New disability payments of more than £3m made to thousands of children since launch last year

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentJanet Jackson is infamously press shy. The pop icon rarely speaks about her personal life.

GettyThe Countess of Wessex wore a floral dress from Suzannah with a pink and white hat Image: 2 of 26Actress Ellie Bamber opted for monochrome in a white dress with a Valentino belt and a black hat and shoes Image: 3 of 26 Credit: GettyThe television presenter Charlotte Hawkins in baby blue Image: 4 of 26 Credit: GettyMilliner Victoria Grant in a lime green trouser suit and one of her own hats Image: 5 of 26 Credit: GettyThe socialite Lady Victoria Hervey in head-to-toe white Image: 6 of 26Model Hana Cross in ice-cream colours with black accessories Image: 7 of 26 Credit: GettyLadies Day has always brought out the most memorable hats Image: 8 of 26Visitors to Ascot in Union Jack shades Image: 9 of 26 Credit: GettyA racegoer in blue and white florals with a matching boater Image: 10 of 26 Credit: GettyAmanda Wakeley in one of her own designs Image: 11 of 26 Credit: GettyA racegoer in candyfloss pink with a green hat Image: 12 of 26 Credit: GettyA racegoer in a baby pink ensemble Image: 13 of 26 Credit: GettyA racegoer in blue with a stand-out hat Image: 14 of 26 Credit: GettyModel Irina Chebotareva in pale pink Image: 15 of 26 Credit: GettyGallery director Julia Bolgova in white and cream Image: 16 of 26 Credit: GettyInfluencer Freddy Cousin-Brown in puff sleeves and ankle boots Image: 17 of 26 Credit: GettyActress and model Amy Jackson in bright yellow with black accessories Image: 18 of 26Television presenter Anna Woolhouse in black and white Alessandra Rich Image: 19 of 26 Credit: GettyTelevision presenter Kirsty Gallacher in navy blue lace Image: 20 of 26 Credit: GettyPrincess Anne in pale ochre with white accessories Image: 21 of 26 Credit: GettyTelevision presenter Natalie Pinkham in metallics Image: 22 of 26

Thania Garcia Lizzo, Jack Harlow and Roddy Ricch are among this year’s first round of performers taking the stage at the BET Awards, airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 26 at 8 p.m.Additional performers include Babyface, Chance the Rapper, Chlöe, Doechii, Ella Mai, Fireboy DML, Giveon, Joey Bada$$, Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin, Latto, Muni Long and more to be announced.Taraji P. Henson’s is set for her second time hosting the show.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterEthan Hawke will star in and executive produce a limited series currently in development at Showtime, Variety has confirmed.The series is titled “The Whites” and is based on the novel of the same name by Richard Price. It begins with the idea that every detective is haunted by their White Whale, the perpetrator who got away because the justice system failed. Billy Graves (Hawke), once a rising star in his department and former member of a group of well-respected cops called the “Wild Geese,” walks away from NYPD Homicide and joins the Nightwatch division, where his cases end when he clocks out— but his past comes calling when a seemingly straightforward murder case involving a White Whale unfolds, threatening his career, enduring friendships, and family.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterJosh Silverman has been named chief franchise officer and global head of consumer products at iconic toymaker Mattel.Silverman will oversee global consumer products licensing, franchise management, retail development, publishing and live experiences. Reporting to Mattel President and COO Richard Dickson, he joins from The Walt Disney Company, where he spent more than a decade in consumer products.“Josh is an exceptional and talented leader and widely regarded as one of the most accomplished executives in consumer products.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Radio Music License Committee, a trade group representing radio stations in the U.S., has filed a petition in the Federal Southern District of New York to hold consolidated rate proceedings before a single designated judge. That would, in effect, pit ASCAP and BMI, the two largest performance rights organizations in the U.S., against each other if the motion is approved, as reported by Billboard.The petition utilizes a provision in the 2018 Music Modernization Act that moves rate hearings for the PROs to Southern District judges if the PROs are unable to agree on rates with the RMLC.

Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not watched the sixth episode of “The White Lotus” Season 1, titled “Departures.”“The White Lotus” opens with a coffin being loaded onto a plane but doesn’t address the death looming over the series until its final episode.Learning he is about to be fired from his job as hotel manager, Armond (Murray Bartlett) goes on a drug binge and saunters over to the Pineapple Suite, which has finally been relinquished to “special chosen baby child” Shane (Jake Lacy), who is downstairs wrapping up a tumultuous honeymoon. Armond enters the suite, peeks around and swiftly unbuttons his pants to defecate in Shane’s open suitcase.“It’s a weird combination of Armond being out of his mind but also firmly rooted in his power,” Bartlett says.

Netflix gave fans a sneak peek at Ana de Armas' Marilyn Monroe with the teaser trailer of "Blonde." The trailer dropped Thursday and features de Armas as Marilyn Monroe.The trailer shows the actress in various scenes.  "Blonde" was written and directed by Andrew Dominik.The film is based on the book written by Joyce Carol Oates in 2000. Other cast members include Bobby Cannavale, Adrien Brody, Julianne Nicholson, Xavier Samuel and Evan Williams. The movie has received a NC-17 rating, meaning nobody under 17 will be permitted to watch the film.This is the first Netflix film to receive the rating.

Shayne Ward has welcomed his second child with fiancée Sophie Austin - a little boy. Sharing a sweet photograph of their hands together, the singer wrote: "And then there were Four! "11/06/22 we had a HUGE surprise! Not a baby girl we were expecting but a beautiful baby Boy . We are so overjoyed and blessed that sir baby Ward has arrived." This is the soap stars' second child together after welcoming daughter Willow in 2016, a year before the pair got engaged.

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has returned with a bang after six years away from music, with the superstar icon announcing her brand new solo album Renaissance.The highly-anticipated record will be the singer's first since she released Lemonade in 2016, and to mark the pivotal moment she has also posed for an absolutely stunning Vogue cover shoot.The former Destiny's Child band member also appears to be marking her next move in the industry, as she posed on horses and motor bikes in one of Vogue magazine's most ambitious fashion shoots ever. Named Fashion Fantasia, 40 year old Beyoncé, who is married to rapper Jay Z, and who were seen enjoying an NBA game recently as a family, showed off her fashion prowess as she gets ready to take over both industries once more.

Deborah James has praised her “winning streak” as she attended the races at Ascot. The podcast host, 40, said that she had to “pinch herself” after she managed to spend a day at the races months after announcing that she was receiving end-of-life care for bowel cancer. The campaigner, who’s raised over £6.5million for charity over recent weeks, beamed as she donned a navy and white polka dot dress for a day out at Royal Ascot with her brother Benjamin James and his fiancee Claire Hall.

Of all the memorable things to have gone viral last year, it was Love Island 2021 star Faye Winter’s brown lipstick that was a true highlight. For weeks Twitter was ablaze with commentary about her choice of lip liner and lipstick – and now it’s the turn of Gemma Owen. Dressage rider Gemma has been wearing a deep neutral shade of lipstick for the evenings, and plenty of Twitter users have been taking to the platform to question whether or not the lipstick/lipliner combo is the same as Faye’s from last year.

A timely debut. Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian revealed new details of their sex life in the season finale of The Kardashians. In a post-credits scene, Kim introduced Pete to a staff member who she’s known since Keeping Up With the Kardashians and Pete asked her how much the staff member really knew about his girlfriend.

OnlyFans model has revealed she's using her feed to inform people who are infected with monkeypox. Iasmin Santos knows pals who have been infected with the disease as she uses social media to discuss the virus.She wants to use her private adult content profile to warn others of spreading the illness.The beauty wrote on her Instagram: "I need to help my friend.

Liverpool fans are licking their lips after learning new signing Darwin Nunez could make his Premier League debut against newly-promoted Fulham.Striker Nunez this week arrived on Merseyside in a £64million deal from Benfica, which could rise to a club-record fee of £85m depending on add-ons. Having bagged 34 goals in all competitions for the Portuguese side last season, there's high expectations of the 22-year-old.And he's been afforded the ideal opportunity to kickstart his Reds career in the perfect way after the Prem fixtures for the 2022/23 campaign were revealed.

Brighton & Hove Albion posts from his Instagram as his move to Tottenham Hotspur draws nearer to completion.Spurs are on the verge of singing the 25-year-old midfielder from Brighton for an initial £25million fee, with the player undergoing his medical with the club on Thursday. After reviving their interest from the January window, Antonio Conte's side are set to make Bissouma their third summer signing after offering him a five-year deal.Ahead of the deal being officially announced, Bissouma has removed all traces of his time at Brighton from his personal Instagram page.He has reduced his profile down to 13 posts with just one reference to the club still visible on his feed.

Scientists have unveiled the world's first ever piglet clones created entirely by robots. The remarkable breakthrough comes from a team of boffins at China's Nankai University, led by professor Zhao Xin. The seven identical purebred landrace piglets, which are also the world's first animal clones created using only robot automation, were produced by an ordinary "surrogate" sow after 110 days of pregnancy.

Netflix - and the film has a rare rating.Director Andrew Dominik is bringing the inner life of one of Hollywood's most legendary icons to the big screen, with Ana de Armas, 34, taking on the titular role.It's been confirmed that the upcoming drama will be Netflix's first original film with an NC-17 rating, meaning it's not suitable for viewers under the age of 17 (likely 18 in the UK).Dominik, 54, previously explained that the age rating didn't come as a surprise due to the film's sexual content."It’s a demanding movie. If the audience doesn’t like it, that’s the f***ing audience’s problem.

conservative political beliefs. Allen, 69, famously voiced the Buzz Lightyear action figurine in all four “Toy Story” movies, so fans are surprised the actor isn’t involved in the new spin-off-movie, set for release on Friday.

President Biden, in recognition of Pride month during a reception with LGBTQ leaders and advocates at the White House, signed a wide-ranging executive order advancing his administration’s goals for LGBTQ policy, which includes new prohibitions on widely discredited conversion therapy and resources for parents and children in states enacting laws against transgender youth.

The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, June 15, the model continued in her preferred color palette, wearing a sparkly long-sleeve V-neck dress with a keyhole cutout. The slinky sequin dress, which almost reached Bieber's ankles, also has a massive cutout in the back, which makes sense—it's summer in NYC!  But though it's transparent, it's not like other naked dresses we've seen lately, which are often styled over and . Instead, the lining of the dress hits just below the knee. She kept her makeup minimal, letting her skin steal the show (definitely intentional).