DWP Child Benefit increase 2025 new amount confirmed
3 days ago · Millions of families who claim Child Benefit are set to receive increased payments from this April. HMRC has confirmed that families with one child will now receive the new amount of £26.05 per week, up from £25.60 each week. Families will also receive £17.25 per week (up from £16.95) for each ...
Annual Covid day of reflection to be held on March 9
Dec 12, 2024 · It will be the fifth annual day of reflection, with the first having been held in 2021. Ms Nandy said: “The Covid-19 pandemic had a profound impact on all of us.
Traitors 2024: 3 contestants knocked out in opening minutes
Jan 1, 2025 · The Traitors started off its third series with a bang, as three of the 25 contestants were eliminated within the opening 15 minutes of the show. The contestants all met up on a train to head to the castle in the Scottish Highlands, before stopping. Host Claudia Winkleman then announced that there ...
Northern Lights UK: Once in a decade display in 2025
Dec 19, 2024 · The aurora is concentrated at the Earth's north and south poles (Image: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire). Krista Hammond, a Manager at the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre (MOSWOC), said: “Activity on the sun, and in particular the number of visible sunspots, varies over roughly an 11-year period, known as the solar cycle.”
Drag Race star The Vivienne hailed as ‘beacon to so many’ after …
4 days ago · RuPaul’s Drag Race star The Vivienne has been hailed as “a beacon to so many” after their death aged 32. James Lee Williams, who performed as the drag queen, won the first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and came third on the 2023 edition of Dancing On Ice. Dancing On Ice judge Oti Mabuse ...
M11 all lanes reopen after multi-vehicle crash
Nov 21, 2024 · There are reports of a crash between a lorry and multiple cars on the M11 Stick with us for updates
Golden Globes turns into a bad night for British actors and …
4 days ago · The 2025 Golden Globes has turned into a bad night for British actors and filmmakers who walked away with only a handful of gongs across film and TV categories. Baby Reindeer creator and Scottish comedian Richard Gadd took home best limited TV or anthology series or TV movie, while his Yorkshire co ...
The world welcomes 2025 with fireworks and light shows
Dec 31, 2024 · From Sydney to Vladivostok to Mumbai, communities around the world have begun welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and exciting live performances. Auckland became the first major city to celebrate as thousands of revellers counted down to the new year and cheered colourful fireworks ...
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Braintree Village to celebrate 25th anniversary this week
Nov 11, 2024 · The shopping centre, which opened in November 1999, will host a range of activities from Friday, November 15. Josef O’Sullivan, centre director at Braintree Village, said: "This is a landmark date in the history of Braintree Village, which has grown into one of the most-loved outlet shopping destinations in the East of England.