THE Army major who cheated his way to the top prize on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? told yesterday how he had lost his home and his job – and could be forced to work as a farmhand living in a caravan.

AN ARMY major, his wife and a college lecturer were yesterday found guilty of cheating their way to the top prize on the British TV quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

Jurors in the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? trial embarked today on the third day of deliberations.

Jurors in the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? “coded coughing” trial retired today to consider their verdict after the judge advised them not to be “over critical and over analytical” when considering the evidence.

An Army major was either a genuine winner or a fraudster when he left the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? hot seat with the top prize, the jury trying him, his wife and a college lecturer was told today.

An army major accused of cheating to win the top prize on TV quiz show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? was today described as a “hard-working, law abiding citizen who worked for everything he has got”.

An Army major fought back tears today as he spoke of his “absolutely horrendous” ordeal since being accused of cheating his way to the top prize on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

An Army major said today he had not even known of the existence of a college lecturer who was supposed to have helped him win £1m on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? with a string of coded coughs.

An army major and his wife had debts of more than £50,000 (€73,000) when he allegedly “cheated” his way to the top prize on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, a court heard today.

A British army Major accused of cheating his way to the top prize on Britain's version of the TV quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? was today expected to give evidence.

The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire trial has heard 192 coughs were recorded during the one episode in question.

A college lecturer accused of using coded coughs to help a British army major pocket top prize on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, had three children at private school and owed £20,000 (€29,500) on his credit card at the time, a court heard today.

Game show host Chris Tarrant told a court today of an army major’s “extraordinary, exciting behaviour” as he answered his way to the top prize on Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

AN army major appeared “very tense” and unhappy minutes after winning the top prize on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, a court heard yesterday.

AN army major and his wife may have considered a vibrating pager ploy before deciding a system of coded coughing offered a better chance of winning the top prize on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, a court heard yesterday.

AN army major used an accomplice’s strategic coughing to “cheat his way” to the top prize in Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, a court was told yesterday.

A British army major arrived at court today to stand trial accused of cheating to win the jackpot prize in TV’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

A British Army major is due to stand trial tomorrow accused of cheating his way to the top prize in TV’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

An Army major has appeared in a British court charged with dishonestly attempting to win £1m (€1.5m) on Britain's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.

The latest winner of top-rated TV quiz show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? admits he already leads a ‘‘privileged’’ lifestyle.

Major Charles Ingram, the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? contestant accused of cheating on the show, has issued a writ against the programme makers to recover his £1m winnings.

Police are investigating whether a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? jackpot winner was helped by someone coughing.