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CHAMPIONS TEASERS: 4-8 November 2024
Trump says he doesn’t mind reporters being shot and regrets leaving White House after 2020 loss
"I have this piece of glass here. but all we have really over here is the fake news. And to get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news. And I don’t mind that so much."
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10% of Brits do less than 1,000 steps a day despite its health benefits
MORE than a quarter of us are walking less than we used to — despite its health benefits, a poll shows.
One in ten admit their longest trek on a typical day is from the sitting room to the kitchen.
And a similar proportion say they walk fewer than 1,000 daily steps, while almost two thirds fail to reach the recommended 10,000 a day.
As the days get shorter, nearly one in five say they cannot be bothered to go out in the cold.
Walks with the family are also becoming a rarity, with one in seven never doing so — despite six in ten saying they wish they did.
The over-55s are especially guilty, as a fifth skip family walks even though three quarters say they improve their mental and physical health.
Nearly half say that walking together helps reduce tensions in their household, according to the poll from Vitality Health Insurance.
Experts say doing 5,000 steps three times a week can add up to three years to your life expectancy.
Those who manage 7,500 steps five times a week are three and a half times more likely to eat healthily, it is claimed.
A previous study revealed regular long walks can make people look up to 16 years younger by middle-age.
Vitality’s wellbeing coach Yetunde Bankole said: “While it’s natural for our routines to change over time, it’s important to make walking a daily habit.
“Walking is one of the simplest yet most effective ways to improve wellbeing — whether it’s reducing stress, improving sleep, or fostering closer family or community connections.”
Reluctant strollers should break up steps during the day instead of getting them in one go.
She added: “In winter, you might have to make an extra effort and resist the urge to stay indoors.
“Instead, wrap up warm, enjoy a walk and try to get some winter sun, both of which are proven to boost mood.”
Estonia backs British calls to let Ukraine blitz Russia with long-range missiles – to force Putin to negotiate
BRITISH calls to let Ukraine blitz Russia with long-range missiles in a bid to force Vladimir Putin to negotiate have been backed by Estonia.
Kristen Michal, the country’s Prime Minister, told The Sun: “We should not have restrictions on Ukraine using weapons.”
Ukraine fears a Donald Trump victory in tomorrow’s US election would see Kyiv’s troops thrown to the wolves.
Trump has claimed he could end the war in Ukraine in a day.
Michal said it was better to support President Zelensky’s push to win.
Speaking to The Sun at the Nato war games in neighbouring Latvia, he said: “The strongest way would be Zelensky’s victory plan.”
Latvia’s Prime Minister Evika Silina strongly backed Kyiv’s bid to join Nato.
She told The Sun: “We were always supporting Ukraine’s path to Nato so we will be the ones probably lobbying even more again.”
America has blocked Ukraine’s demands to fire British Storm Shadow stealth cruise missiles at targets inside Russia.
The White House also rejected calls to give Ukraine Tomahawk land attack missiles.
It came as Latvia hosted a Nato drills to test low earth orbit satellite phones and military 5G networks to let soldiers keep talking in the event of a conflict with Russia.
Troops from across the alliance teamed up with Latvia’s LMT mobile phone network to build hyper-local 5G networks that spanned a few hundred to a few thousand metres.
Armands Meirans, the phone company’s head of defence research, said adapting 5G technology was fast and cheap and reliable.
He said: “If the adversary wants to jam it they need to know the direction to point its radio signal with a louder signal.
“They need to be pretty close or have a very powerful equipment that consumes a lot of power and that is not always available on the battlefield.”
Who Wants to be a Millionaire fans say player was ‘stitched up’ after making fatal error and leaving with £1k
WHO Wants to be a Millionaire viewers claim a contestant was ‘stitched up’ after making a costly mistake.
Viewers tuned in to see Jeremy Clarkson quiz a new batch of players hoping to win £1,000,000.
One of the players, Victoria Johnson, revealed her friends call her “Vickypedia”.
Playing for the question: “Which of these companies was not founded in Sweden?”
The options presented were H&M, Spotify, Kopparberg and Lidl.
Unsure about the answer, she opted to use the 50/50 lifeline – removing two answers from the board.
Revealing she had “an inkling”, Victoria told Jeremy, after he asked, that her first thought was Spotify.
The two answers left remaining were Spotify and Lidl – and the player doubled down on her initial guess as the final answer.
However, Lidl turned out to be correct – meaning Victoria lost £3,000, but went home with £1,000.
Writing on social media, one person said: “Producers stitched her up there good n proper.
“That’s why you dont reveal what u think your answer is before a 50/50.”
“I’d never tell them what I think it might be on @itv Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and then go 50/50… they always leave that answer!!”
“Even when it’s wrong!!”
A third remarked: “Never tell the “random computer” what you think.”
Of course, it’s the first time that the show’s contestants have lost out on large sums of money.
Last month, viewers were stunned as a player missed out on winning £875,000 after making a series of silly mistakes.
Hailing from Bayswater, Jackie Lynch sailed through earlier questions but used up her lifelines in the first few rounds.
Who has won the jackpot on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire has offered hundreds of hopeful contestants the chance to become millionaires, but there has only been a handful of lucky winners.
There have only been five real winners so far on the show as Charles Ingram, who was the third winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001, had his claim to the prize thrown out because of cheating allegations.
The official winners are…
Judith Keppel
- In 2000, garden designer Judith Keppel made quiz show history as she became the first ever winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Judith is also the only woman ever to have won the million-pound prize.
David Edwards
- Former physics teacher David became the second contestant to win the top prize in April 2001. Following his success, Edwards went on to compete in both series of Are You an Egghead? in 2008 and 2009.
Robert Brydges
- Oxford-educated banker Robert became the third Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? champion when he won the quiz show several moths after David in 2001. Robert has stayed out of the limelight since his win.
Pat Gibson
- World champion Irish quiz player Pat won the show in 2004. Amazingly Pat had TWO of his lifelines still available for his final question, something no other winner has managed.
Ingram Wilcox
- Ingram came close to losing on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2006 as he had used all his lifelines up at the £32,000 mark, but in a shocking twist he went on to scoop the jackpot.
Upon reaching £125,000 unscathed, Jackie elected to use her safety net, ensuring that prize money was in the bag.
It meant she missed out on her chance to bag a further £875,000.
Writing on X, a viewer fumed: “She could have gone all the way if she used the lifelines smarter.”
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? airs on ITV1.
Trade union Unite gears up for legal battle against Labour’s decision to axe winter fuel payments
ONE of Britain’s largest trade unions is gearing up for a legal battle against the Government’s decision to axe winter fuel payments.
Unite is challenging the legality of the cuts, arguing ministers failed to consider their impact on vulnerable pensioners and disabled people.
They are demanding the Government reverses its move by November 7, or face a judicial review.
Around ten million OAPs will miss out on cold-weather cash worth between £200 and £300, with only those on pension credit eligible.
Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said: “This is a cruel policy but it’s not too late for Labour to recognise the pain this has caused and do the right thing.”
The Government said: “Over a million pensioners will still receive the winter fuel payment.”
Earlier in the week, The Sun revealed thousands of pensioners were set to get a much-needed £200 bank boost this year.
It comes after the Government changed the eligibility criteria for the winter fuel payment meaning only those on certain benefits, including pension credit, would receive the allowance worth up to £300.
North Lincolnshire Council revealed last Tuesday that 3,000 pensioners who would miss out on the winter fuel payment this year will now be given the £200 helping hand.
The council said it has looked at how it could help the pensioners most in need following the Government’s decision to scrap the winter fuel payment for the vast majority of pensioners.
Further investment is also being provided through an air fryer and slow cooker programme that will be available to all residents of pension age, the council added.
The money will be given to pensioners who do not qualify for pensioners tax credit – but do receive council tax support.
Major supermarket slashes price of Heroes & Roses chocolate tubs to £4.50 – but there’s a catch
A MAJOR supermarket has slashed the price of Heroes & Roses chocolate tubs to £4.50 ahead of the festive season.
Asda is selling two tubs of assorted chocolate mix for just £9 – but there is a catch.
There is a maximum limit of two per customer for each time they check out, shoppers have claimed.
The offer was posted by a member of the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK Facebook group.
The shopper wrote: “Don’t think they’ll do the 2 for £5 again but this is on. Only two tubs per customer which it didn’t state until self-checkout.”
One clever user suggested: “Just check out multiple times if you want more than two tubs.”
Another shopper said: “Oh I need to get them again.”
A third buyer said it is a good idea to limit the quantity to two tubs per customer, saying: “The two per customer offer is a good idea stop people filling their trolleys and selling them on in the shops.”
But just because something is on offer, or is part of a sale, it doesn’t mean it’s always a good deal.
There are plenty of comparison websites out there that’ll check prices for you – so don’t be left paying more than you have to.
Most of them work by comparing the prices across hundreds of retailers.
For example, Google Shopping is a tool that lets users search for and compare prices for products across the web. Simply type in keywords, or a product number, to bring up search results.
Another tool is Price Spy, which logs the history of how much something costs from over 3,000 different retailers, including Argos, Amazon, eBay and supermarkets.
Once you select an individual product you can quickly compare which stores have the best price and which have it in stock.
Idealo is another website that lets you compare prices between retailers.
All shoppers need to do is search for the item they need and the website will rank them from the cheapest to the most expensive one.
Meanwhile, another major supermarket has slashed the price of Quality Street tubs to just £3.89 – and it’s not Aldi, Asda or Tesco.
Lidl is offering the festive favourite at a bargain price to the delight of chocolate lovers.
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Go own brand – if you’re not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you’ll save by going for the supermarket’s own brand bars.
Shop around – if you’ve spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it’s cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like Trolley.co.uk let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you’re getting the best deal.
Look out for yellow stickers – supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they’ve been reduced.
They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged.
Buy bigger bars – most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar.
So if you’ve got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
The 600g tub is available at the discount supermarket for just £3.89, with Lidl Plus membership.
In comparison Tesco is selling the same size tub for £4.50 to Clubcard members, while at Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda and Iceland the classic chocolate box will set you back £6.
Aldi is offering the tub for £4.49 and Ocado for £5.
Quality Street was launched in 1936 and has been a favourite with families since.
The selection includes ‘the purple one’ which brings together hazelnut and caramel, the toffee finger, orange chocolate crunch, strawberry delight and ‘the green triangle’.
If you’re looking to stock up on the festive favourites ahead of Christmas make sure you shop around and check the variety of products available.
Shoppers flocked to Tesco to pick up 750g Quality Street refill bags, which were offered at the bargain price of £5 to Clubcard members.
The discount, 50 per cent less than the normal price of £10, is still available but the product is listed as out of stock online.
Heartbreaking image shows baby wrapped in bandages after suffering horror burns in Israeli airstrike on Lebanon hometown
HEARTBREAKING photos show a severely burned baby wrapped in bandages after she was horrifically injured in an Israeli airstrike.
Ivana Skayki’s mother says she was only able to find her one-year-old baby through the black smoke by her screams.
Israel invaded Lebanon last month as it seeks to destroy the terror group Hezbollah and push it away from the border.
Her parents were packing to flee their home when missiles struck their hometown of al Aliyah in southern Lebanon on September 23.
Now baby Ivana is wrapped in bandages after she was brutally burned in the rocket explosion, Sky News reports.
Mum Fatimah was preparing breakfast in the kitchen and escaped serious injury when the blast hit – but her daughters were upstairs on the balcony.
She said: “Everything was on fire, there was black smoke… I only managed to find my children from their screams.”
After pulling her kids out of the smoke Fatima, husband Mohammad, Ivana, and sister Rahaf jumped out a window to escape.
Ivana’s burns were so bad that she is now recovering in Lebanon’s only specialist burns unit in Beirut.
Fatima said that Ivana could barely move any parts of her body after she was engulfed in the flames.
She said: “Honestly, I didn’t have any hope she would survive.”
Ivana has now had multiple skin grafts and is wrapped head to toe in bandages as she begins the long road to recovery.
Much of her skin is still peeling and he head remains wrapped in gauze.
The burns unit is dealing with increasing numbers of patients as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon.
Hadi Mushref, a nurse in the burns unit, said: “We’ve been working so hard, even during our days off, to cope with the overcrowding”.
It comes as Israel has been releasing footage showing off its invasion in Lebanon.
A clip released today show the moment Israeli special forces say they raided a Hezbollah terror compound packed with missiles, rocket launchers, and explosives.
Footage shows the troops walking through bush and investigating a cave compound dug into rock.
Troops have found a number of terror tunnels in the south of the country they say Hezbollah was using as staging points.
Inside the tunnels IDF soldiers find weapons, clothing, and food so the fighters can live there for months.
Another clip was released Saturday of soldiers capturing a top Hezbollah terror commander inside Lebanon and escaping in speedboats.
IDF naval commandos captured the official in a daring rain in the north of the country as fighting rages in the south.
Imad Amhaz was considered by the IDF to be a “significant source of knowledge” in the terror group’s naval force.
Ali Hamie, Lebanon’s Minister of Public Works and Transport, claimed that Amhaz was only a captain of civilian ships.
Hezbollah names new leader
Last week, Hezbollah named its new boss as Naim Qassem – an ageing terrorist who gave a chilling speech this month vowing to fight on.
Qassem, the former deputy leader, is replacing Hassan Nasrallah – who was killed by Israel last month in massive airstrikes on Beirut.
His accession to the top of Hezbollah will make him the chief target for Israeli assassins, who have already killed dozens of terror chiefs in Lebanon and Gaza.
He takes the reins as Hezbollah defends against an Israeli invasion in the south of Lebanon.
When Qassem was appointed, Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gollant said: “The appointment is temporary. The countdown has begun.”
Health-conscious foodies push unexpected food near the top of Deliveroo’s trendiest orders
HEALTH-conscious foodies have pushed the cucumber near the top of Deliveroo’s trendiest orders of 2024, data shows.
The salad staple from Waitrose is fourth in the delivery company’s 100 fastest-growing orders this year.
Second and third were both Caesar salads from two London takeaways chains — Atis and The Salad Project.
But topping the list was eight boneless chicken wings from Wingstop — founded in Texas and now with 50 UK stores.
The same dish was also the second most popular order in Deliveroo’s worldwide list.
Pepperoni pizza from Frank’s Pizza stores in Glasgow took fifth place in the UK.
A new entry this year — in tenth position — was a white wine from Co-op, ordered mostly by Londoners.
It came just behind Sainsbury’s bananas.
Deliveroo’s data also shows residents of Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, ordered more champagne than anywhere else.
Brighton residents ordered more oat milk, while Cambridge shoppers ordered more condoms.
Deliveroo said: “We’ve spotted the highest number of grocery essentials making our 100 list — a 600 per cent increase since 2022.”
Emotional Queen Camilla vows to offer her help after hearing shocking stories from domestic abuse survivors
AN EMOTIONAL Queen has vowed to offer her help “until I’m able to no more” after hearing stories from domestic abuse survivors in a new TV show.
Her Majesty, 77, has been working on the issue for more than a decade.
She said she cried meeting the family of Joanna Simpson, who was killed by her violent husband.
The documentary shows the then Duchess of Cornwall breaking down in tears as she met the mother and best friend of Joanna, 46, who was bludgeoned to death with a claw hammer.
The Queen has been a patron of domestic violence charity SafeLives since that day.
Diana Parkes, Joanna’s mother, told the documentary: “She says to me, ‘You are the one who made me want to get involved’.”
Speaking in her first documentary since the Coronation, Camilla vows: “If you look at the steps that we’ve taken, we have made a huge amount of progress.
“I shall keep on trying until I’m able to no more.”
Former PM Theresa May, who as Home Secretary implemented a bill making coercive control an offence, also features.
The Queen said: “Coercive control is the most frightening bit of abuse.
“You meet somebody, you think they’re wonderful and then, bit by bit, they start to undermine you.”
In recent years, the Queen has visited rape centres and brought together women from all walks of life for anti-domestic violence meetings.
- Her Majesty The Queen: Behind Closed Doors can be seen on ITV at 9pm on Monday, November 11.