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OLIVIA Attwood has revealed how her husband Bradley Dack reacts to the very saucy footage in her ITV series Getting Filthy Rich.

The programme, which is now in its fourth series, sees Liv delve into the world of kink and how creators monetise fetishes to make, in some cases, megabucks.

Her latest series begins next Monday with an episode on celebrity OnlyFans creators and goes on to more extreme material including an ex-military veteran who sells his stinky socks and men who like having their privates kicked.

Nothing is off the table, though the editors earn their money by artfully hiding the most X-rated material from view.

It might make some husbands a little uncomfortable, but professional footballer Brad isn’t one of them.

In fact, Liv can’t quite believe how laidback he is when she shares details of the intimate footage.

She says: “When I come home or I text him, and he’s like, ‘what are you up to?’ And I’m like, ‘just literally watching this guy get kicked in the balls’. He still to this day will be like, ‘oh Liv, whatever’.

“And I’m like, ‘why would I lie? You’ve seen the series. Like, I’m not lying’. Like he always thinks I’m exaggerating.

“And then when I start getting rough cuts of the show and I’m like, ‘come here, look at this’. And I’ll be like, ‘I remember that day you told me that I was just pulling your leg or exaggerating’. So it’s like, he still doesn’t fully believe me until he actually sees it.”

Liv really is in the thick of it, with little separation between her and the performers.

“I’m literally watching that like two metres away,” she says.

“I thought I couldn’t be shocked anymore, because I think I’ve seen so much,” she continues.

“But yeah, I’m speechless so many times this series, and I’m enlightened, and I’m shocked, and I’m learning things.

“I have to say, I think this is probably the most shocking series to date, if I’m honest. I think we cover some really unusual, quirky areas, and then we go kind of deeper into areas that we’ve actually already covered, but in a different way.”

Open-minded Liv parks her feelings to one side for the programme, determined to ensure the guest stars are portrayed in a neutral light, neither endorsing or criticising their lifestyle choices.

“I think the way people’s fetishes are, there’s no limits to what people are into,” she says. “And I think every time I think I’ve heard the thing that I think me personally, and I’m no judgment ever, then we find the story where I’m like, ‘okay, no, that, that is not the most unusual thing this is’.”

The one topic she was hesitant to explore was the world of foot fetishes, but she knew the demand was there and bit the bullet.

“We met with this guy who was kicked out of the army for creating OnlyFans content,” she says.

“And he’s selling his really dirty socks for crazy money. When he had the socks off his feet, the whole room stunk and someone would buy them for hundreds of pounds. Like it’s stuff that is really hard for us to get our head around, but people are into what they’re into.”

The Love Island star wanted to break new ground this series and flex her journalistic chops.

She did a deep dive into the Las Vegas sex industry, meeting strippers, escorts and performers, embracing Sin City’s seedier side.

What unfolded sounds reminiscent of the Hangover with Liv indulging in the wild night life and awkwardly standing shoulder to shoulder with her producer pals as porn stars did their thing right in front of them.

Explaining her attitude to the Stateside trip, she says: “You know what, I’m going to just really be an investigative journalist. I’m going to drink and I’m going to spend money.

“And they’re like, ‘you don’t have to do that’. I was like, ‘no, I want to, as a journalist, to get the full experience’. So there are lots of lols in that episode where I was like really trying to ingratiate myself in the Vegas culture.”

Neil Roarty has shared his “genius” travel hack that he believes is foolproof – but there is a major caveat that could leave you out of pocket if executed wrong

A British rail passenger’s “genius” travel hack has gone viral online after he appeared to travel in first class for free thanks to a strategic use of the UK railways’ compensation system. However, the trick carries a big risk for those willing to take it.

On Christmas Eve, one man shared a thread on X celebrating what he called his “biggest Christmas gamble.” Neil Roarty wrote: “Booked first class train home knowing that there would be a delay and I’d get the refund. There’s ALWAYS a delay.”

According to his post, he paid £238.20 for two first-class tickets, making his total a whopping £476.40, only to discover that his train was delayed by an hour and a half. Under UK rail rules, this meant he qualified for full compensation – including the cost of his ticket – through the industry’s Delay Repay scheme, effectively making the first-class journey free.

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What is the Delay Repay Scheme?

The Delay Repay scheme is a compensation system designed to reimburse passengers whose trains are significantly delayed or cancelled, regardless of the reason for the disruption.

Under the standard rules:

• Delays of 30–59 minutes can qualify for 25 percent refund of the ticket cost.
• Delays of 60–119 minutes typically qualify for 50 percent refund.
• Delays of 120 minutes or more generally mean passengers can claim a full refund – even if they complete the journey.

Importantly, compensation is based on the actual departure and arrival times recorded by the train operator, not what was printed on the timetable. This can vary depending on the train company.

How to Claim

Most UK train operators now allow passengers to submit a Delay Repay claim online, either through the operator’s official website or app. Here’s a general guide to the process:

1. Keep your ticket or reference number. You’ll need either the digital ticket confirmation or a paper ticket reference.
2. Visit your operator’s Delay Repay page. Common operators (e.g., Avanti West Coast, LNER, Great Western Railway) all have dedicated forms.
3. Enter your journey details. This includes date, time, origin and destination, and ticket price.
4. Upload supporting information. Depending on the operator, this could be a screenshot of the delay or your ticket receipt.
5. Submit and wait for a response. Claims usually take a few days to several weeks to process. Many operators will email you with an approval and payment instruction.

Some operators also allow passengers to make claims by post or at station ticket offices – though online submissions are fastest.

When this ‘hack’ works – and when it doesn’t

At first glance, booking an expensive ticket and waiting for compensation may seem like a clever loophole. But experts caution that it’s far from a guaranteed strategy.

Here’s why:

• Delays are not guaranteed. While rail services often experience disruptions, many journeys run on time – which would leave passengers out of pocket.
• Compensation depends on operator policies. Though most UK operators use Delay Repay, the exact terms and payment timeline vary, and not all refunds are paid in cash; some are offered as vouchers.
• Increased fare doesn’t always mean larger compensation. Refunds are proportional to the price paid, but for journeys with unusual fare structures or advance tickets, terms may differ.
• Operators may challenge borderline claims. If a delay is very close to the qualifying threshold, or was caused by external factors, train companies sometimes review claims more closely.

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Dick Cheney predicted Thursday that the Soviet Union will withdraw all of its troops from Europe by 1995, a forecast that prompted key Senate Democrats to question whether President Bush’s new proposal for cutting U.S. forces should be faster and deeper.

As the Senate Armed Services Committee opened congressional debate on reshaping the nation’s military structure, Cheney and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Colin L. Powell, were repeatedly challenged on the Administration’s troop-reduction plans.

195,000 Force Level

Cheney, disclosing the Pentagon’s rough timetable for cuts in Europe, testified that it may take a year or two to carry out any U.S.-Soviet agreement on the issue.

Bush announced Wednesday night that he was recommending that each side cut its combat forces in Central Europe to 195,000, with the United States allowed to have an additional 30,000 elsewhere in Europe. Currently, the United States has 305,000 troops on the continent.

Sen. Alan J. Dixon (D-Ill.), sharply criticizing the pace of negotiations, declared that he would push the subcommittee he heads to legislate an immediate reduction of 50,000 American troops in Europe and 10,000 in Korea.

Dixon said events are overtaking negotiations, with NATO allies West Germany and Belgium already planning their own deep cuts and Soviet forces certain to be kicked out by new governments in Eastern Europe.

“I’m not saying we should strip until we’re naked,” Dixon said. “There are reasonable, moderate, fair reductions we can make.”

Later, Committee Chairman Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) applauded Bush for going beyond his proposal of last May and advocating the withdrawal of 80,000 U.S. troops, not just the 30,000 he called for then. He called it “much more relevant to the changes in Europe and to the budget realities here at home.”

But Nunn voiced strong concern when Cheney seemed to advocate keeping 225,000 U.S. troops in Europe indefinitely, despite his prediction that the Soviets would pull all of its forces out of Eastern Europe and the two Germanys would be reunited.

Nunn warned that unless the United States had plans to make substantial withdrawals in such a case, it could wind up supplying most of the ground forces for NATO as other allies disbanded their units.

The influential senator got Cheney to concede that the Administration would “take another look” at U.S. troop levels in the event of a sweeping Soviet pullback and German reunification.

Despite Cheney’s expression of flexibility, the defense secretary firmly defended Bush’s new plan. He asserted that any effort by Congress to make unilateral troop cuts before the conclusion of U.S.-Soviet arms control talks would undermine the NATO alliance and encourage greater instability in Europe.

“We are on the verge of winning one of the greatest victories in the history of the world without a shot being fired,” Cheney said. “We should not unilaterally bring them (U.S. troops) home before we get an agreement.”

Republicans Cautious

Several Republicans on the committee strongly backed that position.

“We cannot let the euphoria sweeping this nation drive us to unilateral and hasty reductions in these forces,” Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S. C.) said.

Although members of both parties warmly pledged to work cooperatively with Cheney and Powell in the battles ahead, several Democrats served notice that they would press for deep cuts in the Administration’s proposals for increased spending on strategic weapons programs.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) proposed a “Democratic alternative” that he said would carve a $169-billion “peace dividend” out of the defense budget over the next five years, more than quadrupling the savings proposed by Bush for the same period.

Kennedy singled out the B-2 Stealth bomber, the “Star Wars” anti-missile program and other major programs for deep slashes. He argued that Bush’s budget fails to reflect a dramatically diminished Soviet military threat and a massive upgrading of U.S. strategic weapons in the last decade.

“We have to have a modernization program,” he said, “but does it have to be at the madcap pace of the 1980s?”

Cheney, while acknowledging major changes in the world, said that the Soviets continue to modernize their own strategic arsenal. “The Soviet Union remains the only nation on earth capable of destroying the United States,” he said.

Powell likewise contended that this was no time for the nation to let down its guard.

“I never want to return to that leisurely, comfortable ‘From Here to Eternity’ attitude of the 1930s that helped invite global conflict to an unsuspecting world,” he said.

Dec. 28 (Asia Today) — South Korea’s Interior Ministry said Sunday that a long-criticized public-sector custom in which junior officials take turns paying for meals for senior executives has declined, as central and local governments expand measures such as anonymous reporting systems and Dutch pay.

Seoul’s city government has set up an anonymous reporting channel inside its electronic personnel system to curb the practice, known as “hosting days,” in which subordinates feel pressured to cover a superior’s meal. Reports can be filed anonymously by staff at headquarters or affiliated agencies, triggering investigations aimed at treating cases as an organizational issue rather than a personal complaint.

In South Jeolla Province, officials have promoted a “sympathy pay” campaign to formalize a Dutch treat principle under which each person pays their share. The province also banned the use of pooled office funds to cover department dinners or meal costs.

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said its review of eradication efforts across central and local governments found “tangible improvements.” The custom refers to employees treating executives to meals at their own expense, a practice critics say undermines integrity and a horizontal workplace culture.

A joint survey by the Interior Ministry and the Personnel Innovation Ministry found that the share of central government employees who said they had paid for a superior’s meal in the past month fell to 7.7% in April from 10.1% in November last year. Among local government workers, the rate fell to 12.2% from 23.9% over the same period, a larger decline than in central agencies.

The ministry said agencies have combined integrity education with internal surveys, emphasizing awareness and voluntary participation rather than relying only on crackdowns or one-time campaigns. Efforts have also focused on changing communication patterns inside organizations, it said.

The Food and Drug Safety Ministry said its head personally urged elimination of the practice and operated an intensive reporting period. It also sought to ease hierarchical meal culture through events such as lunchtime communication sessions between senior officials and staff.

Asan, a city in South Chungcheong Province, held a “cushion word” contest to encourage softer expressions as part of broader efforts to reshape workplace culture starting with everyday language use. The Korea Forest Service promoted a “warm words” campaign to encourage communication based on mutual respect.

Programs aimed at narrowing generational and rank gaps are also expanding. The Personnel Innovation Ministry’s “Blue Out of Indigo” program allows young civil servants to share commuting-related difficulties with executives and seek improvements together. Gangwon Province’s “Lunch&Learn” runs as a reverse mentoring program, with Grade 6 and below employees mentoring senior officials during lunch breaks, officials said.

Other efforts pair employees across departments. The Overseas Koreans Agency runs a “Random Coffee” program that matches staff from different units. Buk-gu District in Gwangju subsidizes team discussion costs through a program called “A Spoonful of Communication,” which officials say is meant to encourage freer exchanges of opinion.

The Interior Ministry said it has held meetings with organizational culture officials across central and local governments along with the personnel ministry and the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, while sharing best practices through official guidance and on-site discussions.

The ministry said it plans another joint survey with the Personnel Innovation Ministry in the first half of next year and will share best practices identified in the review. Vice Interior Minister Kim Min-jae said it was meaningful that agencies are continuing improvements tailored to their circumstances, adding that the goal is to eliminate unreasonable practices such as “executive day” and build a public service culture that supports open communication across generations and ranks.

— Reported by Asia Today; translated by UPI

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This image, released on January 7, 2025, by the North Korean Official News Service (KCNA), shows the test-fire of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile on January 6. The launch, which was witnessed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was meant to demonstrate that the country’s “hypersonic missile system will reliably contain any enemies in the Pacific region that can affect the security of our state.” File Photo by KCNA/UPI | License Photo

Dec. 25 (Asia Today) — North Korea said it conducted a first test launch of a high-altitude long-range surface-to-air missile system under development, but a South Korean defense expert said the launch appeared to be a flight test because no interception footage was released.

North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency said the Missile Bureau carried out the test Wednesday to evaluate the system’s tactical and technical characteristics. The agency said the missile hit and destroyed a simulated high-altitude target at a range of 200 kilometers.

The Missile Bureau said the test was part of routine work by the bureau and its research institutes to advance the country’s air defense capabilities. State media said Kim Jong-un observed the launch and praised the results.

The missile was first shown publicly at an event marking the 80th anniversary of North Korea’s air force last month, according to the report.

Shin Jong-woo, secretary general of the Korea Defense and Security Forum, said North Korea claimed it intercepted a simulated target but did not release footage of the intercept. He said that suggests the test focused on flight performance and reflects an effort to develop a new surface-to-air missile as North Korea’s SA-5 long-range system ages.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch Wednesday but did not disclose it publicly at the time.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had detected indications of a launch in advance and was prepared. It said that around 5 p.m. Wednesday it detected multiple projectiles believed to be surface-to-air missiles launched from the Sondok area in South Hamgyong Province toward the East Sea.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it is closely monitoring North Korea’s activities under the South Korea-United States combined defense posture and remains ready to respond to any provocation.

— Reported by Asia Today; translated by UPI

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