BT launches new £15 broadband and phone package for Universal Credit claimants today

whose 2002 visit to Easterhouse in Glasgow inspired his much derided reforms to the benefits system - has signed a letter to Rishi Sunak along with five other Conservative former work and pensions secretaries. The group warned the UK Chancellor that a failure to keep the uplift in place permanently would “damage living standards, health and opportunities” for those that “need our support most as we emerge from the pandemic”.

There’s no place like Bluebell. Hart of Dixie won over audiences with its love triangles, heartwarming friendships and southern charm.

Going strong! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez jetted off to the Hamptons one day after taking their kids to Universal Studios in Hollywood.

Celtic fans as they look to forget the memories of last season as soon as possible. With a new manager at the helm and the surprise appointment of Ange Postecoglou, the club also seem to be breaking away from tradition with their third kit.

“Bachelor” alum Krystal Nielson welcomed her first child in March, and is sharing some struggles she’s experiencing as a new mother.

Overwatch League, having opened up an antitrust enquiry into the esports league.The report by Dot Esports, details how the U.S Department Of Justice antitrust division is looking into claims that the league’s soft salary cap violates the 1890 Sherman Antitrust Act.The soft salary cap, or competitive balance tax, has been talked about in the past, but Activision Blizzard has never confirmed its existence.Teams which earn over the  £1.1million ($1.6million USD) pay cap have to pay money back into the league. Each dollar above the threshold would cost a team double the amount, which discourages excess spending by teams.The Sherman Act prohibits anti-competitive agreements and any form of conduct that monopolises a relevant market.

make public hidden records of UFO sightings.Celebration of this holiday was inspired by the Roswell incident, which occured on July 2, 1947. The “incident” saw a U.S.

Ben Affleck, 48, and Jennifer Lopez, 51, are just the cutest. The couple — affectionately known as “Bennifer” — walked arm in arm as they enjoyed a romantic evening in the Hamptons, NY on Saturday, July 3. Ben sweetly placed his arm around the “Jenny From The Block” singer as she snuggled up, with the two later linking arms! Another casually dressed couple appeared to join the two on the ocean view walk.

Britain’s Got Talent fans were stunned into silence back in 2013 as one woman leapt up on stage and began pelting eggs at judge Simon Cowell.But they might be even more stunned to find out that the woman responsible has now risen to new heights, and is responsible for composing the music for Disney+ show Loki, a spin-off of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Her name is Natalie Holt, and during Richard and Adam Johnson’s performance at the BGT final, she posed as a member of the backup orchestra and got up from her chair on-stage to lob eggs at the music mogul before being hauled off by security.Natalie, an accomplished violinist and composer, said that she had been asked to mime playing the violin on-stage, so it was easy to drop the instrument

SZA has half-joked that she’s considered scrapping her new album and “starting from scratch”.The singer hosted a new livestreamed event called IN BLOOM in collaboration with Grey Goose this week, and promised that she would debut new music during the event.“I feel like IN BLOOM really captures where I’m at right now, especially after a year and a half of lockdown, which is also why it feels like the best place to debut some of my new material,” she said in a statement prior to the event.At the show, new music did indeed arrive in the shape of a snippet of new track ‘Shirt’, before SZA gave more details about her forthcoming second album in an interview post-show.As Women’s Wear Daily report, the singer was asked about progress on her new

lockdown. But what’s in style now?Now that restaurants and pubs have reopened for indoor dining, six people or two households can mix inside, and theatres and entertainment venues are back to performances, there really is no better time for a style update as we venture out into the new 'normal'.From short to long, curly to straight, look no further than these four coming-out-of-lockdown cuts. This look works for shoulder- to long- length hair. Ask your stylist for a heavy fringe that’s tapered at the outer edges, and to create short layers around the crown for a choppy style, inspired by a ’70s Jane Fonda.

runner now needs a wheelchair to leave the house as she battles long Covid. Lisa Gill was first struck down with coronavirus symptoms on December 12, 2020.

coronavirus deaths have been reported in Scotland with 2726 new positive cases overnight. The Scottish Government announced the latest figures this afternoon as the virus continues to spread across the country.

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TV star Simon Thomas has married for the second time after finding love in the wake of his first wife's death.

Actress and singer Selena Gomez recently shared a new selfie, putting her body on display! The Rare singer posed in a tie-n-dye bikini as she promoted a friend’s swimsuit line. Selena, who also helped design the newly launched swimwear, said that “It was really fun for us to play around with creating swimsuits because [the founders] and I love being outside so much,” in a statement. She added, “After going through swatches, my favorite color was purple; I wanted to stay away from colors I’m used to like red and white.

Game of Thrones actor Jason Momoa recently congratulated his Aquaman co-star Amber Heard on welcoming a baby! If you didn’t know, earlier this week, the 35-year-old actress announced that she had recently welcomed her first child, daughter Oonagh, via surrogate on Instagram. Since sharing the news, Amber has been bombarded with good wishes from friends and fans, now, Amber‘s Aquaman co-star also took to the comments to congratulate her “Congratulations,” the 41-year-old actor commented with a red heart on the photo of Amber and 12-week-old daughter Oonagh.

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food.However, one bloke found out the hard way that you shouldn't try every handy hint out there.This is because the man, New Zealand, ended up setting fire to his home while trying to cook steak in a toaster.While trying to cook his bit of meat in the toaster, the guy then decided to leave it unattended while he popped out to his local fish and chip shop for chips to go with his meal.Unsurprisingly, when he returned to his home, he found it had been engulfed in flames, with the blaze badly damaging the property he shared with his partner.And according to reports, the guy has since demanded more money from his insurance company to pay for the cost of repairs.He reportedly received $418,000 (£211,709) for the damage, which is the maximum

STEPHANIE Davis revealed she is suffering from severe chest pain and is on morphine after being hospitalised with coronavirus. The actress's voice was a whisper as she filmed herself from her hospital bed and posted it on Instagram.