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Beat The Chasers viewers were "gutted" and "totally devastated" by one contestant's unlucky stint on the ITV series on Thursday night. Frankie, a retired police officer who shared a link to Prince William and Prince Harry , revealed his hopes to go travelling with his wife, his twin brother and his wife. The quizzer said he "wasn't greedy" as he opted to face just three of the Chasers, for £15,000 - despite being offered as high as £75k. Frankie was desperate to treat his loved ones with a road trip in California, knowing he would need some money for that. But as the tense game unfolded, it ended with heartbreak as a couple of wrong answers saw him running out of time. Beat The Chasers viewers were "gutted" and "totally devastated" by one contestant's unlucky stint on the ITV series ( Image: ITV) What really got to viewers though was that the Chasers were also running out of time, and had just one second left on their clock when Frankie bowed out. Had … [Read more...] about Beat The Chasers fans ‘totally devastated’ as quizzer loses dream money by a second

Scammer pretending to be soldier takes £10k from woman Get pensions news and advice plus latest money alerts for FREE now SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info After going through a divorce and then brain surgery in 2016, Elspet Wilson decided she wanted to start dating again and joined a dating site. She was contacted by a man who used a fake identity and alias ‘Brian Walsh’. They started a relationship with the promise of marriage and she sent him almost £10,000. Related articles 10 tried and tested ways to cut your inheritance tax bill State pension payments set to change next month On the BBC programme For Love or Money today, Kym Marsh and Ashley John-Baptiste spoke to Elspet about her situation … [Read more...] about Woman ‘broke down’ after £10,000 scam left her with ‘no money and no food’

Evening briefing: Today's essential headlines Surging migration | More than one million foreign nationals have been allowed to live in the UK for the first time in modern history as the Government was accused of breaking its Brexit promises. The data also showed that three-quarters of the initial asylum applications are being granted, the highest rate for 30 years , despite the Government's claims to be cracking down on illegal arrivals and bogus claims. Kevin Spacey | Star charged with four counts of sexual assault in UK Bernie Ecclestone | Arrested for 'carrying gun while boarding plane' How to Murder Your Husband | Author guilty of murdering husband Daily toll | Drivers over bridge face charges under privatisation plans Home video | Queen shown in her youth in never before seen footage The big story: Rishi Sunak announces windfall tax Tory MPs have warned Rishi Sunak that his windfall tax on oil and gas giants could stifle economic growth as … [Read more...] about Thursday evening UK news briefing: Rishi Sunak ‘throwing meat to socialists’

RISHI Sunak today unveiled a bumper package to help hard-up Brits with the soaring cost of living. The Chancellor announced £15billion worth of relief, including £1,500 for the poorest households and energy discounts for all, to ease the pressure on people's finances. Speaking in the House of Commons this afternoon, Mr Sunak revealed families across the country can expect money off their sky-rocketing bills, which are set to rise to £2,800 a year from October, funded by a windfall tax on oil and gas firms. The much-needed cash will be an increase to the £200 saving unveiled earlier in the year, to be paid back in chunks over five years. And it will take the form of a grant, not a loan, and therefore not need to be repaid. Elsewhere in Mr Sunak's multi-billion pound plans to draw a line under Partygate and focus on the squeeze in living standards caused by inflation, he said he will assist Britain's poorest. READ MORE ON COST OF LIVING … [Read more...] about Rishi Sunak announcement: Chancellor reveals £1,500 for poorest Brits in bumper £15bn cost-of-living package

MARTIN Lewis has begged Dominic Raab to provide more help to 'desperate' families struggling with energy bill hikes. The MoneySavingExpert founder said people are in a "desperate situation" and begged the Deputy Prime Minister to do more to help struggling families while presenting a cost of living special for Good Morning Britain earlier today. Martin said: "If you could hear the desperation of the debt counsellors and the disability charities. There are people in this country with disabilities who do not have enough money." He highlighted the struggles of ill and disabled people, who often need to use more gas and electricity for their care and urged the government to step in to help. "People are going to in a desperate situation about starving or giving their children medicine here, can you please do more, please?" Martin said. Dominic Raab said the Health Secretary and the Work and Pensions Secretary are doing everything they can to protect vulnerable people. … [Read more...] about Watch as emotional Martin Lewis begs Dominic Raab to help ‘desperate’ families struggling with energy bill hikes

RISHI Sunak today unveiled a bumper package to help hard-up Brits with the soaring cost of living. Here we take a look at five cash boosts that will help Brits to tackle their rising energy bills. UNIVERSAL CREDIT AND BENEFITS Millions of people on Universal Credit and benefits will get a one-off £650 payment go up to help with soaring bills. More than eight million households will receive the lump-sum. The payments will go to everyone on means-tested benefits, including universal credit, pensions credit, housing benefit, jobseekers’ allowance and income support. PENSIONERS Pensioners on state pensions are set to get extra cash to help in the cost of living crisis. Chancellor Rishi Sunak today announced they will get a one-off payment of £300. The £300 "cost of living payment" will be paid in November or December. That's on top of the existing Winter Fuel Payment worth between £100 and £300 that those over state pension age get already. Most … [Read more...] about Five cash boosts to help YOU as Rishi Sunak reveals plan to help tackle soaring energy bills

MARTIN Lewis' MoneySavingExpert has revealed an easy step that workers can take to boost their state pension and it could turn £800 into £5,500. You could risk losing out on thousands of pounds if you fail to take action sooner - but it's a simple check. It takes 35 years of National Insurance contributions to get the full amount of state pension and you can pay for gaps in your record. At the moment you can top up for any missing years dating back to 2006 but a six-year limit will return in April 2023, restricting how far you can go back. In the latest MoneySavingExpert weekly newsletter, Martin Lewis and his team warned that you could risk losing a decade's worth of payments if you miss out on the crucial step. National insurance contributions are usually taken directly from your wages if you're employed or via self-assessment for the self-employed . Read More on Martin Lewis PASS IT ON Martin Lewis urges families hit by … [Read more...] about Martin Lewis reveals the easy check that could turn £800 into £5,500

Evil killers beat a dad-of-five to death after stripping him of his clothes, leaving him wearing just a single sock. The horrific attack on Carl Woodall by cold-hearted Mark Campbell and Simmion Goldbourne left him so badly battered he suffered more than 140 injuries. The 44-year-old mechanic was repeatedly attacked with weapons including a machete , large knife and wooden handle, during a two-hour assault at an industrial site in the Black Country. Campbell and Goldbourne were convicted of murder after jurors spent more than three hours considering their verdicts. A third man - James McGhee - was acquitted of murdering "rough-diamond" Mr Woodall, but instead was found guilty of manslaughter. The trio had plotted to steal drugs they believed were secretly stashed in the unit Mr Woodall rented. It came after self-confessed drug dealer Campbell met Mr Woodall's stepsons Cieran and Joshua while they were all serving jail terms at HMP Birmingham in 2018. He alleged he … [Read more...] about Evil killers stripped dad naked and beat him to death after meeting his sons in prison

As the race to build the best smartphone camera intensifies, it's getting harder and harder for tech companies to differentiate themselves. Recent iterations of the iPhone , such as the latest iPhone 13 Pro Max, have been marketed almost exclusively on how good their cameras are for shooting videos, long-range pictures, or taking colourful photos for Instagram. Some phone brands have even begun pushing their night photography street cred by adding an array of low-light lenses that can take amazing snaps even on a dark night. Although it's not the most well-known brand, Chinese phone company OPPO's latest flagship smartphone gives iPhone and Samsung devices a run for their money when it comes to taking photos of the night sky. The Oppo Find X5 Pro is the first camera to use a Hasselblad lens. While this might not mean anything to non-photography nerds, it's actually a pretty big deal. Hasselblad cameras were used by NASA 's Apollo missions when humans first landed on … [Read more...] about Amazing new smartphone lets you take photos of UFOs and deep space from your garden

A grant of £400 will help struggling households cope with the energy bills crisis. Previously, a £200 loan in place for UK families was expected to be paid back. Rishi Sunak announced today this would no longer be the case, and increased its sum to £400. All households with a domestic electricity connection will be automatically eligible for the grant. Mr Sunak said: ‘The outlook for energy prices has changed. I’ve decided those repayments will be cancelled. So, for the avoidance of doubt, this support is now unambiguously a grant. ‘Furthermore, we have decided that the £200 of support for household energy bills will be doubled to £400 for everyone.’ He told the Commons: ‘We are on the side of hard working families with £6 billion of financial support.’ The grant comes in the form of a council tax rebate to households. Energy suppliers will deliver the discount to households with a domestic electricity meter over six months from October. Direct debit and … [Read more...] about Every house in UK to receive £400 grant to help with rising energy bills