The inspirational woman who used Facebook to help the needy in the pandemic

Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Claimants will see a 0.5 per cent increase in their allowances from the following week, beginning on April 12.State Pension payments will rise by 2.5 per cent, which means people over the age of 66 on the full, new State Pension will receive £179.60 per week - an increase of £4.40 on the current rate of £175.20.  This equates to an extra £17.60 a month and £228.80 for the 2021/22 financial year.

direct to your inboxMoney Saving Expert Martin Lewis says customers with BT, Sky, Virgin and O2 can take action now to beat price hikes in April.Price rises in the middle of a hard-hitting pandemic might sound like an April Fool's joke, but unfortunately, it's not.From April 1 yearly inflation means that bills will increase for millions of Brits, with energy bills, council tax, broadband, phone and even rent for some households affected.The annual utility price surge is linked to inflation - the cost of living - and most firms are allowed to hike prices by this amount once a year - often in April. Next month, Three Mobile and Vodafone customers will see their bills rise 4.5%, reports the Mirror.

direct to your inbox The John Lewis Partnership has warned over further store closures as it swung to a £517 million annual loss after the coronavirus pandemic battered its department stores.

Joe Biden is making his first primetime address to the nation as President of the United States on Thursday, with the remarks set to begin at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, meaning the broadcast networks will be breaking in to their regularly scheduled lineups to cover it.

binge-watching Friends, wishing they could have been teenagers at the time, and resurrecting its most dreaded clothing trends under the label of “Y2K fashion”. For millennials, internet meme spheres are awash with clips from Big Brother, Keeping Up with the Kardashians and Peep Show.

Perth’s Cornhill Macmillan Centre on January 25.His daughters Sharon Johnston (43) and Lynne Gibson (41) wanted to do something to remember their dad so are taking part in the March the Month virtual challenge.This sees them walking 11,000 steps a day throughout March to “represent more than 11,000 dads, partners, grandads, sons, brothers, uncles and mates who die from prostate cancer every year”.“He was still young,” Sharon, from Perth, told the Perthshire Advertiser. “He had not had a retirement to enjoy.

Liverpool stars tricked former manager Kenny Dalglish by jumping into strangers’ cars while on training runs.Kop legend John Barnes said some players used to cheat by flagging down motorists to hitch a lift back to the club in Anfield from the training ground.They were supposed to be jogging three miles from their Melwood training camp, while Dalglish and coach Ronnie Moran would be waiting by the Arkles pub next to the ground to greet them.TV pundit Barnes, 57, said: “We used to go to the ground and then get on a coach and go to the training ground.“And then they said pre-season ‘run back’.

Liverpool Echo reports.Mr Reynolds, from South Manchester, was shot 'in the neck' and 'from very close range', prosecutors said.But the proceedings were brought to a dramatic and temporary halt at Liverpool Crown Court when Watson, 32, said he no longer wished to give evidence. In an impassioned speech, Watson said: "I can't take this no more.

Piers Morgan's comments about not believing Meghan Markle in her explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey continue to divide opinion.

Express.co.uk: “ITV and I have worked together for 32 years and it’s been a blast.“We’ve covered some fantastic campaigns, like the Help Us, Help You one, and other cancer campaigns, heart campaigns, spotting the early signs of meningitis, cot death.“And we’ve had many letters as a TV station saying, ‘Thank you for making us aware of the symptoms of prostate disease or breast cancer, you’re instrumental in saving a life.’ “So that’s been great, and I’ll continue with ITV for as long as it’s fascinating and interesting and fun. “And I’ve got a lovely project that I’m looking forward to in addition, which is my first novel coming up in September with Welbeck Publishing.”He added: “It’s called Frontline and it charts the rises of a prominent

imminent disposal by the French luxury goods behemoth of its famous British shirtmaker, Thomas Pink, following a calamitous year in formalwear sales.And if the former’s rise to fashionable notoriety as the unashamedly ergonomic, cork-soled favourite of the likes of Kate Moss and Kendall Jenner explains its widely heralded acquisition, then surely the little-reported offloading of Thomas Pink confirms a shift in real-world values that could also reshape the boundaries of what was once dubbed ‘luxury’.Set up by three Irish brothers in 1984 to create suitably strident shirting for the era’s deregulated city workers, it was acquired by the luxury group in 1999.

Face it, pandemic fashion has been the equivalent of style roadkill — a months-long blur of comfy sweats, well-worn T-shirts and ratty old slippers. Now —as the COVID-19 vaccine rollouts have sparked an anticipationthat office life may return in the coming months —THR spoke with a selection of style experts who cater to the town's creative and executive class about their new work-from-home must-haves.

bought a 25 percent stake in a deal worth £200 million. Of course it’s not new news that Reiss is great for classic clothes. It’s been creating office appropriate attire for stylish young professionals since 1971.

Cinema giant AMC Theatres posted a steep fourth-quarter and full-year loss and revenue fall as it reopens theaters in New York City at limited capacity amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. The company, led by president and CEO Adam Aron, posted quarterly revenue falling 88 percent to $162.5 million as the forced closure of parts of its circuit due to the pandemic and a lack of new movies continued to affect the business.

Paisley woman Patti Henry says her family are desperately seeking an end to their four-year ordeal.Mother-of-one Patti, 46, was reported missing in March 2017 and, despite extensive searches, she has never been found and is believed to be dead.A pensioner was arrested and charged in connection with her disappearance in 2019 and is due to stand trial later this year after delays due to the pandemic.But her frustrated family are now calling for closure and hope that they will one day be able to visit her graveside.Her brother Stephen Henry, 47, told the Paisley Daily Express how they have struggled to come to terms with losing much-loved Patti.He said: “It has been a nightmare.

SNP Government could be doing more to reduce poverty across the country, a poll has found.A survey of more than 2,000 people across Scotland found 63% felt ministers could do more to help tackle poverty, while over half thought they could do more to specifically help low-income families with children.The poll, commissioned by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, suggests political parties must respond to public concerns about social injustice ahead of May’s election. Poverty was one of the five issues most likely to be selected as a priority for the next Scottish government, alongside the NHS, the economy, jobs and employment, and education.

Dalian Wanda, which acquired AMC Entertainment in 2012, surrendered control of the struggling exhibitor as it issued and sold tranches of new stock to raise cash — diluting the stake of the Chinese conglomerate.

Spring is just around the corner, which can only mean one thing… sunshine at last! After a long and dreary winter stuck indoors, we can finally start to get some lovely vitamin D to cheer us all up. However, this also means that, for the good of our skin and our health, we should be reaching for the sunscreen.

While the No. 1 exhibitor AMC has traditionally been flexible about theatrical windows despite their pubic uproar against Universal last year, the chain’s CEO Adam Aron speculated today what the landscape would look like when we come out of this pandemic.

Khloe Kardashian says her parents 'scared the sh*t' out of her when giving her the sex talk, even showing her photos of a herpes infection to drive home their point.Khloe, 36, said she was just '14 or 15' years old when she started taking birth control, after getting a frightening sex talk from her parents Kris Jenner and the late Robert Kardashian.'I started taking birth control at 14 or 15, and I told my mom that I was, I just told her,' Khloe said in an interview with Sarah Hyland on her show Lady Parts.

She's one of the most sought-after models in the world.And Kaia Gerber used her platform for a good cause as she announced her new collaboration with sustainable luxury brand Bleusalt and the non-profit A Sense Of Home.The stunning daughter of Cindy Crawford put her long legs and toned tummy on display while modeling a special sweatshirt benefiting the organization, which helps youth aging out of foster care transition to life on their own.