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The family of a one-year-girl who died on the Isle of Wight have paid tribute to her after a man and woman were arrested in relation to her death.Jayla-Jean Mclaren died on Sunday, two days after she was taken to hospital with serious injuries. In a statement published by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary on Thursday, her family said: "Mummy, daddy, and nanny will always love you. Fly […]

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali has resigned after reportedly hiking the rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds - something described by one of her tenants as "extortion". That was just weeks after the previous tenants' contract ended, The i Paper said. Four tenants who rented a house in east London from Ms Ali were sent an email last November saying their lease would not be renewed, and […]

A man who stalked actress Anna Friel for nearly three years is to be sentenced next month.Phil Appleton, 71, sent numerous messages, visited the actress's home address several times and left "unwanted" gifts between January 2022 and December last year, Reading Crown Court previously heard. The defendant, described online as an actor and retired pilot, admitted stalking under Section 2A of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 earlier this week.Appleton […]

The war of words over Sentebale is continuing, with the charity calling on the Charity Commission to provide clarity that its recent report did not specifically investigate claims of racism and misogyny against Prince Harry. Sources close to the Duke of Sussex claim they are "rehashing unsubstantiated allegations of bullying, misogyny and more", describing their latest move as not "just provocative, it's pitiful". A source at Sentebale has told Sky News: […]

Nearly one in five doctors is considering quitting in the UK, new figures show, while one in eight is thinking about leaving the country to work abroad.The General Medical Council (GMC), which commissioned the research, is warning that plans to cut hospital waiting lists will be at risk unless more is done to retain them. By July 2029, the prime minister has said 92% of patients needing routine hospital treatment […]

A woman from Bolton whose daughter nearly died after a liquid BBL (Brazilian butt lift) procedure says she is "disappointed and upset" that plans to regulate the aesthetics industry could take years to become law.Warning: This story contains pictures some may find distressingJanet Taylor's daughter, Louise, was told by doctors that they may have to amputate her leg to save her life.She was rushed to hospital for emergency surgery following […]

Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips has told Sky News that councils that believe they don't have a problem with grooming gangs are "idiots" - as she denied Elon Musk influenced the decision to have a national inquiry on the subject. The minister said: "I don't follow Elon Musk's advice on anything although maybe I too would like to go to Mars. "Before anyone even knew Elon Musk's name, I was working with […]

It was the most personal fall out: the vicious war of words and the 'he said, she said' of the Sentebale row between chair Sophie Chandauka and Prince Harry really hooking us all in back in April.But while the Charity Commission has now given everyone involved a significant slap on the wrist for allowing it to play out so publicly, has a line really been drawn under it all? I'm […]

All police forces investigating grooming gangs in England and Wales will be given access to new AI tools to help speed up their investigations.The artificial intelligence tools are already thought to have saved officers in 13 forces more than £20m and 16,000 hours of investigation time. The apps can translate large amounts of text in foreign languages from mobile phones seized by police, and analyse a mass of digital data […]