Universal Credit claims doubled to six million during pandemic figures show

Netflix is going to give you plenty of reasons to stay on your sofa in March. It’s an extremely busy month for the streaming service thanks to the arrival of new original titles and a huge amount of licenced content.

Meghan Markle's legal fees — $1.87 million — after she won part of her privacy lawsuit against the U.K. publisher.Last month, Mark Warby, a High Court judge in London, ruled that invaded 39-year-old Meghan's privacy by publishing a private letter she sent to her father, Thomas Markle, in 2018.

David Linden has called on Chancellor Rishi Sunak to make the Universal Credit uplift permanent as part of a wider post-covid recovery programme.The Glasgow East MP said axing the uplift - worth £1040 a year to claimants - at a time of rising unemployment would be "unconscionable".Linden, the Nationalists' spokesman on work and pensions, spoke out as the Tory Chancellor prepares to deliver a Budget like no other in recent history.The UK Government says it will set out "the next phase of the plan

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUniversal Music Publishing has signed rising British singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone, whose debut EP received a rave review in Variety last fall, to an exclusive, global publishing agreement. The 21-year-old singer was voted No.

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) show that more than 264,000 people have opened a UK Government-backed account designed to help those on low incomes.Total deposits into the Help to Save scheme during the six months from August 2020 to January 2021 exceeded £40 million.This was the highest recorded amount saved in a six-month period since the scheme started in September 2018.The scheme allows certain people entitled to Working Tax Credit or claiming Universal Credit to receive a bonus of 50p for

direct to your inboxOld Trafford recently set the scene for the return of the Sky One TV drama COBRA.Cameras have been rolling in Greater Manchester for filming of the second series of the show, which follows Britain’s leading experts during a national emergency.And the drama, starring Trainspotting actor Robert Carlyle, is nurturing new production talent.Trainees from Manchester are among the team working on the series with ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the screen

Covid treatments has been recognised as one of the best in her field after being rejected from university eight times. Holly Keir thought an undergraduate degree would be impossible after going through two rounds of UCAS applications and receiving numerous rejections.

Reformer : “It is critical that the UK Government heeds our calls ahead of their Budget – not only should they make the £20 uplift to Universal Credit permanent, they must extend it to legacy benefits.

Ellie Goulding is pregnant with her first child with her husband, art dealer Caspar Jopling. The singer said she discovered the pregnancy on her first wedding anniversary in August last year, while she and Jopling were away together.

direct to your inboxThousands of people on Universal Credit in the UK could be eligible to claim £150 extra each week.Additional payment support is available for those who have long term illnesses or disabilities.Personal Independence Payments (PIP) were introduced in 2013 and will eventually replace the Disability Living Allowance (DLA).It means you can get financial support if you struggle with moving around or everyday activities, such as getting dressed.Applicants can get between £23.60 and

Imelda May has been announced to perform on an upcoming episode of The Graham Norton Show.

Ella Henderson and Tom Grennan are on course to claim this week’s highest new entry on the Official Singles Chart with Let’s Go Home Together.

EXCLUSIVE: German sales firm Beta Cinema has revealed multiple deals for BIFA-nominated psychological-thriller Kindred.