7 days agoViral XComments Off on M25 grinds to a halt as car bursts into flames on Britain’s busiest motorway sparking hour-long delays & 6-mile queues
BRITAIN’s busiest motorway has ground to a halt after a car suddenly burst into flames, sparking hour-long delays and six-mile queues.
The fire broke out on the M25 in Surrey, causing the motorway to close anti-clockwise between junction J9 (Leatherhead) and J8 (Reigate).
Drivers initially faced delays of nearly an hour.
All lanes have since reopened – but motorists have been warned to still brace for delays of half an hour.
Queues are also reportedly winding back six miles from the accident.
In a statement posted to X, National Highways said: “This incident is now clear, and all lanes have re-opened on the #M25 anti-clockwise in #Surrey between J9 (#Leatherhead) and J8 (#Reigate).
“A 30-minute delay remains in the area but should now start to ease.
“Thanks for your patience this afternoon.”
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7 days agoViral XComments Off on Hit ITV quiz show renewed for new series – after latest offering was kept on the shelf for TWO YEARS
A HIT ITV quiz show has been renewed for a new series – two years after the last episodes were recorded.
The channel has officially green lit another instalment of Beat the Chasers.
REXA hit ITV quiz show has been renewed for another series[/caption]
RexBeat the Chasers will return for a seventh series on ITV[/caption]
The hit game show last aired in January after its sixth series was kept on the shelf for two yearsRex
Debuting on ITV1 in 2020, the spin-off of The Chase instantly became a hit with fans.
But after disappearing from screens, the show has been renewed for a seventh series.
The news comes after the sixth series was kept on the shelf for two whole years.
It was finally aired in January with host Bradley Walsh at the helm as well as the six chasers.
Beat the Chasers sees players have to answer a number of multiple choice questions to build up their cash-pot and eventually take on the group.
Each Chaser will then offer time and money depending on the contestant’s ability.
Their choice results in a nail-biting head-to-head race against the clock.
Back in 2021, Robyn Free appeared on the show and won an incredible £40,000 but died shortly afterwards from cancer.
She was later left upset when she learnt that host Bradley Walsh had accused her of ‘scamming’ the show when she leapt up after her win.
In upsetting scenes, which first aired four years ago, Bradley looked on in pretend shock as she walked off stage after struggling at the start.
Then, turning to the empty chair he said, jokingly: “She completely scammed us all.”
Robyn passed away in May 2022 after deciding to forego treatment and chemotherapy on her lungs.
The Chase's best moments
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Bradley Walsh can’t stop laughing
Every time host Bradley Walsh erupts into fits of laughter on The Chase it makes for pretty entertaining TV. One particularly memorable occasion was when he was asking the question ‘The title of which Elvis Presley song was engraved of the inside of Freddie Star’s coffin?” As usual the contestant was given four multiple choices but Bradley could get through reading them out before bursting into hysterics. Seeming the idea of the song being option ‘B: Way Down’ was too much for the presenter to handle.
The Double Trouble special
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The contestants with famous names
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The Beast’s anger gets the best of him
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