THIS is the shock moment that Big Brother used the secret smoking area CCTV to catch a rule break.
Big Brother gathered the housemates at the sofa area for a shock announcement.
The ITV2 overlord announced that several housemates broke a vital house rule.
But this time, he did not hold back as he broke the news to the unsuspecting housemates.
An announcement said: “This is Big Brother. Housemates, it’s giving rule break.
“Before you entered the Big Brother house, the rules were clearly explained to you.
“Rule 12 states that you must not attempt to communicate in code or write messages.”
It was revealed that several housemates wrote silly graffiti messages in the smoking area, and Big Brother saw it all.
“This rule has been broken by several housemates who have been found writing messages on the door in the Smoking Area,” he continued.
“You will be punished. I have removed half of your luxury shopping budget.”
All the housemates were completely shocked as Martha stormed out the room in tears after admitting she was one of the accomplices.
As the group guessed what items they would lose, Big Brother confirmed: “All tea and coffee, gone. All biscuits, banned. All sweets, seized.”
But he was not done there as the voice added: “All 140 packets of crisps, confiscated. Fizzy drinks? Forget about it.”
Marcello was then ordered to empty the kitchen of all the tea and coffee and bring the items to the diary room.
Lily was absolutely devastated as she loudly lamented how she could not survive in the house without sugar.
She then appeared in the diary room as she declared how she would feel absolutely fine if she was evicted.
A brand new batch of Big Brother housemates are living it up in the famous compound.
Meet the cast of the 2024 series:
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RACHEL REEVES is heading down a dangerous road if fears of a fuel duty increase in this month’s Budget are to be believed.
Don’t take my word for it — just listen to the views of the Chancellor’s constituents in her Leeds West backyard.
In the town centre of Pudsey this week, I meet Ashley Smethurst, a new mother whose car has become a lifeline for midwife appointments or trips to visit family in the North East.
But if petrol prices surge, those journeys would become few and far between.
At 32 — and made redundant just a week before starting maternity leave — Ashley worries she will be shut off from the vital family support she relies on.
“It would just add stress and pressure if I felt I couldn’t get out and see people with my newborn”, she tells me as she cradles her baby.
Pudsey in West Yorks may be 200 miles from the House of Commons, where Ms Reeves will deliver her first Budget in less than a fortnight.
But it is market towns like this that will bear the brunt of any decision to increase costs at the pump, with cash-starved public transport here making car travel absolutely essential for many.
For 14 years its people have been among the millions of drivers to have benefitted from the Sun’s Keep It Down campaign to freeze fuel duty.
And the thought of THEIR MP putting an end to that is — in the words of one local — “diabolical”.
Many tell me it would represent nothing less than a betrayal: for the working parents juggling school runs, the pensioners carefully budgeting their incomes, the small business owners struggling to keep afloat.
It is not just a fear of rising costs, but a deep sense that any hike would break the Government’s promise to protect working people and pensioners.
Take 72-year-old Judith Briggs, who drives her Volkswagen Passat to do her weekly shopping and see relatives.
She doesn’t hold back: “Rachel Reeves has taken away my winter fuel allowance — that’s £200 gone. And if the price of fuel went up, that’s another meal, isn’t it?
“They are certainly not protecting pensioners, and they are not particularly protecting working people either . . . unless they are in a union.”
The frustration is shared by Marilyn Noble, 71, and Glenys Daley, 75, two pensioners who rely on their cars just to reach local bus routes following cuts to services in the nearby village of Farsley, and feel equally anxious.
For Luke Prendergast, a young van driver working for waste removal company Leeds Junk and Rubbish, the thought of fuel costs rising feels like yet another broken promise.
With six vans out on the road every day, he says: “The increase in fuel prices can be diabolical for small businesses — especially people like us who are driving everywhere.
“I feel like that’s going against the promise that they’ve made to protect working people, as well as letting small businesses down.”
Luke is also worried about the knock-on effects for customers, saying his company might have to look into increasing their prices, particularly for jobs further afield.
Local taxi driver Aamir Abbasi, 60, feels equally under pressure, knowing his livelihood is at stake. He tells me: “The business is suffering as it is. If fuel goes up, that will have a knock-on effect on my earnings.
She’s a technocrat, much like Germany’s Angela Merkel
Aamir Abbasi
“We do a lot of mileage and use a lot of fuel. It will add to the cost of living, which will be devastating.
“It’s going to be difficult to survive as a taxi driver, to be honest.”
German-born driving instructor Martin Jahn, who has lived in the area for more than 20 years, puts it rather more bluntly: “Rachel Reeves triggers me.
“She’s a technocrat, much like Germany’s Angela Merkel.”
Martin also tells me he switched to an electric car two years ago, hoping to save money when fuel prices were soaring.
But he now finds that running it is just as costly as his diesel vehicle, which he still drives.
Jade Lambert, who works in Pudsey, is particularly furious about the idea of a five pence rise in fuel duty.
“It’s disgusting,” says the mum of two, from Bradford. “I have to drive to get my kids to nursery and school, then get to work. I know driving can be seen as a luxury but I wouldn’t be able to catch a bus with my own kids. It just wouldn’t work.”
Ms Reeves may be looking for ways to fill the public coffers, but it is the people of Pudsey who will pay the price if she chooses to raise the levy.
As would scrapping the 5p per litre cut introduced by Rishi Sunak in 2022 — a move that would sting the budgets of 9million motorists who would typically pay an extra £3.30 per tank of fuel.
As the Budget looms, the Chancellor’s constituents have a clear message: hit the brakes on a fuel duty hike before it drives them into more financial trouble.
Because if the Chancellor doesn’t steer clear of this rise, she might just find herself running on empty with voters.
DARTS fans can rejoice as the Czech Open is FINALLY underway – and some of the biggest names are in action!
Peter Wright and Michael Smith will be on the Saturday running order after beating their opponents on the opening day.
Luke Littler is also set to finally feature and he’ll be facing a tough test in English rival Nathan Aspinall.
This is the final chance for players to qualify for the European Championship later this month.
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WHEN I first saw footage of U2 performing in that enormous new electrical dome in Las Vegas, my mind was blown.
I’ve always loved big sound-and-light events.
The Who at Wembley in 1979. That was so big, the air traffic controllers at Heathrow forced them to shut the lasers down.
Then, in the same year, there was Led Zep and Jimmy Page, who played his guitar with a violin bow, engulfed by tetrahedrons of light.
These things made me run round in circles, squeaking and clutching my tinkle.
That’s why I was so excited by the new dome. I’m not an especially big fan of U2 and I actively dislike Las Vegas, but I decided immediately that I needed to get on a plane and go there. To experience it.
For all sorts of pig and cow-based reasons, that never happened. But it wasn’t the end of the world because I heard a rumour they were going to build another dome — in London.
Brilliant, I thought.
Sadly, however, the mayor of this once great city, Sadiq Khan, thought differently.
He said it would cause too much light pollution. Really? In London. Is he mad?
And he said it would need too much electricity.
He actually sat there, in his air-conditioned, fully lit goldfish bowl of an office on the banks of the Thames, in a city where the birds sing at night because it’s so bright, and said that.
“Hello, Mr Khan. We’d like to invest in your city and bring millions of visitors from all around the world, which would be great news for London’s hotels, bars and restaurants.”
“Bugger off!”
If some local busybody moaned about light pollution and mental health issues in the community, I’d have put my fingers in my ears and hummed loudly till they shut up
If I had been running the council in Leeds, or Newcastle or Cardiff, I’d have been on the phone in a shot.
I’d have seen how much business such an attraction would bring to the area and done everything in my power to make it happen.
And if some local busybody moaned about light pollution and mental health issues in the community, I’d have put my fingers in my ears and hummed loudly till they shut up.
But no other council, so far as I’m aware, did step forward. The biggest levelling-up opportunity since the industrial revolution — and no one did a damn thing.
The Tories, who were in power at the time, tried to overrule the deranged Mayor of London, but it was too late. The company behind the idea pulled out, saying they didn’t want to be a political football.
So now it’s been announced the new dome will be built in Abu Dhabi.
This is becoming an enormous problem in the UK. Tiny, jumped-up regional politicians have far too much power.
You would love to have a snazzy new concert venue in your area. Your kids would, too. Everyone would.
But then along come the light pollution, Net Zero Nazis and the idea is squashed.
And now, everyone who wants to experience this amazing venue will have to get on an A380 and endure a seven-hour flight to the UAE.
So stick that in your Net Zero pipe and smoke it.
IT can be argued that people get a job to suit their face.
Barry Gibb was always going to be a disco king.
Marlon Brando was always going to be a film star. And Carlos Sainz was always going to be a racing driver.
But the man whose face most suited his job was General Sir Mike Jackson, who sadly died this week.
With eyes that steely, and crags that deep, he was always going to be a soldier, and he was always going to rise to the very top.
You’d trust him completely and accept his orders without question.
Whereas with someone like Cole Palmer, you probably wouldn’t.
ON a Tube train journey in London this week, I overheard a woman saying to her friend that her flat had been burgled and all the family passports stolen.
Later, I saw a Porsche with both of the nearside doors missing.
And then I noticed that in one of the most expensive streets in West London’s Notting Hill, half the shops are now boarded up.
I then walked back to my flat and, for the first time ever, felt slightly threatened.
I also felt slightly squiffy. The smell of weed was overpowering everywhere.
I dunno. It felt to me like London is dying.
AN Army veteran has been fined and given a community service order for standing in the street and saying a silent prayer.
Let’s not concern ourselves with what he was thinking or why he chose that spot.
In a free country, he has been criminalised for his thoughts.
SO, Barbados is demanding £5,700,000 trillion billion pounds from the UK for all the hurt and distress caused by British colonialism.
OK, so let’s kick the ball down the road and demand a similar sum from the Italians for invading us in AD43, and the French for then doing much the same thing in 1066.
Oh, and let’s have a couple of trillion from the Norwegians for all that pillagey Viking nonsense, as well.
In the meantime, I shall stop taking holidays in Barbados.
Which, if my last bar bill is anything to go by, will cost them more than they stand to gain.
I’M sure many pensioners worried about the cost of heating their homes this winter will be thinking about maybe getting a wood-burning stove.
Tricky. There’s all sorts of legislation about burning stuff these days and, as far as I can tell, all you’re allowed to put in there is a damp dishcloth.
It’s different for the Government, though. They can burn as much wood as they like.
The Drax power station in Yorkshire, for example, used to burn gas.
But then along came the Net Zero movement, which insisted it be turned into a giant wood-burning stove.
Thousands of trees a week are felled in America and the wood pellets that result are shipped in vast diesel-powered ships to the UK, where they are thrown into the furnaces.
And the result? Well, it’s not good, especially if you’re a tree.
And it’s not much better for us. Every megawatt hour of power produced by Drax today costs £138, compared to £80 when it ran on gas.
So, there you are. You can’t afford to buy electricity made from wood and you aren’t allowed to burn it as an alternative.
Welcome to a world of joined-up thinking.
NEW research shows that Gen Z and Millennial drivers are by far the most likely to sound their car horns in a moment of rage.
A whopping 63 per cent say they do it, compared to just 42 per cent of those aged 70 and above.
Me? Well, I can safely say I’ve never used my horn in anger.
Why would you? If there’s an emergency, using the brakes or the steering wheel seems like the better option.
Everyone would be advised to remember this. The horn is not for signalling your displeasure. It’s there to let cyclists know you’re overtaking them.
PRAGUE is the place to be TONIGHT as Luke Littler and rivals will battle it out for the 2024 Czech Darts Open title.
Peter Wright is the reigning champion after beating Dave Chisnall in last year’s thrilling final.
And the Scottish star will be determined to bounce back from his recent poor display in the World Grand Prix by reclaiming the Prague crown jewel.
Luke Littler is also set to feature after his World Grand Prix rant which was motivated by a first-round exit.
The likes of Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting will all be in contention to lift the title.
However, a lot of the attention will be on Mike de Decker after his shock win triumph last weekend.
For the first time, both the PDC Order of Merit and the PDC ProTour Order of Merit ranking were used to determine 32 of the 48 entrants for the competition.
The top 16 on the PDC Order of Merit qualified along with highest 16 ranked players on the PDC ProTour Order of Merit.
And the remaining 16 places went to players from four other qualifying events.
It will be best of 11 legs from the first round until the quarter-finals. The sem-finals will be best of 13 and the final is set to be best of 15 legs.
*timings subject to change
Friday, October 18
16x First Round matches
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Saturday, October 19
16x Second Round matches
From 12pm BST
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Sunday, October 20
8x Third Round matches
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
GRAHAM POTTER has joined Eddie Howe on the list of managers snubbed from the England job.
Former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was named as Gareth Southgate‘s permanent successor and will take over from Lee Carsley.
Tuchel, 51, will become the third foreigner to lead the Three Lions as he follows in the footsteps of Sven-Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello.
Howe revealed that the FA did not approach him to interview for the job.
This is despite ten different candidates being interviewed for the role, including some English managers.
However, one name that was not on that list was former Blues boss Potter.
The Daily Mail have claimed that he was not interviewed for the role.
Potter had been hotly tipped to be in the running for the job following the stellar work he did at Brighton and Hove Albion.
The report also claimed that English managers Sean Dyche, Frank Lampard and Gary O’Neil were also not considered.
This is also extended to Welshman Steve Cooper, Italian Carlo Ancelotti and former Scotland international Russell Martin.
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The Real Madrid boss admitted that he was not approached by the FA for the role.
He said: “No. I didn’t hear from the English national team at all.
THE FA’s path to securing Thomas Tuchel's signature was not a straightforward one.
They tried to lure Pep Guardiola from Manchester City over the summer.
They even made contact with Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti after deciding to target trophy-laden foreign gaffers.
The FA’s determination to go international was summed up by their decision NOT to interview Newcastle boss Eddie Howe.
Initial talks with Tuchel saw him express a slight interest in replacing Gareth Southgate.
But he was waiting to see what would happen at Manchester United, with Erik ten Hag’s future under the spotlight.
Man Utd owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe eventually decided to stick with Ten Hag – and that opened the door to the FA getting their man.
Read the full story on England’s thrilling pursuit of Thomas Tuchel.
“They’ve chosen a very good coach, in my opinion.
“He’s very strong tactically and he has proven so throughout his whole career. I wish him the best.”
Speaking in his press conference, Howe insisted that he is focused on his job at Newcastle.
He said: “I was not. There was no contact from the FA. England have to do what is right for them.
“Only they will know the processes they have gone through.
“For me it is about Newcastle. I remain 100 per cent focused to my work, if you drop focus the job becomes impossible.”
THOMAS TUCHEL
Augsburg II 2007-2008
P34 W 20 D8 L6 Win percentage: 58.82%
Mainz 05 2009-2014
P184 W72 D46 L66 Win percentage: 39.13%
Borussia Dortmund 2015-2017
P107 W67 D23 L17 Win percentage: 62.62%
Honours: DFB Pokal
Paris Saint Germain 2018-2020
P127 W95 D13 L16 Win percentage: 74.8%
Honours: Ligue 1 X2, Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophee des Champions x2
Chelsea 2021-2022
P100 W60 D24 L16 Win percentage: 60%
Honours: Champions League, Super Cup, Club World Cup
Bayern Munich 2023-2024
P61 W37 D8 L16 Win percentage: 60.66%
Honours: Bundesliga
GARETH SOUTHGATE
Middlesbrough 2006-2009
P151 W54 D43 Win percentage: 35.76%
England U21 2013-2016
P37 W27 D5 L5 Win percentage: 72.97%
Honours: Toulon tournament
England 2016-2024
P102 W61 D24 L17 Win percentage: 59.8%
Honours: Euros runners up, 2020, 2024
A THEATRE has issued a trigger warning about its pantomime — oh, yes it has!
Thin-skinned punters are alerted to the fact they might find some of the jokes offensive.
It comes despite the production being deemed suitable for school parties and even children under five.
The Everyman Theatre, in Cheltenham, Gloucs, made the move ahead of its Christmas production of Aladdin.
It stars “Gloucestershire’s favourite dame, Kevin Brewis” as Widow Twankey.
The content warning states: “Panto is a lot of fun but sometimes it can be a little bit cheeky.”
“Panto can contain innuendo or may be overwhelming for more sensitive audience members.”
The theatre explained: “Including content warnings whenever possible on event descriptions is now standard practice across many theatre websites.”
It added: “We also offer alternative programming specifically tailored for younger audiences or anyone who may find the full pantomime experience too much.
It said offering the advice “empowers guests to make their own decisions”.
“This is so that they can all enjoy the magic of Christmas together.”
