Roast potatoes recipe shared by professional chef that needs just five ingredients

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now 12.6 million people across Great Britain receiving State Pension payments, including 1.1 million living abroad and 992,052 in Scotland. Of that overall total, some 9.7 million people are receiving Basic State Pension payments of up to £156.20 each week, while 2.9 million are on - or due to claim - the New State Pension, which is worth up to £203.85 each week.

The Mediapro Studios has boarded Nicolas Winding Refn‘s reimaginging of The Famous Five.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Enid Blyton’s iconic series of adventure novels, “The Famous Five,” is being made into a TV series, thanks to a pact forged by the BBC Studios, Germany’s ZDF and Spain’s The Mediapro Studio, in the latter’s continued bid to partner in more English-language productions. Produced by Moonage Pictures and Nicolas Winding Refn’s byNWR, the series is an ambitious adaptation of the iconic children’s adventure novels by the English author.

posted a picture of her younger self seated at a Christmas dinner table in 1983. The image was taken only a few weeks before she turned 2 years old on January 9, 1984.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.In the sweet snapshot, Kate is surrounded by holiday decor and clad in a cardigan, collared blue dress, and beaded necklace. On social media many were quick to note the striking family resemblance between young Kate and her five-year-old son, Prince Louis.The throwback was shared in support of “Shaping Us,” an awareness-raising campaign spearheaded by that speaks to the importance of early childhood development and the needs of children under five.

GB News has been hit with its first Ofcom breach over the network’s Don’t Kill Cash campaign and more could be incoming.

A sporty mum-of-two, Beata Struzik, 51, who hurt her leg playing tennis was shocked when doctors told her she had an incurable illness - and may only have months to live. She was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), a condition that affects the brain and nervous system, causing weakness that gets worse over time.

BreAnna Bell Murray Bartlett, Annie Murphy, and “The Good Fight” alum Christine Baranski have signed on to star in Season 2 of Hulu‘s “Nine Perfect Strangers” as series regulars along with Dolly De Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, King Princess, Aras Aydin and Lucas Englander. Bartlett (“The Last of Us,” “The White Lotus”) is set to portray Brian; Murphy and Baranski will take on the roles of Imogen and Victoria, respectively. Variety previously reported on Bartlett being in talks to star in June.

here.Kiasmos return to the live stage for the first time in over five years. Headline performances announced for London and Berlin on May 29/31, and a headline slot at OPIA Festival in Utrecht on June 2, 2024.

Justin Hawkins has admitted that he still feels regret over the time The Darkness split up before reuniting again in 2021.Despite the huge success of their debut album in 2004, ‘Permission To Land’, the band split up after their 2005 release, ‘One Way Ticket To Hell…And Back’ while Hawkins, who is the lead singer, guitarist and frontman of the band, was battling addiction.During the group’s ongoing UK tour to celebrate two decades of their debut, Hawkins told fans at a concert in Manchester on Tuesday (December 12) that he “felt really bad” for his bother Dan in the band following the break up.He described his brother as the “brains” of the operation before adding: “Silly old Justin took all the drugs and [messed] it up” (via Music News).He said he “had to live with the consequences of that”, referring to the split.Hawkins recently said he thought he was “too old” to be a rock star at 18. The musician told Metro newspaper that he thought he wouldn’t make it as a musician once he reached 18 and started to study music and work behind the scenes instead.He said: “I remember when I got to about 18 and I saw bands like Ash coming up and thinking, ‘Well this is over, I’m already too old!’ But I still wanted to be in music, so I went and studied music technology and got a job in a recording studio,” (via Yahoo).He then went on to reflect on his journey and being signed by a label, aged 25.

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.

A 'catastrophic' rise in drugs deaths has been blasted by campaigners as 900 are estimated to have died in Scotland in just nine months.

John Oliver is taking on CNBC’s Jim Cramer, again.

French director Justine Triet’s Cannes Palme d’Or winning film Anatomy Of A Fall swept the awards at 36th European Film Awards in Berlin this evening, winning Best European Film, Director, Screenplay (with Arthur Harari) and actress for Sandra Hüller.

We've all watched The Holiday and imagined ourselves as the characters in the movie, fully embracing those feel-good Christmas vibes. In the film, Cameron Diaz's character gets to stay in a gorgeous cottage in Surrey as she swaps homes with Kate Winslet who plays Iris. It's a chocolate box home at the bottom of a snowy hill that comes complete with a cosy fire and a snug sitting room.The cottage is also next to a pretty town called Shere that Cameron's character Amanda drives to in the film.

Amazon has teamed up with the ODEON Cinema Group to announce the launch of an exclusive offer for Prime members for cheap cinema tickets.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor Andrew Garfield spoke to an audience rich in Spider-Man fans about his career at the Red Sea Film Festival Thursday, sitting alongside Saudi producer and Red Sea Film Foundation CEO Mohammed Al Turki. The two have known each other since Garfield starred in Ramin Bahrani’s 2014 drama “99 Homes,” which Al Turki produced. “I’m currently out of work,” Garfield quipped.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show there are now 12.6 million people across Great Britain receiving State Pension payments, including 1.1 million living abroad and 992,052 in Scotland. Of that overall total, some 9.7 million people are receiving Basic State Pension payments of up to £156.20 each week, while 2.9 million are on - or due to claim - the New State Pension, which is worth up to £203.85 each week.

Massive Attack are set to perform their first live UK show in five years in 2024 with a summer climate action event in Bristol.The trip hop collective have announced Act 1.5, an all-day “large-scale climate action accelerator event” taking place August 25, 2024 at Clifton Downs in their hometown of Bristol, which will see Robert Del Naja and Grant Marshall play their first concert on UK soil in five years.The event will mark 25 years of climate activism for the band, and it’s set to be the lowest carbon show of its size ever staged. Special guests are also due to be announced to join the line-up for the event.Fans can sign-up for pre-sale tickets here by entering the first half of their postcode when asked.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds have announced plans for a huge outdoor gig in Wigan next year.

As the big day approaches, people of all ages across the UK will be preparing their homes and bellies for Christmas Day.