People due State Pension or benefit payments this week will see slight increase after DWP uprating

Jonny Evans and Anthony Martial are back in training ahead of Manchester United's Premier League game away to Crystal Palace on Monday.

Oti Mabuse has shared a candid update as she reflected on the start of her motherhood journey. The former Strictly Come Dancing star announced she and her husband Marius Lepure had become first-time parents on Christmas Day.

Two teenagers have been arrested after officers spotted an 'attempted drug deal outside a primary school' in Wigan.

Rio Ferdinand has praised Jadon Sancho for his Champions League performance for Borussia Dortmund - and explained why it may help Manchester United.

Three men who were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after gun shots were blasted at a chippy in Oldham have been released on bail, police said.

The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for parts of the North West.

Kate Garraway was told to 'shut up' during an awkward exchange on Thursday's Good Morning Britain when the ITV show was hit with breaking news.

Upfront Gio van Bronckhorst has confessed he exited Rangers in the wrong way after admitting he would leap at the chance to secure an emotional return to Feyenoord.

John Swinney has reached out to Kate Forbes as he fired the starting gun on the SNP leadership race today by declaring he was the best person to succeed Humza Yousaf.

Showbiz legend Christian has died suddenly aged 80 just days after he performed his final show in front of a packed audience.

A passenger who died in a crash in Auldhill Road, Linlithgow, has been named as 20-year-old Gareth Hempseed from Dunfermline.

Princess Charlotte is celebrating her 9th birthday today and the official Wales Instagram page has shared a snap of the youngster to mark the occasion.

Strictly Come Dancing's Vito Coppola appeared to have been left feeling 'sad' for his 'baby' Ellie Leach after she was seen in tears during her latest TV appearance. The actress was seen during the fourth episode of new ITVBe reality series Drama Queens which aired on Wednesday night (May 1).

The body of a man has been pulled from the sea in Blackpool.

Sheridan Smith has said she's 'honoured' as her next role has been revealed as she moves on from the early close of her West End play. It has been confirmed that the actress will play the leading role in a gritty new drama set to air on ITV.

A murder investigation was underway today after the death of a man police said was stabbed 'several times' on a residential street.

Coronation Street fans believe they now know who has potentially hurt Lauren Bolton as her disappearance from Weatherfield enters another month.

Manchester United star Jadon Sancho was interviewed by Jamie Carragher after the Liverpool legend had eight pints with Borussia Dortmund supporters.

Amanda Holden had fans doing a double take as she was seen enjoying a reunion with some of her Cutting It co-stars ahead of its 20th anniversary. It's been 31 years since Amanda first appeared on TV as a contestant on Cilla Black's Blind Date.

Songs from popular artists like Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and Drake will be back on TikTok months after they were suddenly pulled from the platform. Major record label Universal Music Group (UMG) has signed a licensing deal with the social media platform that addresses concerns of pay and the use of A.I.

Stacey Solomon was left apologising to her fans after something she 'fought hard' for appeared to be a complete success. The Loose Women star was left sharing her nerves on Wednesday (May 1) as she kicked off the month by officially revealing a new product from the company she invested in.

Coronation Street stars Jack P Shepherd and Ben Price didn't hold back when Colson Smith revealed how much he'd spent on going to see singer-songwriter James Blunt at one of his recent gigs on the podcast they host.

Coronation Street fans think they have figured out what Bernie Winter's secret is after her ex Denny made his first appearance on the cobbles. The new character was first seen earlier this week in the ITV soap when he was listening to Paul Foreman's interview with Amy Barlow on the radio.

Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund believes criticism of Bruno Fernandes has been unfair this season and he also described the midfielder as 'an amazing captain'.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In “Streets Loud With Echoes” filmmaker Katerina Suvorova captures a youth-powered civil movement sparked by the shocking murder of Denis Ten, who made history when he became the first ever Kazakhstani figure skater to win an Olympic medal. The doc follows Kazakhstan citizens who want to challenge the political regime and make them take notice of their citizenry. The 95-minute docu made its world premiere at Hot Docs earlier this week.

BBC, Eddy’s widow Deed Abbate revealed that the legendary musician had succumbed to cancer on April 30, and that he was surrounding by his family.“Duane inspired a generation of guitarists the world over with his unmistakeable signature ‘Twang’ sound. He was the first rock and roll guitar god, a truly humble and incredible human being.

Blossoms have shared a new single called ‘What Can I Say After I’m Sorry?’. Watch the official video, starring Everton manager Sean Dyche, below.The song marks the Stockport band’s first release of 2024, following on from last year’s ‘To Do List (After The Breakup)’.

Ayra Starr has announced her sophomore album, ‘The Year I Turned 21’ – find out more below.Last night (May 1), Starr took to social media to announce the record, sharing its release date, cover art and tracklisting in the process. The album is due for release on May 31 via Mavin Records.

Dua Lipa has said she “manifested” headlining Glastonbury with her third album early on in her career.The pop star is due to top the bill on the Pyramid Stage at the legendary Worthy Farm event next month alongside Coldplay and SZA. She previously played on the John Peel Stage (now Woodsies) in 2016 and 2017.Lipa’s set will follow the release of her “psychedelia, trip-hop, and Britpop”-inspired third album ‘Radical Optimism’, which is out tomorrow (May 3).During a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, the singer explained how she “believe[s] in manifestation big time”.

Zico has revealed that ‘Spot!’, his new collaboration with BLACKPINK‘s Jennie, was “crafted specifically” for the K-pop idol.In a new interview with Johnathan of YouTube channel The K-star Next Door, Zico opened up about the process that led to him collaborating with BLACKPINK singer Jennie on their new hit song, ‘Spot!’, and what it was like working together.The rapper revealed that he “didn’t pick the song first and then decide on the featuring artist” because he wanted to work with Jennie in particular. “I thought, ‘I want to collaborate with Jennie,’ and then created the song [which] was crafted specifically for [her],” he said, per SBS Star.Zico added that in addition to ‘Spot’, he had made “five other options” for Jennie to choose from.

NewJeans have teased the music video for their upcoming song ‘Right Now’, which will be a collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.‘Right Now’ will appear on NewJeans’ upcoming double single album ‘Supernatural’, which will be the K-pop girl group’s first Japanese release. The music video teaser, which was released on May 1, opens with the quintet as their The Powerpuff Girls characters, last seen in the clip for ‘New Jeans’.As the quintet walk through a forest, they come across a flower with rainbow petals, which soon transports them into what appears to be a different dimension, where the girl group appear as characters designed by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.NewJeans are scheduled to release ‘Supernatural’ on June 21.

Ozzy Osbourne has revealed the one accolade he still wants to win.On the latest episode of Ozzy’s SiriusXM program Ozzy Speaks, the former Black Sabbath frontman was asked about what he has yet to achieve in his long and illustrious career. Now that he’s soon to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo act, there’s just one thing left that Ozzy has yet to win: an Oscar.“You’ve got to fucking be in a movie to win an Oscar,” co-host Billy Morrison replied while laughing.

shared on X and Instagram.In the snap, Charlotte can be seen smiling while posing for a backyard photo.The photo was taken by the Princess of Wales, who last month came under fire for doctoring an image of her and her children shared on UK Mother’s Day on March 10.While not much is known about Charlotte — who is third in line to the throne — her mom once described her as “the one in charge.”It rang true at the late Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in Sept.

Olivia Rodrigo has spoken out about her upcoming shows at Manchester’s Co-Op Live being postponed at the last minute, saying that she is “so disappointed” by the news.The pop star was set to perform at the new arena in Manchester tomorrow night (May 3) and Saturday (4) as part of her ongoing ‘GUTS World Tour’.However, just two days before the shows were set to go ahead, an update was shared from the venue organisers, confirming that the dates had been pushed back due to ongoing technical issues at the arena.It marked the latest in a series of shows that have been delayed due to ongoing issues with the opening week for Co-Op Live. Originally, the 23,500-capacity arena, located opposite the Etihad Stadium, was supposed to open with performances from Peter Kay on April 23 and 24.

TikTok and Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced that they have come to a new licensing agreement.Today (May 2), the social media platform and music label issued a press release announcing the new agreement. It comes after TikTok’s and UMG’s previous agreement expired in late January, with the latter withdrawing its artists’ music from the platform as a result of both parties’ inability to work out a new deal.In late January, UMG claimed that “TikTok proposed paying our artists and songwriters at a rate that is a fraction of the rate that similarly situated major social platforms pay”, which it says accounts for one per cent of its revenue.Now, however, UMG’s new agreement with TikTok will reportedly “deliver improved remuneration for UMG’s songwriters and artists, new promotional and engagement opportunities for their recordings and songs and industry-leading protections with respect to generative AI”, per a press release.Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO of UMG, said of their new partnership: “This new chapter in our relationship with TikTok focuses on the value of music, the primacy of human artistry and the welfare of the creative community.

Foo Fighters kicked off their 2024 world tour in Dallas, Texas last night (May 1) – watch fan-shot footage and see the full setlist below.The band played a 23-track set at the Dos Equis Pavilion amphitheatre on the first stop of their ‘Everything Or Nothing At All’ tour. To begin the show, Dave Grohl and co.