People on PIP may be forced to pay money back after DWP completes 2023 review

Maya Jama dressed down for the UK heatwave in true Love Island style, by stripping down to a bralette for a star-studded party with everyone from a Williams sister to Leigh-Anne Pinnock. Maya showed off her toned body in a black bralette for London’s Serpentine Summer Party. She paired the bralette with a nod to Y-2K, wearing a leopard print cover-up to the Hyde Park event.The Love Island host also donned blue 70s inspired bell-bottom trousers, and a matching leopard headband with sky-high hair.The Big Cat inspiration did not end at her blouse and headband, but extended to her cat-eye eyeliner and razor sharp cheekbones.

A facial reconstruction of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has sparked a wave of funny on X (formerly Twitter) posts, with users drawing comparisons between the classical composer and a Coronation Street legend.

People across the country are still feeling the pinch on their wallets from the cost of living.

Rachel Reeves has accused the SNP of "whacking up taxes on working people" instead of supporting a windfall tax on profits earned by big energy companies.

A Love Island star who was recently dumped from the villa is rumoured to be making a dramatic return to the ITV2 show as part of Casa Amor, according to eagle-eyed fans. Viewers believe they've spotted a "clue" that one of the stars will return to shake things up for the rest of the cast.The speculation comes after two Islanders were sent packing from the villa earlier this week after the couples who were saved by the public vote had to choose one 'unsafe' girl and one 'unsafe' boy to leave immediately.They decided on Omar Nyame and Tiffany Leighton - and some fans went on to call it a 'fix'.

Maya Jama has sent fans into a frenzy, sparking rumours of an engagement to rapper Stormzy after sharing a series of affectionate snaps on her social media. In one black and white photo, the pair are seen standing side by side, looking utterly smitten and the caption read: "LVovers.Thankyou for having us @louisvuitton @pharrell." Another post featured a video of the couple sharing a playful kiss and posing in the back of a car.

People Just Do Nothing star Asim Chaudhry has some choice words for the UK’s Conservative government.

The Kinks has hit back after spotting his Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame trophy being put up for auction on eBay.The original four members of The Kinks – Dave, his brother Ray, bassist Pete Quaife and drummer Mick Avory – were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990, reuniting for the first time in many years.However, guitarist Dave noticed the award was up for auction for USD$12,500 (£9,860) and took to X/Twitter to share his feelings on seeing the listing, saying the award had been listed “without my consent”.“I lost track of my award years ago and didn’t know where it was,” he wrote. “If the person bought it at a storage unit it may have been [around] the time of my 2004 stroke when I was incapacitated in [the] UK”.Davies suffered a stroke in 2004 on June 30, staying in hospital for two months; the stroke forced him to relearn the guitar afterwards.

MAFS star Rozz Darlington has opened up to OK! about finding love since her split from show husband Thomas Kriaras, as she admits she feared she might face backlash.The 29-year-old florist burst onto our screens as she took a gamble on love by marrying a total stranger on E4’s Married At First Sight UK. Arriving at her big day on a tractor, she said “I do” to Thomas surrounded by her friends and family, but it wasn’t meant to be for the couple, who ended their relationship during the show’s penultimate week.

EXCLUSIVE: David Tennant (Doctor Who), Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes), Naomi Ackie (Blink Twice), Daniel Mays (Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget) and Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Killing Eve) are joining Amblin and Netflix’s movie The Thursday Murder Club.

More people up and down the country have won more cash prizes over the past week in the People's Postcode Lottery. Hundreds of thousands of pounds have been handed out to lucky winners over the past seven days.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) pays State Pension and welfare benefits to around 22.7 million people across Great Britain. New figures published in the 2024 Fraud and Error in the Benefit System report, show that the total number of benefit overpayments over the last year was £9.7 billion (3.7%), an increase on the £8.3bn figure for 2023.

Earlier this week the Conservative Party confirmed in its manifesto that if elected as the next UK Government, it will press ahead with welfare reforms which include a new Fraud Bill. This will be in addition to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill which was announced last year and due to the General Election has not progressed beyond the second reading in the House of Lords to the Committee Stage.

The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that the State Pension currently provides a regular financial income for nearly 12.7 million older people across the country, including more than one million retirees living in Scotland. This payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is currently 66 for both men and women, and have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance (NI) contributions.

Martin has issued an urgent warning for travellers to avoid major complications from health while abroad.

Giovanni Pernice has finally spoken out after being dropped from Strictly Come Dancing, defiantly continuing to dance. The 33 year old professional dancer has been embroiled in controversy for months following his latest appearance on the BBC dance show due to allegations about his behaviour, which he denied.

Even with a biting wind whipping down Royton high street, shopkeepers are taking their lunch breaks outside, pensioners are milling about the park and parents with small kids are dodging between the shops on Market Square.

The Conservative Party manifesto confirms that a General Election win on July 4 will see the introduction of the ‘Triple Lock Plus’, a new measure that will ensure the Personal Allowance - which has been frozen at £12,570 since April 2021 - rise in-line each year with the Triple Lock. This guarantee would mean that the Personal Allowance is always higher than the maximum rate of the New State Pension, which is now worth £11,502 annually.

The Liberal Democrats have launched their Party manifesto which pledges to maintain the State Pension Triple Lock, in a move similar to that of Labour and the Conservatives. They have also pledged to ensure women born in the 1950s, who have been affected by changes to the State Pension age, are “finally treated fairly and properly compensated”.

The State Pension now provides a regular income for nearly 12.7 million older people across Great Britain, including more than one million living in Scotland. The payment is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age - now 66 for both men and women - and have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance contributions.