DWP shares details of new assessment contracts for PIP, ESA and Universal Credit consultations

Steve Bronski, a cofounding member of the British synth-pop trio Bronski Beat, died Thursday. The BBC reported his age as 61. No cause of death or other details were given.

Manchester City have to aim for at least 90 points if they want to retain their Premier League title, according to Pep Guardiola.

Faith No More have cancelled their scheduled tours in UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.The group put the cancellation down to what they describe as “current challenges”.In a statement shared on Facebook, the group wrote: “An update from our camp at FNM. Unfortunately due to our current challenges, we aren’t going to be ready to perform for the upcoming Australian, New Zealand and UK/European tours.”They continued: “To play at anything less than 100% after so long is not an option for us.

Carole Horst The American movie business started in New Jersey.Between 1893 and 1896 in West Orange, N.J., Thomas Edison was developing the early motion picture tech, inventing new ways to capture images in motion, and the result is that “you have the only fully operational motion picture studio facility in the world,” says Richard Koszarski, professor emeritus of English and cinema studies at Rutgers University, and expert in the early motion picture industry in New York and New Jersey.His

More than 5.9 million people are currently claiming Universal Credit and Jobseeker's Allowance, benefits designed to help support those out of work or on a low income cover the costs of daily living.

Christine Lampard shocked her Loose Women colleagues when she revealed that both her mother, Mina, and sister, Nicola, accompanied her during her first date with now husband, Frank Lampard.MORE: Frank and Christine Lampard exude glamour on star-studded date nightSpeaking on the ITV daytime show on Wednesday, the 42-year-old panellist - who met the former footballer at Pride of Britain back in 2009 - opened up about their unconventional first date, and how it was actually Frank's idea.WATCH:

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City will be the only English club he will ever manage.

Renée Zellweger appears to be fitting in well with her boyfriend Ant Anstead’s family, as she was spotted with the British TV personality and his son Hudson at a football game on Thanksgiving. In an adorable snap shared to Ant’s Instagram, the Oscar winner, 52, was seen holding the two-year-old tyke in her lap while they watched the New Orleans Saints take on the Buffalo Bills.

The UK Government has confirmed that State Pension and benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) including Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) will increase by 3.1 per cent next year.

Irish alt-pop artist April has dropped a bouncy new single called Someone That I Made.

British Airways has launched its Black Friday deals a day early with the biggest discount, and most likely to sell out quickly, being 20,000 return flights to New York, Boston and Philadelphia priced just £299.

Scotland’s new civil service chief received up to £30,000 in bonuses as a director at the UK government’s benefits-slashing DWP.

Declan McKenna has announced details of a huge new London show – he’ll play the Royal Albert Hall next year.The singer-songwriter released second album ‘Zeros’ last year, and recently finished up a UK headline tour in support of the record.

The UK Government's decision not to extend the £20 uplift to those on legacy benefits delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to support them during the coronavirus pandemic was a "radical and unprecedented departure" from decades of benefits policy, the High Court has heard.

Former New York Times CEO Mark Thompson has said US TV news is in “dead trouble” as it loses audiences under the age of 60.

More than two million benefit claimants could be due £1,500 in back payments if the UK Government loses a legal case due to be heard later this week on whether it was fair to exclude people on legacy benefits from receiving extra Coronavirus financial support.