Martin Lewis urges Brits to stockpile 65p household item before January

Komplizen Film, the German indie run by Janine Jackowski, Maren Ade and Jonas Dornbach, has joined The Creatives, an alliance of independent production companies that has a three-year partnership for developing and funding series with Fremantle.

EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Horowitz believes his upcoming Magpie Murders adaptation is “the first time I’ve really got it right,” and has stated he will no longer write on classic TV murder mysteries.

EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy has claimed that she was "fat-shamed" when she appeared on popular dance show, Strictly Come Dancing in 2009. In a new interview, the actress, 38, who plays Sonia Fowler in the BBC soap, recalled that she was told to pick up her partner Vincent Simone, before branding it "out of order".The star made the comments while speaking to Rylan Clark-Neal on his podcast, Ry-Union.Natalie joined the seventh series of Strictly in 2009 and was partnered with Italian pro Vincent.Reflecting on her time on the show, Natalie claims that during one rehearsal, she was asked to lift her partner, a move which is traditionally performed by the man in a ballroom dance pairing, branding it "out of order".At the time, Natalie said: "I was about four stone bigger than I am now."Vincenzo was quite little."And I remember one week, it was like, 'Oh we're going to do this dance, but you're going to pick up Vincent'," she added.Natalie went on to claim that it would be classed as "unacceptable today".She said: "And I think about it now and I think, 'Oh, that was out of order.

Phillip Schofield has returned to This Morning after testing positive for coronavirus. The 59-year-old presenter had been forced to skip hosting This Morning and Dancing on Ice and admitted he was "bored out of his brain" while locked away in his home after testing positive for Covid seven days in a row.

expat had been baffled by British supermarkets with clock towers and was confused at the existence of grit boxes - which left Brits to mock the American.But, this time, the American might as well be mocking the Brits by advising how to make the iconic hot beverage in a very odd way.Most of us know that to make a tea you should add the tea bag, then the boiling water and then add milk and a bit of sugar for an extra kick.However, the American has thrown the well known method out of the window to concoct their own unusual tea recipe.The hot beverage demonstration has now racked up a whopping 1.3 million views on TikTok with their ‘traumatising’ tea making routine.In the video, the American first pours some full fat cows milk into a see-through kettle.Controversially, they then add a heap of sugar into the kettle with a tablespoon.Next, they add not one but two tea bags into the mix.Instead of getting the water from the tap, the American added a dash of bottled water and then proceeded to boil the mixture until it was “creamy.”The American then poured the ‘tea’ into a latte glass and added another tablespoon of sugar.And of course, Brits had many things to say about the unique way to make tea - most of them were not good.One person commented: “My therapist gonna need a therapist after this one.”Another user added: “You realise this is a war crime right?”Whilst a third person slammed: “This is a declaration of WAR!”Someone else remarked: “The worst thing I've seen in my whole life.”Meanwhile, a fifth person declared: “This is really insulting to British TEA!!” Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter

Colgate Total reporting a soaring number of Brits suffering the painful affliction and other dental issues. And it’s no wonder – research has found we’ve let dental standards slip during the pandemic with one in five only brushing once a day and a quarter never flossing.These days we can just ring up the dentist when hit by an ache.

WWII hero when they were on a reservation project of an abandoned house.Kevin and Laine Berry are experts in restoring historic houses in the US and they have come across a vacant house in Arkansas and stumbled upon a trinket box and a scrapbook.Sharing on TikTok (@ourrestorationnation), Laine opens the leather-covered scrapbook and finds newspaper clippings and pictures detailing the relationship of a woman called Majorie Mae Ingram and a pilot, Clifford Fluitt, during the 1940s."Here we have their wedding announcement, you will notice the date on the invitation is left blank as no one was quite sure when he will come home to marry his best girl," she explains."It was later determined that they will get married on September 1."Another news clipping reveals that Clifford had been assigned as an Avenger torpedo-bomber pilot and deployed to Japan for a dangerous bombing raid mission.Laine learns the couple's love story through the telegrams and pictures of Clifford but the pilot tragically died in the battle just two weeks before their wedding."And then we found this box, there's a set of his dog tags, the wing brooch that we've seen in Majorie Mae's photo, a second lieutenant bar and most surprising of all, Majorie Mae's engagement ring that she kept for 70+ years," she continues."She waited seven years before marrying Elza Bond and they were married for 62 years."For more stories from the Daily Star, sign up to one of our newsletters here.Viewers were touched by the love story and found it sad that such a treasured memory was left in a pile of rubbish.One wrote: "This was probably her most important possessions!""Clifford almost made it, the war ended one month later.

Martin Lewis has plenty of good advice when it comes to the festive period and what we should steer clear of.

direct to your inboxMoney Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued some golden advice to any parents shopping at Asda this month.The finance journalist says mums and dads can treat their kids to a meal in Asda cafes in December completely free of charge.According to Martin, all of Asda's 216 cafes are taking part, and kids under the age of 16 can eat free every day in December (apart from Christmas day and Boxing day when stores are closed).He Martin tweeted the news over the weekend, writing: "Totally free £2.50 meal for kids."There's no minimum spend so it is indeed a completely free meal, but children must be accompanied by an adult.The adult or child does not need to buy a meal or spend anything in store to qualify for the offer.

The Royal Mail recently announced that the price of stamps is set to rise, with a first class stamp going up 9p to 85p and a second class one up 1p to 66p. The new prices start from January 1, 2021 and come just weeks after Royal Mail revealed letter volumes have fallen 28 per cent in the six months to September 27, compared with a year earlier.

Martin Lewis has explained how Brits can beat the new stamp price rise on January 1.

Martin Lewis has shared some fantastic news for struggling families with an Asda offer that sounds too good to be true – but it really is up for grabs.

Martin Lewis has told MPs that UK workers may be facing a catastrophic impact on their finances and end up permanently worse off if they cannot access short-term support to get through the coronavirus pandemic. The founder of MoneySavingExpert.com said it would be "short-sighted" of the state not to support people, who may work in sectors such as hospitality or travel, who were perfectly financially independent before the pandemic struck.

Martin Lewis has urged those who receive the Winter Fuel Payment to check their details after the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed to MoneySavingExpert.com that it had sent out more than 60,000 letters with incorrect information. The Winter Fuel Payment is a UK-wide benefit that helps people born on or before July 5, 1952 to pay their heating bills.

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direct to your inboxFinance expert Martin Lewis' website MoneySavingExpert has issued a warning to anybody receiving winter fuel allowance payments.According to the website, which was originally founded by Martin Lewis, many people in the UK could be receiving the wrong amount of money towards their winter fuel.People are being urged to check their details are correct after almost 60,000 letters with incorrect information have been sent out. The website says that tens of thousands of people could be affected and a small number of these cases could affect how much you're paid, reports Kent Live.

A top personal finance expert is urging people who claim winter fuel payments to check their details.

Martin Lewis warned 1.3 million Brits are owed money as they were overcharged for power of attorney applications. During a segment on his ITV Money Show this week, the consumer expert spoke about the “urgent” refund process.He commented: "Urgent this one.

direct to your inboxMoney Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued a warning to anybody who uses easyJet.His warning comes after the airline announced plans to reduce the amount of free luggage passengers will be allowed to take on board from next year.Speaking on Thursday night's ITV Money Show, Martin Lewis issued a warning to all passengers."Easyjet is shrinking the amount of free hand luggage that you're allowed to take on board," Martin said."The new charges come into force on February 10, so be prepared ahead of any future travel."The consumer expert said the amount of luggage customers can keep in the hold will shrink to just under half the current size - and anyone who doesn't pay the additional charge will have to keep their bags

Martin Lewis on Thursday as the consumer champion appeared on This Morning and his weekly Money Show Live programme to share the latest news, tips and advice.One question that popped up on both of his appearances was around gift cards and vouchers for Christmas, especially if they’ve been bought from a high street chain that is now in financial trouble.On This Morning, a viewer rang in to ask about Christmas gift vouchers she had bought for Topshop.Martin explained how shoppers with gift cards for Sir Philip Green's collapsed Arcadia Group, which includes Topshop, have been told they can only use them for half of the value of their order.Topshop customers have been left unable to use gift cards online due to a technical issue since the

Martin Lewis has shared details of how households across the country can do their bit to reduce water usage and save money on heating bills this winter. On the latest edition of the award-winning Martin Lewis Money Show Live, the consumer champion explained how thousands of householders in Scotland, England and Wales can collectively access over 35,000 “freebies” from their water supplier.