Credits payment dates announced for Christmas period

Tributes have already begun to be posted on social media for Kirstie Alley, who died at the age of 71. The actress best known for her work in Cheers and Veronica’s Closet was remembered for her personality, her parties and her politics.

George & Tammy, starring Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon, premiered Sunday with 3.3 million Live+Same Day linear viewers across Showtime, Paramount Network and CMT. Originally produced for Spectrum Originals with a second window on Paramount Network and Paramount+, the music drama was recently picked up by Showtime after Spectrum pulled away from original series.

The entertainment world is in shock on Monday night after the death of Cheers and Drop Dead Gorgeous star Kirstie Alley. She was 71 years old.

What’s going on with Rami Malek and Lea Seydoux??

A loss felt by many. Kirstie Alley’s former costars, including Tim Allen, Kristin Chenoweth and John Travolta are morning her death after news broke on Monday, December 5, that she’d died at age 71.

A lifelong bond. John Travolta gave a touching tribute to his Look Who’s Talking costar Kirstie Alley following her death on Monday, December 5.

Kirstie Alley made a name for herself with a successful career in the TV industry — but she also made headlines for her personal life.

Speaking his peace. Dean McDermott’s oldest son, Jack McDermott, broke his silence over his mom Mary Jo Eustace’s recent negative comments about his father and stepmother Tori Spelling.

All about the silver lining. Alicia Witt is celebrating her hair growth after finishing up treatment amid her battle with breast cancer. 

US actress Kirstie Alley has died from cancer at the age of 71, according to her family. A statement posted on social media through her official accounts described her as a “incredible, fierce and loving mother”.

Monday, December 5. "We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered," they wrote."She was surrounded by her closest family and fought with great strength, leaving us with a certainty of her never-ending joy of living and whatever adventures lie ahead," they continued. “As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother.”They also thanked the "incredible team of doctors and nurses" at Florida's Moffitt Cancer Center.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Alley's longtime friend and fellow actor, , with whom she starred in 1989 comedy Look Who's Talking,  Alley became a household name in 1987 for her role as Boston bar manager Rebecca Howe in NBC's long-running sitcom Cheers and has starred in dozens of movies and television shows since, including Veronica's Closet, It Takes Two, and Drop Dead Gorgeous. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.She earned a Golden Globe for best actress and an Emmy for outstanding lead actress for her role as Veronica “Ronnie” Chase, a lingerie company owner, in NBC sitcom Veronica's Closet in 1991, and received a second Emmy for her role of Sally Goodson, a mother raising an autistic son, in David's Mother in 1994.Kirstie Alley was born in Wichita, Kansas in 1951, and moved to Los Angeles in 1980, and worked as an interior designer and appeared on a number of American game shows before landing her first role in 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

EMMY Award winning actress Kirstie Alley has died at age 71. Alley, who rose to stardom on the '80s and '90s sitcom Cheers, died of "recently discovered" cancer, her family announced on Monday. Alley's children, True and Lillie Parker, announced her death in a social media post.

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A gut-wrenching accident occurred over the weekend when a cop in Florida accidentally shot and killed his best friend in a joke that turned into a horror story…

Standing up for his beliefs. Neal Bledsoe made waves with his public statement that he would no longer work with Great American Media due to his support for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Kirstie Alley is dead after battling cancer. She was 71.

CHRIS Moyles has slammed one of his I'm A Celebrity campmates as "fake" a week after leaving the jungle. The DJ, 48, has been opening up on what really went on - saying he stormed off the show's set at one point.

PIERS Morgan’s son Spencer has been targeted by I’m A Celeb bosses for the next series. The 29-year-old has even been given the seal of approval by his TV presenter dad.

FERNE McCann is being backed by ITV in the wake of shock leaked voice notes which saw her branding an acid attack victim “ugly”. Insiders revealed Ferne, 32, was flying out to India to film a new series of her show First Time Mum this week. ITV faced calls for Ferne to be dropped from her series after the audio notes were made public.

HIT Christmas rom-com The Holiday is to get a sequel with its original lead quartet of stars — 17 years on. The new movie is expected to revisit the relationships that spring up between Cameron Diaz, 50, and Jude Law, 49 and, Kate Winslet, 47, Jack Black, 53.

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans all said the same thing when Helen Skelton and Gorka were being interviewed ahead of the semi-finals. The TV presenter and the pro dancer were grilled by Rylan Clark on It Takes Two when fans flocked to Twitter to complain.

An upcoming episode of NCIS: Hawai’i will pay tribute to Yakira Chambers, story editor for the CBS drama who died suddenly last week at the age of 42.

The producers of reality series FBoy Island are hoping to line up a new batch of bad boys and nice guys after its cancelation at HBO Max.

We simply cannot imagine how difficult this must have been…

The feud between Teresa Giudice and her brother Joe Gorga and his wife Melissa is only getting deeper.

It may seem like the last bank holiday was a lifetime ago, but Christmas is just around the corner - meaning time off for many workers.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has shared important new information about the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) to those using traditional pre-payment meters. Earlier this month, PayPoint highlighted how hundreds of thousands of energy customers have not yet redeemed their top-up voucher, worth £66.

The Scottish Government is working towards delivering a new benefit that will replace Carer’s Allowance by the end of next year, with a full national rollout planned for spring 2024, according to a new progress report on the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that it has processed 3.2million cost of living payments worth a total of more than £1 billion in the last two days to those on qualifying means-tested benefits. An estimated eight million payments of £324 are expected to be made before the payment window closes on November 23.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has shared crucial new information about the £400 Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) which should offer peace of mind to people using non-smart, traditional pre-payment meters to pay for their supply. Much has been made of the fact thousands of these vouchers have yet to be redeemed and a warning was issued last week that they will expire in 90 days from date of issue.

Thousands of older people across Lanarkshire are benefiting from a fantastic fitness offer.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed that since April 6, 2022, almost 21,600 Self Assessment customers, who were unable to pay their tax bill in full, have set up a payment plan to spread the cost into manageable monthly instalments - an increase of around 3,900 customers on the previous year.

John Fetterman was projected to defeat Republican celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz in the race for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania, in what cycle’s most expensive and most closely watched midterm contest.

You may hate yourself in the morning, but if you are in the mood for a completely un-PC, morbidly amusing farce about the need for greed, the new comedy The Estate may be right up your alley.

Martin Lewis has issued a warning to everyone with a mortgage and savings account after the Bank of England hiked interest rates for the eighth time in a row on Thursday. The Bank’s base rate has now increased to 3% from 2.25%, its highest for 14 years.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has explained why it is not policy to give older people a pro rata payment from the annual Winter Fuel Payment, because they reach State Pension age - one of the key eligibility components - after the qualifying week in September.