DWP changes to bereavement benefit could give 22,500 people backdated lump sum payment

Sam Fender has announced his biggest UK headline tour to date for 2022 – check out the full schedule below.The North Shields singer-songwriter will hit the road next year in support of his second album ‘Seventeen Going Under’, which arrives tomorrow (October 8).Fender’s nine-show stint includes an appearance at Wembley Arena in London on April 1, with gigs also taking place in Nottingham (March 20), Liverpool (March 21), Glasgow (March 26) and Newcastle (April 5).Following the spring dates, the

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Sam Fender has shared the official video for his recent single ‘Spit Of You’ starring Stephen Graham.The poignant visuals see the North Shields singer-songwriter and the British actor (This Is England, Line Of Duty) play father and son, who we follow as they watch TV, play pool and go on a camping trip together.As the clip goes on, the cracks in the pair’s relationship begin to emerge as Fender struggles to open up to his dad (“I can talk to anyone/ I can’t talk to you“).

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Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has contacted nearly six million benefit claimants across the UK confirming their Universal Credit payment will be cut by £20-a-week from October 6, 2021.

Who will it be? Daniel Craig will say goodbye to James Bond after the premiere of No Time to Die in September 2021 — and fans have questions about the next actor in line.

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Outlander fans were left reeling today as the show announced that they will be moving channels, meaning they will need to sign up to a new pay-monthly subscription. For the last five seasons fans have tuned into Amazon Prime to get their Outlander fix, but the show has now moved over to STARZ PLAY UK which requires a £4.99 per month subscription - although the first six months are £1.99.

Get the latest entertainment news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly Showbiz newsletterIconic DJ Pete Tong has defended Michael Gove being the poster boy for older people gong clubbing and has suggested he should become a DJ.Pete, 61, who appears simultaneously at Club Rewind in London and Glasgow's Barras Art and Design Centre tonight with Carl Cox for a night themed on noughties Ibiza using gigabit broadband, was appearing on Good Morning Britain this morning.Presenter Susanna Reid

Benefit claimants who could be due 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 will have to wait longer for a decision. More than two million people on legacy benefits who did not receive the weekly £20 Universal Credit uplift, could be due payments of around £1,500 from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - dating back to March 2020 when the extra cash was first introduced.

State Pension provides essential financial support every month for over 12.6 million older 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.

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.

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.

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State Pension provides essential financial support every month for around 12.6 million people across the UK, including 981,399 Scots. This regular payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which increased to 66 for both men and women in October 2020.

Pierce Brosnan is soaking up some sun. The 68-year-old James Bond actor was photographed shirtless on Sunday while taking a dip in the waters of Hawaii.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently published its ‘Shaping Future Support: the Health and Disability Green Paper’ which outlined the UK Government’s proposals to improve the experience of disabled people and those with health conditions using their services.