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‘Watch out people’ – Luke Littler sends warning to fans over fake social media account as he urges them to ‘report it’
LUKE LITTLER has warned fans not to follow a fake Snapchat account pretending to be him.
The darts superstar, 18, has gathered a huge following on his social media accounts over the last 15 months.
He has 1.8 million Instagram followers and nearly 300,000 on X.
As for Snapchat, Littler has urged fans to report a fake account.
Posting a screenshot of the account, featuring the handle “lukethenukelit”, Littler wrote on his Instagram Story: “Fake Snapchat account going round of me so just watch out people.
“Funny enough the account has blocked me but yeah watch out people.”
He then went on to add: “I haven’t added the account I got a screenshot of someone who did.”
Littler then posted another screenshot, this time featuring the handle “luke.littler07”.
The Warrington wonderkid wrote: “Someone has sent me this so whoever it is has changed the name of the account if anyone can report it.”
Alongside a further screenshot, he reiterated: “Fake account.”
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Littler is set to be in Premier League Darts action this Thursday night.
This week, the eight stars will be competing at Exeter‘s Westpoint Arena.
Littler triumphed on Night 2 in Glasgow, defeating Luke Humphries in the final.
But he will be looking to bounce back from losing his opener to eventual winner Gerwyn Price in Dublin last time out.
Littler is set to open his night on Thursday against Stephen Bunting, who is still chasing his first Premier League win.
Should he triumph, he will meet Chris Dobey or Nathan Aspinall in the semis.
Premier League Darts 2025: Dates and venues
Night 1 – Belfast: Humphries beat Dobey 6-1
Night 2 – Glasgow: Littler beat Humphries 6-5
Night 3 – Dublin: Price beat Aspinall 6-3
Night 4 – Westpoint Exeter – Thursday February 27
Night 5 – The Brighton Centre – Thursday March 6
Night 6 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham – Thursday March 13
Night 7 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff – Thursday March 20
Night 8 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle – Thursday March 27
Night 9 – Uber Arena, Berlin – Thursday April 3
Night 10 – AO Arena, Manchester – Thursday April 10
Night 11 – Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam – Thursday April 17
Night 12 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool – Thursday April 24
Night 13 – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Thursday May 1
Night 14 – First Direct Arena, Leeds – Thursday May 8
Night 15 – P&J Live, Aberdeen – Thursday May 15
Night 16 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield – Thursday May 22
Play-Offs – The O2, London – Thursday May 29
Major blow for over 15,000 Irish households as €800 payment straight into accounts could be CUT amid ‘unfair’ claims
A MONTHLY payment for homeowners who provide accommodation to people fleeing the Ukraine war looks set to be cut.
Currently, there are over 15,000 households across Ireland receiving the tax free €800 monthly payment straight into their bank accounts for providing housing to around 36,000 Ukrainians.
The Accommodation Recognition Payment was originally introduced in 2022 with a rate of €400 as an emergency measure after the government struggled to find housing for Ukrainians and other people who arrived here.
The ARP, which is exempt from means-testing for social welfare payments and grants, is now paid at the higher amount of €800.
It is available to those hosting in their own home, those providing accommodation in a vacant property and people who made hosting arrangements privately or through the Irish Red Cross.
However, with the scheme set to end on March 31, Minister for Integration Norma Foley and Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan have both signalled that changes are on the way.
A decision on the scheme’s future is due to made shortly, with the payment expected to be extended over fears that tens of thousands of Ukrainians could all lose their accommodation at once.
It is also possible that the €800 monthly payment could be cut to €600.
A spokesperson for the Department of Children and Integration confirmed that the future of the scheme will be “considered in the context of the continued whole of Government response to the war in Ukraine“.
Angie Gough, co-founder of Helping Irish Hosts – an organisation that supports hosts throughout the country and their Ukrainian guests – told RTE that they want the payment to be extended for 12 months.
She said: “Right from the beginning of this, and each time people don’t hear what’s coming down the line, or don’t get a clear indication about what’s about to happen next, it just makes things makes people feel more anxious.
“We need a clear messaging around what happens next for people.”
‘PROBLEMS OF UNFAIRNESS’
However, Sinn Fein has urged the government to end the scheme on March 31.
Sinn Fein spokesperson on Home Affairs Matt Carthy said the scheme was “commendable” when set up initially, but claimed that it is now putting ordinary renters “at a severe disadvantage”.
He said: “The Accommodation Recognition Payment scheme for Ukrainians is creating serious problems of unfairness in the private rented sector, as Sinn Fein had predicted.
“In many areas, including my own constituency, where rents have traditionally been lower than in the large urban centres, it is placing families and those seeking to rent private accommodation at a severe disadvantage because landlords are able to get €800 tax free from the state, which is equivalent to €1,600 rent from any other tenant which is taxable.
WHO QUALIFIES FOR ARP?
THE monthly ARP of €800 is paid per property, not for each person hosted.
Those who qualify must:
- be aged 18 or over
- provide (or have provided) accommodation to a person or people who arrived in Ireland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive
- have provided the host accommodation in Ireland and have a valid Eircode
- be the owner of or a tenant in the host accommodation being provided and have the consent of any other owners or tenants
- declare that this accommodation meets the minimum set of standards
- commit to offering this accommodation for a minimum period of six months
There must be at least one person being hosted on the last day of the month for which payment is due and those who wish to apply do not have to be Garda vetted.
The scheme is not payable if there is a rental agreement with the person being hosted and it is not affected if the person being hosted contributes towards costs such as utilities and food.
“The end result of this is that people cannot find places to rent in their own home towns.
“This issue is a growing problem in towns in many parts of rural constituencies in particular, and is creating a tension that we, quite frankly, could do without.”
McCarthy added: “I look forward to an early pronouncement from the Minister and the government on how they intend to move forward as the scheme is due to lapse in a number of weeks unless it is again extended by government.”
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, around 113,600 Ukrainians have been granted temporary protection in Ireland and, although some returned home, the CSO estimates that around 85k remain.
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Starmer’s ‘flawed’ Ukraine peace plan dealt ANOTHER blow on eve of Trump visit as Kremlin shoots down peacekeeper vow
KEIR Starmer‘s peace plan to deploy European troops in Ukraine has faced another blow as Moscow has shot it down.
Despite Trump’s reassurance that Putin “has no problem” with European peacekeepers, the Kremlin repeated today that such a move would be unacceptable.
The PM – who is due to visit Don in Washington this week- has called for a peace plan that could see thousands of troops on the ground in Ukraine.
And he announced today a whopping £13 billion increase in defence after he pledged to raise military spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP.
Speaking in the House of Commons, the PM said today: “Instability in Europe will always wash up on our shores… tyrants like Putin only respond to strength.
“Russia is a menace in our waters, in our airspace and on our streets – they’ve launched cyber attacks on our NHS [and] only seven years ago, a chemical weapons attack on the streets of Salisbury.
He says the UK “must” stand by Ukraine.
“If we do not achieve a lasting peace, then the economic instability, a threat to our security, will only grow.”
Following a meeting with Macron at The White House, the US President said he believes Russia is going “all-out” to make sure the war ends Putin “has no problem” with European peacekeepers.
He said he accepted the idea of European peacekeepers in Ukraine if a settlement was reached to end the war.
He said: “Yeah, he will accept that. I specifically asked him that question. He has no problem with it.”
But Moscow has repeatedly opposed having NATO troops in Ukraine – and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov repeated Russia‘s views today.
He said: “There is a position on this matter that was expressed by the Russian Foreign Minister, Lavrov.
“I have nothing to add to this and nothing to comment on. I leave this without comment.”
Peskov refers to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s statement last week that such a move would be seen as a “direct threat” to Russia.
Peskov added: “We observe that the US is adopting a much more balanced position, which significantly aids efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine.
“We certainly welcome this development. We believe that such a balanced approach indicates a sincere commitment to contributing to a settlement.
“The statements made from Brussels, including from Kyiv yesterday evening, do not yet signal a balance, but perhaps, based on the results of contacts between Europeans and Americans, Europe will gravitate towards greater balance.”
Starmer is due to fly to Washington this week to present his plan that sees peacekeeping troops in Ukraine as part of any peace deal brokered by the US President.
His visit comes amid mounting fears that he is facing a mission impossible at the White House.
Other European leaders have expressed their scepticism during talks in Paris last week.
Germany’s chancellor Olaf Scholz branded the plan “completely premature”, “highly inappropriate”, and that he was “a little irritated”.
He then stormed out of the meeting adding that the sheer thought of making decisions seemingly on behalf of Ukraine was “irritating”.
France and Sweden spoke out in favour of the plan but didn’t go as far as Starmer who said he is willing to deploy British troops.
ANALYSIS
By Jack Elsom, Chief Political Correspondent
AS is so often the case for prime ministers, Sir Keir Starmer is being buffeted by global events outside his control.
Today’s uplift in defence spending has been brought about just as much by the man in the White House as it has the man in No10.
Donald Trump’s demands for European leaders to hike their military budgets and cease free-riding off America has jolted allies into action.
Yes, Sir Keir has long promised to raise defence spending to 2.5 per cent of GDP – but the new US administration has created a fresh sense of urgency.
Now he has something to sell to the notoriously transactional Trump when he heads to Washington this week.
The Sun has long demanded more money for our armed forces, joining calls from top brass, MPs, and NATO leaders to safeguard our defence and security.
And many will delighted that Labour is taking an axe to our foreign aid spending to pay for the armed forces cash boost.
The Sun recently revealed the millions being frittered on ludicrious overseas projects, like studying shrimp health in Bangladesh or gifting electric cars to Albanian jails.
It is also a shrewd political move from the PM – poll after poll shows voters favour slashing foreign aid spending.
Some will say it is “too little too late”, but now Sir Keir has some real ammunition to answer his critics.