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Martin Lewis has made an urgent plea to the government and future prime minister as households prepare to brace for the increased energy price cap in winter.

West Brom star Daryl Dike has admitted to washing his clothes with dishwasher tablets for eight straight months.The United States international signed for the West Midlands club in January on a four-and-a-half year deal, having spent the previous year on loan at Barnsley from home club Orlando City. Since then he has featured just three times in the Championship for the Baggies due to a lengthy hamstring injury.But it appears the 22-year-old’s time off the pitch has not helped his domestic skills as he made a hilarious revelation in a candid video uploaded to TikTok which has since gone viral.READ MORE: Five footballers who celebrated by twerking - from Alex Morgan to ex-Prem aceDike explained as he filmed himself: “So funny story time and before I continue, yes, I know I’m an idiot.

Marriott hotels and working from glam locations like Thailand, Costa Rica and Dubai. READ MORE: 'We quit our jobs in the UK to backpack across the USA from coast to coast' She manages to do so on a budget of £423 a week – that’s less than rent in many big cities and she doesn’t have to pay for bills during the spiralling cost of living crisis!Some thing many of us only dream of doing.Speaking to the Daily Star, Ashley explained: “I am nomadic so I don’t have an apartment or house.“Back in 2020 I got rid of everything and now my life fits into two carry on suitcases and I travel and live in hotels full-time.“My favourite place to stay is at Marriott hotels because they always have great deals!“I’ve had amazing luck finding Marriott properties around the world for around $50 a night.” The travel influencer, who shares her adventures on Instagram, @insearchoftraveler and her own travel blog, spoke about her experience on the Mike E & Emma podcast.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Lee Jung-jae, the star of hit Netflix series “Squid Game,” is to reprise his role as a manic killer in “Ray,” a TV series spun off from 2020 Korean action-horror film “Deliver Us From Evil.” Korean media sources report that Lee will star in and co-produce the series through his own Artist Studio company and Hive Media, producer of “Deliver Us From Evil.” Variety has reached out for further details. In the original movie, Hwang Jung-min played In-Nam, a former black ops agent who travels to Thailand to investigate an abduction. There he is pursued by Lee’s character Ray, a Korean-Japanese ruffian whose brother had been killed by In-Nam. Both heavily tattooed and charming, Ray embarks on a bloody rampage of revenge.

FIRST DATES' Cici Coleman has wowed fans with her incredible weight loss. Showing her progress in before and after pictures taken three months apart, Cici encouraged fans to persevere through the difficult moments of their own weight loss journeys. Fitness coach Cici's results spoke for themselves in the two bikini selfies.

VICKY Pattison has revealed how she quickly lost weight last year in a fan Q&A on Instagram. The TV star is on a family holiday in Mykonos, Greece, where she unwound with an Aperol Spritz while hosting an ask me anything.

LOVE Island stars Paige Thorne and Dami Hope were reunited for a boozy night out last night without their partners. Indiyah Polack and Adam Collard were noticeably missing as the former co-stars took to their Instagram stories to document their wild night at a London bar. Taking to Instagram, Love Island star Dami, 26, was joined by Paige, 24 - after fans were CONVINCED that he secretly fancied her.

COLEEN Rooney has signed a multimillion-pound deal with Disney+ and will now earn more than husband Wayne. The streaming giant is paying for the rights to the mum of four’s tell-all Wagatha Christie documentary, The Sun can reveal. Coleen, 36, signed up after a bidding war with rival networks including Amazon Prime, Netflix and Discovery.

MARRIED AT First Sight Duka Cav shows off his slimmed down figure in new gym selfies. The Married At First Sight star, showed off his incredibly fit physique in a gym selfie he posted on his Instagram. [/embed] Duka showed his followers some before and after pictures of his amazing weightloss transformation.

Plymouth Argyle boss Steven Schumacher believes Bolton Wanderers have made some good acquisitions in the transfer market this summer and believes it will be a tough task to take on Ian Evatt's side.

A thug "saw red" and attacked his girlfriend in the street after becoming overcome with jealousy because she'd been on a night out with friends.

Wrestling legend Kevin Nash has had a dramatic career change as he looks to get into the high life.The 63-year-old former leader of the iconic New World Order faction has launched his own weed company – and he's named it after his famous finisher.JackKnife - called after the massive powerbomb-type move - has been created in conjunction with HYMAN Cannabis.READ MORE: 'Give me John Cena at huge WWE show,' says wrestling-mad BritWres stunner Jessy MariaNash's strain is called Creamsicle x Sonando, and is described as having a citrus, orange, and berry flavour profile with added ice cream.The former World Championship Wrestling world champion said: “My signature move: Jackknife Power Bomb, my finishing manoeuvrer, is fitting for my strain partnership with HYMAN cannabis as I feel it accurately represents the strength and potency of the flower.“When you’re being Jackknifed, you’re not in control over the situation.“Turning my pain into passion, I have become very familiar with cannabis and the one thing I find to be most important is quality.“HYMAN cultivators have achieved a level of quality that is like nothing else I’ve tried - everything HYMAN does is by design and I am excited to hear what fans think when they try it.”WWE Half of Famer Nash, who was also part of the iconic Kliq group featuring HHH, Shawn Michaels and the late Scott Hall, was quick to point out that sports entertainment giants WWE had nothing to do with the company.He is thought to still be under a Legend's Contract with them, which basically means they can use him for sporadic appearances, ambassadorial work and signings.He tweeted: “My decision to enter the legal cannabis industry was not an easy one.“Thru my life I've lost too many friends to

DJ Khaled‘s 13th studio album, ‘God Did’, has arrived. The follow-up to last year’s ‘Khaled Khaled’ is a predictably star-studded affair that features a veritable who’s who providing guest appearances.Contributors on the new album include Drake, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Future, Migos‘ Quavo and Takeoff, SZA, Travis Scott, Gunna, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Lil Baby, Jadakiss, a posthumous appearance from Juice Wrld (on a track titled ‘Juice Wrld Did’) and more.Among the 18 tracks on the album is a remix of Kanye West‘s ‘Use This Gospel’, which originally appeared on Ye’s 2019 album ‘Jesus Is King’.

Love Island besties Paige Thorne and Dami Hope reunited for a post-villa get together on Thursday, proving that their close friendship is still going strong. Paige, 24, and Dami, 26, developed a strong bond as contestants in the villa during the latest series and remained best friends up until their exits with their respective partners Adam Collard and Indiyah Polack.

A convicted drugs baron ran an illicit business behind bars - while his partner in crime lived a luxury lifestyle. David Mulligan, 32, was serving 17 years at Her Majesty’s Pleasure when messages were uncovered between him and Remi Merriman, 35.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Film studios in Asia-Pacific are expanding the scale of their operations and want location incentives to keep pace. “Incentives are fundamental, they are an expectation [of production managers] and having one is no longer a USP,” said Rashid Karim, CEO of Iskandar Malaysia Studios. He was speaking at the Content Asia summit conference in Bangkok on Thursday. The IMS facility opened ten years ago around the same time as Malaysia introduced a location production incentive scheme. These days, the scheme offers a generous 35% uncapped rebate. But since the scheme launched, rival locations in the Asian region including Thailand, India and Mongolia have launched or are in the process of launching rebate schemes.

Naman Ramachandran Indian actor Rasika Dugal is on a roll, with season 2 of Emmy-winning Netflix series “Delhi Crime” streaming, season 3 of Amazon Prime Video series “Mirzapur” filming and several other series and films in the works. Dugal describes season 2 of “Delhi Crime” as “very different from season 1, but still very sensitively and beautifully told,” adding that the series is minutely detailed. While the first season revolved around an horrific 2012 rape case, which caught the attention of the world, the second season follows multiple murders, which are similarly done, and the police investigates.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The suspense over which album by the Beatles might be next in line to get a remix and bonus-filled boxed-set treatment is over: It’s officially “Revolver.” Apple Corps and Universal Music have confirmed that a deluxe celebration of the 1966 release — which, like the Beatle boxes that have preceded it, will include a Giles Martin remix — is in the pipeline for this fall. An official announcement of the project is not expected to come until some time in September, at which point details about the deluxe package’s contents and a release date will be forthcoming.

Jenelle Evans is moving on from the Teen Mom world… for now, at least.