Dev Patel Talks Being In A ‘Cultural No Man’s Land’: ‘I’m Not British Enough To Be Fully British, Not Indian Enough To Be Fully Indian’

people in households receiving benefits was partially reversed during the coronavirus pandemic, driven by a sharp rise in young adults needing help. The proportion of adults aged 16-24 receiving benefits rose by two-thirds from nine to 15% between February 2020-21, according to analysis of UK Government figures by the Resolution Foundation.

State Pension payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) recently said retired people could see their State Pension payouts rise by as much as 8% from April 2022 due to the UK Government's triple lock guarantee.

coronavirus lockdowns.Mixmag‘s exposé has suggested that the UK Home Secretary used incorrect information provided by the Met Police to justify a hardened stance last summer in which the forces in England and Wales were given extra powers to curb Unlicensed Music Events (UMEs).Measures included up to a £10,000 fine for those holding an illegal gathering of more than 30 people, which Patel addressed in an op-ed published over the 2020 August bank holiday weekend for The Telegraph.

depression worsened during lockdown, and credits returning to work on Loose Women as being her 'saving grace'. The TV star, 63, spoke candidly about her mental health struggles in a new interview, explaining that they worsened when the UK was plunged into lockdown in March 2020.

Jude Law wasn’t always encouraged to achieve his dreams.

EXCLUSIVE: Season two of mythological fantasy animated series The Legend Of Hanuman is making waves in the competitive Indian streaming market, having topped all other shows and movies on paid VOD services over the last week, according to Mumbai-based consultancy Ormax Media.

benefit claimants could be due £1,500 in back payments if the UK Government loses a legal case over whether it was fair to exclude people on legacy benefits from extra Covid support. Earlier this year, the High Court granted two people claiming Employment Support Allowance (ESA) the right to challenge a decision not to increase their payments in line with the top-up given to those on Universal Credit.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for over 12.6 million people across the UK. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is now 66 for both men and women.

Epilepsy is one of the most common serious neurological conditions in the world affecting around 600,000 people across the UK, according to the latest figures from Epilepsy Action. The charity also highlighted how almost one in 100 people in the UK have epilepsy with around 87 people being diagnosed every day.

Naman Ramachandran Indian film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has seen it all – from being physically attacked on the sets of “Padmaavat” to walking the red carpet at a triumphant Cannes screening of “Devdas” – in his 25 years of filmmaking.A graduate of the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India, in Pune, Bhansali equally consumed the oeuvre of Tarkovsky, Uday Shankar’s “Kalpana” and Francis Ford Coppola’s “One From the Heart.” While he could not fathom the Russian auteur’s work in

The Guardian that, after his breakout role in Slumdog Millionaire, he would “wait for an Indian role to come by, where I could put on a thick accent” as “there wasn’t anything else, it was literally the cliches: goofy sidekick, taxi driver”.Patel said: “Sometimes I feel stuck in this cultural no-man’s land.

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence show that there are 5.4 million people across the UK receiving treatment for asthma. The statistics also show that approximately 160,000 people across the country are diagnosed with asthma every year and that roughly 250,000 adults and children are living with severe asthma.

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that up to one million pensioner households across the UK may be entitled to Pension Credi t, but are not claiming the benefit. Pension Credit can help top-up retirement income, even if someone already receives a pension or has another source of regular payments.

A new survey has revealed everyone’s favorite British male and female stars (of the 21st century) and there is some debate among the choices!

Dev Patel hasn’t forgotten about “Skins”.

petition launched earlier this month calling on the UK Government to lower the State Pension age back to 60 for both men and women to "free up jobs for young people" post-pandemic has gained momentum online. The petition, ‘Move the State Pension age back to 60 for both men and women’, on the official Parliament website, says this should be reconsidered, "with immediate/imminent effect", and has, at the time of writing, already gathered more than 57,250 signatures from supporters.

The Good Fight star Delroy Lindo has been set as a lead in Amazon’s adaptation of Anansi Boys.