Citizens: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: Gabriela Quezada, initially tapped for a recurring role on the CW’s new fall Walker prequel Walker Independence, has been promoted to series regular ahead of the series premiere.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned that April was a ‘crunch’ moment in the cost of living crisis, after the charity reported a 62 per cent increase in requests from energy customers seeking help with rising bills.

State Pension provides essential financial support for over 12.4 million older people across the UK, including 981,399 living in Scotland.

Thousands of elderly people could end up with £1000 fines and a criminal record because of Scotland’s census chaos, according to a leading ­charity.

Queen Elizabeth's 70-year reign of the British Monarchy will be celebrated Sunday with the Big Lunch. Communities across the United Kingdom will sit down and share lunch with neighbors and friends to honor the queen.The Big Lunch is one of many events used to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. It follows Silver, Gold and Diamond Jubilee celebrations in 1977, 2002 and 2012, which marked 25, 50 and 60 years on the throne.

ATX festival-goers were treated to the first episode of the upcoming CW series, Walker spinoff prequel Walker Independence on Saturday morning ahead of a panel with executive producer Jared Padalecki and stars Kat McNamara, Matt Barr, and Justin Johnson-Cortez.

Scots must be given the choice between the monarchy or a republic if the country votes for independence in the future, a Green MSP has insisted.

Miles Teller returned home to Pennsylvania on Wednesday to throw out the first pitch for his hometown Philadelphia Phillies and promote his movie Top Gun: Maverick.The 35-year-old actor was born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, just over 30 miles west of Philadelphia, and has been a lifelong Phillies fan.He threw out the first pitch to Phillies legend Ryan Howard, while the first 1,500 fans arriving at Citizens Bank Park receiving an exclusive bobblehead of his character Rooster from Top Gun: Maverick. First pitch:Miles Teller returned home to Pennsylvania on Wednesday to throw out the first pitch for his hometown Philadelphia Phillies and promote his movie Top Gun: Maverick Legend: The 35-year-old actor who was born in nearby Downingtown, Pennsylvania threw out the first pitch to Phillies legend Ryan Howard (left) Exclusive: The first 1,500 fans arriving at Citizens Bank Park receiving an exclusive bobblehead of his character Rooster from Top Gun: MaverickTeller was all smiles while taking the mound in a backwards white Phillies baseball cap and a white Phillies t-shirt, with a gold chain seen tucked into the shirt.He also wore a black watch and blue jeans as he threw out the first pitch in downtown Philadelphia.

Gerard Butler looks around his surroundings while getting out of his vehicle in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon (May 31).

Developers behind plans for two new apartment blocks in Manchester city centre must pay more towards affordable housing, a local councillor has said.

Long-time residents of Hulme say they feel like 'second class citizens' as they rally against plans for student apartments set to be decided today (May 31). The 13-storey tower on the site of the former Gamecock pub off Boundary Lane would feature 261 flats if approved by Manchester's planning committee.

The UK's foreign travel advice for the United Arab Emirates has been updated with a warning urging holidaymakers to 'show respect' while visiting the country. Dubai is a hotspot for British tourists and has proved a popular destination for holidaymakers for years due to its luxurious lifestyle, remarkable architecture and warm climate.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent“Plan 75,” Hayakawa Chie’s Japanese dystopian drama which world premiered at Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, has been sold in a raft of territories by Urban Sales. The movie is set in Japan, in a near future where a government program called Plan 75 encourages senior citizens to be voluntarily euthanized in order to remedy the aging society. The film weaves the stories of an elderly woman who isn’t able to live independently, a pragmatic Plan 75 salesman and a young Filipino caregiver.

Attendance Allowance is a benefit delivered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) for people over State Pension age who need help with personal care or supervision because of an illness, disability or mental health condition.

The Onion blanked its homepage with the same article it has posted in response to many other pass mass shootings, skewering the idea that such atrocities cannot be stopped.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorSince 2014, satirical website The Onion has published virtually the same article — each with the same headline, “‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens” — 21 times, each one following a major gun massacre in the United States.On Wednesday, The Onion posted all 21 of the articles on its website. That included the latest installment in the series, following the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two adults dead at an elementary school.“UVALDE, TX — In the hours following a violent rampage in Texas in which a lone attacker killed at least 21 individuals and injured several others, citizens living in the only country where this kind of mass killing routinely occurs reportedly concluded Tuesday that there was no way to prevent the massacre from taking place,” reads the latest article, about the Texas school shooting.

British travellers have been issued advice when going through Portugal after authorities recently opened up electronic passport gates to UK citizens.

Because the Kremlin apparently has no other pressing issues at the moment, more than 960 Americans have been “permanently banned”  from entering Russia. The list includes such seeming no-brainers as Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, but there’s no shortage of eyebrow-raising names as well.

Dakota Johnson wears a sharp tan suit as she arrives for the 2022 Global Citizen NOW Summit held at Spring Studios on Monday (May 23) in New York City.

The 2009 movie Law Abiding Citizen, which starred Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler, is getting a sequel.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWhen CNN presents an exclusive interview Sunday evening between Jake Tapper and Trevor Reed, recently released from Russia after nearly three years of imprisonment, the network has the potential to spur a new strain of activism around U.S. citizens incarcerated abroad.Reed, who spoke with Tapper for several hours Thursday in Florida, was released “because the Biden administration engaged in a prison swap with Russia, and in the past, that has been seen as controversial,” says Tapper during a recent interview. “The family wants those days to disappear.”During the hour-long special, Reed talks about his experiences overseas, some of which, Tapper says sound like something out of a “horror movie franchise.” He also speaks about his interest in helping other American families who have relatives detained unlawfully overseas.