Sam Walker is a Consumer Reporter for The Sun's award-winning consumer desk, covering insurance and loyalty schemes. He regularly brings in insurance and retail-led exclusives all the while helping readers save money. Two such exclusives included a warning over the surging price of gold which may no longer be included in home insurance premiums and how Wetherspoons was hiking the price of drinks and food. Sam also has a specialist interest in mortgages and interest rates while regularly writing product taste tests. He joined The Sun after more than two years working for where he held the role of Acting Digital News Editor in his final six months. Sam also has an upper second degree in Hispanic Studies from the University of Nottingham, where he finished in 2015.