The DWP bonus payment millions of people on State Pension and certain benefits will get later his year

Interest rates have now reached yet another record-high following the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee meeting today (August 3). After a majority vote of 6-3, the base rate has now been raised to 5.25 per cent - up from 5 per cent in June - which is now the highest level seen since March 2008.

New images show how an ageing corner of the city centre will be transformed into a laboratory building.

Lizzo is speaking out after three of her former dancers filed a lawsuit against her for allegedly creating a toxic work environment.

A new government list has outlined the key risks facing the UK, including a potential future pandemic and disruptions to global energy supplies.

Noel Gallagher referred to his brother Liam as the 'tambourine player' in Oasis who was 'a bit of a loose cannon' during an interview on national radio.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Warner Bros. Discovery lost 1.8 million streaming subscribers from April 1-June 30, the quarter during which it launched new combined streamer Max. Streaming subscribers across WBD’s HBO, Max and Discovery+ now total 95.8 million, per the company’s Q2 earnings report released Thursday.

Warner Bros. Discovery reported spotty financial results in the second quarter, but delivered better-than-expected free cash flow.

The fallout between the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Sussex has been documented in extensive detail, ever since Prince Harry told ITV that he and his brother were "on different paths" during his tour of South Africa in 2019. In the years that have followed, several explosive claims have been made in TV interviews and in Harry's memoir Spare - including an alleged fight at Harry's Nottingham Cottage home and suggestions that William had told his brother that his children were not Harry's "responsibility." Since Prince William lost his brotherly support in Harry, royal experts have expressed their hope that Prince George will not have the same experience as he grows older and further into his role.

Ted Hope delivered a blistering takedown of the studios and streamers during an “out-of-the-box” keynote at the Locarno Film Festival. The veteran U.S.

Ellise Shafer “Lost in Paris” directing duo Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon have shared a first look at their new film “The Falling Star,” which premieres at this year’s Locarno Film Festival. Abel and Gordon also star in the film, which follows Boris (Abel), a former activist who works at a bartender at the Falling Star. According to the film’s official synopsis, Boris’ “guilty past resurfaces when a victim finds him and wants revenge.

Lionsgate has acquired Entertainment One’s (eOne)TV and film operations from Hasbro for approximately $500 million. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year.

A Lanarkshire yob involved in "abhorrent" football violence has been handed a one-year stadium ban.

Graham McTavish is back on screens again as he stars in The Witcher and has heaped praise on his co-star Henry Cavill.

Meghan Markle is said to have "moved on" from her fallout with the royal family and is now taking a "softer approach" to Prince Harry's estranged relationship with his relatives, an insider has claimed.

Manchester-based brand Joanie Clothing has teamed up with one of the city’s most iconic pop culture icons of all time to create a limited edition fashion range.The five-piece collection was inspired by the world’s longest-running continuing drama, Coronation Street, which has been on air for more than 63 years and has become one of Manchester’s best-loved pieces of history. With the famous cobbles being set somewhere in Salford, just a stone’s throw away from Joanie Clothing’s Ardwick offices, the brand couldn’t wait to collaborate with the soap’s producers to create a fashion range that took inspiration from some of the show’s most memorable parts.The collection, which launched at the end of June, was designed in close collaboration with the team from Corrie and features pieces inspired some of the soap’s most iconic locations and brands.

Pantera kicked off their long-awaited North American headlining tour last week with a show in Pennsylvania. Check out footage of the gig and the full setlist below.The ongoing live performances mark the heavy metal veteran’s first headlining tour on the continent since they made their comeback last year, with Zakk Wylde (Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne) on guitar and Charlie Benante (Anthrax) on drums.The two new members join frontman Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown, and take the place of the two late Abbott brothers, Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul.Taking place at The Pavillion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania on July 28, the four-piece marked their comeback with a 16-song setlist which included countless fan favourites, as well as two tracks that haven’t been played in over two decades.The gig kicked off with renditions of ‘A New Level’ and ‘Mouth For War’ – both songs from their hit 1992 album ‘Vulgar Display Of Power’, before later featuring a variety of their most famous hits, including ‘Walk’, ‘This Love’, ‘Fucking Hostile’ and ‘Cowboys From Hell’.A main highlight of the night, however, came right at the end of the set, as Anselmo and Co. played ‘Slaughtered’ and ‘Revolution Is My Name’ – two tracks that haven’t featured in their live setlist since 2001.Other key moments of the set came with their famed cover of Black Sabbath’s 1970 track ‘Planet Caravan’, and a crowd-led performance of ‘Happy Birthday’, which was played for Brown who had turned 59 the day before.

Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood have announced a new London art exhibition.The show, which is titled ‘The Crow Flies Part One’, is due to run at the Tin Man Art gallery at Cromwell Place in South Kensington between September 6-10.It’ll feature a series of new paintings that long-term friends and collaborators Yorke and Donwood created together over the past two years.Per a description, the works began as cover artwork for ‘A Light For Attracting Attention’, the 2022 debut album from Yorke’s side-project The Smile, whose line-up is completed by Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood and Sons Of Kemet‘s Tom Skinner.“The wider series will be presented alongside a Flemish woven tapestry commissioned by the artists in London to celebrate the album’s one-year anniversary,” the official listing reads.“This exhibition marks a significant moment in a 30-year artistic partnership for Yorke and Donwood, who worked on it together in Oxford and Brighton between 2021 and 2023. It takes its name from Ted Hughes’ poem Crow (1966-69), from which the band name The Smile is also derived, and draws inspiration from the Bodleian Libraries’ collection of Islamic pirate maps and 1960s US military topographic charts.“The works comprise a mixture of gouache, tempera and powdered mushroom on canvas and feature an extensive language of signs and symbols developed by the artists and codified via supporting imagery.”Tickets for the exhibition are available free of charge – you can book yours here.Donwood has created the art for all of Radiohead’s albums and promotional materials since 1994, as well as all of Yorke’s solo records.

Simon Pegg has revealed his favourite film in the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy.The beloved trio of films, directed by Edgar Wright, consists of the zombie comedy Shawn Of The Dead (strawberry), the action comedy Hot Fuzz (classic), and the sci-fi comedy The World’s End (mint).Now, Pegg has revealed which of the three films is his favourite.“You know, my favourite of the Cornetto trilogy is The World’s End because it’s the least audience-friendly,” the Mission: Impossible star told Discussing Film.“It’s the darkest of the three. It’s the most challenging, and I love the idea of actually putting the audience in a position where they have to feel a little bit uncomfortable and not necessarily cozy into the familiar.”Pegg also revealed during the interview that he and Wright are currently planning their next project together.“We’ve always done original ideas, even though we’ve kind of built them around existing genres or whatever.

Forecasters have predicted a return to sunshine and warmer weather following a gruelling period of wet and unsettling.

A Netherlands-inspired 'care village' which will allow residents to move between homes has been given the green light by Wigan Council.

A senior minister has suggested over-50s start taking different avenues of work such as delivering takeaways.

A single mum has decided to live in a tent with her two children in order to be "close to the ground".

A restaurant owner has taken a strip off a diner, after they claimed that they were given a bill they ‘didn’t expect’ and were then ‘embarrassed’ into leaving a tip. The customer at the long-running Mandarin restaurant in Blackpool left a one-star review on TripAdvisor, slamming the place for offering a ‘till receipt’ rather than a bill and service charge, according to LancsLive.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag TV personality Vanessa Feltz has slammed inconsistent women's clothes sizes, as she manages to fit snugly into an XXL jacket despite her two stone weight loss. Vanessa, 61, who split from fiancé Ben Ofoedu, 51, over a cheating scandal, said she has recently lost a lot of weight after the split.

The Love Island contestants have officially left the villa, and although we’ve already got the details of exactly what outfits they wore and how they did their makeup, one beauty secret remained – what their manicures were. Thankfully, the manicurist behind Ella Bella Nails , Ella Jarvis, has revealed exactly what nail looks she gave each Islander, and we’re absolutely obsessed with Molly Marsh’s dramatic minimalist choice.

Coronation Street fans have been hailing Tina O'Brien as 'incredible' as she was seen playing out Sarah Barlow's latest heartache. The ITV soap character has had a tricky time of late, to say the least, after her brief fling with Damon Hay behind her husband's back was exposed.

Greenpeace activists have said they have scaled Rishi Sunak’s mansion in protest against his new drilling “frenzy”.

NewJeans have earned their first chart-topping album on the Billboard 200 with their sophomore release ‘Get Up’, besting the all-star Barbie soundtrack.Billboard recently announced the ranked for the latest Billboard 200 chart, for the week of August 5, 2023. NewJeans entered the chart for the first time with ‘Get Up’, which also debuted at Number One on the list.

The BBC has told one of its presenters that he made an inappropriate remark after describing an Australian sportswoman as “a little Barbie” during an interview.

Before Paul Reubens rose to fame in his "Pee-wee Herman" role, he was David Hasselhoff's roommate. On Sunday, Reubens lost his private battle with cancer at 70-years-old. Hasselhoff took to social media to honor his "great friend" and former roommate.

And we couldn't help but wonder, did Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) just alienate half the fanbase?In the latest installment of the Max spin-off series,, Carrie is deep into her love bubble with her ex-fiancé, Aidan Shaw (John Corbett). The two wake up in each other's arms, twisted in sheets, bargaining over who has to close the blinds to keep that pesky sunshine from hitting them.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Laura Anderson has showcased her baby bump in new snaps shared online, as she quipped that she was now "bun in the oven Barbie." The former Love Island star Laura, 34, who is expecting her first child with ex Gary Lucy, 41, looked vibrant and happy in a pink unitard as she displayed her pregnancy progress with her blossoming bump. She modelled the number with her near full-term bump on show as she shared before and after pictures of her most recent tanning application. In the caption, she joked she was "bun in the oven Barbie" following the release of the hit film which sees different Barbies have different jobs.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Stacey Solomon and husband Joe Swash have once again proven you can't take life too seriously.The Loose Women star and mother of five yesterday took to Instagram to give her fans an insight into one of the couple's recent hilarious fake tan fails. Posting the rib-tickling clip to her story, Stacey, 33, showed off her extremely bronzed face - so dark that it emphasised the whiteness of her teeth to make them appear glowing.The star - who with her EastEnders husband celebrated their first wedding anniversary this week -clearly couldn't contain her laughter after she then noticed that Joe, 41, was suffering a fake tan fiasco of his own. The former actor's skin had also become orange tinted after using the often-risky cosmetic, and had blended messily into his ginger beard, leaving Stacey in fits of laughter.

LE SSERAFIM have announced a brand-new remix of their hit song ‘Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife’, this time featuring Demi Lovato.The rework of LE SSERAFIM’s popular song will feature brand-new vocals from Demi Lovato. “I see it written on your face, yeah / I know you want a little taste, yeah / You know I’ll put you in your place / You’re crawling on the floor, begging me for more,” she sings in the new teaser.Last week, LE SSERAFIM teamed up with Japanese-British singer Rina Sawayama on a new remix of the English version of ‘Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard’s Wife’.

Mike «The Situation» Sorrentino is all about that sober life and putting his family first — even when his willpower is put to the test while filming Mike and his wife, Lauren, walked the red carpet at the Hard Rock Hotel in New York City on Wednesday at the premiere of 's new episodes, and he spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about his health and his sobriety journey.«I sometimes like think about it, and I'm like, 'Oh my god, like, I can't believe I've come so far.' And then I look in the mirror, and I'm like, 'Wow, I'm just a tough son of a bitch,'» Mike said with a laugh.«I mean there are always temptations, but when you have the secret sauce, when you have the blueprint of what's working, you never fall away from that, you know? You stick to what's working,» he added, «and what's working for me is God and family.»Mike explained how he was «saved» by his loving «beautiful wife,» and he's managed to overcome years of addiction and excess and turn his life around.«I'm a dad first, I'm a husband first, my sobriety [comes] first. And sometimes, when I'm dealing with the cast and those type of those situations, it's not easy,» he said.

could have looked a lot different if things had gone another direction when it came to casting.Recently, Adam Brody sat down for a chat with the podcast, and opened up about the time he read for the role of Peter Quill — a.k.a. Star-Lord — in James Gunn's cosmic adventure installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.«I wanted that one,» Brody said of the role, which eventually went to Chris Pratt, whom the OC alum admitted was a «better fit» for the part, ultimately.«He is bigger, stronger, but tonally, I really dug it,» Brody lamented.Pratt starred as the space-faring smuggler and thief who stole fans' hearts when the first film hit theaters in 2014.He went on to reprise the role in, and finally, which came out earlier this year.Before Pratt was cast in the role — which he was offered a chance to read for but initially declined — several other actors, apart from Brody, were considered for the smart-talking, handsome, affable space pirate with a heart of gold.Joel Edgerton, Jack Houston, Eddie Redmayne, Michael Rosenbaum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zachary Levi, Glenn Howerton, Jim Sturgess, John Gallagher Jr.