Lockdown might make kids think only women should do housework, study fears

State Pension is a lifeline for thousands of older people across the UK and the payments are set to increase in April by 2.5 per cent. This means that those on the full, new State Pension will receive £179.60 per week from April 12, an increase of £4.40 on the current rate of £175.20.

Arsene Wenger believes Mesut Ozil's hunger to play football again must be "enormous" for him to force through a transfer to Fenerbahce this month.

Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino and his wife Lauren are expecting their first child together.

Ellie Leach has opened up on the emotional moment when her cousin Brooke Vincent asked her to be godmother to her son Mexx. Brooke, 28, gave birth to her and boyfriend Kean Bryan's first child together in October 2019, and has since revealed she is expecting their second child.The Coronation Street star's cousin — who stars alongside her on the hit ITV soap — is godmother to Brooke's firstborn and has now revealed how she was asked to take on the role.

After giving birth to her son Cree last month, Kate Ferdinand has been brutally honest online about her first weeks of motherhood and has been praised by fans for her frankness. Opening up about her challenges with her Instagram followers, Kate, 29 – who is also stepmum to former footballer Rio Ferdinand’s children Lorenz, 14, Tate, 12, and Tia, nine – candidly admitted how hard she’s found things.

With a back catalogue as dazzling as the rhinestones on her cowboy boots, Dolly Parton's career is markedly different from other music icons. For starters, she has never had a UK Number 1 single or album, landing just two Top 10 singles to date.

David Bowie‘s ex-wife Angie has criticised new biopic Stardust, calling the film “total waste of time”.In a new interview with The Mirror, Angie Bowie, who was married to David Bowie between 1970 and 1980, shared her dislike for the film and said “David would have never watched it.”“It should be called the Ron Oberman Whingeing and Whining story,” Bowie said, adding: “It was boring. I didn’t find it entertaining at all.

Benidorm star Asa Elliott has become a supermarket delivery delivery after his television work dried up during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The 39-year-old actor appeared in 13 episodes of the hit ITV comedy between 2010 and 2014 as a cabaret singer but he now works as a Asda delivery driver.Asa has struggled to find work during the global pandemic and has admitted that he doesn't know when he'll next be back on television screens.He told BBC Look North: "We are eternally optimistic people in our industry but when it all locked down in March, we were confident that by pantomime time in September we would be back to work."It's really hit us completely.

Blue Raincoat Music Publishing – with its partner Reservoir – has signed a deal to represent the entire publishing catalogue of Nick Drake.Drake died in 1974, aged 26, after recordings three albums: ‘Five Leaves Left’, ‘Bryter Later’ and ‘Pink Moon’. Although not widely recognised during his lifetime, his popularity has grown steadily in the intervening years.

DEALSRound Hill Music has acquired the publishing catalogue of rock band Collective Soul and primary songwriter Ed Roland. “Collective Soul are staples of American radio”, says Round Hill CEO Josh Gruss.

Caitlyn Jenner is "closer" to Kylie Jenner than her other kids. The 71-year-old star - who has Burt, 42, and Cassandra, 40, with first wife Chrystie Crownover, Brandon, 39, and Brody, 37, with second spouse Linda Thompson, and Kendall, 25, and Kylie, 23, with third wife Kris Jenner - meets up regularly for dinner with her youngest child and they can talk about anything.

Euro 2020 will be played in one country - potentially meaning Hampden misses out. The national stadium is due to host games at the rescheduled summer tournament, including two Scotland home games against Croatia and the Czech Republic.

Gallery: Awkward! These celebrity couples had to work together after breaking up (BANG Showbiz)"It's unbelievable. And what's interesting is she's most nervous about Washington, D. C.

Ally McCoist called Neil Lennon's rant a "PR disaster" as he reveals he and Andy Walker predicted doom for the Dubai trip.The Celtic manager launched an astonishing broadside against the media, pundits and the Scottish Government as he reacted furiously to criticism of the training camp.And the former Rangers boss believes the broadside was spectacularly misjudged as he admitted he just can't understand what was going through Lennon's head.Speaking on TalkSPORT McCoist said: "It's just been a PR disaster."I honestly can't remember an own goal like it in Scottish football for a long time."I saw the whole interview, I can't agree with Neil - it sounds as though his chief executive Peter Lawwell can't agree with Neil."Peter Lawwell came out

Nick Drake has agreed a global publishing deal with Blue Raincoat Music Publishing for the representation of the musician’s entire back catalogue of music.The deal includes the three solo albums – ‘Five Leaves Left’, ‘Bryter Layter’ and ‘Pink Moon’ – that Drake recorded before his death in 1974 at the age of 26.The new agreement means that Blue Raincoat Music Publishing, which was established in 2019 when Blue Raincoat Music partnered with the New York-based independent music company Reservoir Media, now owns the publishing rights to Drake’s back catalogue.Actor Gabrielle Drake, the sister of the late musician, said in a statement that she had done her “best to protect my brother’s legacy” for nearly 50 years.“My reward has been witnessing

asteroids set to approach Earth on the same day Joe Biden will become the 46th President of the United States. Donald Trump will make way for Joe Biden on Wednesday, January 20, and NASA has its eye on four rocks that will be zipping past Earth.One of the rocks has the potential to be almost as big as the Statue of Liberty in New York City, an iconic American landmark.Asteroid 2021 BC will be travelling at around 29,000 miles per hour when it passes Earth and could be up to 302ft.

New mum Kate Ferdinand revealed she was grateful for her friends, family and her heath after struggling with lockdown.

Chloe Sims has become the latest celebrity to flee lockdown Britain for work purposes.

Dancing On Ice star Jason Donovan has revealed he won't be pushed into heavy-lifting on this year's series for the sake of good TV.

The Chancellor is being urged to extend furlough to protect millions of jobs and businesses in line with current national lockdown restrictions.

First Minister will meet with members of her Cabinet this morning before making a statement in the Scottish Parliament around 2pm.The SNP leader is not expected to impose more lockdown rules but is likely to give more detail on how long current restrictions will have to remain in place.Speaking at her regular media briefing yesterday, she said: “We will look at the latest data and come to a view on where we are and whether we need to extend the lockdown restrictions to further suppress the virus.”She added the Scottish Government was also considering whether hotels could be used for people coming to the country from outside the UK who are required to self-isolate on arrival.The First Minister also said £5 million of Scottish Government cash