MILLIONS of households on various legacy benefits are being asked to switch to Universal Credit as part of a massive wealth change.

All two million legacy benefit claimants must move to Universal Credit (UC) or pension credit by the end of March 2025, through a process known as managed migration.

Universal Credit was created to replace old benefits.

Eligible households will be contacted with letters in the post explaining how they can make the switch from tax credits to Universal Credit.

Once you receive a letter, you have three months to switch. Otherwise, you may lose your current benefits.

However, the latest statistics show that more than 31,000 people with tax benefits who were invited to move to UC have not made a claim and have had their benefits stopped.

There could be a number of reasons for this, including the issue of the five-week wait for cash.

When you first sign up to the Universal Credit scheme, there can be quite a long wait for your first payment.

In some cases it can take up to five weeks before you are in the system and this can cause problems for many people.

Many households struggle to afford basic necessities during this period as other pre-existing benefits are usually canceled.

For example, if you claim tax credits under the managed migration process, your entitlement will stop as soon as you apply for Universal Credit.

However, those receiving income support, housing benefit, means-tested Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), means-tested Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) will continue to receive their old payments for a further two weeks after making a Universal Credit application.

This means there are still three weeks without benefits.

However, households waiting for their first Universal Credit payment can apply for an advance loan.

The advance loan is designed to help you bridge the gap while you wait for your first Universal Credit payment.

However, keep in mind that it is not free cash, it is just a loan and the money does have to be paid back.

This means that the amount of Universal Credit you receive will be reduced until the cost of the loan is repaid.

However, it can still be a lifeline for some. Here’s exactly how it works.

How much can I get?

Claimants can borrow up to 100% of their estimated payment, but you can also ask for less.

The advantage of this loan is that it is interest-free, so if you do need to borrow, it is wise to do so rather than incurring debt elsewhere.

However, remember that you will have to pay it back, so think carefully before signing up.

The money will be transferred to you within three working days and must remain for the full five weeks before your first payment.

How do I request an advance?

You can apply for a Universal Credit advance before you receive your first payment from UC.

There are several ways in which you can apply for the loan.

You can sign up with the help of your Jobcente work coach, or by calling the Universal Credit helpline.

You can apply for the loan from the time you first apply for Universal Credit until the date you receive your first payment.

You will need to explain why you think you need the advance, provide information to verify your identity (during your first Jobcentre Plus interview) and provide banking details for the advance.

If you are unable to open a bank account, please contact your work coach.

You will usually be told the same day whether you will receive your advance loan.

If you need help, you can call the Universal Credit helpline on 0800 328 5644.

The lines are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm.

When do I have to repay an advance?

You are expected to repay the loan within the first 24 months of obtaining it.

To pay it back, the DWP will deduct an amount from your Universal Credit payment every month.

You can calculate how much will be deducted from your payment each month by dividing the full cost of the loan by 24.

For example, if you borrowed £1,500, £62.50 will be deducted from your Universal Credit payment each month.

You can request to defer your repayments for up to three months if you are unable to pay them, but this is only allowed in exceptional circumstances.

If you call the helpline and are successful in your application, they will tell you over the phone:

• How much you can take
• The monthly repayment amounts
• When the first payment is due

However, you still have to pay it back within 12 months if you applied for the advance before April 12 this year.

You only have six months if you have submitted the application due to changed circumstances. You can then request a postponement of repayment by one month.

Former President Donald Trump blamed his successor, President Joe Biden, for some awkward moments with his teleprompter as he spoke at a rally in Ohio on Saturday afternoon.

Trump spoke Saturday at a windswept airport outside Dayton in support of his presidential rematch with Biden and his favored Senate candidate Bernie Moreno.

The presumptive Republican nominee, 77, repeatedly noted that he was having trouble reading his teleprompters, which were visibly flapping in 35-mph winds.

As the prompters rolled around and Trump became increasingly visibly frustrated – at one point saying, “Don’t pay these suckers!” to those who set it up – about the inability to understand his speech, he joked: “I think Joe Biden put them in there!”

Although he bragged about how nice it was to have “a president who doesn’t need a teleprompter,” he made some obvious speaking errors during the meeting without being able to use them.

Notably, he claimed that President Biden once defeated former President Barack Obama in an election, after saying Trump would beat Biden by “the largest margins ever.”

‘You know what’s interesting? Joe Biden defeated Barack Hussein Obama, has anyone ever heard of him? Biden defeated Obama in every swing state, but he was assassinated in every other state.”

He was also recorded struggling to pronounce the name of the band The Rolling Stones, whose music Trump’s team uses at rallies, calling them “The Rolling Storns.”

Trump also mispronounced the word “bite” while retelling his infamous “The Snake” story.

Progressive media also claimed that Trump made a mistake in pronouncing candidate Moreno’s name, pronouncing it more like “Marino.”

Moreno, a former Trump critic who is a wealthy Cleveland businessman, supported Marco Rubio for president during the 2016 Republican primaries, once tweeting that listening to Trump was “like watching a car crash that makes you sick, but you can stop looking’. ‘

In 2021, NBC News reported on an email exchange around the time of Trump’s first presidential run in which Moreno called Trump a “crazy” and a “maniac.”

At a wind-swept airport outside Dayton on Saturday, Trump rallied support for his presidential rematch with Biden and his favored Senate candidate Bernie Moreno.

Guests listen as Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, addresses supporters during a rally at Dayton International Airport

The presumptive Republican nominee, 77, repeatedly noted that he had difficulty reading his teleprompters, which were visibly flapping in 55 mile-per-hour wind gusts.

On Saturday, however, Moreno praised Trump as a “great American” and railed against those in his party who criticized the former president, who this week became his party’s presumptive nominee for a third straight election.

“I’m so sick of Republicans saying, ‘I support President Trump’s policies, but I don’t like the man,’” he said as he stood on stage with Trump.

Trump also dismissed the recent allegations against Moreno, comparing them to attacks he has faced over the years, including his criminal charges.

The former president has been charged in four separate cases involving his handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

“He’s getting very harsh bogus treatment from the Democrats right now,” Trump said. ‘And we will not support that.’

Trump also accused Biden of posing a threat to Social Security in his comments as he continued to clean up comments from an interview earlier this week in which he appeared open to cuts.

“Your Social Security will be gone,” he warned of a second Biden term, even as Biden has pledged to protect and strengthen Social Security as it faces a projected budget deficit.

“With this man in office, you cannot get social security because he is destroying our country’s economy. And that also applies to Medicare, by the way, and American seniors are going to be in big trouble.”

The presumptive Republican nominee, 77, repeatedly noted that he had difficulty reading his teleprompters, which were visibly flapping in 55 mile-per-hour wind gusts.

Supporters of former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wait to hear him speak at a Buckeye Values ​​PAC Rally

Guests take photos as the plane of Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, lands

“I have promised that I will always adhere to Social Security and Medicare. We will always keep it. We’ll never make it,” he said.

Trump is scrambling to catch up on President Joe Biden’s huge fundraising advantage with just eight months until the election.

The Republican National Committee has just $40 million in the bank, compared to the $130 million the Democratic operations had last month.

The massive funding gap is steadily widening as Democrats open their wallets to support Biden’s campaign to retain the White House.

Democrats raised more than $10 million in the 24 hours after last Thursday’s State of the Union, far more than Trump’s biggest day, where he raised $4.2 million after his mugshot in the Georgia election fraud case was released .

MIKEL ARTETA kept Leandro Trossard in check during heated scenes at the final whistle after Arsenal cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals.

Winger Trossard looked in no mood to back down as Porto players confronted him after the Gunners’ 4-2 win on penalties.

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Arsenal boss Arteta had to grab the goalscorer around the waist in the middle of the Emirates pitch and send him off.

But tensions later rose again when Porto chief Sergio Conceicao accused his counterpart of “insulting my family” during the match.

Both managers were previously booked for protesting against second-half decisions in normal time before a goalless extra half-hour.

And the flare at the end typified a night that saw the Gunners reach the quarter-finals in fiery fashion for the first time since 2010.

Trossard had struck brilliantly in the 41st minute to give Arsenal a 1-0 win and a 1-1 draw.

David Raya’s two saves in the shootout sunk the combative Portuguese visitors.

And after confrontations between players on the field, Conceicao made his astonishing claims.

The Portugal boss said: “Arteta turned to the bench during the match and insulted my family in Spanish.

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“I told him that the person he insulted is no longer with us.

“Let him worry about training his team, which has more than enough quality to play a lot better.”

Arteta, meanwhile, defended his difficult moments, especially to the officials, saying: “There is a lot at stake, you defend your team in every decision.

“You want every decision to go your way and that’s part of the game.”

And while he focused on a triumph he was ‘so proud’ of, he suggested an electric atmosphere fueled by home fans was the solution.

The Spaniard said: “We love them, the energy they gave us helped us throughout the match. They made us win – it’s as simple as that.”

Reaching the last eight made Arteta “so happy – it’s been fourteen years, a long time for a club like Arsenal”.

And referring to Raya’s exploits, he added: “We really had to dig in today and find the magic moment that we found.

“It’s very difficult to play against them because they are a very competitive team, a very good team.”

Trossard summed up Arsenal’s relief when he tweeted celebratory photos of himself at X alongside the words: “QUARTER-FINAL!!”

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A BEAUTY fan has shared her review of $6 dupes she found for a $42 YSL lipstick.

Although there were notable consistency differences, she said that at $6 there was no battle between the two beauty products.

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Ale Jay (@alejayofficial) shared the makeup test drive in a TikTok video.

“The YSL lipsticks cost a whopping $42 and SheGlam only $6! Talk about a bargain!” she said.

“Let’s test them side by side, okay?”

On one side of her lips she applied the YSL lipstick in shade 15. On the other hand, she used SheGlam lipstick in the shade Plot Twist.

“The shades are very different,” she said, comparing SheGlam’s mauve swatch to YSL’s cool purple-pink.

“The SheGlam feels a little shinier than the YSL. The YSL feels more like a lipstick,” she added.

“The textures are quite similar. The YSL feels a little thicker than the SheGlam. The SheGlam feels very light, more of a lip gloss.”

She then applied shade number 13 from YSL, which she compared to SheGlam’s Rule Breaker.

“They both don’t leave that sticky feeling on the lips that we love,” she said.

“I feel like the shades are quite similar, but the consistency is very different.”

Although she preferred YSL’s beautiful packaging, she didn’t regret her purchase from SheGlam.

“For $6, honestly, you can’t beat this,” she said.

Her review inspired and influenced many who were eager to try out the dupe.

“I ordered the Sheglam and can’t wait to try them. I’m such a lippie girl,” said one commenter.

“The SheGlam looks so good,” another added.

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New York Superstar Strikers are the only team with an all-time winning record as they recorded their third win of the season.

New Delhi: There were two one-sided encounters in the Legends Cricket Trophy (LCT) at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday. New York Superstar Strikers locked horns with Punjab Royals in the first game, while Rajasthan Kings crossed swords with Colombo Lions in the second encounter.

New York Superstar Strikers have literally flown in the ongoing LCT 2024. They are the only team with a complete winning record as they recorded their third win of the season. They rightly sit comfortably on top of the points table.

Earlier, they defeated Dubai Giants in the tournament opener before defeating Delhi Devils in the second match. In their third match, they comfortably outwitted Punjab Royals by 54 runs.

Chadwick Walton was the batters’ choice for New York Superstar Strikers as he bowled a quick 73 off 33 balls. He built his innings with the help of 8 fours and 5 hits over the fence with a healthy strike rate of 221.21.

In the end, the table toppers managed to post a mammoth total of 175 for the loss of five wickets in 90 balls. On the contrary, Rahat Ali conceded 59 runs to Punjab Royals in his quota of 24 balls but managed to pick up three wickets.

Responding to the mammoth target, Punjab Royals missed the plot in the chase as they could muster only 121 for the loss of 8 wickets in 90 balls. Skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan led the batting attack by leading by example, but he got no help from other batters. The former Sri Lanka opener smashed 31 off 14 balls, including 4 fours and 2 sixes.

New York Superstar Strikers secured another clinical victory, thanks to the all-round performances of the players. Asela Gunaratne stuck to his subtle bowling variations of good line and length and reaped the rewards on match day when he registered 3/22 in 4 overs.

In the second match of the day, Rajasthan Kings picked up an easy win over Colombo Lions as they withstood the chase by scoring runs at a rate of knots. They won the match by 8 wickets and recorded their second win of the season.

With this win they are second on the points table. Batting first, the Colombo Lions managed only a mediocre total of 101/8 in 90 balls. Despite having big guns on their side like Chris Gayle and Jesse Ryder, they failed to add meat to the team’s scoreboard.

Gayle top-scored with 26 off 17 balls, including six fours, while opener Ben Dunk departed for a golden duck. The bowlers of Rajasthan Kings kept the opposition in check by bowling tight lines and all their best efforts paid off.

The likes of Ashley Nurse, Chathuranga de Silva and Jatin Saxena took two wickets each. At the other end, Rajasthan Kings chased the target without any fuss as they got the job done with 41 balls to spare.

Skipper Robin Uthappa made an exciting start to the match as he scored 55 off 22 balls. The right-handed batsman used all his experience for a better result by smashing a flurry of 10 fours and 2 sixes. Colombo Kings bowlers were clueless as they defended the total apart from their skipper Yasir Shah who took two wickets.

RONALDO has made three changes to his all-time best squad… but some fans were left unimpressed with the team.

The Brazilian icon, 47, named a squad in September and raised eyebrows by leaving out Cristiano Ronaldo.

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It was also an incredibly strong Brazil team, with six of the eleven coming from Ronaldo’s home country.

Now he has made a few changes to that line-up, but has stuck with the same goalkeeper as Juventus and Italy legend Gianluigi Buffon.

He also made no changes to his full-backs, the Brazilian duo Cafu and Roberto Carlos.

Paolo Maldini remains one of his centre-backs, but German legend Franz Beckenbauer has been dropped for 2006 World Cup winner Fabio Cannavaro.

In midfield, Ronaldo has opted for three iconic players, all of whom are much more attacking than defensive.

They are Zinedine Zidane, Diego Maradona and Pele.

Maradona and Pele were selected by Ronaldo last year, but Zidane will replace Zico in the new team he named after The mail.

And the latest change comes when Ronaldinho makes way for the Portuguese Ronaldo – who guides Lionel Messi and R9 himself.

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Still, some fans ridiculed the team, with one social media user saying: “R9 is about to lose your credibility.”

Another added: “Today’s Arsenal would beat that team 5-0 unless you replace Messi with Ronaldinho.”

A third replied: “That team looks good on paper but would be destroyed. No balance.”

While a fourth replied: “No Ronaldinho, not a good list.”

The Academy Awards are the biggest night in Hollywood – with wins in the major categories ensuring films go down in the history books.

Christopher Nolan’s historical epic Oppenheimer leads the nominations with a whopping 13 nods including Best Actor, Best Director and Best Picture – and is the favorite to win big on the night.

Three blockbusters have emerged as the all-time top winners at the Oscars – scoring a mammoth 11 wins on the night – Ben Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

The musical with the most Oscar wins was West Side Story (1961), with ten trophies, while The English Patient (1996), The Last Emperor (1987) and Gigi  (1958) taking home nine Oscars and Slumdog Millionaire (2008) winning eight.

Ahead of the 2024 Oscars on Sunday – DailyMail.com looks back at the biggest winners at the ceremony ever…

The 2024 ceremony will be held at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Sunday, March 10

BEN HUR (1959) 

The 1959 swords-and-sandals epic with its iconic chariot race was once the most ambitious and, at $15 million, expensive film ever made.

Charlton Heston starred as fallen Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hu who is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend  Messala (Stephen Boyd) in 1st-century Jerusalem. But Judah swears to come back and take revenge.

The film is known for its nine minute chariot race scene and for using 15,000 extras and one million props. 

Ben-Hur won a record 11 Academy Awards out of 12 nominations –  including Best Picture, Best Director for William Wyler and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Heston. 

The film also won Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Hugh Griffith,  Best Art Direction-Set Decoration – Color – Edward C. Carfagno and William A. Horning (posthumous award) (art direction); Hugh Hunt (set decoration), Best Cinematography – Color – Robert L. Surtees, Best Costume Design – Color – Elizabeth Haffenden, Best Film Editing – John D. Dunning and Ralph E. Winters, Best Sound Recording – Franklin Milton, MGM Studio Sound Department,  Best Music – Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture – Miklós Rózsa and Best Special Effects.

The only category that Ben-Hur did not win in was for Best Adapted Screenplay, losing to Room at the Top.

The 1959 swords-and-sandals epic with its iconic chariot race was once the most ambitious and, at $15 million, expensive film ever made

Charlton Heston starred as fallen Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hu who is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend Messala (Stephen Boyd) in 1st-century Jerusalem. But Judah swears to come back and take revenge

Ben-Hur won a record 11 Academy Awards out of 12 nominations – including Best Picture, Best Director for William Wyler and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Heston

TITANIC (1997)

The sinking ship epic which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as doomed lovers onboard the Titanic in 1912 became the highest grossing film of all-time when it was released.

James Cameron’s epic movie follows upper-class Rose and poor boy Jack who fall in love during their brief trip, before Jack ultimately sacrifices himself and freezes to death in the ocean so that his lover can live.

The film won 11 Academy Awards out of 14 nominations and was the first film in history to reach the billion-dollar mark.

Titanic won Best Picture, Best Director for James Cameron, Best Art Direction –  Peter Lamont and Michael D. Ford, Best Cinematography – Russell Carpenter, Best Costume Design – Deborah Lynn Scott, Best Film Editing – Conrad Buff, James Cameron, and Richard A. Harris, Best Original Dramatic Score – James Horner, Best Original Song – James Horner and Will Jennings for My Heart Will Go On, Best Sound – Gary Rydstrom, Tom Johnson, Gary Summers, and Mark Ulano. Best Sound Effects Editing Tom Bellfort and Christopher Boyes and Best Visual Effects – Robert Legato, Mark A. Lasoff, Thomas L. Fisher, and Michael Kanfer.

Titanic – which stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as doomed lovers onboard the Titanic in 1912 became the highest grossing film of all-time when it was released

James Cameron’s epic movie follows upper-class Rose and poor boy Jack who fall in love during their brief trip, before Jack ultimately sacrifices himself and freezes to death in the ocean so that his lover can live

The film won 11 Academy Awards out of 14 nominations and was the first film in history to reach the billion-dollar mark. Titanic won Best Picture and Best Director for Cameron (pictured 1998 with Winslet)

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)

The last of Peter Jackson’s adaptation of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy followed Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) as they push further into the heart of Mordor accompanied by the deceitful Gollum (Andy Serkis) to destroy The Ring of power

The film was nominated for 11 awards at the 2004 Oscars and became the highest clean sweep in history for a movie – winning every category in which it was nominated (pictured director Peter Jackson with the Best Director Oscar)

The last of Peter Jackson’s adaptation of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy followed Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) as they push further into the heart of Mordor accompanied by the deceitful Gollum (Andy Serkis) to destroy The Ring of power.

Meanwhile the warrior Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), revealed to be the lost king of Gondor, travels to Minis Tirith with an army of undead soldiers and the remaining members of the fellowship to recapture the ancient city from Lord Sauron’s grasp.

The film was nominated for 11 awards at the 2004 Oscars and became the highest clean sweep in history for a movie – winning every category in which it was nominated.

Jackson won his first Best Director Oscar while the film also won Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson.

The film also won Best Art Direction – Grant Major, Dan Hennah and Alan Lee, Best Costume Design Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor, Best Film Editing Jamie Selkirk, Best Makeup Richard Taylor and Peter King, Best Original Score – Howard Shore, Best Original Song Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox  for Into The West.

It also won Best Sound Mixing – Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek and Best Visual Effects Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook and Alex Funke

1997’s The English Patient won nine Oscars (pictured Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas)

Slumdog Millionaire (2008) – starring Dev Patel and Freida Pinto – won eight Oscars

The 96th Academy Awards honors the best films of 2023 – with the glittering ceremony held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. 

The most hotly anticipated movies of the past year – Barbie and Oppenheimer – lead the nominations. 

Oppenheimer has bagged 13 nods, including best picture and best actor for Cillian Murphy – who is favorite to win the major category after scooping a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and SAG award for his role as physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer.

The impressive total – which also includes best supporting actor and actress for Robert Downey Jr. and Emily Blunt, as well as best director for Christopher Nolan – is just one nomination short of the all-time record set by Titanic in 1998.

Last year’s other smash hit movie – Barbie – was nominated for eight awards, but also fell victim to notable snubs from the Academy.

What Was I Made For and I’m Just Ken from Barbie received their expected nominations for best original song

Its star Margot Robbie was not nominated for best actress, while Greta Gerwig was not nominated for best director.

Another surprise saw America Ferrera nominated for best supporting actress over her role in Barbie, with pundits saying her character’s impassioned speech on feminism had sealed the deal. 

Barbie’s other nominations include best picture, best supporting actor for Ryan Gosling and two nods for best song – including Gosling’s famed ‘I’m Just Ken.’ 

The second most-nominated movie was Poor Things, a graphic art house movie starring Emma Stone that has wowed critics but so-far failed to set the box office alight.

Stone plays a sex-crazed young woman, with her performance wowing critics. She previously won best actress in 2017 for her performance in La La Land. 

For best actor in leading role Bradley Cooper and Cillian Murphy are set to duke it out for the award. Colman Domingo, Paul Giamatti and Jeffrey Wright received nominations as well.

Leonardo DiCaprio was not recognized for his acting on Killers Of The Flower Moon.

Lily Gladstone is the first Native American nominated for best actress, for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon

Yorgos Lanthimos’ Poor Things took home 11 Oscar nominations and Killers of the Flower Moon landed 10.

Annette Bening, Lily Gladstone, Sandra Huller, Carey Mulligan and Emma Stone have been nominated for best actress in a leading role.

Gladstone is the first Native American nominated for best actress, for her performance in Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon – and is the favorite in the category thanks to her wins at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards,

What Was I Made For by Billie Eilish and I’m Just Ken performed by Ryan Gosling from Barbie received their expected nominations for best original song. 

Sterling K. Brown, Robert De Niro, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan Gosling and Mark Ruffalo received nominations for best actor in a supporting role.

Emily Blunt, Danielle Brooks, America Ferrera, Jodie Foster and Da’Vine Joy Randolph received nominations for best actress in a supporting role.

Joy already has  Golden Globe. Bafta, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild awards and is favorite for an Oscar for her performance as a bereaved cook in The Holdovers.

Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer were nominated for best directing, snubbing Greta Gerwig’s Barbie. 

Da’Vine Joy Randolph was nominated for best actress in a supporting role for her part in The Holdovers

Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo were both nominated for their roles in Poor Things

Bradley Cooper was nominated for best actor, but was snubbed of a directing nod for Maestro

Gerwig was nominated for best director in 2018 for her solo directorial debut, Lady Bird. Only three women have won Oscars for best director – Kathryn Bigelow, Chloe Zhao and Jane Campion.

Though Nolan is regarded as the big-budget auteur of his era, he’s never won an Academy Award, nor have any of his films won best picture. 

Bradley Cooper was not nominated for directing Maestro but he was recognized for his acting in that bio movie.

American Fiction, Anatomy of a Fall, Barbie, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives, Poor Things and The Zone of Interest landed best picture nominations.  

The 96th Academy Awards will be held on March 10 at 7 pm ET/4pm PT live on ABC, hosted for a fourth time by Jimmy Kimmel. 

Admitting that the unprecedented break after the 18th over was crucial to re-energise, Harmanpreet revealed that they were targeting the 19th over.

Mumbai: Mumbai Indians Women captain Harmanpreet Kaur rose to the occasion on Saturday and single-handedly took her team over the line in a thrilling match against Gujarat Giants. Mumbai defeated Gujarat by seven wickets and a ball to spare. Harmanpreet was at her combative best and remained unbeaten on 95* off 48 balls. Her innings consisted of 10 fours and five sixes. Thanks to her good show, she won the Player of the Match award. Admitting that the unprecedented break after the 18th over was crucial to re-energise, Harmanpreet revealed that they were targeting the 19th over.

“We thought we would take a little break, drink some water and see what message would come out. We knew it would be crucial to get the 19th over,” Harmanpreet said during the post-match presentation.

Despite it being a stiff target of 191 runs, Harmanpreet admitted that they were confident of chasing it as they had a long batting order.

“It was a very big game for us, we had to win so that we wouldn’t have any pressure on us (in the future). We knew we had a long batting order and that we could get the job done,” she added.

THIS week’s Spring Budget includes a raft of measures to help hardworking families save money – but you can do even better than the Chancellor.

No matter how tight your finances are, our top ten budget tips will help you cut back on spending, boost your savings and beat the banks.

Get started today and watch your hard work stack up.

1. Confront your money

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Having money worries is scary, but you can’t make things better until you know what you owe.

Make a list of all your debts, including overdrafts, loans, credit cards, store cards and outstanding bills, and then review all your bank accounts so you know how much money you have.

2. Create your own budget

A budget is simply balancing money in and money out.

To get started on yours, use the template on the Government-backed MoneyHelper website.

3. Tackle your debts

It is usually due before you start saving.

There are two ways to do this.

Or you pay off the smallest debt first, so that you can see that you are making it
progress.

Or take over the debts with the highest interest as a priority, so that you reduce the total amount you have to pay off.

4. Reduce your costs

By reducing what you spend every day, you can pay off your debts or build savings faster.

If you switch to a discount store like Lidl, you can get up to a third off your weekly shop.

Also see if you can reduce your telephone, insurance or utility bills.

Compare rates on useful online platforms such as moneysupermarket.com.

5. Check your benefits

Make sure you claim what you are owed.

Check the website for current information about what you are entitled to benefits calculator on the Turn2Us website.

6. Create an emergency fund

Doing this can help you pay for unexpected expenses, like the water heater breaking down, without having to borrow an expensive credit card or set up fees.

Set aside a small amount each month until you have a reasonable amount
cash reserve.

7. Switch bank accounts

Banks offer you a maximum of €200 if you transfer your current account to them.

Compare offers at Money saving expert.

8. Start micro-saving

Even if you can only save a few dollars a month, it will add up over time.

Use a budget app that automatically sets aside money when you spend money, like Plum, or set your online banking app to automatically save money for you.

9. Exchange your savings

If you are lucky enough to have existing savings, see if you can get a better interest rate.

Usage Guide from MoneySavingExpert to compare them.

10. Start a side job

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Register with Indeedflex.nl for temporary work that is paid the same day.

You can also clear out old clothes and sell them on Vinted or take the paid online surveys at panel.onepoll.com.

Find more great ideas on The Sun’s side hustle page.

LEONARDO TANO’S porn icon parents helped the athlete become a rising star.

Father Rocco – also known as the ‘Italian stallion’ – claims he gave the hurdles hero the warning on ‘how to combat fear of failure’.

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Now Leonardo, 24, is in pole position to unleash his astonishing all-round talents – with all the necessary mental and physical attributes.

On a sporting level, the part-time model eagerly plays the field – and the track.

The social media influencer rode dirt bikes, was a karting champion and also ran before focusing on his main gift: hurdles.

And thanks to some fatherly advice, he confidently takes on all newcomers as one of Hungary’s most popular candidates.

Tano Senior, 59, who calls herself a sex addict, and wife Rozsa Tassi, 51, rose to fame thanks to their screen names Rocco Siffredi and Rosa Caracciolo.

Rocco has appeared in more than 1,300 adult “movies” and the Netflix show Supersex, which was released Wednesday.

But he is most proud of the fact that he keeps his son on the right path in sports.

The Daily Star report that Rocco said: “I taught him to combat the fear of failure.

“Leonardo took over all my stubbornness. But in another area he uses his head much more, so to speak.”

Tano Junior was a karting nut until he got too big.

Fortunately, his 6-foot frame has proven ideal for the obstacles.

And his father loves the dedication Leonardo has shown in recent years, even when he was a mechanical engineering student.

He told Crush fanzine at the time: “I try to play as many sports as possible.

“My main focus is on athletics, which I do six times a week, with rest on Sundays.

“I would say I am addicted to exercise because for me it is an important ingredient for my overall health and happiness.”