The Chase’s Mark ‘The Beast’ Labbett accused of ‘giving up and letting players win’ as he admits ‘I don’t care’

Emmerdale actor Ash Papmisciano has been left devastated over the death of his beloved mum. The 32-year-old has opened up about his heartbreaking loss in a post on Instagram today.

Christopher Vourlias Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa’s latest documentary, “The Natural History of Destruction,” bows May 23 in the Cannes Premiere section of the Cannes Film Festival. The director returns to the Croisette one year after his last feature, “Babi Yar.

Coleen Rooney has told her friends she'll be 'vindicated' in the Wagatha Christie trial that wrapped up on Thursday.

Juan Mata's time at Manchester United might not be over yet.

Manchester City fans want Kyle Walker and John Stones to return to the starting XI to face Aston Villa.

Martin Lewis has revealed his 12-point plan to tackle the cost of living crisis which is affecting millions of households across the country. He urged the government to address the issue as he warned energy prices could be set to rocket by another 30 per cent by the end of the year.

A Scots cancer victim has thanked nurses for making his wedding to his fiance happen, despite him being in hospital.

A 72-year-old Scots man has gone missing in an 'out of character' disappearance.

Rolling applause, and lots of it, greeted Ruben Östlund and the cast of Triangle Of Sadness as they entered the Cannes press conference this morning.

Jeremy Clarkson's daughter Emily has married her partner in a lavish ceremony.Emily, who is known more widely as Em Clarkson online, has gotten hitched to her fiancé of two years Alex Andrew.Sharing the first slew of snaps on social media and captioning them: "MARRIED!!!", the stunning body-positive advocate looked incredible as she beamed with her husband on her arm after tying the knot.Wearing a dainty 1920s inspired gown, adorned in intricate beaded details – Emily looked ultra glam as she cosied up to her now-husband.Fans and friends of the blonde beauty were overjoyed when the news broke on social media, with many flocking to the comments section to send well wishes and messages of congratulations."Congratulations to you both! Babe you look stunning," penned one model pal.Another added: "OMG THE DRESS, THE VIBE, THE EVERYTHING!! I’m so happy for you both - the most amazing couple."While a third said: "The hugest congratulations my angels!!!!! Have the most wonderful life together."And a fourth added: "Congratulations!!!!! You look unreal."In the first snap the newly weds could be seen exiting a church that had a gorgeous floral arrangement around the arch of the entrance. In pink and peach hues, the colour scheme appeared to be delicate and feminine.With her bouquet matching the arch of flowers, Emily held it while linked onto her hubby with the pair linking hands as they smiled into the distance.

blackmail.Tragic Ryan Last died by suicide after a twisted troll tricked him into sending sexual pictures before threatening to show them to his family and friends if he didn’t send $5,000.The straight A student from California told the cybercriminal he couldn’t afford to pay and the sick demand was lowered to $150, which Ryan paid from his college savings.But the scammer kept demanding more and put pressure on the teenager before he ended his life and left a suicide note talking of his embarrassment in February this year.Ryan’s devastated mum Pauline Stuart told CNN: “He really, truly thought in that time that there wasn’t a way to get by if those pictures were actually posted online.“His note showed he was absolutely terrified.

Lorraine Kelly has revealed she thinks "a lot of politicians" tend to underestimate her show and newspapers like Daily Star.But the daytime queen confessed it allows her to go in with "killer questions" which leave the Westminster buffs "taken aback".The iconic presenter spoke exclusively to Daily Star at the BAFTA TV Awards, where she opened up about preparing for high-profile guests, her top interview tricks, and what she thinks of politicians who underestimate her show.The red carpet chat at the glitzy award show came right after her ITV pal Susanna Reid interviewed Boris Johnson on Good Morning Britain.One awkward moment from the interview has since gone viral as it showed PM Boris seemed to have no idea who Lorraine Kelly was.Susanna, 62, had been previewing Lorraine's show which had been coming up next, to which Boris replied: "Who's Lorraine?"Lorraine said "a lot of politicians" tend to underestimate her show - and newspapers like Daily Star - but it means she can target them with a "killer question".She said: "I do think the politicians tend, not all of them, tend to underestimate newspapers like yours [Daily Star], shows like mine. "They do, and that’s okay, they can do that, and then you can go in with a killer question and they’re sort of taken aback."Lorraine went on to heap praise on Susanna for her Boris interview - calling it the "perfect political interview".She said: "If you look for an example of a perfect political interview, it was Susanna with Boris Johnson."She was brilliant, so well briefed, absolutely incisive and he didn’t quite know what to do."The TV legend also reacted to the car-crash Boris moment, and she couldn't resist having a giggle about it.Lorraine told us: "Wasn’t that hilarious.

CORONATION Street paid tribute to the show’s late superfan Martyn Hett and the other victims of the Manchester Arena bombing. The 29-year-old had been at an Ariana Grande concert on May 22 2017 when terrorist Salman Abedi detonated a device which killed him and 21 other people. But in special scenes of Corrie, characters said the victims are “always in our thoughts” ahead of the terror attack’s fifth anniversary today.

The Chase viewers were left stunned after a contestant dubbed herself a “crazy cat lady” and labelled chaser Anne Hegerty a “pussycat”Bubbly contestant Tracey from Middlesex, who works as an Airworthiness inspector for a major airline, was asked by Bradley Walsh which chaser she’d like to go up against in her head-to-head.Tracey replied: “Well I’m a self-confessed cat lady so I think Anne Hegerty because she’s a pussycat.”A shocked Bradley paused for a moment as awkward giggles fell over the studio before Anne herself emerged as the chaser.Chaser Anne, AKA, The Governess, was unsurprising unamused by the nickname."Not so much a crazy cat lady but I’m not quite sure whether you’re here to quiz or give my broomstick the once over”Tracey had explained to Bradley and viewers at home that she owned six cats who were “tearing up her house”.Asked how she’d like to spend her potential winnings, Tracey said: “I’d like to put it towards my house coz I’ve got loads of cats which are destroying the place and leaving dirty paw prints everywhere so I’d like to get it re-pained and decorated again.”Bradley replied: “When was the last time you had it painted and decorated?”To which Tracey said: “About a year and half ago but with six cats they’ve made it quite dirty.”Fans were then shocked to discover most of the contestants owned dozens of wild animals.Contestant Geoff, a retired GP from Southport admitted he also had a fondness for animals: “I haven’t got six cats but I’ve got a guinea pig and a cat and a dog and we have a horse aswell.”But it was contestant Duran, an animal management graduate who sent viewers over the edge telling Bradley she owned 50 different species of animals.“I’ve got a lot of animals at home so i’d like to get

The Chase fans were unimpressed with the latest instalment of the much-loved show, saying some of the questions were too "easy".Tuesday's episode of the ITV quiz show - which is hosted by actor and presenter Bradley Walsh - saw the contestants asked questions such as: "Which Swedish teenager returned to school in 2020 after a year of activism?" (Greta Thunberg), and which Amy a book about a late pop star was about (Amy Winehouse).Other questions included one about children's TV show The Octonauts and one about the character Lady Penelope from The Thunderbirds.One contestant was asked which creature wakes up from sleeping and goes "hop, hop, hop" (bunnies).Viewers thought some of the questions were just too simple for the hopefuls and posted messages on Twitter sharing their thoughts on the subject."These are some very very easy questions," said one viewer, who would have apparently liked to have seen something a bit more challenging being asked of the contestants.Another fan of the programme said they were "an easy set of questions"."They were p*** easy questions," said someone else.One fan seemed to be really cheesed off as they said the episode was "absolutely rubbish".

Anton Du Beke was not prepared for one of Mark Labbett's famous insults as he appeared on The Chase Celebrity Special on Saturday (April 23).The 55-year-old was first up to face the chaser better known at The Beast on the popular quiz show.Up to his usual tricks, Mark was on fine form as he took to his seat on the gameshow while dishing out the insults to the professional dancer.The BBC ballroom expert explained that he'd met the might Beast before when he'd previously appeared on the programme and that it didn't end well.Digging his claws in while interjecting, Mark told the dancer: This is going to be just like Strictly, you haven't won that either."Looking red faced, Anton leaped to hug host Bradely Walsh declaring his feelings had been hurt.Getting back to the game, Anton wished his opponent well as they went head-to-head.The Glitzy TV personality managed to successfully answer four questions correctly in the cash builder.Putting a number of tempting offers on the table, The Beast encouraged the Anton to take a risk and play for the larger £20,000 amount.However, many of Anton's teammates urged him to take the lesser amount instead.Actor Ad Edmondson and impressionist Alistair McGown joked he wasn't good enough, while DJ Sarah-Jane Crawford backed her team mate.The Strictly star took his teams advice and played it safe - opting for the £4,000.It proved to be the right choice as Anton aced his round and made it back for the final round.In fact all stars of the celebrity special went on to have fluent and faultless games against The Beast who even admitted he "couldn't have caught any of them". With £113,000 to play for in the prize fund, it proved to be a tense match.

ITV The Chase star Mark Labbett has been accused of letting a team win after last night's episode of the quiz favourite. During the Final Chase, after being hit by a question he didn't know, The Beast made the admission.

The Chase fans were initially gobsmacked when one contestant told host Bradley Walsh about her hobbies.The X-rated comment confused viewers before they realised what she really meant.Kallan, who told Bradley that she was a professional hypnotherapist, answered Bradley’s question when asked what she likes to do to “switch off”.The Cardiff based therapist told him: “Erm, I like cooking. I like gardening.

Fans of the hit ITV quiz show The Chase have praised the team who beat chaser Mark Labbett in Thursday night's episode. Contestants Fred, Ellie, Jas and Edward all reached the final chase and took on "The Beast."

Bradley Walsh was left speechless on the latest episode of The Chase after learning a very surprising fact about bees.The cheeky host was back for the latest instalment of the popular ITV game show as four new contestants faced the chaser in a bid to bag a cash prize.As chaser Mark Labbett, aka The Beast, took his seat to take on contestant Fred, a trivia question about bees left Bradley utterly stunned as he couldn’t believe it was true.During his head-to-head, Fred was asked: “How many of the approximately 20,000 species of bee in the world are honey bees?”Bradley was immediately left stunned, claiming he couldn’t believe that there were so many bees, as he thought there “were only two.”The 61-year-old then blurted out: “Eh? What? 20,000 species of bee? I thought were was just two – bee and bumble. I just thought honey bee and bumble.

ITV show The Chase viewers have branded the show as an "absolute fix" due to a worrying set of questions.Fans have blasted the questions on Wednesday's show (April 20) "horrifying" due to being so hard to answer.On Wednesday's programme, host Bradley Walsh welcomed on contestants Josh, Forida, Damien and Rosie who all joined forces to take on one The Chaser, Paul Sinha aka The Sinnerman.Contestants Josh and Forida managed to secure £6,000 and £5,000 in their cash builders, however, both got caught by The Sinnerman during their head-to-head round.Luckily, Damian managed to make it back to his seat with £7,000 and Rosie joined and brought her £8,000 with her.Fans of the show took to social media to complain about the programme and the episode's questions in particular.One viewer fumed: "What on earth are these questions? They're so, so hard. What a fix."Another added: "Both Josh and Forida's questions have been horrifyingly difficult, is this The Chase or University Challenge?"While a third penned: "That is the worst set of questions I've ever seen.