Martin Lewis issues urgent message about Universal Credit in the UK

Kate Garraway has revealed she recently accompanied her husband Derek Draper to Mexico, where he visited a specialist clinic after an eminent doctor reached out after seeing the presenter's documentary.MORE: Kate Garraway's family home is a retreat for her husband Derek – photosDerek, who has been bed-ridden since he was struck down with coronavirus in 2020, had to undergo oxygen and pressure tests to check he was able to make the 11,000-mile trip.WATCH: Kate Garraway addresses MBE backlashThe father-of-two has already received specialist treatment at a clinic in Monterrey and is set to return next month for a longer period – a total of 28 days.READ: Kate Garraway gives heartbreaking update on husband Derek Draper's health battleRELATED: Kate Garraway talks 'positive thing' to have come out of husband Derek's health battle in heartfelt interviewSpeaking to The Sun, the Good Morning Britain presenter revealed that her husband of 16 years is "desperate" to get better and "will do anything he can" to make it happen. The new documentary, Kate Garraway: Caring For Derek, airs Tuesday 22 February"I think actually there's a huge amount of hope for him to improve," she told the newspaper."I think the treatment could be positive.

Lamar Odom, or at least someone on his social media team, is slamming Todrick Hall after his eviction from the Celebrity Big Brother house.

Natalie Portman and her husband Benjamin Millepied are such a sweet couple in these new photos!

Kirstie Allsopp, was quoted as suggesting the younger generation should drop certain luxuries, such as Netflix and the gym, so they could afford to buy their own property instead.Her opinion sparked outrage on social media at the beginning of the month, despite the TV presenter claiming her comments were "twisted".And while Tinie believes she might have been "misquoted" along the way, he slammed those people who do hold that view."I don’t know her personally and I’m pretty sure Kirstie was misquoted, but lots of my friends don’t have their own house," he told Radio Times in a new interview."I don’t know what kind of background you’d have to come from to say something like that, but it’s always some ivory tower."It’s very easy to say things and slip up."All I know is that I’m a council-estate kid and if you look at all the factors facing us, especially post-pandemic, this is probably the hardest time ever.He went on: "For example, my cousin, who has lived in Peckham her whole life, enquired about buying her council house."She was quoted £700,000! It’s a lot."It comes after the Channel 4 presenter, who bought her first property with help from her family at the age of 21, admitted she feels "enraged" when hearing people complain about not being able to afford to buy a house.She told The Sunday Times: "When I bought my first property, going abroad, EasyJet, coffee, gym, Netflix lifestyle didn't exist."I used to walk to work with a sandwich.

Kerry Washington paid tribute to late civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks in recreating a February 1956 mugshot of Parks after her arrest in the Montgomery Bus Boycott.'Back with some more #BlackHERstory! This time celebrating THE Rosa Parks,' the 45-year-old star said in the caption of Parks, who was famously arrested December 1, 1955 after refusing to relinquish her bus seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.In a side-by-side shot, Washington donned a grey patterned coat over a white button-up top with glasses and her hair parted and braided. She held up a sign reading '7053,' which was the booking number authorities assigned her in the wake of her arrest at the boycott.

Justin Theroux made a rare Instagram appearance on Monday as he shared new vacation photos with his dog Kuma.The 50-year-old actor posted a short carousel of images with his adopted pup and taggedEtéreo, Auberge Resorts Collection in Mexico.Underneath the post he added wave, sun, heart, and paw print emojis and hashtagged 'adopt don't shop.' Social media drop-in: Justin Theroux made a rare Instagram appearance on Monday as he shared new vacation photos with his dog Kuma The first snapshot of the post was black and white and showed the Washington D.C. native in a fedora hat.He wore sunglasses and a vintage Britney Spears t-shirt with the sleeves cut off, displaying his chiseled arm muscles.

Actress Jaida Benjamin has been reported missing, with her family asking those in Los Angeles with any information as to her whereabouts to come forward.The 27-year-old actress was last seen at the intersection of Tujunga Ave and Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, California on Saturday, February 19.Benjamin was dressed in a purple crop top with pink jogging shorts and white sneakers at the time she was last seen. Missing:Actress Jaida Benjamin has been reported missing, with her family asking those in Los Angeles with any information as to her whereabouts to come forward Last seen:The 27-year-old actress was last seen at the intersection of Tujunga Ave and Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, California on Saturday, February 19Her mother Jocinda Benjamin took to Instagram on Monday to share a flier with information about her missing daughter.'Never thought I’d ever have to make this type of post.

She'll soon embark on her first world tour in support of her debut album, SOUR.But it was time to celebrate as Olivia Rodrigo stepped out in Santa Monica to ring in her 19th birthday with a few of her friends.The former Disney star rocked a pink satin crop top with a matching skirt as she stopped by the SHOREbar with her pals, including Australian singer The Kid LaROI. Party time: Olivia Rodrigo stepped out in Santa Monica to ring in her 19th birthday with a few of her friends Olivia looked sensational in a matching set which featured delicate black lace detailing along the top and bottom.

Christine Brown is moving on from husband Kody Brown and their TLC series Sister Wives with a brand new cooking show.Brown, 49, and the official TLC Instagram shared the new teaser for the upcoming web series Cooking With Just Christine.The show will debut Sundays on the TLC Instagram and TLC.com, though no further details were given. New show:Christine Brown is moving on from husband Kody Brown and their TLC series Sister Wives with a brand new cooking show New show:The show will debut Sundays on the TLC Instagram and TLC.com , though no further details were given'A taste of something new! #SisterWives' Christine will be bringing you some of her favorite recipes on the new digital series, dropping every Sunday here and on TLC.com,' the caption read.The post also included a brief video which begins with Christine preparing a recipe and saying, 'I just want it to explode with flavors.' 'I'm Christine Brown.

Victoria Justice had no complaints about her birthday this year.The former Nickelodeon star took to Instagram on Monday to declare her 29th birthday celebration the 'best birthday dinner ever.'She shared a carousel of outtakes with her 21.6 million followerswith prayer hands and stars emojis. Birthday girl: Victoria Justice took to Instagram on Monday to share outtakes from her 29th birthday dinner with her 21.6 million followers Victoria wore a three-piece metallic silver outfit by Show Me Your Mumu.The actress showed off her svelte frame in high-waisted, wide-leg pants from the brand.

Michael Buble and his wife are expecting their fourth child together as she showcased her baby bump.The singer, 46 and Luisana Lopilato, 34, already share two sons together, Noah, eight and Elias, six, and a daughter Vida, three.The model stunned as she showed off her bump in his new music video called I'll Never Not Love You, which was seen by TMZ.A clip from the new track shows Michael in a dream sequence before being pulled out of it by Luisana who reveals she is pregnant.The new song is reportedly looking back to the first time the couple appeared on camera together in his music video for Haven't Met You Yet.Posting on Instagram Michael said: "'Haven't Met You Yet' was the beautiful start of a true romance."10 years later, the story continues in the extraordinary sequel 'I’ll Never Not Love You' 2.22.22."The mum-of-three who is an actress, model and former singer, added a heartfelt message: "You can’t imagine how happy and glad I feel about working with Mike, and spending 3 days with him on set."I admire him so much, he is the #1 in everything he does, so professional!"Thank you mi amor for always trust in me and being my best friend. Thank you for make me feel that I am a great woman, actress, mum.

“I think it’s the fun, the camaraderie, and what we’re doing for the community, and being part of that community spirit,” says O’Riordan.Volunteers have varying qualifications: consultants, interns, registrars, specialist and enrolled nurses, paramedics, first aiders, and occasionally, physiotherapists and social workers.They all require first aid training at a minimum, but there are other less tangible requisites.“Can you chat with someone, can you socially engage with someone? Can you have fun on the night? Those other skills are vitally important,” says O’Riordan.“I remember using all my first aid equipment to put stilettos back on for one of the drag queens,” laughs O’Riordan.Another time, someone was coming out for the first time and was completely overwhelmed.“Nothing wrong with them medically. They just needed a hug.”Every year, after the parade and party, Mardi Gras gathers feedback on the types of injuries treated by medical volunteers.

Jaida Benjamin, an actress best known for her work on the Netflix series Family Reunion, has been reported missing in Los Angeles.

The season three finale of Celebrity Big Brother will air on Wednesday night (February 23) and the final three contestants have been revealed.

Martin Lewis has appeared on ITV's This Morning to warn everyone with a mobile phone not to be duped by a new Royal Mail text scam sweeping across the UK. The founder of MoneySavingExpert.com explained to presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford how a text purportedly from Royal Mail is actually from clever crooks trying to scam everyone who receives the message about a small charge for a delivery due to be delivered.

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Martin Lewis is urging Universal Credit claimants who were turned down or received a reduced award for the benefit over the last year to apply again. Writing in the latest issue of the MoneySavingExpert.com newsletter, the consumer champion explained how many people may have had a decision go against them due to the amount of savings they or their partner had at the time of the application.

Santander has discovered that Brits receive 150 million suspicious calls every week, with 60 per cent reporting an increase in the number over the past year.Experts say we should simply hang up on suspicious callers, but 47 percent of Brits fail to do so.Speaking to Express.co.uk, the actress said: “I’ve known people, a family member actually was crooked of £35,000.“That’s not a small amount of money.”On how to put the phone down on scammers, she added: “I’d say, ‘thank you so much’ and put the phone down.”Ellie Harrison details 'unpleasant' moment with Adam Henson“The important thing is to stop them from pulling you in, particularly young people, they get pulled in.“They’re clever, don’t give them any information!”As Santander revealed,

Martin Lewis, 49, has been told to "pace himself" before taking part in BBC show House of Games.The financial expert received the warning from the show's host, Richard Osman, 50, who imparted the friendly advice after the money expert revealed that he was on his way to the studio to film the quiz show in Scotland.In view of his one million Twitter followers, the BBC star gave an invaluable piece of advice to the money expert.Richard simply wrote: "Remember to pace yourself."The star offered the advice to the financial journalist after he revealed that he was on his way to Glasgow to record the episode of the quiz show.Writing for his 1.1 million fans to see, Martin revealed his excitement ahead of the show's filming.Martin wrote: "On the

Sainsbury's and other places. Now writing in his latest Money Saving Expert newsletter, Martin Lewis, 49, explained how to boost your loyalty points easily.He said: "Nectar points boost if you connect your payment plastic to your account, for example 20 points (10p) per £1 at Costa."It's a new reward route from the loyalty points scheme.

Martin Lewis has shared his anxiety at copping abuse for asking a simple question about England’s Euro 2020 match against Ukraine on the weekend.While taking in the Saturday night football game that caught the attention of the nation (which saw England come closer to bringing it home with the 4-0 win) Martin noticed what he assumed to be Ukraine’s nod to its opponent.Not too across the meaning of the team’s kit featuring an English flag, he took to Twitter to see if his 1.1million followers could fill him in on the meaning.The Money Saving Expert asked: ‘The Ukrainian shirts seem to have a little england flag on it to signify the game.