£600 Winter Fuel Payment on the way this month for people in specific age group

The National Grid will pay some households money or offer bill discounts for reducing energy usage today as temperatures dip below freezing.

A 'brutal' cold is quickly sweeping across the UK this winter and is leaving people feeling wiped out for days, or in worst cases, weeks. The nasty illness is causing some people to be 'bedridden for days' whilst others say they have been 'housebound' for weeks.

LadBaby would be stepping down from their streak of annual Number One tracks.Comprised of Mark and Roxanne Hoyle, the LadBaby duo have consistently topped the charts around Christmas for their sausage roll-themed takes on famous tracks. These include ‘We Built This City’ (2018), ‘I Love Sausage Rolls’ (2019), ‘Don’t Stop Me Eatin’’ (2020), ‘Sausage Rolls For Everyone’ (2021) and ‘Food Aid’ (2022).Now, Official Charts Company have revealed the artists who are most likely to take the top position on the UK charts – compiling a list of the contending songs for the 2023 Christmas Number One.Among those listed are a variety of charity singles, including ‘West End Girls’ – the recently shared track by post-punk duo Sleaford Mods.

Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith hopes Scotland will “lead the way” by passing new laws on assisted dying.

When train driver Mark Haigh thinks about the moment somebody took their own life by stepping in front of his cab he says it 'breaks my heart'. Mark had worked for Northern for four years when was at the controls of a service that hit and killed a man in West Yorkshire in 2022.

“The Crown’s” highly-anticipated final season dropped on Netflix this week, with viewers tuning in to see how the series would portray the days before Princess Diana’s tragic death.The beloved royal died alongside her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, in a car crash on Aug. 31 1997, just weeks after they began a whirlwind love affair.“The Crown” shows Dodi’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed (played by Palestinian actor Salim Daw) as having a hand in manufacturing their relationship in an effort to secure himself British citizenship.However, experts are unimpressed by the show’s producers painting the former Harrod’s owner as a villain.Royal expert Robert Jobson told Newsweek recently that “it’s disrespectful and it’s easy to attack the dead.” Mohamed died on Aug.

A 'hybrid panther' has been spotted stalking through a Scots village, according to a local who captured footage of the 'well solid looking' animal.

Millions of people over State Pension age are set to receive a series of one-off payments worth MORE THA £1,000 between now and the end of the year to help ease the financial pressure of higher heating bills and the ongoing cost of living crisis. There are four key payments to look out for, but one of them is paid directly to your energy supplier and may need to be claimed while the others should arrive automatically.

Millions of pensioner households across the country, and some retirees living abroad, are set to receive the annual Winter Fuel Payment over the coming weeks. No specific payment window has been announced, but guidance on GOV.UK advises that most payments are made automatically over November or December.

Naveen Kumar It may be appropriate for a musical with “spam” in the title to feel canned. But it’s a shame that the first Broadway revival of “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” now playing at the St. James Theatre, struggles to find anything fresh about material covered in a half-century of dust.

Boys Planet participant Lee Seung-hwan is set to make his official solo debut under the moniker ONLEE later this month.ONLEE announced his official debut yesterday (November 15) through his social media pages with a scheduler for teasers leading up to the official release of his debut mini-album titled ‘Switch ON’ due out November 27.Remaining details regarding the album’s tracklist and lead single have yet to be announced but are expected to arrive in the coming days.ONLEE 1st MINI Album 《Switch ON》 SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENTㅤ2023.11.27 On-Line Release2023.11.28 Off-Line Releaseㅤ#ONLEE #이승환 #SwitchON#1st #MINIALBUM #미니앨범 #1집 pic.twitter.com/sEWFMYtxvA— official_onlee (@official_onlee) November 15, 2023This will mark ONLEE’s first official body of work since he concluded his run on the Mnet reality survival show Boys Planet as one of its contestants, where he finished in 24th place after being eliminated in episode 11. However, ONLEE made his first public appearance as a trainee in the idol survival show Under Nineteen in 2018, which later led to his debut as part of the now-defunct boyband 1THE9.

Manchester United are close to ushering in the new INEOS era with Sir Dave Brailsford likely to play a major role in overseeing it.

DEAN has been confirmed to release his first music after four years and six months this November.The singer’s label, Universal Music, announced the upcoming release of DEAN’s first single in more than four years through a statement to South Korean outlet TV Daily earlier today (November 14). In the company’s brief statement to press, it wrote: “DEAN will return after 4 years and 6 months.

Strictly Come Dancing fans reckon there's a 'feud' going on behind the scenes of the show amid reports one of the dancers is "uncomfortable". As the race for the Glitterball trophy gathers pace, viewers have suggested EastEnders star, Bobby Brazier, 20 and his professional partner Dianne Buswell, 34, were less than pleased with the judge's comments on Saturday.The pair set tongues wagging after their steamy Argentine Tango, which ended in a near-kiss.

Little Simz held a moment of silence for the people of Palestine during the first show of her UK tour in Manchester on Tuesday night (November 7).The current conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has been going on since Hamas launched an attack on October 7 that killed 1,400 Israelis. Israel’s retaliatory attacks have claimed the lives of at least 10,812 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s health ministry.Now, the rapper took a moment during the gig at the O2 Victoria Warehouse to pay respect to those who died in the conflict.

Catherine, Princess of Wales (aka Kate Middleton) often has to travel outside of London, England – sometimes even overseas – for her job as a working royal.

With the pressure easing slightly for Erik ten Hag at the weekend, the attention now turns to their next issue in the Champions League as they make the trip to Denmark to face Copenhagen. The Red Devils picked up their first win in the reverse fixture but still find themselves in third-place behind Galatasaray who face Group A leaders Bayern Munich.

The Devil’s Plan.Netflix announced that it would bring The Devil’s Plan back for a second season in a new press release. the reality show originally premiered in September this year with a star-studded cast of contestants, including SEVENTEEN‘s Seungkwan, actress Lee Si-won, Esports player Guillaume Patry and more.In its press release, Netflix noted that The Devil’s Plan had “shot to the top of Netflix’s Top 10 TV series in South Korea” following its release.

In an era when streaming series are seemingly dumped and then quickly forgotten or just canceled after a season or two, there exists an outlier— “Slow Horses.” This is a series that hasn’t really dominated the streaming charts, but for some reason, Apple TV+ not only keeps renewing it, but the series has a new season, like clockwork, each year. And so, even though many of you might not have seen the series, here’s your first look at Season 3 of “Slow Horses.” READ MORE: ‘The Family Plan’ Trailer: Mark Wahlberg Is A Former Assassin & Current Suburban Dad In Apple TV+ Action-Comedy For those who haven’t yet hopped on the “Slow Horses” saddle, the series follows the story of a misfit group of British intelligence officers who have been sent to the dumping ground for those who aren’t the top MI5 agents.

Holly Willoughby has joined forces with Tasha Ghouri and Laura Whitmore in support of Save the Children’s annual Christmas Jumper Day, taking place on 7 November. The former This Morning host, 42, has returned to the spotlight just one month after she quit the ITV daytime show after 14 years on the show.