DWP to give £300 boost to everyone born before this date

ITV bosses are said to have finally settled on who they want to become the full-time hosts of This Morning following months of various presenters fronting the flagship breakfast show in the wake of Holly Willoughby's departure.

Broadband is one of many services where household bills are on the rise, with higher prices for slower speeds and mid-contract hikes creeping into users' plans. There's no doubt consumers are on the lookout for a balance between cheaper deals and a strong reliable connection, something that's vital this Christmas season.

Coleen Nolan has shared a positive update on her sister Linda's cancer battle, after doctors recently told her there is shrinkage on her tumours.The Loose Women star, 58, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday, 11 December, where she discussed her older sister Linda, 64, who was first diagnosed with incurable secondary breast cancer on her pelvis in 2017. In March, Linda sadly announced her cancer had spread to her brain.

Thousands of older people living in Scotland are being urged to contact a dedicated national advice service to get help claiming Pension Credit from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Advice Direct Scotland is urging pensioners across the country not to miss out on the £3,900 annual income boost and additional cost of living payments worth £599.

Planned amendments to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill by the UK Government have sparked recent debate across Parliament on whether or not it is necessary to include monitoring the bank accounts of those in receipt of the State Pension. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said that the new proposals aim to reduce fraud and error in the benefits system.

A mum-of-two had no idea she was carrying a deadly infection which could have been passed to her baby during birth until just moments before she went into labour.

Tom Holland has said his partner Zendaya is the person he trusts to be the “most honest” with him about his acting performances.The Spider-Man actor opened up about Zendaya’s advice while speaking to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation.He explained: “Zendaya is probably the most honest with me. Which I love, ‘cause you need that” (via The Independent).

Cold Weather Payments are to be made to people living in more areas across the UK due to the current freezing weather.

Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino is anticipating a stern test when his side visits Old Trafford to face Manchester United on Wednesday night, admitting that he is looking forward to going head-to-head with Erik ten Hag again.

Oscar winner Penélope Cruz was the subject of a BAFTA Life In Pictures event in London last night.

EXCLUSIVE: Former Lionsgate UK & Europe chief and Marv Studios Group CEO Zygi Kamasa launched film and TV company True Brit Entertainment last month with backing from talent management and entertainment company Three Six Zero, which reps talent including Calvin Harris, Frank Ocean, FKA Twigs, Will Smith, Marcus Rashford and Kid Cudi. The company will focus exclusively on British feature films and TV.

A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to increase the annual £10 Christmas Bonus payment in line with inflation. The tax-free £10 payment has been paid to millions of benefit claimants since it was introduced by Ted Heath’s Conservative Government in 1972.

Millions of people on disability benefits including Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance will see their payments rise by 6.7 per cent next April after the uprating was confirmed by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt during the recent Autumn Statement.

Dario G, nineties pop legend know for his hit song Sunchyme, has provided fans with an update on his health after revealing he was diagnosed with cancer.The singer, who's also known as Paul Spencer, hit it big 26 years ago when his 1997 hit reached number number on the UK Singles, and has continued to perform his DJ set all over the world ever since. However, heartbreakingly, the 52 year old shared his diagnosis on Twitter (X) in June this year, telling followers at the time he was "trying to stay positive". Paul has since been battling stage four rectal cancer and wrote to fans: "Hard to write this.

Tony Mowbray has admitted he is unsure whether Amad Diallo will be allowed to join Sunderland in January.

British TV legend Fiona Phillips has revealed that she believes her stint on breakfast television may have contributed to her early Alzheimer's diagnosis.The television presenter, who has been in the TV industry for decades, announced that she had been diagnosed with the disease in July this year aged just 61. Opening up about her life, Fiona, now 62, said she often wonders if 3am starts for 11 years while she was presenting ITV's GMTV between 1997 and 2008 contributed to getting the disease so early. She said: "I ask myself why I got this dreadful disease.

Millions of benefit claimants will begin receiving their £10 Christmas bonus from Monday, December 4.

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King Charles has given a strained four-word response amid the accusations made in Endgame regarding the royal racism row.

Ministers have faced questions about whether new data powers could be used to look at the bank accounts of older people in receipt of the State Pension. Conservative former minister David Davis claimed that measures aimed at tackling fraud in the benefit system within the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill would allow the state to “put people under surveillance without prior suspicion”.