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WHEN voters feel the cost of living starts to bite, politicians tend to get it in the neck.
So the unexpected jump in inflation is more than unhelpful for a government already facing public anger over various tax rises.
It presents two immediate problems for Rachel Reeves:
The first is that families’ trips to the shops are getting more expensive, especially given the spike was driven by increased food prices.
It also means the Bank of England is now less likely to cut interest rates, meaning mortgage costs could remain higher for longer.
Both will take a direct strain on the finances of millions of Brits trying to make ends meet – many will have voted Labour last July on the promise of an easier ride.
Ms Reeves’ will be all-to aware of the political danger rising inflation can inflict: just ask the Tories who took the blame for soaring prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion.
Throw this in with next-to-no growth, and some critics are even starting to murmur about “stagflation” – the toxic combination of a flatlining economy and rising inflation.
Taxes are rising, inflation is rising, cuts are on the way, and growth is going nowhere fast.
The only thing growing at speed is the country’s eye-watering benefits bill – set to hit £100billion for sickness payments alone by 2030,
The Government spin machine is out in full force softening the blow: Ms Reeves herself legitimately pointing to rising wages outstripping inflation.
But in the cut and thrust of politics – when so much is also about one’s perceived competency – having highest inflation in 10 months is only ever a bad thing.
By JACK ELSOM, Chief Political Correspondent
MORE than three million benefit claimants have zero requirements to look for work – a threefold increase in just a few years.
Welfare Secretary Liz Kendall last night slammed the drain on our economy and vowed to rein in the eye-watering bill with an imminent crackdown.
New stats show 3.1million people on Universal Credit handouts are not compelled to seek a job, essentially confining them to a life on the dole.
That is up from 742,128 since February 2020, marking a staggering 319 per cent increase in that time.
A total 7.5million are claiming Universal Credit, up from 2.9million in February 2020 and largely driven by more people being signed off sick.
Sickness benefits alone are projected to cost taxpayers £100billion a year by 2030, up from £60billion today.
Pledging reforms “within weeks”, Ms Kendall said: “Many sick and disabled people tell us they want to work with the right support.
“But for too long they’ve been denied a fair chance to get jobs.“This is bad for people’s incomes and health.
“Potential is being wasted, businesses are missing out on untapped talent, and our economy is suffering.”
DARTS legend Phil Taylor has named the surprising star who could be a “nightmare” for Luke Littler this year.
The teen sensation is flying high after winning the World Darts Championship in January.
And Littler has started the new season in confident form after winning Night 2 of the Premier League — which he won in his debut campaign.
The competition sees Littler rub shoulders with the best in the business, including Luke Humphries, Michael van Gerwen and Stephen Bunting.
Meanwhile, countless other tournaments in 2025 will also have aces like Dimitri van den Bergh and Damon Heta pushing Littler all the way.
But there’s one surprise name who could be the biggest threat of all, according to darts legend Taylor.
He reckons Littler is up there with the very best right now.
Yet Taylor fears a resurgent Peter Wright could rock the boat in a big way.
‘Snakebite’ endured an awful 2024, making four first-round exits in ranked televised PDC events.
And Wright also finished bottom of the Premier League with just two wins from 18 matches, resulting in his exclusion from this year’s format.
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However, he looked close to his regular ways with a win over defending champ Humphries at the World Darts World Championship before exiting in the quarters.
And Taylor fears Wright will only get better this year as he now has something major to prove.
Taylor said: “I don’t think Wright wanted me to retire because he always wanted someone to aim at.
“Peter loves if somebody is playing better, like Luke Littler or Humphries. That will inspire Peter and also Van Gerwen.
“I predict he’s going to be a nightmare for these players this year. When he gets the hump and gets on that practice board, he’s brilliant.
“I think the two Luke’s are going to have a tough year this year.”
Despite his warning, Taylor admits Littler and Humphries are the only players keeping him invested in the sport right now.
He added: “It’s made me watch darts again. I’d gone off darts a little bit.
“I was watching the same players I played with for 10 years, so I went off it a little bit.
“Then the Luke’s have come through. It’s made it exciting for me. Then you’ve got a few new faces who are playing really well from different countries.”
Here is all the prize money Luke Littler has won so far after being crowned 2025 PDC World Darts Championship winner:
World Championship 2025 – £500,000
World Championship 2024 – £200,000
Grand Slam of Darts 2024 – £150,000
European Tour – £91,000
Player Championships events – £71,500
Players Championship final runner-up – £60,000
UK Open 2023 + 2024 – £17,500
World Matchplay – £10,000
World Grand Prix – £7,500
European Championship – £7,500
(Unranked) Premier League Darts – £315,000
TOTAL: £1.43 million
OLIVIA Attwood sizzled in a new snap as she posed topless and flashed her bum at the camera.
The iconic Love Island star, 33, took to Instagram to share the steamy upload, posing from inside a hotel room.
Olivia was naked except for a pair of sheer tights and some black ankle boots for the mirror selfie and saved her modesty with a strategically placed arm.
Fans rushed to comment on the photo, with many posting streams of flame and love struck emojis.
One wrote: “Why so hot tho?” And someone else added: “You look gorgeous!”
Olivia shot to fame on the third series of Love Island and this week had a lot to say when best mate Ronnie Vint was dumped from the All Stars villa alongside girlfriend Harriett Blackmore.
Ronnie, 28, and Harriett, 24, narrowly missed out on the final after axed Islanders returned to send a couple home.
And after Liv Hawkins attempted to shade their relationship, Harriett was quick to fire back.
Olivia later praised Harriett for handling the situation – while taking a huge swipe at Liv, 29.
She wrote: “Call the police a CRIME has been committed.
“We are so bloody proud of you @ronnievint. The man you are – you had us laughing and crying all the way through.
“And @harriettblackmore – girl she ATE those expired Islanders upppp!
“Can’t wait to see you both soon.”
Since her own time in the villa OIivia has pursued a career fronting documentaries for ITV, including Getting Filthy Rich.
She also joined the Loose Women panel in 2023.
A DARTS star has hit out at the players association over substandard playing conditions at tournaments.
Multiple players criticised the venue but Mickey Mansell went further by slamming the Professional Darts Players Association (PDPA) chairman Peter Manley.
Former darts star Justin Pipe claimed Manley does not care about players outside the top ten following the cold conditions at venues in Wigan and Rosmalen this month.
He said: “Peter Manley is only going through the motions at the PDPA.
“The man only lines his own pockets and doesn’t give a s*** about players outside the top 10.
“Nothing will ever change. They just don’t care enough.”
Justin Hood and Daryl Gurney also voiced their dissatisfaction with the venue, suggesting players deserve better than to play in “freezing conditions”.
While Mansell made his feelings clear by criticising recent venues along with the PDPA.
He said: “As professional players, we shouldn’t have to worry about playing conditions.
“Unfortunately, last weekend in Wigan and now this week in Rosmalen, it just hasn’t been good enough.
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“Same s***—PDPA says it’s PDC’s responsibility, PDC says it’s the venue’s responsibility!!”
Gurney had previously criticised the venue, saying: “Really disappointed with the playing conditions today in Rosmalen.
“The venue is freezing, and no consideration of the location for players.
“A bad decision on the PDC’s behalf and the players deserve better!!!”
SunSport has contacted Peter Manley and the PDPA for comment.
LOOKING almost unrecognisable, a Casa Amor star looks worlds away from the villa in a new snap.
Welcoming Love Island bombshell Danielle Sellers back to the UK after her South African All Stars stint, this Casa Amor babe looked so different.
The 27-year-old star shot to fame in series five of the hit show, which aired on ITV2 in 2019.
She only spent four days in the villa, and didn’t have much luck finding love.
This Casa bombshell entered the villa on Day 26 and was dumped from the island on Day 30.
Have you guessed yet?
Yep, it’s Maria Carmel Wild.
Waiting for her pal Danielle at the airport, Maria could be seen standing in an all-black outfit teamed with a beige trench coat.
Beaming with a huge grin on her face, Maria smiled widely as she greeted Danielle.
Maria held onto a white sign which read: “Welcome home Danielle. We missed you!”
Danielle shared the snap of Maria on her Instagram stories, with Maria then reposting the photo onto her own page.
Although both Danielle and Maria are famous for being on Love Island – this is not where they met.
The two women were pals long before Maria’s villa stint.
Glamour model Danielle was only briefly on the show back in series three, with her making a comeback to the show for All Stars this year.
In 2017, Danielle entered the villa via Casa Amor when she coupled up with Jonny Mitchell.
Despite being a total bombshell, she was soon dumped from the island.
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But this time around on All Stars Danielle entered the villa on day 16 alongside TOWIE star Sammy Root.
Upon entering the villa, she chose to go on a date with Curtis Pritchard, despite him being in a couple with Ekin-Su.
But things with Danielle and Curtis didn’t take off, with her ending up with Ron Hall by default.
Chuggs Wallis then arrived in the villa and it looked as though there could be a spark.
But alas, there was not.
Chuggs then coupled up with Tina Stinnes which left Danielle single and dumped.
LOVE Island All Stars bombshell Tina Stinnes broke down in tears as she returned to the UK to reunite with her dog.
The Made In Chelsea alum, who was unlucky in love in the ITV2 spin off, looked elated as her adorable pet leaped into her arms at Heathrow Airport.
Tina, 29, who was make-up free and swept her blonde hair back in a headband, was visibly emotional as the pooch scooted towards her with its tongue out ready to give her an affectionate lick.
She touched down at the London transport hub after the long-haul flight from Cape Town following the dramatic Love Island All Stars final which saw Gabby Allen and Casey O’Gorman crowned surprise winners.
Tina – who had a rocky time in the villa after finding a spark with Scott Thomas only for him to quit the show – was surrounded by her loved ones on her arrival.
She was on board the aircraft with fellow bombshell Samie Elishi and All Stars OG Kaz Crossley.
Samie oozed a sunkissed glow courtesy of her time in the stunning South Africa compound.
She stayed cosy for her flight in a matching monochrome co-ord tracksuit, with a brown bobble wrapped around her wrist.
Londoner Samie wheeled a suitcase around the Arrivals lounge with a smile on her face.
She was at the heart of scandal during her short stint on the show, making a dramatic entrance which saw her kiss Luca Bish.
Samie then revealed the pair’s secret DMs sent before the show, leaving Luca’s partner Grace Jackson stunned.
Yet after the former fish seller decided to stay with Grace, her time on the series came to an end.
Also a passenger on the plane was Kaz Crossley – who was an OG in the 2025 All Stars line-up.
She pulled on a baby pink White Fox hoodie paired with black leggings and trainers and a designer bag.
She left her hood up to cover her platinum blonde hair and tucked a bottle of water under her arm.
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Kaz’s mobile was firmly in her hand – perhaps to take calls flooding in following her second time in the matchmaking series.
Her appearance came after she waded in to the scandal surrounding Liv Hawkins’ claim Grace Jackson allegedly sent messages stating she would “do anything” to win the show.
The bad blood was first sparked on Sunday’s episode when Liv returned briefly with a major revelation about the Manchester lass during the dumping ceremony.
She claimed she’d seen text messages from Grace to someone where she’d declared she would “do anything to win the show this time”.
It came as bombshell Grace made it to the Love Island final alongside Luca Bish – and Liv reinforced her stance when grilled by Maya about the receipts.
During Sunday’s show Liv was backed by Samie Elishi who agreed “the “everyone” from Love Island All Stars had seen the screenshots.
The camera also zoomed in on Kaz who was laughing and hiding her face – leading fans to think she’d also witnessed the texts.
But now Kaz has taken to her TikTok to insist that she hasn’t actually viewed the screenshots.
In a six-minute video she told fans: “I just want to say I haven’t seen these messages, and I had no involvement in this situation.”
A LANE on a busy Irish motorway was closed this morning following a major crash.
Motorists on the M50 have been urged to expect delays after the incident while commuters in the west are affected by roadworks.
A collision has occurred on Dublin’s M50, leading to delays for both drivers and public transport.
The incident occurred between Junction 6 Blanchardstown and Junction 7 Lucan on the southbound route.
Lane three has been closed due to the impact.
TII warned: “Collision ahead! M50 between J06 – BLANCHARDSTOWN and J07 – LUCAN Direction southbound.
“Lanes affected: Lane 3. Expect delays!”
A breakdown on the M50 is also seeing further delays between Junction 8 Red Cow and Junction 7 Lucan on the northbound route.
This has seen the central median impacted for drivers.
Elsewhere on the M50, there is congestion along both the northbound and southbound routes, with drivers being warned of further delays to journeys.
On the M17/N17 southbound, there is roadworks impacting lane one as drivers in Galway are expected to feel the impact.
TII said: “Between J20 (N83) Tuam (South) and J18 M6/M18 (1 to 5 kilometres south of the Corrofin area), Roadworks. Lane 1 affected.
“Starting today at 08:30. Tentative end date today at 16:00.
“When approaching the roadworks area, drive with caution, be aware of road workers, reduce your speed and obey changes to road layouts.”
Motorists have also been warned that the Dublin Tunnel will also see a closure overnight.
The closure will begin this evening at 9.30pm and will be closed fully overnight until 4.30am on Thursday morning.
All northbound HGV and bus traffic have been asked to travel through Alfie Byrne Road instead.
There has been a number of Bus Eireann routes disrupted this morning as commuters are warned of further delays.
Route 360 from Waterford to Tramore at 8am has been cancelled, with the 8.50am service from Crobally Heights to Waterford also being cancelled.
Route 214 is seeing disruption as the bus shelter in Kent Station heading to Glyntown/Knockraha will not be accessible between 7.45pm and midnight tonight due to rail replacements.
The 214 will serve bus stop 244461 on Lower Glanmire Road during the closure.
Also for the 214 and 216, South Main Street will be closed to traffic until Sunday, March 2.
Route 214 ex Knockraha/Glyntown will operate as follows:
Route 216 ex Monkstown will operate as follows: