The Clash are set to release a special edition of their classic album ‘Combat Rock’, NME can exclusively announce.Released in May 1982 as the final album from The Clash line-up of of Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon, ‘Combat Rock’ was the punk icon’s highest-selling and highest-charting album in both the UK and US – featuring the likes of ‘Should I Stay Or Should I Go’, ‘Rock The Casbah’, ‘Straight To Hell’ and ‘Know Your Rights’.Now, a special edition of the album will arrive next month. Entitled ‘Combat Rock / The People’s Hall’, the original record now comes with 12 additional tracks compiled by the surviving members of The Clash.Not only that, but the band’s collaborations with the late Ranking Roger will receive their first ever official release within a separate two-track EP.
People on certain DWP benefits or Tax Credits could qualify for £1,200 bonus
18.03.2022 - 08:05 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Some 5.8 million people across the UK are currently claiming Universal Credit with a further estimated five million households receiving additional financial support through Working Tax Credits.
As a result of changes introduced to the taper rate and work allowance rules at the end of November in 2021, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) estimates that around 500,000 households may now be eligible for Universal Credit when they didn’t before.
However, many people claiming benefits are not aware of a scheme specifically designed to help them by boosting their savings by 50 per cent, which could come in handy when the economic tide turns or their circumstances change - but it's not available to everyone.
And this particular savings scheme has been pushed so many times by money-saving expert Martin Lewis and the MoneySavingExpert.com team that new research into the scheme, published by the DWP and HMRC, has attributed a large part of its success to them.
The research included an online survey completed by 2,743 Help to Save customers between December 2020 and January 2021, as well as 33 follow-on qualitative depth interviews throughout March 2021.
It said: "The research found that Help to Save customers are predominantly working women with children at home - in line with the general profile of the Tax Credit population. A third are single parents. MoneySavingExpert was found to be a key source of awareness of the scheme."
The report added : "Customer views on Help to Save are overwhelmingly positive, with a significant majority recommending the scheme to others."
You can read the full report on Help to Save on the GOV.UK website here.
The Help to Save account is a scheme which thousands of people on a low income,
Biggest and Best moments of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke
Niall Horan, Celine Dion, Michael Bublé, Justin Beiber and Iggy Azalea – and drives them about as if it’s a carpool. They play songs – usually belonging to the artist, but sometimes playing other hits – and have a hearty sing-song. Carpool Karaoke is back and it begins April 6th with @NICKIMINAJ! pic.
DWP encourages people over State Pension age to check if they qualify for £3,300 benefit
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a new campaign urging older people and their families living in Scotland or other parts of the UK, to check eligibility for Pension Credit, a benefit which could be worth more than £3,300 each year.
Scotland Covid breakdown as a record 4.9 million people have coronavirus across the UK
One in 13 people across the UK are currently infected with Covid, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
People over State Pension age could boost their weekly income by up to £89
State Pension provides essential financial support for over 12.4 million older people across the UK, including some 981,399 Scots.
New Order launch new charity t-shirt to help the people of Ukraine
New Order have launched a new official t-shirt in aid of the British Red Cross’ Ukraine Crisis Appeal.Available through the band’s official merch store, the shirt’s design was inspired by the VHS label of their Taras Shevchenko concert film, which was designed by the Peter Saville Associates agency.The gig in question was filmed in late 1981 at the Ukrainian National Home in New York City. The film was named after Taras Shevchenko, the 19th century writer, poet and painter whose works championed the formation of an independent Ukraine.You can purchase the white t-shirt for £25, with a minimum of £10 from each sale being donated to the Red Cross.Last November, New Order marked the 40th anniversary of their debut album ‘Movement’ by sharing the aforementioned NYC show on YouTube in its entirety.
Millions of people due pay rise which will boost their annual income by up to £1,000
Some 2.5 million workers across Scotland and the rest of the UK will receive a pay rise from April 1 as the National Living Wage rates increase comes into force.
All the Covid-19 testing rule changes coming into force today for NHS staff, patients, and regular people
The government has issued new rules for who will be able to get free Covid-19 tests from today, April 1, as free mass PCR and lateral flow testing is brought to an end. The free testing will continue to be available to a number of groups - and will mostly require those people to have symptoms already, apart from a small list of scenarios where asymptomatic testing will be given.
James Corden pays tribute to “bright light” Taylor Hawkins on ‘The Late Late Show’
Taylor Hawkins on The Late Late Show.Foo Fighters drummer Hawkins died on Friday night (March 25) at the age of 50. The band announced the news in a statement on social media; no cause of death was given.Since then, tributes have poured in online and at gigs across the world.
DWP launches new dedicated support measures to help more autistic people into work this year
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced that thousands of autistic jobseekers across Scotland and the rest of the UK are set to benefit from calmer jobcentre environments and tailored support after 15 were accredited by the National Autistic Society (NAS) following a successful pilot.
National Insurance threshold increase to £12,570 could see people lose access to vital credits for State Pension
Rishi Sunak has announced that the National Insurance Contributions starting threshold will rise by £3,000 to £12,570 from July, meaning employees across the UK will keep more of what they earn before they have to start paying personal tax.
10 surprising celebrity middle names from James Corden to Adele
Just like us regular folks, celebrities can have strange middle names that were the last thing we’d expect to go with the rest of their name. Although we’re used to stars giving their children creative and sometimes unusual names, we’re less used to hearing their unusual middle names, if we even know them at all. However, many of your favourite stars’ middle names have interesting back stories, with some being nods to beloved relatives, inspired by TV shows or are actually middle names being used as stage names.