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5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Major controversy as Man Utd concede after bloodied Matthijs de Ligt is told to LEAVE pitch for treatment vs Brentford
HUGE controversy erupted as Brentford stole in front at Manchester United.
United’s bloodied defender Matthijs de Ligt was forced to leave the pitch by the referee as he prepared to defend a corner – from which Ethan Pinnock headed the Bees in front.
GettyMatthijs de Ligt needed extensive treatment for this injury[/caption]
The Red Devils were furious – with Old Trafford boss Erik ten Hag shown the yellow card for his protests.
De Ligt had first gone off for medical attention to a head cut on the brink of first-half stoppage time.
And the Dutchman still appeared to be bleeding when he returned.
Four minutes later he was told to leave the pitch for more attention.
And a major row blew up when Brentford scored while the Dutchman was on the sidelines.
5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on I didn’t know I’d entered lottery then won a huge £200,000.. it took them rocking up at my door to finally believe it
A WINNING Postcode Lottery player didn’t even know he had entered the competition before a £200,000 cheque knocked at his door.
Alison and Tim Browne, from Breaston, Derbyshire, were gobsmacked when they discovered the lucrative jackpot.
People's Postcode LotteryAlison and Tim Browne, from Breaston, Derbyshire, plan on enjoying a luxury 40th wedding anniversary[/caption]
People's Postcode LotteryThe pair were gobsmacked to discover their £200,000 win[/caption]
The couple were one of three households who scooped the windfall in the Postcode Lottery Millionaire Street draw today.
But, Tim admitted he wasn’t even aware wife Alison have even entered the competition.
He said: “I can’t believe it. I’m just glad she didn’t phone to tell me the amount when I was driving!
“I didn’t even know she was doing People’s Postcode Lottery, to be honest.”
An overjoyed Alison added: “It’s a fantastic feeling and I can’t stop smiling. But we’re going to have a big, big party on the street.
“It’s wonderful. We’ve known George and Paul for over 30 years and we get on really, really well.
“It’s a lovely street, lovely neighbours, and a lovely place to live.
“I don’t know what to think. This is life-changing, it really is.”
The pair are plan to splurge the cash on a lavish holiday to celebrate their 40th anniversary.
And, they will finally be able to tick riding on the iconic Orient Express off their bucket-list.
Tim said: “It means everything. We always wanted to do the train trip across the Rockies in Canada and also the Orient Express.
“There’s lots of trips that we’ve never done and have never been able to do. And now we’ll be able to do them and that’s fantastic.”
Alison, a freelance school music exam coordinator, said: “We’ve been married 43 years now, but our 40-year anniversary fell during lockdown so we weren’t able to celebrate properly. Now we can do that.”
The mum-of-two said their jackpot has seen her drop half a stone within a week due to lack of sleep.
“But it’s good! You have dreams that you have won lots of money, but then you wake up and think, ‘Damn, it’s a dream’,” she added.
“This is how I felt every night this week when I managed to get to sleep at 3am. Then I woke up and thought, ‘No, it’s not a dream!’
“Never in my wildest dreams did I think we would win this much.”
The couple share a son Matthew, who is autistic, and hailed the win for “the security this will bring him”.
Meanwhile, older son James, joked: “I’ll be happy with a pint in Spoons. It’s £6 a pint!”
Tim revealed he also dreams of welcoming a new puppy into the family to keep Pointer Finlay company.
The musician told how a new Gore-Tex waterproof jacket wouldn’t go a miss either.
Alison laughed: “If we get another dog we’ll need a house with a bigger garden.
“My son and daughter-in-law don’t want us to get another dog because they have to look after them if we go away.
“We’re all going away to Wales on holiday together next week so we can celebrate there.”
How to play the People's Postcode Lottery?
For just £12 a month, players can sign up through the official website to have a chance of winning millions of pounds.
Once signed up, players are automatically entered into every draw and prizes are announced every day of each month.
Tickets play for the Daily Prize, worth £1000 and revealed every single day.
Tickets could also win a jackpot of £30,000 for Saturday and Sunday’s Street Prize draws.
People’s Postcode Lottery also offers a £3million Postcode Millions draw each month – where your ticket plays for a share of the cash prize fund.
Winners are notified by email, text, post, or phone call, depending on the prize they win.
Jackpot winners are visited by the lottery team in person.
It comes as another lucky player who scooped a life-changing Postcode Lottery prize refused to believe she had won – until a key sign revealed it was fate.
Leyla Eaton’s jaw dropped after discovering she’d scooped the eye-watering prize.
The mum-of-two entered when she was struck by a “strong feeling” a huge windfall was coming her way.
People's Postcode LotteryThe couple were one of three households who scooped the windfall in the Postcode Lottery Millionaire Street draw today[/caption]
5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Urgent hunt for two missing girls, 13 and 14, who vanished over 24 hours ago as cops make desperate appeal
AN URGENT hunt for two teenage girls who have gone missing from Leeds has been launched by cops.
Charlotte Hewitt, aged 14, and Daisy Bo Collins, aged 13, were both reported missing yesterday morning with concerns for their welfare.
Daisy Bo Collins, 13Charlotte Hewitt, 14
Cops are continuing to carry out extensive enquiries to find them and believe they may have travelled out of the West Yorkshire area.
Charlotte is described as 5ft 2ins tall, slim build, with brown wavy shoulder length hair.
Daisy is described as 5ft 3ins tall, medium build, with long light brown hair and dark blue eyes.
Anyone who has seen the girls, either together or separately, or who has any information that could help to locate them is asked to contact Leeds District CID via 101 quoting log 213 of October 18 or online via www.westyorkshire.police.uk/livechat.
5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Simple tool that reveals if you’re being underpaid state pension – its free and takes just minutes
A SIMPLE tool could help to reveal if state pension households are being underpaid – and it’s totally free and takes just a few minutes.
A series of government blunders mean that hundreds of thousands of people have been paid less state pension than they should have.
AlamyA tool can help you find out if you have been underpaid your state pension[/caption]
The mistakes disproportionately impact women, but that doesn’t mean that’s the only group affected.
Depending on why your pension was underpaid, you might get the backdated payments automatically, or you might have to apply.
It’s possible that you fall into more than one category, as there is some overlap, so you may need to follow a couple of different processes to get what you’re owed.
LCP has developed an online tool to help people understand what state pension they are entitled to inherit on top of their own state pension here.
A tool previously launched by the company to help married women check for underpayments had over one million visits.
You will need to be prepared to answer some questions about your age and marital status, as well as how much money you currently receive in state pension.
If you’re using the married woman’s calculator, you will also need to have information about your husband’s pension to hand.
If it turns out that your state pension is being underpaid because of an error, it’s worth contacting either the DWP or the Pensions Service.
Steve Webb, partner at LCP and former Pensions Minister, said: “The department needs to launch an urgent investigation into the scale of this problem.”
The DWP also has a tool to help those receiving the new state pension assess their eligibility for inherited state pension amounts on the government website.
There is also a guide on inheriting or increasing a state pension on the gov’s site.
Calculate your state pension payments
To qualify for the new state pension, you need to have paid enough National Insurance (NI) contributions or credits.
You need at least ten years on your record to get any payments at all. To get the full amount, you usually need 35 years’ worth of contributions.
If you have gaps on your record, you can choose to buy the missing years to boost your state pension payments.
You’ll need to sign in through the government gateway. If you’ve already got an account, use those details, otherwise you might need to set one up.
Everyone reaching retirement age now can only qualify for the new state pension, which follows the rules outlined above.
But if you are either a man who was born before 6 April 1951 or a woman who was born before 6 April 1953, you’ll get something called the basic state pension, and you might also get additional state pension.
STEVE Webb, partner at LCP and former Pensions Minister, explains what state pension errors are and how they can occur:
The way state pensions are worked out is so complicated that many thousands of people have been paid the wrong amount for years without even realising it.
The amount of retirement pension you get usually depends on your National Insurance (NI) record.
One big source of errors has been cases where NI records have been incorrect, particularly for years spent at home with children.
This is a system known as ‘Home Responsibilities Protection’.
Alternatively, particularly for older pensioners, the amount you get can depend on the NI contributions made by your spouse.
Errors have arisen where the Government has failed to adjust the pensions of married women when their husbands retired or failed to increase pensions when someone was bereaved and lost a husband or wife.
Although the Government has spent years trying to fix these problems, there are still many thousands of people – many of them older women – on the wrong pension.
If you have always thought that your pension seems low, then it is worth contacting the Pensions Service to ask them to check, especially if you spent time at home raising children or if you were widowed and your pension didn’t change when your spouse died.
5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Sir Alex Ferguson looks in good spirits as he snubs Man Utd for another match after being axed by Sir Jim Ratcliffe
SIR Alex Ferguson was all smiles as he snubbed Man Utd’s clash with Brentford in favour of a trip down memory lane.
The legendary Red Devils boss was removed from his post as a club ambassador earlier this week.
PASir Alex Ferguson was spotted in the stands watching Celtic vs Aberdeen on Saturday[/caption]
PAHe was earlier this week removed from an ambassador role at Man Utd[/caption]
Fergie loses out on his £2.16m-per-year paycheque following his surprise axe.
The 82-year-old was spotted on Saturday taking in Celtic‘s Scottish Premiership clash with Aberdeen at Celtic Park.
Ferguson grew up in Glasgow and famously managed Aberdeen between 1978 and 1986.
The ex-United boss was spotted beaming in the stands in the build-up to the game.
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5 days agoUSA UpdateComments Off on Michael van Gerwen and wife Daphne look loved-up as they go sightseeing in Prague before Czech Darts Open
MICHAEL VAN GERWEN went on a sightseeing tour of Prague before taking to the oche at the Czech Darts Open.
The three-time world champion is in action against Krzysztof Ratajski tonight.
Instagram / @mvg180Michael van Gerwen and wife Daphne went sightseeing in Prague[/caption]
Instagram / @mvg180MVG strolled around the capital city[/caption]
Instagram / @mvg180He plays in the Czech Darts Open tonight[/caption]
Instagram / @mvg180He took stunning snaps of the Old Town Square[/caption]
But Van Gerwen spent Friday being a tourist in Prague as he swapped check outs for the Czech Republic.
He was joined by his wife Daphne and the couple posted a loved-up selfie on Instagram.
Van Gerwen also shared snaps of the city’s famous Old Town Square and another of him taking in the stunning architecture.
The Dutchman was a fan of the Astronomical Clock, which was installed in 1410 and is the oldest one in the world still working.
MGV wrote: “Had some time to explore beautiful Prague before tonight’s Czech Darts Open.
“Checked out the Astronomical Clock and even went on an underground tour! Now, it’s time to switch focus back to darts.
“Let’s get ready for tonight.”
Victory in Prague will see him pocket £175,000.
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Van Gerwen and Daphne have been together since 2008 and they tied the knot ten years ago.
The couple’s wedding took place in their native Holland, in the same year the darts legend secured his first title at Ally Pally.
