DWP error means thousands could get 'special payment' for benefits mistake

The Scottish Government recently announced that Winter Fuel Payments will be replaced by a new Pension Age Winter Heating Payment from next year for more than one million pensioners living in Scotland. The annual help for heating bills is worth up to £300 and is due to start from winter 2024.

Gary Neville refused to criticise Marcus Rashford too heavily but believes the Manchester United forward made a 'mistake' going out after the 3-0 defeat by Manchester City last weekend.

Beauty fans can get their hands on the popular Dyson Supersonic hair dryer for less today - but you’ll have to be quick. Boots is slashing the price of the high end device in a two-hour flash sale as part of their early Black Friday deals.

As much as £20bn could be available to fund a "modern railway for the 21st century" between Liverpool and Manchester using the money saved from scrapping the Northern leg of HS2, mayor Andy Burnham has suggested.

Matthew Perry was focused on fun and sobriety until his very last moments.

Taylor Harwood-Bellis wants to stay at Southampton next season if they earn promotion to the Premier League.

A disgraced conwoman fleeced the taxpayer out of £22,000 after faking terminal cancer.

EXCLUSIVE: Emelia Hartford, actor and well-known figure in the automotive industry, has signed with CAA for representation.

Greater Manchester will get an extra £16m for buses from the government next year. The city-region received £94.8m to spend over three years from the same pot of funding, but the cash which has helped subsidise bus fares is still set to run out in 2025, as it stands.

At the Opera House last Christmas, Jason Manford made his pantomime debut in the villainously camp role of Captain Hook alongside the likes of Britain's Got Talent finalist Ben Nickless and West End star Samara Casteallo.

Bars and restaurant owners across Greater Manchester have spoken of their fears that they 'may not survive' this Christmas if rail strikes go ahead again. It was announced yesterday that rail workers have agreed to keep striking for the next six months due to ongoing disagreements regarding pay and working conditions.

skipped out on merry festivities with the royal family last year, and according to royal expert and historian Tessa Dunlop, the couple will be looking to sit out a trip to Harry’s home soil again this year.“Christmas is coming and we want Meghan and Harry to inject the Windsor brand with a bit of transatlantic tension,” Dunlop told the Mirror. “But don’t hold your breath, just as Harry was a no-show at Balmoral this summer it is unlikely that he’ll grace Sandringham with his presence.”“Far from buying a penthouse near London, it doesn’t even look like King Charles will get a Christmas cuddle with those absent grandchildren,” she added, referring to the couple’s kids Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, now have no official place to stay in the UK after the King served them an eviction notice from their former royal residence, Frogmore Cottage.Dunlop believes that the pair will “branch out and buy somewhere of their own” in what she calls “a mission-driven by homesick Harry.”“As with so many Sussex rumors, the subtext here is marital tension,” she continued.

Good Morning Britain stars Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard appeared to squirm as they tried to avoid the show getting into trouble because of a Hollywood star. The pair were back at the helm of the ITV news programme on Thursday (October 19) with Kate stepping in for Susanna Reid, who announced her two-week break at the end of Wednesday's show.

Dr Michael Mosley says doing 'less' exercise could make you fitter and healthier. The weight loss guru behind the Fast 800 diet said that getting your fitness fill in 'snack' form could be better for you.

The hottest place to be this weekend in Los Angeles was the Brandi Carlile & Friends concert at the Hollywood Bowl!

The team tasked with transforming the Strangeways area on the edge of Manchester city centre has been selected. Consultants have been appointed by two councils to draw up a masterplan for the much-maligned neighbourhood for the next decade and beyond.

Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) has a tough decision to make in the latest Coronation Street on whether to come clean about his gambling addiction to save a family member from prison. Ed continues to gamble and after winning big at the races, returns home and hides a big bag of cash under the stairs. Unaware of its contents, Michael Bailey (Ryan Russell) takes the bag to the factory where he hopes to get his job back.

It might not be the takeover that every Manchester United supporter wanted, but there is hope that Sir Jim Ratcliffe's involvement with the club can be a step in the right direction.

It sounds like Taylor Swift has an opening on her security team.

A historic former pub in Stockport could be demolished to make way for a new Sainsbury's store.