New PIP petition calling for awards to be based on medical advice without assessment due official response

A MARRIED At First Sight star has been spotted looking unrecognisable as she transformed for New Year's Eve. The TV star looked completely different from her time on the ITV show as she posed in an Instagram stories video. Jessika Power rose to fame on Married At First Sight Australia back in 2019 - where she sported long blonde hair.

Brian May, 75, heiled the former Eurovision contestant’s New Year’s Eve concert as a “tour de force”.Sam Ryder, 33, wowed viewers across the country after they tuned in to watch Sam Ryder Rocks New Years Eve on BBC One, with some people even branding him a “national treasure”. Last night, Sam put on a show that even rivalled BBC Two’s prestigious Annual Hootenanny from Jools Holland, joining the likes of former Spice Girl Mel C, Sigrid and House Gospel Choir for an energetic, jam-packed night of music. The star, who came second representing Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest last year, was also joined on stage by The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins.Brian decided to give Sam a well-earned shout-out in view of his 3.1 million Instagram followers. “Our buddy Sam Ryder totally smashing it on the (our old!) New Year spot,” Brian wrote in reference to his Queen days. “That was a tour de force, Sam. And you trading guitar licks as well as vocal licks with virtuoso pal Justin Hawkins blew me away. “And your album is GREAT! Welcome to almost unendurable fame!!! Happy New Year, folks.

Starting off the new year strong! Jennifer Lopez, Anne Hathaway and more stars rang in 2023 with a bang.

EMMERDALE star Fiona Wade had a message for fans on New Year's Eve as she posted a sultry snap. The Priya Sharma actress, 43, posed in a revealing outfit in her bathroom as the UK prepared to welcome in 2023.

Thousands of revellers returned from all over the world to welcome in New Year at Scotland’s biggest street party. Over 40,000 people flooded into Edinburgh for the world-famous Hogmanay for the first time in three years.

Queen founding member and guitarist Brian May received a knighthood as part of the UK’s New Year Honours List, the annual compendium of awards handed out by at the end of each year by the reigning monarch.

CORONATION Street star Colson Smith has shown off his incredible Christmas in New Zealand on Instagram. The TV favourite - who is best known for playing Craig Tinker on the ITV soap - headed Down Under for the holidays. Colson, 24, shared snaps of his incredible trip away on Instagram - wowing his 179,000 fans.

Heaven knows he’s miserable now. Again.

An estimated 19.2 million families and 39.8 million individuals across the UK 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% next year.

Kate Hudson and Jamie Lee Curtis are the latest Hollywood actors to weigh in on the topic of the “nepo baby,” a topic rekindled this month by a New York magazine cover story (and much more devoted to the topic) about the phenomena of the children of famous actors who follow in their parents’ footsteps.

Looking festive! Princess Kate was a gorgeous sight at the Royal Christmas Church service in Sandringham on Sunday, December 25.

As Ghislaine Maxwell spends her third miserable Christmas in jail, this image of her husband with his new girlfriend will be a bitter reminder of the life she once had. As he rebuilds his life without his sex trafficker wife, Scott Borgerson, 47, is dating Kris McGinn, a 50-year-old journalist from Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, where he still lives in the £5.8million seafront mansion he once shared with Maxwell.

Good afternoon Insiders and a happy holiday to you all, Max Goldbart here seeing out the year. We’re inching slowly towards the holiday and have just got a quick summary of the week’s headlines and some Essentials for you this week. We’ll be taking a well-earned (we hope!) break next week but back all systems go on Friday January 6. Until then, our heartfelt thanks go out to all you Insider readers. We are nothing without you. Merry Xmas, Happy Chanukah and a Happy New Year.

A new online petition is calling on the UK Government to increase the tax-free Personal Allowance threshold to “help families survive” the ongoing cost of living crisis. The standard Personal Allowance is £12,570, which is the amount of income you do not have to pay tax on.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit for people aged over 16 and under State Pension age with a disability, long-term illness or mental health condition who need help completing daily tasks inside their home or getting around.

Scathing film reviews, accusations of 'queer baiting' and the now notorious 'spit-gate' saga - it's safe to say not everything has gone to plan for Harry Styles over the past year. The talented British pop star, 28, is currently travelling the world as part of his Love On tour, and recently became one of the very few artists to finish a 15-show sold-out run at Madison Square Garden in New York. The former One Direction singer has continued to enjoy great music success, particularly in the US, where he became the first ever soloist to spend at least 15 weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his single As It Was. He's also been nominated for six Grammy awards.But not everything has been plain-sailing for former X Factor contestant, with accusations of 'queer baiting' once again erupting online - not helped by his clumsy comments on gay sex during the press tour for his latest film My Policeman.He's also been far from the critics' choice in both of his movies this year, including Don't Worry Darling, in which many said he failed to hold his own against the Oscar-nominated Florence Pugh - whose feud with the flick's director and Harry's then-girlfriend Olivia Wilde garnered far more press than the actual contents of the film.And he is now being criticised for a Gucci ad campaign in which he poses in a teddy-bear t-shirt next to a toddler bed, just a few weeks after the fashion house's sister brand Balenciaga was embroiled in a child imagery scandal.   Styles appears in the new 'HA HA HA' Gucci campaign in an array of outfits and with different props, including this toddler mattress.

Like years past, this coming Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest will treat audiences to a star-studded lineup before clock strikes midnight.On Thursday, ABC and Dick Clark Productions announced that Duran Duran, New Edition, BTS member J-Hope and Jax will help ring in 2023, according to ET.As expected, Seacrest will be leading the festivities in New York City's Times Square, while Liza Koshy and Jessie James Decker co-host the celebrations. New romantic icons: Newly inaugurated Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Duran Duran are headlining this year's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest in New York; original members include Nick Rhodes, John taylor, Simon Le Bon and roger TaylorNewly inaugurated Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Duran Duran will take the stage to perform a medley of their many hits that date back to their self-titled debut album in 1981.Among the many hits for the British new wave icons over the decades: Hungry Like The Wolf, Girls On Film, The Reflex, Wild Boys, Planet Earth, Rio, Save A Prayer, A View To A Kill, Come Undone and Ordinary World.

Sydney Sweeney went hell for leather on her latest outing.The 25-year-old American actress - who was named one of the GQ Men of the Year last month - put on a rather stylish display while out and about in New York City on Wednesday night.She donned plenty of black leather including biker jacket, mini skirt, and knee-high booties. Lovely lady: Sydney Sweeney The 25-year-old American actress put on a rather stylish display while out and about in New York City on Wednesday nightShe added a bit of color to the all black look as she sported a blue and white long sleeved button-down under the outerwear. Her dirty blonde tresses were worn down in a middle-part as she accentuated her natural looks with complementary make-up topped off with a swipe of shiny lip. This comes just weeks after she  revealed the struggles she faced accepting her body as a teenager as she becomes the latest star to cover British GQ’s special issue.

FORMER singing sensation Daniel Bedingfield looks unrecognisable as he was spotted busking on the street. The noughties pop star was seen performing for onlookers 20 years after his multiple hit singles. Daniel, 43, is behind hit tracks such as Gotta Get Thru This, which he released in 2001 and reached number one in the UK.

It’s official. Dua Lipa has moved on from Anwar Hadid with Jack Harlow, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.