Dive Brief: Snap and Universal Pictures hosted a first-of-its-kind virtual concert to promote the forthcoming rom-com film “Marry Me,” per details emailed to Marketing Dive. The concert was developed by immersive entertainment company Oz. “Marry Me” stars Jennifer Lopez and Maluma. Avatar forms of their characters from the movie took […]
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‘I went from presenting the Six Nations for the BBC to having to claim Universal Credit’
Sports presenter Sonja McLaughlan has worked at every Olympic Games since 1996 and reported from the touchline of the Six Nations for almost two decades. Yet she is now having to apply for benefits, as her work calendar was wiped clean almost overnight in March following blanket bans on sporting events. […]
Coronavirus latest: New York offers free universal testing
The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 6,395,328, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 380,580. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]
Abe adopts universal $930 handout as walls close in
TOKYO — Japan plans to send a cash handout of 100,000 yen ($930) to every resident, regardless of income, to lessen the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic after an earlier income support scheme met with resistance. The government withdrew its proposal to give 300,000 yen to qualified households that had […]
Coronavirus to force 3.5 million extra people on to Universal Credit
More than 2.5m more people will file for Universal Credit on top of the near-million claims that have already been submitted as a result of coronavirus. In all around 3.5m new Universal Credit claims are expected to be processed, according to a survey conducted by Turn2us, a charity. As a result […]
how do I claim government help, or Universal Credit?
Who will be eligible? Mr Sunak said that 95pc of self-employed workers would benefit. Any freelancer or contractor whose profits exceed £50,000 a year will be excluded as well as anyone who has newly become self-employed and did not fill in a self-assessment tax return for 2019. The majority of […]
I’ve lost my job, how do I apply for Universal Credit?
The effects of coronavirus are taking their toll as millions of Britons could be out of a job if companies continue to be forced to drastically cut down costs. The Treasury is setting up a Job Retention Scheme to incentivise employers to keep as many employees on the payroll as […]