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NEARLY half of pensioners who lose their winter fuel allowance are planning to only heat and live in one room, a survey shows.

A fifth of people were already planning to do this but an extra 29 per cent will undertake the extreme measure as a result of the cut.

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Nearly half of pensioners who lose their winter fuel allowance are planning to only heat and live in one room[/caption]

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An extra 29 per cent will now undertake the extreme measure as a result of the cut[/caption]

The survey comes as campaigners hand in more than 500,000 signatures calling on Ministers to protect the payment worth up to £300.

Some 44 per cent of older people said the benefit axe would have a harmful impact on their physical health over the winter months.

The new polling for Independent Age also revealed 43 per cent of older people are planning on wearing outdoor clothes while indoors such as hats and coats.

Figures show that only 65 per cent of eligible older people receive Pension Credit allowing them to receive the benefit. But it means 760,000 eligible households will lose out on the cash this year.

The Chancellor announced in July that the benefit would be means-tested as she said she had to fill a £22 billion financial black hole left by the Tory administration.

Joanna Elson, boss of Independent Age, said: “Tying the Winter Fuel Payment to Pension Credit now will see far too many older people fall through the cracks.

“Pension Credit still has a stubbornly low take up and in addition there is a large group of older people living just above the entitlement’s threshold, sometimes by just a few pounds.

“People in this situation will now have this vital money taken away from them.”

Meanwhile, it emerged that the government is facing a £100 million bill for the state pension next year under the triple lock guarantee.

The benefit rises every year in line with the highest of wages, inflation or 2.5 per cent.

Official figures show wage growth at 4 per cent in the three months to July which is set to determine the increase.

MMA fighter Guilherme “Bomba” Vasconcelos – who competed in the UFC and dated pop star Demi Lovato – has died aged 38.

The cause of the fighter’s death is unknown but he posted a photo outside his Jiu-Jitsu studio less than 24 hours before his passing.

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Vasconcelos dated singer Demi Lovato in 2017[/caption]

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Vasconcelos punches Luke Zachrich in their middleweight fight at UFC 175[/caption]

Vasconcelos’s uncle announced his death saying: “We were looking forward to your visit for Christmas, which will no longer happen.

“Life is fleeting, and we woke up to this devastating news. What a time we live in.

“We pray for you! May God, who can do all things, welcome you in His infinite mercy and comfort all who have always loved you!”

Over the course of his seven-year professional career he accumulated a record of 10-6.

Lovato and Vasconcelos were first spotted with each other in 2017, celebrating New Year’s Eve together, and attending a movie on New Year’s Day.

But after several months of dating, they split in May, 2018, reports the relationship “had run its course.”

He died in Los Angeles and left behind a one-year-old daughter who he shared with model Kayla Lauren, Brazilian media claimed.

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Vasconcelos had a seven-year career in the UFC[/caption]

IN A surprise announcement tonight, Oasis has revealed they are adding a third and final date to their Melbourne leg of the 2025 world tour.

The new gig has been planned as a response to overwhelming demand from fans of the rock band.

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Oasis have announced another date in Melbourne[/caption]

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This gives Australian fans who missed out on ticket sales a chance to try again[/caption]

It will take place on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

This gives Australian music nuts who missed out in the pre-sale another shot at securing tickets.

The band tweeted the news earlier this evening, saying: “Due to phenomenal demand, a third and final Melbourne date has been added on Tuesday 4 November 2025.

“If you weren’t successful in the initial pre-sale ticket ballot, you might have another chance!”

Tickets for the anticipated show will go on general sale this Friday, October 18, via Ticketmaster.

Fans eager to attend should act fast, as tickets are expected to sell out quickly.

A slide revealing additional information added: “If you already registered for Melbourne in the Oasis Live ’25 Australian ballot, you may be eligible for this show’s pre-sale, provided you did not buy a ticket in the initial pre-sale or general onsale.

“If you already have a code for Melbourne and have not bought tickets in either the presale or general onsale, your code will still be valid and you will be able to access the presale through the link in your original code email.

“If you applied for tickets for Melbourne and didn’t get a code the first time around, you might have a second chance as additional codes will be issued.”

This additional date comes after the band’s world tour sparked a frenzy among fans worldwide, with dates selling out in record time.

The reconciliation of Noel and Liam Gallagher took the music world by surprise.

The big announcement came almost 15 years after Noel dramatically quit the band.

An insider said: “This is the reunion that no one thought would ever happen.

“Liam and Noel have been staunch enemies for well over a decade but they have secretly been back in touch.

“A deal was put on the table and they both said yes – much to the surprise of the people around them.”

BBC star Simon Armitage has branded the BBC’s decision to ditch his hit potting shed series “bewildering”.

Simon, the Poet Laureate, lashed out after the Beeb recently dumped his popular Radio 4 programme The Poet Laureate Has Gone To His Shed.

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Simon Armitage has lashed out at the BBC for axing his show[/caption]

The series heard Simon talk poetry with celebrities and royals – all while sipping sherry in his shed.

Simon, 61, lives in West Yorks and has chatted to everyone from King Charles to Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling and Sir Ian McKellen in his timber cabin.

But the BBC has suddenly decided to pull the plug after three successful series’.

Speaking at The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, Simon said: “For reasons that are utterly bewildering to me, given the popularity of the programme, the BBC has decided not to recommission it.”

Hinting that he might jump ship to a rival broadcaster, he added: “It is possible that I might do it with another broadcaster. I hope so.

“I think, when we started the programme, guests thought it was going to be a conceit and that it would be an outside broadcast.

“But it was just a shed with lawnmowers and spiders and led to some very intimate and engaging conversations in that informality.”

A highlight from Simon’s The Poet Laureate Has Gone To His Shed saw him travel to the then-Prince Charles’ Llwynywermod estate in Carmarthenshire.

He interviewed the future King in his “old barn” about his favourite birds, climate change and the vegetable patch at Buckingham Palace.

Since becoming King, Charles has given up the lease on the estate – but Simon’s memories of that day are still engraved in his brain.

They even drank sherry together taken from Simon’s stipend (a fixed amount of money paid to cover expenses or for services).

In years gone by, the Monarch would give The Poet Laureate a small stipend and a butt or barrel of sherry.

As of  1984 the Laureate’s sherry has been a gifted from the Sherry Producers of Spain as a goodwill gesture to celebrate the cultural and trading links between Britain and Spain.

In response to The Poet Laureate Has Gone To His Shed being axed, the BBC told The Times it ‘sometimes has to make difficult decisions’ about its schedule.

A spokesman added: “Radio 4 is committed to poetry and we’re delighted to commission a new major ten-part series with Simon Armitage for audiences in time for Christmas and, later this month, we’ll be airing The Poetry Detective with Vanessa Kisuule.

“Poets regularly appear as guests and contributors across our programming on BBC Radio 4.”

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Simon has enjoyed three successful series’ of The Poet Laureate Has Gone To His Shed[/caption]

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His most memorable episode featured Prince Charles, prior to him being crowned King[/caption]

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MARK Labbett’s ex Hayley Palmer is ‘growing close’ with millionaire MAFS groom Ben Jardine after her shock split from The Chase star.

It was just a few months ago that Hayley, 43, revealed she was dating a mystery man – teasing fans with a snap from one of their dinners.

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Mark Labbett’s ex Hayley Palmer is ‘growing close’ with Ben Jardine[/caption]

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MAFS groom Ben is a millionaire property developer[/caption]

But, while the TV star refused to reveal his identity at the time, The Sun has since learned it’s reality favourite Ben, 42, she’s been spending time with.

A source told us: “Since her split from Mark, Hayley’s been slowly finding her confidence again and Ben’s been a huge support.

“They’ve known each other for a while but things started to take off after he went to her birthday party in July and they’ve been growing closer ever since.

“They’ve even landed a presenting gig at The Boat Show comedy club together, which has given them the chance to really enjoy each other’s company.

“Right now, they’re just having lots of fun and seeing where things go, but there’s definitely a spark.”

Property tycoon Ben appeared on Married At First Sight all the way back in 2017, where he tied the knot with Stephanie Saint Remy.

The couple were the only newlyweds to survive the show.

However, they split soon after the cameras stopped rolling and Ben went on to welcome a little boy with yoga teacher, Silvia Sanchis.

Earlier this year, Hayley opened up on her previous relationship, revealing Mark brutally dumped her in a three-minute phone call.

Hayley and Mark dated for a year and seemed loved-up before their shocking split just days after their one-year anniversary in May.

The 6ft 7in quizzer, nicknamed The Beast, said he was ending their year-long romance because he did not want to divorce his ex Katie.

Hayley admitted she “didn’t know what happened” as they had just celebrated their first anniversary on May 16. with a trip to the beach in Southsea, Hants.

They spent time on a bench which was the same place they shared their first date, followed by a meal at Beefeater.

So Hayley had the wind taken out of her when he called things off in a brutal phone call just days later.

Hayley told us: “The call started off as a normal conversation.

“He was spending time with his son and we’d had a conversation about me joining them at a water park.

“Then he said, ‘I don’t know how to tell you this, but you were right. I don’t want to divorce my ex-wife’.

“The shock of the way he said it was so brutally cold and not the Mark I know.

“I thought he was a gentle giant, so this was the complete opposite.

“He was as cold as ice.”

Later at the National Reality TV Awards, Hayley opened up on the toll the split had taken on her and how she was looking forward to the future.

They had even appeared on ITV’s Loose Women days earlier and spoken about their relationship — and their future together.

In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Hayley said: “I think you go through stages of a break-up and it was…

“It was really hard to begin with and I couldn’t even get out of bed.”

Choking back tears, she continued: “But then I went through a stage when I was okay, then I went through a stage where I was bursting into tears the other week but now I’m like, ‘Hayley, let’s go, come on you bad b***h.'”

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Presenter Hayley dated The Chase’s Mark for a year[/caption]

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She shared this snap, seemingly from one of their dates[/caption]

DOING quick bursts of exercise can be just as effective as gruelling workouts, researchers say – finding that short bouts consume more oxygen than longer ones.

Getting your heart rate up for 10 to 30 seconds uses up more oxygen than doing the same exercise continuously, University of Milan Scientists found.

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Seconds-long bursts of exercise use up more oxygen than doing an exercise continuously, scientists found[/caption]

They suggested that doing short bursts of exercise in the form of a short stroll or taking the stairs may in fact help burn more energy.

Getting a big payoff from minimal effort has been gaining traction when it comes to working out.

Methods like “exercise snacking” –  brief spurts of exertion spread throughout the day – have become increasingly popular, especially when it comes to undoing the damage of sitting at a desk all day.

A 2024 study published to the journal Sports Medicine and Health Science found that doing quick workouts lasting a minute or less throughout the day can boost cardiovascular fitness and muscular function.

Another from the Journal of Physiology found that workouts less than 15 minutes long could improve blood sugar control as well as heart and lung function.

Meanwhile, a separate study published in Nature Medicine journal, linked small amounts of vigorous physical activity interspersed throughout the day to a longer life.

The new study conducted by researchers at the University of Milan adds to the body of research supporting short exercise bursts.

Its authors asked 10 young and healthy participants to walk on a stair climber for bouts lasting 10, 30, 60, 90 and 240 seconds – amounting to four minutes.

Each bout was repeated twice in a random order.

The participants had their oxygen uptake measured for three minutes before each bout while they were sat down, and for seven minutes after each exercise burst.

Oxygen uptake – how much oxygen your body uses while exercising – is a tool commonly used to understand people’s fitness levels.

Researchers repeated the experiment with another 10 people, this time asking them to walk on a treadmill for for bouts lasting 10 to 240 seconds

They found that walking or climbing stairs in short 10- to 30-second bouts made people consume 20 to 60 per cent more oxygen, compared to doing it continuously for the same distance.

“Our findings indicate that shorter bouts have a substantially higher oxygen cost compared to longer ones,” they wrote.

The study authors said their findings showed that short bursts of exercise could be effective – especially if we’re inactive for much of the day.

Their experiments used the example of walking on a treadmill or stair-master, but you can replicate this outside of gym too.

“Breaking up sedentary time with brief strolls or taking the stairs can greatly increase energy expended daily and improve health”, the authors said.

Authors noted that exercise programmes based on short
walking bouts are often used to help treat people with obesity or who have reduced mobility after a stroke.

But it’s also useful for working exercise into your routine if you’re busy and don’t have time to hit the gym.

Sarah Campus, a personal trainer and founder of LDN Mums Fitness, previously told Sun Health: “One of the best things about exercise snacking is that it does not have to be particularly structured.”

She recommended four exercise snacks you can do at home – from squats, to lunges and even a little dance.

MAFS UK fans have been left baffled by Richelle’s ‘bizarre accusation’ about Orson, after calling him a ‘fraud.’

TV bride Richelle hit out at the show recently, after being slammed by viewers for her behaviour towards her husband Orson.

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MAFS UK fans have been left baffled by Richelle’s ‘bizarre accusation’ about Orson, after calling him a ‘fraud’[/caption]

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Richelle probed Orson about Companies House[/caption]

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Earlier on in the series Richelle claimed Orson wasn’t “a strong man”[/caption]

One on-air jibe saw her branding Orson, 41, “that cretin” after he wrote he wanted to “stay” in their marriage at the latest commitment ceremony, and she missed her daughter’s birthday for filming.

Earlier on in the series, Richelle claimed Orson wasn’t “a strong man”, and she told him: “What would your boys think of you crying on TV?”

But in a recent series, Mafs viewers were left shocked as fans questioned why Orson’s business “wasn’t on Companies House.”

As they engaged in a tense conversation while on a retreat with the other brides and grooms, Richelle said: “Orson, is it fine for you to lie? Let’s talk about your lies Orson.”

She went on: “You’re a little liar. You’re a fraud. Did I ask you if your business was registered on Companies House?

“You’re not even registered on Companies House.”

Orson shot back: “I don’t have time for you,” as he walked away from the conversation.

Richelle continued: “You said you were, and you’re a fraud and I’ve seen through you.”

Fans were left baffled by Richelle’s ‘bizarre’ accusation, as one person wrote on X: “Who on earth checks on companies house to use that in an argument?”

A second person said: “Not Richelle looking on Companies House for Orson’s company. Literally lost for words.”

A third person penned: “Well that wasn’t on my bingo card,” after sharing Richelle’s comment.

Another echoed: “You’re not even on Companies House. What kind of insult is that?”

Someone else wrote: “That is the most bizarre accusation I ever heard.”

During the series, dramatic scenes and mud-slinging led to Richelle being heavily trolled on social media and bombarded with death threats.

In response, Richelle has now accused bosses of misrepresenting her through selective editing and she threatened “the truth will come out”.

She later posted a screenshot suggesting that three call logs had been deleted from a conversation she alleged was with a member of the MAFS team.

She added: “Lesson of the day: Always back up your chat history. Worts and all.”

Richelle posted another comment from a supportive fan, that said: “What the producers are doing is actually dangerous and defamatory”.

When contacted by The Sun, a representative for MAFS said: “MAFS UK episodes depict a fair and accurate reflection of the events that happened during filming.

“All contributors have the support of a dedicated welfare team, including a psychologist, before, during and after filming the series”.

Richelle previously let slip that something had happened between Orson and another bride on the show.

Fresh claims circulating today claimed that he takes up with new bride Hannah.

Last week The Sun told how furious Richelle told viewers what happened – after she cruelly trolled by viewers for her behaviour towards Orson.

She accused Orson of trying to recouple with another bride, telling fans: “People will see the truth. It’s a waiting game.”

The bombshell is set to be revealed in an upcoming commitment ceremony and will leave the cast blindsided.

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Richelle and Orson haven’t seen eye to eye[/caption]

THOMAS TUCHEL is set to earn a pretty penny as England manager.

The former Bayern Munich and Chelsea manager agreed to take charge of the Three Lions this week following rapid negotiations with the FA.

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Thomas Tuchel is the new manager of England[/caption]

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The German replaces Gareth Southgate in the Wembley hot seat[/caption]

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And he’s set to earn a boatload of cash for the gig[/caption]

Tuchel, 51, will be officially announced as the nation’s third-ever foreign manager on Wednesday afternoon.

The veteran coach will fill the void left by Gareth Southgate following his resignation after England‘s heartbreaking Euro 2024 final defeat to Spain.

And he’s on course to earn a similarly jaw-dropping amount as Southgate did to coach the national team.

SunSport understands Tuchel – who has inked an 18-month deal with the FA – is set to take home a cool £5MILLION A YEAR as Three Lions chief.

It’s a drastic pay cut, however, in comparison to the £10m-a-year deal he was on during his time in charge of Chelsea – who he managed for 20 months before being sacked in September 2022.

England have been under the temporary leadership of Under-21s manager Lee Carsley following Southgate’s summer departure.

The 50-year-old will remain in the role until January when Tuchel officially takes charge.

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Carsley ruled himself out of the running to permanently replace Southgate last week, revealing his ambition to return to his previous role.

He said: “I have been doing the Under-21s and I am really happy with my job.

“I am an employee of the FA and I was asked to take the senior team which is a privilege, it was the proudest moment of my career.

“I am really honoured with the chance to manage the senior team.

“I am in a really fortunate position in that I am on the inside and I can see how much potential this team’s got.

“It is one of the best jobs in world football. There aren’t many jobs where you’ve got a chance of winning.

“I believe the coach that comes in has got a really good chance of winning and we deserve the best one that’s out there.”

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LITHOPOLIS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Investigators have found an abducted 2-month-old boy at the center of a statewide Amber Alert Tuesday, but haven't said if they found the suspect accused of taking him. Law enforcement reported that at 3:25 p.m. the suspect, 27-year-old Russell Burris, took the infant during a domestic dispute in Lithopolis. The pair [...]