Universal Credit 'makes debt worse' as 80% of poor families have payments docked

weddings have had to be pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic – including Amy Dowden’s. The Strictly Come Dancing professional, 28, is engaged to her dance partner Ben Jones and the pair were due to tie the knot this July. Their big day was two years into the planning but the pandemic has meant that the couple have moved it back a year after ruling out a socially-distanced wedding so that their loved ones could all be there.Amy told Metro.co.uk: ‘Obviously we were absolutely gutted because so much planning goes into a wedding, we’ve been planning it for two years and there was the excitement and the build up to it.‘As soon as lockdown happened, my family and I and my partner were speaking and we thought this wedding doesn’t look too

Nicola Sturgeon'sadministration in Scotland after it was revealed that Whitehall will assume control of the state aid regime.

Kelly Preston's brother has opened about her tragic death from breast cancer, saying the family is 'gutted".

Jurgen Klopp has admitted his side may not have been fully focused after two big errors cost them in their 2-1 defeat to Arsenal.

straight to your inbox Manchester City's 100 point record in the Premier League is intact for another season. City set the incredible record on the final day of the 2017/18 season, becoming the first team to hit 100 points in a Premier League season.

Manchester Evening News : "It started when they left two or three bins behind the car, so we asked them if there was any chance they could leave them round the back."Since then it happens about once every four to six weeks – it's become a recurring thing."It seems like it's personal, it's just 'Eff you, we'll put them where we want'."My mum and dad are just fed up with it, but they just deal with it. They don't want to make a fuss, but I think it's bullying.”She added: ”My dad works until midnight every night and he has to go out and move all the bins."Why should he have to do that? It breaks my heart.

Ann Budge called on him to return to his beloved Hearts.Jefferies, 69, has been appointed as a part-time advisor to the board for six months to work with Budge and boss Robbie Neilson on recruitment.Last month, in an exclusive interview with Record Sport, Jefferies said all Budge had to do was pick up the phone and he’d be on hand to help.And she’s done just that after her attempts at recruiting a full-time sporting director were put on the back burner.That’s due to the upcoming arbitration tribunal that will decide whether or not the Gorgie club’s relegation will be overturned.It’s lucky she phoned the former Hearts captain and manager when she did as he was considering an another offer.And Jefferies said: 
“Somebody said to me, ‘It’s your

Leigh Griffiths to bust a gut back in Glasgow to get himself back in the frame at Celtic.The Hoops striker has been left at Lennoxtown to work on his fitness while the rest of the squad ramp up their pre-season preparations in France this week.Neil Lennon’s men take on Nice before squaring up with Moussa Dembele’s Lyon at the weekend and PSG in Paris on Tuesday.Griffiths felt the wrath of his manager for failing to hit his targets after coming back after lockdown and Brown also told his Parkhead pal to get to work.The skipper reckons Griff can still be a key man in the quest for 10-in-a-row – but he has to get back firing quickly.Brown said: “Everyone that’s here has worked extremely hard on their fitness and he needs to make sure he does

Billboard’s Rhythmic Songs airplay chart (dated July 18) as “Whats Poppin,” featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez and Lil Wayne, ascends from the second-place spot. The song, boosted by a remix released June 24 that added the guest-star trio, climbed 12% in plays at the radio format in the week ending July 12, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data.Notably, “Poppin” evicts DaBaby’s own “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, from the Rhythmic Songs summit after the latter’s two-week reign.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerUniversal Pictures Home Entertainment has picked up the U.S. rights to Emperor, the feature based on the harrowing journey of American freedom fighter Shields Green, played by Dayo Okeniyi (Shades of Blue).

Oldham, on Wednesday morning. In the footage the three dustmen can be seen walking down the side of the house as one of them points at the car.After emptying the bins in the wagon they then deliberately surround the silver Toyota Yaris with them.The car owners, a couple in their late 50s and early 60s who do not want to be named, say similar incidents have been happening on and off for the last decade.

When Drake was filmed walking around in Rihanna’s home country of Barbados at night, many fans teased him about supposedly searching for his ex. However, it turns out that they were not too far from the truth! In some snaps posted on Twitter, the rapper can be seen posing with the singer’s family in Barbados, including Rihanna’s brother who Drake embraced in one picture.

More than 300 disabled benefit claimants today filed a full High Court claim for compensation from the government.

George Floyd‘s family files a civil lawsuit against the City of Minneapolis for allowing officers to use the lethal neck restraint.- TMZ Is a D’Amelio family reality TV show happening? – Just Jared Jr Exciting news from Rihanna! – Lainey Gossip Hayden Panettierre was granted this… – DListed Cory Monteith‘s mother speaks out about Naya Rivera. – TooFab This man is going viral for screaming homophobic and racist slurs.

Rebecca Davis editorChinese movie “Double World” will forgo a theatrical premiere in favor of a simultaneous online debut on Netflix and China’s streaming service iQiyi, the film’s producers announced.The news comes as China’s cinemas have yet to offer a timeline for reopening despite nearly six months of closures. The film will stream via iQiyi in China on July 24 and via Netflix elsewhere in the world, as the Western platform is blocked in the mainland.

Premier League in serious peril.

Benjamin Keough struggled with living up to the Presley family name, according to his longtime friend.

Tough as Nails is exactly what Phil Keoghan wants to be doing. The host and executive producer, 53, opened up exclusively to Us Weekly about his new CBS reality show, which takes a look at hardworking individuals from around the country take on real-life challenges at job sites.“The root of the idea comes from my working-class family.

In a recent appearance on the game show, the Hall of Famer initially responded to a question — what tool Captain Hook would use to replace the hook if the character was a handyman? — with the answer “hammer.” After learning that answer had previously been given by a teammate, Smith inexplicably said “penis,” prompting host Steve Harvey to utter a four-letter word in disbelief.“There is something about a time clock and a buzzer that, it makes you become confused when you’re running out of time and you don’t have an answer,” Smith said on “The Dan Patrick Show.”“I gave the No. 1 answer originally and then when that buzzer went off a couple of times.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola ruled out any chance that Manchester City could persuade David Silva to stay for one more season. The brilliant Blues midfielder starred again as they saw off Bournemouth in a surprisingly tense 2-1 Premier League win.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerNetflix is setting sail with its lastest biopic about the remarkable true story of Jessica Watson, who at the age of 16 became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop, and unassisted around the world. Around the Block filmmaker Sarah Spillane is onboard to direct the pic which is on based on Watson’s best-selling memoir, True Spirit.