Coronavirus forces DWP to stop face-to-face disability benefit assessments

We’re about to enter into March, which means that people have now spent almost two months trying to keep up with their new year’s resolutions.

Rangers' sensational win over Borussia Dortmund brought a further boost to the Scottish coefficient - and they can all-but secure a top 10 place against Red Star.

The children of a woman who vanished a week ago are “extremely upset” and want her back home, police officers have said.

David Turnbull is nearing a return from injury at Celtic and could be training soon, according to Hoops boss Ange Postecoglou.

A vital lifesaving device has been installed in an Airdrie village in lasting tribute to a much-loved community stalwart known as “the gentleman of Greengairs”.

BBC One show.During the popular morning show, fellow chef Anna Haugh stepped in for the 48 year old while he jetted off the France for a luxury skiing holiday.Viewers up and down shared their disappointment at the missing TV hunk as the Irish belle welcomed James Morrison, Marcus Wareing, Marya McCartney and Helen McGinn onto the show.And the blonde bombshell didn’t waste any time in taking a subtle dig at the absent star, as she explained his break at the start of the show.With a beaming smile on her face, the starlet welcomed viewers to the programme as she shared what was on offer throughout the show.She said: “Good morning whilst Matt is skiving off frolicking in the French Alps, I'm here to keep you warm with 90 minutes of delicious food.”Some viewers were keen for Matt's return as they took to Twitter to share their thoughts.One user pointed out:"#SaturdayKitchen She couldn't wait to have a dig at Matt.. Even though he's not there.."Another wrote: "@Anna is no Matt Tebbster.

David Bowie expressed his gratitude to Glenn Gregory for his renditions of classic songs before his tragic death.The iconic musician, who died in 2016, has had almost everybody cover his music but admitted that Glenn Gregory and the Best of Bowie Tour production sang his songs "the way they should be sung".Bowie's former bassist and producer Tony Visconti and Glenn Gregory, alongside the musicians of Holy Holy, will perform hits from David's back catalogue across the country for dedicated fans.Despite the initial call being nerve-wracking, Glenn explained that David was happy with the decision before his death.The Sheffield native told the Daily Star: "One of the nicest things, this happened before David's death and so we were doing it with David's consent."He was excited about the whole idea of it and I was in the studio one day and Tony Visconti phoned me up and said 'I just want to say something to you, I'm in my studio in Brooklyn with David and he's listening to The Width of a Circle, he's dancing around and he's so excited."'He's just said 'It's so nice to hear someone sing my songs the way they should be sung'.

Ukraine, saying she was "so sorry" she wasn't his mum and that if she had been he would have been "so loved". She has now defended her actions to BuzzFeed News."I know how I could easily have moved in the direction of becoming a dictator myself," she said."If certain circumstances of my life were different, were I a little less bent toward healing and more toward vindication, I could have been a darkly powerful person."The actress's odd poem – which she shared on Twitter - started "Dear Mister President Vladimir Putin..." and saw her suggesting the politician could have grown up to be a different person if she was his mother."If I was your mother you would have been so loved, held in the arms of joyous light, never would this story's plight, the world unfurled before our eyes, a pure demise of nation sitting peaceful under the night sky," she said.AnnaLynne, 34, said she couldn't image the "soul-stealing pain" that Putin must have been in as a child and that she would have died to make him warm if the world was cold."I cannot believe I was born too late, in a different place, when I would have loved you so," she said.The video went viral but triggered a barrage of criticism, with people saying it was "cringeworthy", "incredibly tone deaf" and "embarrassing".Some people advised the actress to get rid of the post and to "pretend it never happened"."The best time to delete this tweet was immediately after sending it, the second best time is now," said one person.Piers Morgan was among those to wade in, tweeting: "This is so cringe I can feel my eyeballs curling up." For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

OnlyFans model has revealed how she went from being a well-behaved church girl to a millionaire porn star in the space of just three years.Marisol Yotta, 34, from Germany was raised Catholic, but her childhood caused her to feel shame about her sexual desires and to view pre-marital sex as a sin. The brunette bombshell thought she could only be “spiritual not sexual”, but after starting an OnlyFans account as a competition with her husband – billionaire tycoon Bastian Yotta – realised she can both go to mass and embrace her sexuality.

Love Island star Dr Alex George is accused of cheating on his ex-girlfriend Ellie Hecht by “sexting other women” during their relationship.The pair began dating in early 2021 and while things were getting serious between Alex and Ellie, they split after looking for a home together. Alex reportedly cheated on Ellie during the early stages of their relationship, but she decided to forgive him and move past it, a source told The Sun.

From today, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will no longer allow new benefits or State Pension claimants to collect payments using a Post Office Card Account (POCA).

An MP has called for an end to a benefits rule which limits Universal Credit to families with two children.

More than 2million people have now claimed benefits since the coronavirus outbreak took hold in the UK.

Piers Morgan, 55, took to Twitter to defend his interview with Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey, which he conducted on Good Morning Britain yesterday. Piers pushed the MP to quote the number of NHS staffers who have died from COVID-19 in the exchange.However, the journalist was accused by one viewer of displaying “shouting, aggressive and intimidating behaviour” while speaking to the politician.They wrote on the micro-blogging site: “When doing an interview #piersmorgan No one should be subjected to a barrage of shouting, aggressive and intimidating behaviour.

Tory Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said he doesn't think Universal Basic Income is the "right response" to coronavirus.

Piers Morgan has insisted he won’t back down or ‘shut up’ in the face of asking questions amid the coronavirus crisis.

Some 1.6million benefit claims have now been made since coronavirus began devastating the UK, the Tory welfare chief said today.

The Cabinet is split on when to lift the lockdown with divisions over saving the economy competing with the need to suppress the coronavirus pandemic.

Universal Credit, job seeker's allowance and other benefits will increase today, a move that will benefit millions.

Universal credit, job seeker's allowance, housing benefit, child tax credit and other benefits will rise tomorrow - after years of stagnation.

Benefits sanctions have been suspended for three months as the Government works to tackle the spread of coronavirus.