New DWP rule change for people on Universal Credit working 15 hours or more each week

The film world lost one of its most versatile cinematographers this week, with the death of British veteran Oliver Wood, aged 80. 

animation humiliation. Prince William’s funny bones are in for a good tickling, owing to the recent, thinly-veiled slings aimed at his estranged brother Harry and Meghan Markel via the Comedy Central animated series “South Park.”And royal experts predict that the prince will struggle to maintain his composure at the sight of cartoon depictions of the exiled Duke and Duchess of Sussex chanting, “We want privacy,” on a national platform. “William, I’m sure, doesn’t watch ‘South Park,’” said a royal insider on “Good Morning Britain” on Friday.

Sam Claflin is soon set to appear on our screens alongside Riley Keough in Daisy Jones & The Six - but ahead of the debut of the highly-anticipated series, how much do we know about his love life?The 36-year-old, who will play Billy Dunne in the Amazon Prime drama, was married to Downton Abbey actress Laura Haddock, whom he split from in August 2019.WATCH: Sam Claflin to star in new series Daisy Jones & the Six Both Sam and Laura, who started dating in 2011 and were married in July 2013, announced their decision to split after six years of marriage. At the time, the pair posted a joint statement that said they were moving forward with "nothing but love"."Laura and I have decided to legally separate," Sam's message on Instagram read.

APPOINTMENTSArmada Music has appointed two new General Managers, Dan Smith in New York and Ben Malone in London. Says Maykel Piron, CEO of the Amsterdam-headquartered dance music label: “We have been actively working the US and UK territories with our own teams and offices for a while now, and those teams have always been managed by the Dutch management team.

Shania Twain’s latest album, Queen of Me, has debuted a No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, earning Twain her seventh top-five entry across four decades in music.

New figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that at the end of August 2022, there were 1.4 million people receiving Pension Credit, representing a total of 1.6 million beneficiaries in total, including partners.

Meet Me In The Bathroom. Watch it exclusively on NME above.Finally hitting UK cinemas on March 10, Meet Me In The Bathroom is an immersive journey through the game-changing New York music scene of the early ’00s, following bands like The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Interpol and LCD Soundsystem.Set against the backdrop of 9/11, the film tells the story of how a new generation of artists kick-started a musical rebirth for New York City that reverberated around the world – and is based upon rock journalist Lizzy Goodman’s celebrated 600-page oral history of the scene from 2017.The film version of the book, directed by Dylan Southern and Will Lovelace – who made LCD Soundsystem‘s Shut Up And Play The Hits documentary and concert movie – features interviews, live footage and never before seen archive footage from those who spearheaded the scene.“What’s more important? A good sound or a good time?” Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs asks bandmate Nick Zinner in the clip.

Princess Eugenie 'broke royal ranks' after attending the Super Bowl with her cousin Prince Harry last year, a royal expert has claimed.

Hudson Mohawke, I. JORDAN, Jacques Greene, Kim Turnbull, Nine8 Collective, Elli Acula, George Riley, Ilian Tape, Kilimanjaro, LCY, Skin On Skin, rRoxymore, WIZE, Kikelomo and more.Alongside the announcement, Rinse have shared a short promo trailer for the new season (see below), which features a number of the new residents such as Bluetoof, Jossy Mitsu, Teki Latex, Sports Banger, Andy4000, Josh Caffe, Esk and Lady Passion.

Glee star Amber Riley has become the latest celebrity eliminated on The Masked Singer.

An estimated 19.2 million families and 39.8 million individuals across Great Britain currently in receipt of State Pension or benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will see their payments go up by 10.1 per cent later this year.

EXCLUSIVE: British drama house New Pictures has expanded its management team.

Earlier this week, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed that more than 8 million families across the country will receive the first part of the 2023/24 £900 means-tested cost of living payment this Spring. Over the next financial year, the UK Government will pay out £1,350 in cost of living support to those on a low-income, people claiming disability benefits and pensioner households.

The UK Government has extended the eligibility criteria for Bereavement Support Payment and Widowed Parent’s Allowance, helping more grieving parents to access the support. Cohabiting parents with dependent children who need support following the death of a partner can apply for bereavement benefits from today, February 9.

The annual benefits uprating was approved in Parliament earlier this week, which means that most benefits and State Pension will rise by 10.1 per cent in April. During the debate before the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2023 was passed, the SNP’s David Linden pressed for change within the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

EXCLUSIVE: Vardy vs Rooney: A Courtroom Drama, Channel 4’s dramatization of the notorious Wagatha Christie case, has sold to BritBox in North America and networks in Australia and New Zealand.

New regulations are now in effect which could see more than 120,000 working people claiming Universal Credit across Great Britain receive a job support boost from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). From the end of this month, an increase to the Administrative Earnings Threshold (AET) will mean more Universal Credit claimants will be moved from the ‘Light Touch’ group to the ‘Intensive Work Search’ group.

Refresh for latest…: James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water has overtaken the filmmaker’s own Titanic at the international box office with an estimated $1.538B through Sunday. That makes it the No. 3 movie of all time abroad, behind the original Avatar and Avengers: Endgame.

Ewan McGregor and his daughter Clara are starring in their first feature film together which is set to premiere next month.

Justin David Sullivan, a nonbinary performer who plays the character of May in the hit Broadway musical & Juliet, has withdrawn from Tony Award consideration due to the gendered nomination categories, and Tony administrators suggest they’re considering a rule change after the current season.