Martin Lewis issues warning to every household and motorist across the UK over new insurance rules

bodybuilder after undergoing some major lifestyle changes and losing 48kg of fat. When Richard Smith, 38, was in his late 20s, he struggled to walk up the stairs without taking a break. Richard, from Neath in Wales, was labelled as “clinically obese” and suffered from daily debilitating headaches and chronic fatigue, Wales Online reports.

Rapper Kodak Black has been identified as one of the three people who were shot while attending Justin Bieber‘s afterparty in Los Angeles on Friday night.

Tyson Fury has vowed to chin Jimmy Carr in response to the comedian's recent controversial joke about gypsies and the Holocaust.The self-proclaimed Gypsy King boxer said if Carr was man enough to make offensive jokes, then he is “man enough to get punished for it” when asked his opinion on the current furore.Tyson, 33, said: "Jimmy you are getting chinned when I see you. Last time I saw you, you had enough to say on the Mo Gilligan show – so this time you’re getting chinned, mush."Carr, 49, has come under fire in recent weeks after his stand-up show hit headlines for crude jokes.The comedian joked that gypsy deaths in the Holocaust are "not talked" about because they were a "positive" in his new Netflix show, His Dark Materials.Charities and anti-hate groups have lined up to condemn the joke and have urged Netflix to cut it from the show.While Fury admitted that Carr needed to "pay the consequences", he said it would be silly for him to be "kicked off TV" as a result."I don’t get involved with jumping on board a ship that is sinking.

The Army has fired a soldier who failed fitness tests after weighing in at more than 30 stone. The obese squaddie was unable to go on operations because he could not squeeze into his body armour.He is one of around 25 “morbidly obese” members of the armed forces who have had to leave on medical grounds.The six heaviest together weighed more than a ton.

stormy weather, a waste company boss has warned.An empty one can weigh the same as a bowling ball and cause “chaos and destruction” during gales.They can also cause thousands of pounds of damage to property. Mark Hall, of waste collection firm Divert.co.uk, said: “We’ve all seen videos of bins being blown down the street during storms.

The Masked Singer crowned Natalie Imbruglia its winner - but some fans of the ITV show felt her rivals had been robbed of the top prize.The epic final of the third series of the singing show aired on Saturday night (February 12), and it saw Natalie beat Robobunny and Mushroom for the top spot.Robobunny came third place, and was unveiled as Westlife star Mark Feehily - leaving judge Rita Ora gushing as she's a big fan of the Irish band.In second place was Mushroom, who was unmasked to be Welsh singer Charlotte Church.However, many fans weren't happy with the result, and they complained about the show on Twitter.Some fans felt Charlotte deserved to win the show.One said: "Charlotte Church robbed on #TheMaskedSinger"A second agreed: "Church ‘Mushroom’ deserved the win…don’t know why ‘Panda’ won. Vote defos wasn’t based off talent"A third fumed: "as if she was better than Charlotte church what a waste of my weekends"Other felt like Westlife's Mark should have been crowned the victor.One said: "Natalie Umbruglia?! Are you sh***ing me?! Thats nothing compared to Mark from Westlife doing multiple voices! Can't help but feel robbed"A second agreed: "Omg come on! Robobunny was way better! Mark from Westlife doing multiple voices! And you give it to some has been! Have a day off! Massive anti climax!"Others were delighted that Natalie won, though.One said: "Congratulations Natalie Imbruglia.

Eddie Vedder has told Bruce Springsteen about the “secret tribute” to Tom Petty on his new solo album, ‘Earthling’.The two rock stars sat down together to talk about politics, musical influences and some of the songs on the Pearl Jam frontman’s new album for Amazon Music.Speaking about the track ‘Long Way’, Springsteen commented that he could hear “the ghost of Tom” in the song. “Somebody acquired for me a Guild four-string tenor [bass] – it almost looks like a Hofner in a way,” Vedder replied. “So I started playing some little things and had my guy record it and then I put drums on it and put some vocals on it and it all happened in an afternoon.

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Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued an urgent car insurance warning to every driver in the UK as the laws are set to change.

Eleven energy firms have collapsed since the start of September as a result of the soaring global prices of wholesale gas.

Martin Lewis shared top tips for savers wondering where to put their hard-earned cash during his regular slot on This Morning on Thursday with presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield.

  Does she get tea?  If so, what's the difference, and again, if not - why not?  (Not criticising, just genuinly curious.)”Sam Downie asked: “But what about Tea as that has caffeine in it too ?” Ciscokid added: “Not even Decaf ??”Martin has not yet responded to Lara’s concerns.However, he did post a follow-up tweet after analysing the response from his fans.The star penned: “Really interesting many much older than I thought - seems to be around the cusp of people's 20s on average.”Lara, who Martin refers to as Mrs Money Saving Expert or MMSE for short, is also a TV presenter.Lara currently co-presents BBC's Click, a weekly technology news show.She was previously a weather presenter and showbiz correspondent for Channel Five.The pair have

Martin Lewis has issued a fresh warning to Brits about checking deals.The Money Saving Expert founder has urged drivers and homeowners to check new policies, even if they're not up for renewal. He said this is because a set of insurance rule changes that come into force from January 1 could leave people paying more.Usually when people stay with insurers for a long time, they would see prices hiked meaning they're overpaying by a lot.Meanwhile new customers could take advantage of cheaper offers that enticed them to switch providers.

Martin Lewis, 49, has apologised to radio presenter Nihal Arthanayake, 50, on Twitter after he stitched him up on his own radio show.The Money Saving Expert was appearing on Nihal's radio show on BBC Radio 5 live.Martin tweeted his apology to his 1.2 million followers straight after the show.He said: "Apologies to @TherealNihal for totally stitching him up just now in the Mastermind section of #AskMartin on @bbc5live."The things I do to win a bet with Mrs MSE!"He added: "(Listen back to 1.53pm ish onwards if you missed it) It was fun though!"Nihal responded: "And you're the bloody Radio Ombudsman too."It's a bloody banana republic for this feature."Fans of Martin were quick to comment on what Martin had done to the radio

Martin Lewis, 49, has responded to critics who accused him of being out of touch. The Money Saving Expert founder responded to a Twitter user who did not agree with him surveying his followers on whether they had cleaners.The poll read: “Do you have a cleaner who comes regularly to your home or do you (or another household member) do it yourself?“- 'All Work' means all adult members of the household have work/jobs/full time study."- 'Not all work' means one or more doesn’t.”A Twitter user, Smith710769831, then hit out: “Most people can’t afford a bread now days Martin let alone pay for a cleaner.“Out of touch question this is.”Martin addressed the claims as he quote tweeted the post.He explained: “I'm not sure any question is out of

Ryanair has barred some passengers who received a Covid disruption refund from travelling again unless they return the money, according to Money Saving Expert (MSE).

 Eamonn spotted Martin’s response and was quick to quip: “U probably weren't even born !”(sic)Martin and Eamonn often exchange banter as they regularly work together on This Morning.Martin previously warned This Morning viewers about a Royal Mail text scam after Eamonn revealed he'd been targeted.Back in July, Martin joined Eamonn and his wife Ruth Langsford on the ITV daytime show to advise a viewers who had been scammed, but told by her bank that she wouldn’t be able to get the money back.Martin told the viewer to contact the Independent Financial Ombudsman, before discussing the Royal Mail scam which had been affecting many people in the UK at the time.Fraudsters had been trying to access personal details from mobile phone users by

Martin Lewis has urged every household across the UK to “do nothing” during the ongoing energy crisis as global gas prices continue to rise, impacting suppliers and more than 15 million homes across the country.

Martin Lewis has told panicking Brits to "do nothing" and stay on their standard energy tariff while wholesale gas prices skyrocket and companies go bust.The finance wizard was back on the Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV on Thursday and said it is too late to get on a cheap fix now.You're better off on the current standard variable rate which is protected by the price cap until April next year when it is predicted to go up significantly.At the moment, Martin says the cheapest fix offered by an energy company is about £30 a week more than the standard variable rate."Do nothing and go onto to the price cap," he says.Giving advice to a worried ITV viewer who was coming to the end of their energy contract with a company, The GMB and This Morning

Martin Lewis, 49, has voiced his opinion on Twitter to his 1.2 million followers about online fraudsters.This comes after one of his followers alerted him of a new scam email going around that was using his face.Twitter user Stuffers tweeted a screenshot of an email she had received that included Martin Lewis' face.The email caption said: "Martin Lewis: We are in crisis.