Furious The Chase fans label episode a 'disgrace' after harsh decision loses team £17k

ladies tights such as pantyhose on your face could reduce the risk of getting Covid, more so than masks.A major risk identified with commonly worn face masks is that they do not fit tightly enough to block viral particles from being inhaled or exhaled significantly.Cambridge University researchers have tested seven hacks to improve the fit of masks.Their new study outlined DIY hacks people have used to make masks fit better, including using rubber bands or tape.They found the most effective tactic was to wrap pantyhose around the bottom half of the face or on top of a mask.Researchers have said that this could reduce the number of viral particles by up to seven times more than a loose mask on its own by sealing the gaps around the nose and mouth.They raised that the social and physical impact of wearing tights on your face in public was "unlikely to be tolerated for an extended period of time".Tight-fitting medical masks are great at blocking out the virus, but many describe them as uncomfortable.The study raised that the most common surgical or cloth masks are far less resistant to Covid.Cambridge researchers recruited four volunteers to try seven different mask hacks - the study looked at both surgical and KN95 masks.Other methods included tying the ear bands to make the masks fit more tightly or stuffing the gaps with bandages.Participants did seven minutes of various exercises designed to mimic real-world interactions such as talking, smiling, nodding and eating.The researchers measured how well the masks fit by monitoring the filtration efficiency and calculating a 'fit factor' score.Pantyhose and cloth tape were most effective, increasing the fit factor by 27.7 and 14.7.Surgical masks performed better if worn in

Richard Madeley has made a cheeky dig at wife Judy Finnegan while discussing pop star Anne-Marie's fall during her live performance at the BRIT Awards.The 65-year-old presenter was back on Good Morning Britain on Wednesday alongside co-host Susanna Reid.They kicked off the latest ITV breakfast show by discussing all gossip from the BRITs ceremony the night before.Richard brought up the moment that pop star Anne-Marie, 30, took a dramatic tumble while performing her song Kiss My (Uh Oh) in front of fans at the O2 Arena and millions of viewers at home.Fans were quick to throw their support behind the singer for continuing with her big performance despite hurting her left ankle.During the conversation, Richard couldn't help but bring up his wife Judy's memorable wardrobe malfunction from the 2001 National Television Awards.Judy revealed a lot more than she intended to when she took to the stage to accept an award alongside husband Richard 21 years ago.Poor Judy's top opened as she went onstage, leaving her white bra on display to the audience at the Royal Albert Hall, and more than 12 million viewers at home.Fans of the annual awards show were left gobsmacked when her black outfit fell open to reveal her busty lingerie as she stepped up on-stage.Even worse, she and Richard seemingly had no idea what was going on.Colleague John Leslie realised they were none the wiser, and he ran on stage to help preserve Judy's modesty and cover her up.Speaking about Anne-Marie's fall, Richard joked: "At least she didn't show her bra."Susanna added: "For all the younger viewers, can you explain?"Richard went on to explain the moment Judy flashed her underwear to the nation.He continued: ""Before we went to the awards, Judy said 'I haven't

Prince Harry reportedly went “ballistic” after Prince William uttered five words which caused things to change forever. The Duke of Sussex got engaged to Meghan Markle in November 2017, before the pair married six months later in May 2018.

Love Island in 2017 and later became a regular cast member on ITV's The Only Way Is Essex. Olivia took to TikTok, where she delighted fans with a transformation video as she took part in a current trend where users share a throwback photo from their past.At the start of the TikTok, the TOWIE star appears on screen as we all know her to look from when she first appeared on Love Island.In the video, a current photo of Olivia then disappears and reveals a pastime photo of her when she was in her youth where she looks completely different.The photo revealed Olivia before any plastic cosmetic enhancements, where she opted for a more fresh-faced and filler-free appearance as she posed for a photo with heavy mascara.In the current TikTok trend, Olivia can be seen lip-synching to an infamous America's Next Top Model scene where show host Tyra Banks is heard saying: "It is so bad, I want to give you a zero. But that's not possible.

Winter Olympics descended into absolute chaos.Players remained in their dressing room while they waited for the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) Covid-19 test results to come through following a delay.The ROC skated onto the Wukesong Sports Centre ice for the introductions but were left standing on the blueline as the Canadians failed to join them.When Canada eventually came out for the game, players on both sides took the ice wearing masks due to "safety and security concerns" as things got off to a chaotic and confusing start.ROC players, however, removed their masks for the third period while the Canadians continued to wear theirs.Canada went on to register a routine 6-1 win but despite the result being a forgone conclusion, the contest was far from uneventful."Russia's results from this morning weren't back in yet," said Canada forward Natalie Spooner."I know in the past few days they've had a few positives and we just wanted to make sure their results came back and we were safe to play."Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Coronation Street star Sally Carman has given fans a glimpse inside her home.

The Chase continues weekdays at 5pm on ITV

The Chase weren't best pleased with presenter Bradley Walsh on Thursday, as he seemed to use a contestant's age as an excuse as to why she was unable to answer questions correctly.Contestant Katie, 24, appeared fairly confident initially, but when she was put under pressure while being face with The Beast, she appeared to fold.Viewers were not happy with Katie's string of wrong answers and they complained that Bradley seemed to excuse it by saying she was "undone by her age". Taking to Twitter to air their views one fan chimed: "'Undone by your age'.

The Chase is often filled with intense drama as contestants try to avoid being caught by the chaser but on occasions, the show can be thrown into hysterics.This can come in the form of terrible wrong answers or mispronunciation or mistakes from long-serving presenter Bradley Walsh.However, Bradley has revealed the international quiz star behind the questions aims to make him crack up.In an interview with RadioTimes.com, Bradley said: “Of course they do! That’s their bent, that is exactly what they do.“We have the world number one quizzer, Olav Bjortomt, as our question setter.

The Chase host Bradley Walsh is one of the nation's most beloved presenters, thanks to his warmth, charisma, and witty one-liners.However, certain fans of The Chase have noticed the veteran TV personality has a quirky habit during Wednesday's show, as they pointed out his tendency to repeat an expression.Fans noticed Bradley tends to use the phrase "home and dry" to describe a player making it to the final after facing one of the near-unbeatable Chasers.The phrase got another outing this evening, when player four, Alison, was the last contestant left standing after Anne Hegerty booted her teammates out of the competition.After making a tidy £4,000 in the cash builder, Alison decided she had nothing to lose and plumped for the high offer of

The Chase star Darragh Ennis has taken to Twitter this morning to tell fans that the hit ITV game show had been nominated for a National Television Award (NTA).The delighted quizzer boasted that the ITV programme was in the running for a gong, as well as spin-off show Beat The Chasers.He went on to point out that Bradley Walsh, the host of The Chase, had also been nominated for an award for a documentary he made with his son.However, Darragh forgot to mention his other colleague Anne Hegerty, who is in the mix with her own show Britain's Brightest Celebrity Family, alongside The Chase.The TV star, known as The Governess, will go head-to-head with Beat The Chasers in the best Quiz Game show category."Nobody tell Anne," he joked after the

The Chase where, at 5pm, four contestants take on a professional quizzer who will try to stop them from winning a cash prize.Hosted by brilliant Bradley Walsh, the show features quizzers Mark 'The Beast' Labbett, Shaun 'The Dark Destroyer' Wallace, Anne 'The Governess' Hegerty, Paul 'The Sinnerman' Sinha, Jenny 'The Vixen' Ryan and newcomer Darragh 'The Menace' Ennis.Each quizzer will stop at nothing to ensure that the contestants do not beat them - from encouraging players to take the minus offer, to unnerving them so they doubt their answers.

The Chase Celebrity Special as the quiz champion took a savage swipe at John Craven.TV legend John, actor Patrick Baladi, cyclist Vicky Williamson and comedian Kevin Eldron all hoped to take home the jackpot prize for their chosen charities.Stella star Patrick was the first celebrity to face the chaser and after beating Mark he added £6,000 to the jackpot.Cyclist Vicky earned her spot in the final with a £4,000 cash builder round.However, John had a disappointing round, answering just three questions correctly.Ahead of the head-to-head round, The Beast star Mark began: "I grew up watching you read the news and now I’ve got news for you.""You’re leaving," he swiped.But host Bradley was less than impressed and hit back: "You can’t say that!

The Chase host Bradley Walsh was left in disbelief on Friday afternoon while hosting the latest edition of the popular ITV quiz show.The cheeky presenter welcomed four new contestants to the show and was eager to see them get through to the final with some money in-hand.Shaun Wallace, aka the Dark Destroyer, was in the hot seat trying to prevent the hopefuls from going home with the cash prize.Sally, Armin, Karen and Ryan all took it in turns to take on the cash builder and later went head-to-head with the Dark Destroyer in an intense round of general knowledge questions.Armin was the first contestant to try his luck and managed to answer five questions correctly in his cash builder round, earning £5,000.Ahead of the head-to-head round, the

The Chase star Anne Hegerty, 62, said fronting Britain’s Brightest Family is “nice” because it’s all about her.

BRADLEY Walsh laughed so hard on The Chase he was unable to finish his question after a contestant's hilarious answer. Wednesday's edition of the ITV quiz show saw Paul from Exeter step up for the final Cash Builder of the programme.

THE Chase viewers were left convinced an 80s popstar had joined yesterday's show. Wednesday's edition of the ITV quiz saw four new hopefuls come face-to-face with Chaser Paul Sinha as they battled it to win the prize money.

Bradley Walsh hosted show The Chase at ITV after the channel gave their blessing before his move Stateside.The brainiac is expected to be returning in the summer to shoot the next set of episodes for the popular ITV quiz show.A source said: "Mark secretly relocated to LA last month - and has been having the time of his life."They reckon Mark could become one of the biggest UK exports in recent times."Mark has been on a run at changing things in his life after dropping from 29 stone down to 19 after regular sessions at the gym.Posting an image of his slimmer figure to Twitter, fans were amazed at the transformation, some saying he was “unrecognisable".Mark had previously discussed his weight loss attempts on Loose Women with one

The Chase fans were left dumbstruck by the uncanny resemblance of a contestant to a music icon.As Amanda stepped up to the podium on Wednesday to play against Chaser The Sinnerman - AKA Paul Sinha - she told presenter Bradley Walsh that she was a proposal writer.The pink-haired Amanda scooped an impressive £5,000 in the cashbuilder round.But fans were majorly distracted by her performance, as they took to social media to point out her resemblance to music icon Toyah Willcox."Toyah Willcox looks well," one Twitter user wrote.Another simply posted a GIF of Toyah rocking her neon orange hair at a gig, writing: "It's a mystery who seat 2 reminds me of..."Someone else joked: "Woyah Tilcox #TheChase.""Toyah ageing well on #TheChase!" another

Bradley Walsh had to applaud a contestant's unusual tactic to try and win money on The Chase.In a show first, hopeful Katrina wowed the host and Mark Labbett was just as impressed.She stepped up to face the Beast and revealed her big idea that gave Bradley a shock.Katrina only managed to get £1,000 in her bank after the cash builder round.Still unsure of what to go for, she proceeded to say a rhyme on Monday's episode to help her choose.She then said: “ip, dip, doo” - and Bradley made it clear he loved her way of doing things.Katrina’s method made the host laugh and he said: “That’s never happened in 11 years!”Mark agreed, saying: “There’s nothing you can say about that.”“Fantastic I love it.

THE Chase's latest episode got viewers riled up after a contestant and host Bradley Walsh made a very awkward blunder on the show. Alan, from Manchester, who is a special educational needs teacher, faced Anne Hegerty, aka The Governess, during yesterday's episode.