Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey play a pair of friends with benefits in the trailer for Holidate

Emma Roberts’ fans were treated to a glimpse of her latest role in the upcoming romantic comedy Holidate with the release of its trailer on Tuesday. The 29-year-old actress stars opposite Luke Bracey, 31, in the film, which will hit Netflix on October 28. The two star as acquaintances who hatch up a plan to … Read more

B&Q owner Kingfisher benefits from home improvement boom with a 62% rise in profits 

B&Q owner Kingfisher’s results were given a boost from home an improvement boom as well as its new ‘click and collect’ model as it reported 62 per cent rise in pre-tax profits today.  For its half year results ending 31 July, Kingfisher has reported only a small hit from the Covid-19 pandemic while other companies … Read more

Dishy Rishi gets tough: Chancellor plans to FREEZE benefits and state pay

Rishi gets tough: Chancellor plans to FREEZE benefits and state pay – as officials mock Boris Johnson’s Covid mass testing plan as a ‘Moonf***’ moneypit Mr Sunak is trying to get a grip on the spiralling cost of the Covid-19 pandemic  Chancellor has told ministers he is deeply concerned about long-term damage He is also … Read more

The Yorkshire Job Centre: Single mother-of-three shocks viewers after gaining £450 in benefits week

A single mother-of-three who arrived in the UK from Czech Republic aged four shocked viewers of The Yorkshire Job Centre last night after revealing her hopes to gain £450 per week. Katrina, 24, from Leeds, sought help from the Southern House Job Centre on the Channel 4 programme after struggling with finances when her boyfriend … Read more

Ellen DeGeneres ‘increasing staff benefits’ after accusations

Ellen DeGeneres ‘increasing staff benefits’ like paid sick leave as she continues damage control following accusations of fostering a toxic work environment Ellen DeGeneres is reportedly implementing new benefits for staffers including paid days off and a better medical leave policy, Variety reported Thursday The 62-year-old star has been doing damage control after multiple accusations … Read more

That’s a sweet deal! Milk chocolate could be made with the health benefits of its dark version 

That’s a sweet deal! Milk chocolate could be made with the health benefits of its dark version Scientists say they have found a way of making milk chocolate healthier  Dark chocolate contains phenolic compounds which act as antioxidants  Researchers working for the US government have found how to incorporate these benefits in milk chocolate by … Read more

British ‘Jihadi’ bride is back in the UK living on a canal boat and claiming benefits

British ‘Jihadi’ bride and mother-of-nine is back in the UK living on a canal boat and claiming benefits after denying leading all-female Islamic State unit in Syria Natalie Bracht, 45, was alleged to have travelled to Syria at the end of 2014 It was also claimed that she had married IS fighter Celso Rodrigues da Costa … Read more

Crackdown on fraudsters exposes nearly £2billion of false benefits claims and overpayments 

Crackdown on fraudsters exposes nearly £2billion of false benefits claims and overpayments The National Fraud Initiative matches data with public and private sector bodies It has identified £245 million of incorrect payments in the past two years alone The abuses range from housing benefits to disabled parking badges By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 01:31 BST, 19 … Read more

Ellie Goulding discusses the benefits of living apart from Caspar Jopling

‘I love my husband, but I also love myself’: Ellie Goulding discusses the benefits of living apart from Caspar Jopling as she moves to London while he remains in Oxford to study The couple have been happily married since tying the knot 11 months ago Ellie, 33, moved to London while Caspar, 28, completes his … Read more

Can I stop taking state pension and keep other benefits instead?

We are much worse off from losing benefits since I began drawing my state pension – can I stop taking it? Steve Webb replies By Steve Webb for This Is Money Published: 07:35 BST, 29 June 2020 | Updated: 07:35 BST, 29 June 2020 I have just started receiving my state pension. Before this my … Read more