Rough Trade to re-open all its UK record stores next month

MOTs throughout April for the price of £19.71. In the half century since operations began in 1971, with a single centre in Edinburgh, Kwik Fit has grown to become the UK’s largest automotive servicing and repair company, and now carries out more MOT tests than any other company.

Good Morning Britain and Celebrity Catchphrase star Charlotte Hawkins lives in Surrey with her husband Mark Herbert and their six-year-old daughter Ella Rose.The newsreader tends to keep her home life as private as possible, but from the cosy living room to the spacious garden, she has unveiled a handful of areas inside the property since the pandemic began.

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that there are now around six million people across the UK claiming Universal Credit.The benefit payment is intended to help those out of work or on a low income with the costs of daily living.There are changes coming in April which will see an increase of 0.5 per cent across all DWP-delivered benefits, including Universal Credit.The rise in payments also affects additional elements including child, carer and work capability paid to claimants receiving

APPOINTMENTSAzi Eftekhari – formerly of Universal Music and YouTube, and now running her own company Remedy Inc – has been elected Chair of the UK’s Entertainment Retailer’s Association. “I’m delighted to be taking on this challenge and very much looking forward to working with the ERA team”, she says.

Ross Kemp has opened up about his continued support of Scott Mitchell in the wake of Dame Barbara Windsor’s death.The Carry On icon and EastEnders star passed away December after her battle with Alzheimer’s, aged 83. Ross - who played Grant Mitchell, Barbara’s on screen son in the BBC soap - told us that her husband, Scott is a “true friend.” “I was very much involved and I'm still close to Scott.

Godzilla Vs Kong will be made available for UK fans to watch next month.Set to be released in US cinemas on March 31, as well as on streaming service HBO Max for a month on the same day, the monster movie has now been given a UK release date of April 1, available as a home Premium VOD rental.Two of cinema’s most legendary monsters clash in this megabucks mash-up of the Godzilla and King Kong franchises, starring Millie Bobby Brown, Alexander Skarsgård, Rebecca Hall and Brian Tyree Henry.A

Catfish – check out a preview below.The US version of the reality series, which delves into “the truths and lies of online dating”, has run for eight seasons since premiering back in 2013.Today (March 11), it has been revealed that Catfish UK will air on MTV UK next month for a run of four, hour-long episodes.Hosted by former Apple Music presenter Julie Adenuga and journalist/author Oobah Butler, the show will return to UK screens for a further six episodes later this year.

The Love Record Stores initiative has announced a second big event that will take place in record stores around the UK in September this year, following the success of its first event last year.

Over £1 million in sales was taken during the inaugural Love Record Stores Day in June 2020, with the initiative being launched to support record stores who, like many other businesses, have faced difficult trading conditions throughout the coronavirus pandemic.Love Record Stores 2021 will be held on September 4, its organisers have confirmed today (March 11).

The 2021 shortlist for the BAFTA best director award features the highest number of female filmmakers —by some margin — in the British Academy's 74-year history. Just two would have been enough to take the record, but on Tuesday four were nominated out of a total of six nominees, with Shannon Murphy (Babyteeth), Chloe Zhao (Nomadland), Jasmine Zbanic (Quo Vadis, Aida?) and Sarah Gavron (Rocks) shortlisted, alongside Thomas Vinterberg (Another Round) and Lee Isaac Chung (Minari).

direct to your inboxLast week Rishi Sunak announced that fuel duty had been frozen for the tenth year running - something which came as music to the ears of many British drivers.What the Chancellor failed to mention, though, was that road tax will still rise for millions of drivers in the UK - meaning owning a car will become more expensive from April.The rise in road tax is one of many big changes drivers will notice from next month.

The Mirror has compiled a list of all the branches set to open from April 12.

direct to your inboxAs part of today's new budget announcement, chancellor Rishi Sunak updated the UK on duty tax on both alcohol and fuel.Many people had expected the cost of alcohol and fuel to rise after the Budget.However, Rishi has now announced that all alcohol duties will be frozen - news which will be welcomed by millions of people in the UK.The Chancellor also announced that "the planned increase in fuel duty is also cancelled."Rishi Sunak told MPs: “I can confirm that the planned

direct to your inboxThe limit on contactless payments is set to rise from £45 to £100.Chancellor Rishi Sunak, who will announce the plans in his 2021 Budget, said the change will boost the retail sector and help protect jobs in the UK.The change will legally come into force from today, but firms will need to make the necessary systems changes before being able to offer customers the higher limit.The UK has been allowed to make the change after leaving the EU, which limits contactless payments to