Mum's stark warning after daughter was given minutes to live after undergoing a BBL surgery

Mum’s stark warning after daughter was given minutes to live after undergoing a BBL surgery

Mum's stark warning after daughter was given minutes to live after undergoing a BBL surgery

Janet Taylor says her daughter was told she was ’10 minutes from death’ after having a BBL

A mum has issued a warning about the Brazilian ‘butt lift’ (BBL) procure after doctors told her daughter, 28, she had just minutes to live after undergoing one.

Janet Taylor, from Bradshaw, Greater Manchester, claims her daughter, Louise Moller, was only ’10 minutes from death’ after undergoing a BBL in October 2023.

A BBL is a surgical procedure where fat is taken from one part of the body and transferred to the buttocks area via an injection. Often fat is taken from either the stomach or thigh area.

This procedure is particularly dangerous when performed by non-professionals who might inject into or near a blood vessel, causing tissue death.

Janet says her 28-year-old daughter, who has undergone cosmetic procedures in the past, booked herself in with a non-medic via WhatsApp, handing over a £435 deposit to a ‘beauty consultant’ in Essex.

Janet told The Bolton News: “It felt like they’d sold her the dream. She said she felt the procedure had been rushed. She was told just to keep taking antibiotics.

“Knowing what we know now, if she had not gone to the hospital when she did, Louise wouldn’t be here.”

Janet Taylor (left) with her daughter, Louise Moller (Janet Taylor)

Janet Taylor (left) with her daughter, Louise Moller (Janet Taylor)

Janet went on: “I remember getting a call from the hospital, they said they needed to operate on Louise, or she was going to die, there was no doubt about it.

“They were preparing Louise for surgery, she was refusing because the surgeon couldn’t tell her what he was going to cut off, she was so frightened and rang me for advice and to say goodbye.”

Janet has urged for changes to be made, saying: “I do feel something further needs to be done to stop this frankly barbaric medical practice being conducted to such low standards that would certainly not be tolerated in the UK.”

Louise also spoke to ITV News, who have been investigating the dangers of treatments like BBLs as a part of their documentary Britain’s Backstreet Surgery Scandal.

She said of her experience: “I got told this procedure was not painful, it’s definitely painful. It felt like a stabbing pain, and then I got a shooting pain.

“I screamed and said that really hurt, and then when I left the pain wasn’t going away. They’d blocked the blood supply to my bum so obviously my skin tissue started to die.

The ordeal left Louise with an open wound that needed to be dressed twice a week (ITV News)

The ordeal left Louise with an open wound that needed to be dressed twice a week (ITV News)

“He said I had got sepsis and he needed to operate in 20 minutes, otherwise I wasn’t going to be here any more.”

Though she managed to survive the ordeal, Louise was left with an open wound that needed dressing twice a week. She is now taking legal action against the Essex clinic.

A spokesperson from Greater Manchester Police said: “When we were made aware of this incident, we took a statement from the victim and passed this evidence onto our colleagues in Essex.

“They have primacy in this investigation due to the reported offence location and will lead on enquiries in terms of any further action. We will continue to support their investigation as required.

“As with any investigation, if new information comes to light officers will conduct further enquiries and provide assistance where possible.”

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Missing toddler who vanished more than 25 years ago shockingly discovered alive

Missing toddler who vanished more than 25 years ago shockingly discovered alive

Missing toddler who vanished more than 25 years ago shockingly discovered alive

Age-processed images helped locate the missing woman

Kids are always popping up in the most random places, but the father of a missing woman might well have given up hope on seeing her again nearly 30 years on from her kidnapping.

Andrea Michelle Reyes was less than two years old when she was taken from her home in New Haven, Connecticut in October 1999, but she has now been discovered alive and well in Mexico 26 years later.

It’s been a good week for finding missing kids, after Abdul Aziz Khan was discovered 1,500 miles away from his home at the age of 14, seven years after being seized by his estranged mother.

Andrea’s case has taken far longer to solve, with modern technology playing a huge part in identifying the woman, who is now 27 years old.

At the time of her kidnapping, it was thought that her mother Rosa Tenorio, who did not have primary custody of her, took her across the border to Mexico.

Despite desperate searches from Andrea’s father and her other family members, she was sadly never located.

That is until recently, when police in New Haven decided to reopen the cold case, using several age-progressed images from the FBI of her from over the last 26 years to try and predict how she might look.

While this technology can never be trusted completely, as for all we know Andrea might have shaved her head and gone for a full facial tattoo, it clearly did the trick in this case.

Thanks to the power of social media, search warrants and old interviews, Andrea has now been found after putting her name forward.

The FBI images predicted how Andrea could look at 27 (DNA Solves)

The FBI images predicted how Andrea could look at 27 (DNA Solves)

She agreed to provide a DNA sample which confirmed a father/daughter relationship, proving that the woman who reached out is, in fact, the toddler kidnapped nearly three decades ago.

Surprisingly, this perhaps isn’t the strangest way lost children have been found, with one young lad recently spotting himself on a Channel 5 TV show and speaking up after seeing the appeal.

Andrea currently resides in Mexico but it is unclear at this moment in time the relationship she has with her mother, although it might not be 100 percent rock solid given she took away any contact with her father for most of her life.

New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson said: “While cases may have investigative leads exhausted at the time, no cold case is ever truly closed. We remain committed to resolving every cold case and this is a perfect example of that effort.”

This certainly proves that you should never give up hope, and now the two can now get to know each other properly after being reunited.

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Kanye West's ex Amber Rose recalls moment she was 'reduced to tears' over his outfit choice for her

Kanye West’s ex Amber Rose recalls moment she was ‘reduced to tears’ over his outfit choice for her

Kanye West's ex Amber Rose recalls moment she was 'reduced to tears' over his outfit choice for her

Amber Rose, 41, has opened up about her experiences with Ye

Amber Rose has lifted the lid on her relationship with Kanye West in a new interview.

The model, 41, dated the ‘Flashing Lights’ rapper back in 2008 for around two years, before she went on to have a child with Wiz Khalifa.

The mother-of-two, who also shares a child with Cher’s new man Alexander ‘AE’ Edwards, has now spoken out about what went down between her and West.

The former couple didn’t exactly end on the best terms, and even ended up airing their dirty laundry online after the Yeezy mogul, 47, said he ‘had to take 30 showers’ before he got with Kim Kardashian.

Rose then shot back with a now infamous post on X in 2016, which divulged what West supposedly likes to get up to in the bedroom.

Apart from including her in the line-up of naked wax figures in his music video for ‘Famous’, West hasn’t mentioned his former flame much since then.

But Rose has now offered some insight into what being romantically involved with the music star really entails, amid the constant chatter surrounding his treatment of wife Bianca Censori.

The Australian, 30, hit the headlines back in February after turning up to the Grammys and dropping her huge coat to reveal a barely-there transparent dress.

It wasn’t the first time Censori has been scantily-clad in public, and it wasn’t the last either – as she dropped a post of herself in the nude on Instagram earlier this week.

The pair dated for around two years before calling it quits (Dominique Charriau/WireImage)

The pair dated for around two years before calling it quits (Dominique Charriau/WireImage)

Her seemingly-constant lack of clothing has sparked concern among some fans of the couple, especially after West went on a bragging spree about how the risqué stunt had stolen the show at the Grammy Awards.

Rose has now opened up about her own experiences with West, claiming that he allegedly forced her to wear revealing outfits during their relationship.

She sat down with former American football star Shannon Sharpe on the Club Shay Shay podcast and explained that the females in the rapper’s life don’t have much control when it comes to choosing their own attire.

Speaking of Censori, Rose said: “Kanye is for sure dressing her like that. Yeah, he did the same thing to me and Kim. It’s just who he is.

“He wants other men to want to f**k his woman. That’s what he’s into, he likes that. He likes that men are drooling over his woman. He wants all his friends to want to f*** his girlfriend.”

After telling Sharpe that West wants his partner to be ‘the most desirable’ person in a room, she explained that while dating him as a 24-year-old, she ‘wasn’t going to tell Kanye no’.

Rose reckons West is 'dressing' Censori in risqué outfits (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

Rose reckons West is ‘dressing’ Censori in risqué outfits (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)

“When I’m that young…it’s like OK, you’re buying me this stuff,” Rose said. “I do look pretty and cool. But if you look at old pictures of me when I’m dating Kanye but I’m out by myself, I have all his clothes on.

“I have baggy jeans on, a T-shirt, a big jacket. I raided his closet when he wasn’t home. I would wear all his stuff because I used to hate to dress like a w****.

“I used to hate it! I used to rebel when he wasn’t home and go in his closet.”

She also claimed that West reduced her to tears during a trip to Europe as they argued over an outfit he had chosen for her to wear.

“I cried,” Rose said. “I remember crying. I was in like Italy or Paris or something and I remember crying and arguing with him and being like, ‘I don’t f**king want to wear this s***, I don’t wanna wear it!’

“[He said], ‘You don’t understand, it’s fashion, I’m a genius’. You know how he is. It’s like, OK, I still don’t wanna wear it.

The model, seen arriving at Paris Fashion Week in 2010, claimed the rapper reduced her to tears over a clothing row once (Photo by Richard Bord/FilmMagic)

The model, seen arriving at Paris Fashion Week in 2010, claimed the rapper reduced her to tears over a clothing row once (Photo by Richard Bord/FilmMagic)

“But I went in wearing it,” Rose continued. “They ate me up on the internet.”

It is believed that Rose was referring to a trip to Paris Fashion Week in 2010, where she wore a string-like dress.

At another point in the interview, she described West as ‘very charming’ and ‘very nice’ in the early stages of their relationship, adding: “That’s why I fell in love with Kanye, because he was really amazing at the time.”

The rapper’s former girlfriend Julia Fox has previously made similar allegations against West, saying that she felt ‘like a show monkey’ when parading around in unique outfits that he had chosen.

In her memoir Down the Drain, the Uncut Gems star she felt like a ‘prop’ being used for a ‘publicity stunt’, while adding that it seemed like a ‘weird, twisted game’ to West in her eyes.

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Donald Trump considering ignoring major NATO component that could have massive global impact

Donald Trump considering ignoring major NATO component that could have massive global impact

Donald Trump considering ignoring major NATO component that could have massive global impact

It depends whether he means what he says

Donald Trump is considering ignoring an important aspect of the NATO alliance for certain countries, according to reports from the US.

NBC News reports that Trump is ‘considering’ changing the US policy on engagement with other NATO countries so it might not defend an allied country which is attacked and isn’t spending enough money on defence.

NATO countries had pledged to be spending at least two percent of GDP on defence spending by 2024 and some nations lagging behind on this has been a consistent point of complaint for Donald Trump.

NBC reports that a trio of current and former US officials and a congressional official said Trump had discussed the possibility of changing the US approach towards their allies, and that the US might give priority on military exercises that are meeting the spending threshold.

In NATO, there is something known as ‘Article 5’, which is where a country that is attacked can claim that an attack on them is an attack on all other members which would call them into a war.

Donald Trump has made a lot of noises about NATO (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump has made a lot of noises about NATO (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images)

Article 5 has only ever been invoked once, and that’s by the US itself in the wake of the 11 September terrorist attacks.

If the US was to pick and choose not to defend certain countries which form part of NATO, then it would rather blow a whole in the principles of Article 5 and the idea that an invaded member of the alliance could count on the support of others, particularly if the country that will not help is the US.

A National Security Council official said in a statement: “President Trump is committed to NATO and Article V.”

On the other hand, the number of countries which are still lagging behind the two percent target is not extensive, and most of them aren’t in much danger of being invaded at the moment.

In Europe, the NATO countries which aren’t yet at the spending target are Portugal, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Slovakia and Croatia.

Not coming to the aid of a NATO ally would blow a hole in the alliance (NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty)

Not coming to the aid of a NATO ally would blow a hole in the alliance (NurPhoto / Contributor/Getty)

The countries which border an aggressive and expansionist nation, like Russia, are all spending above the target, some of them quite significantly.

So, while the consequences of the US not coming to the aid of a NATO ally would undermine one of the foundational principles of the alliance, any such change that Trump is currently ‘considering’ may not have much of an actual impact in the world.

Meanwhile, with Trump’s administration pausing military aid for Ukraine and withdrawing intelligence support many European nations have been exploring options for alliances that would not rely on the US any more.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has talked about building a ‘coalition of the willing’ to help Ukraine, and UK officials have said that around 20 countries have expressed an interest in contributing.

Over in France, Emmanuel Macron has said that his nation’s nuclear deterrent, which operates independent from the US, could be used to protect the entire continent of Europe.

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Child ordered to pay compensation from his pocket money after Apple store raid

Child ordered to pay compensation from his pocket money after Apple store raid

Child ordered to pay compensation from his pocket money after Apple store raid

The teenager, who cannot be named, had previously pleaded guilty to robbery.

He was given a nine-month referral order and told to pay £100 compensation to each of the security guards within a year.

The boy’s mother, who was sitting next to him in court, said his income was his pocket money.

The judge told him: ‘Bearing in mind your pocket money, I’m satisfied that compensation of £100 each, £200 in total would be appropriate.’

He ruled that compensation should be paid to the security guards who were ‘faced with serious robbery’, saying the payment would act as an additional punishment for the teenager but ‘it is something that is manageable’.

‘Over the course of the year you can budget for it and pay compensation for these two persons.’

The court heard the teenager pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity, and understands the raid ‘must have been a terrifying and scary thing’ for the customers and innocent bystanders who witnessed it, which included a young family with children.

Brent Cross Apple robbery
One guard backed off after being confronted with a ‘shank’ when the five masked robbers burst into the Apple store (Picture: X/@ChrisAnagnosti)

The judge also told the boy: ‘It was a very serious and planned offending.

‘Two young people, and it is not suggested that it was you, entered earlier in the day to conduct a reconnaissance of the store.

‘Thereafter a number of young males entered the store en masse to conduct the robbery.

‘This was a robbery of a busy store in a busy shopping centre and there were very serious threats of violence made.

‘It is not suggested that you made these threats.

‘It is clear to see that security was overwhelmed by sheer fear and the number of people attempting to get in and commit the robbery.’

Brent Cross Apple robbery muzzed
The boy’s mother, who was sitting next to him in court, said his income was his pocket money (Picture: X/@ChrisAnagnosti)

Shoppers saw the gang fleeing out of the door, including ‘a young family with young children who were holding their hands and they were no doubt frozen in fear as all this took place’, the judge said.

The robbery took place at about 2.11pm and the security guards were immediately alerted that something was wrong after the group, who were masked and wearing black, entered the store.

Prosecutor Suleman Hussain said: ‘They looked suspicious. Security told them they could not stay while they were wearing masks.

‘They pushed the guard and intimated they had knives.

‘One said “I will bring it out” and intimated he would push it towards the security guards.’

They grabbed the telephones, damaging the store demonstration equipment as the guard backed away.

Some seven iPhones and a black balaclava were recovered from the 14-year-old and all of the stolen items were found.

The teenager was described as the ‘youngest member’ of the gang and details of mitigating factors relating to his background were not given in court.

Referring to his positive pre-sentence reports, the judge warned the boy: ‘You have two options – you can continue to make good on the positive things I have read about you.

‘I believe that you are able to do that.

‘If you continue as you have started, with criminality, that can only get more and more serious.’

He added: ‘Whilst this has been a very serious offence you have been sentenced for, I hope you take advantage of the help that has been given to you.’

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Eurovision 2025 UK act finally confirmed after soaring to fame on The Voice

Eurovision 2025 UK act finally confirmed after soaring to fame on The Voice

Eurovision 2025 UK act finally confirmed after soaring to fame on The Voice

Who is representing the UK in Eurovision 2025?

Scott confirmed that The Voice singers Remember Monday would be representing the UK at Eurovision 2025.

Remember Monday are the UK's viral sensation pop-country trio Made up of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele
Remember Monday will be representing the UK at Eurovision 2025 (Picture: @remembermonday_)

The Country pop stars have performed at British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park and are also due to play Big Feastival and Latitude this summer.

Remember Monday boast a following of 530,000 loyal fans on TikTok and 80,000 on Instagram.

To date, Remember Monday have released two EPs and twelve singles including hit tunes Laugh About It, Hysterical Women and Prove Me Right.

They’ve also covered songs from the likes of Sabrina Carpenter, Queen, Shania Twain and Wicked.

Remember Monday are the UK's viral sensation pop-country trio Made up of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele
They’ve vowed to ‘do our best to bring it home’ (Picture: @remembermonday_)

It had previously been reported that Remember Monday will be flying our flag, with a BBC presenter letting it slip before the official announcement.

Who are the Remember Monday members?

The band is made up of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull, and Charlotte Steele.

The trio met in sixth form and quit their jobs more than a year ago to focus on Remember Monday full-time.

Remember Monday are the UK's viral sensation pop-country trio Made up of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele
The band is made up of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele (Picture: @remembermonday_)

Talking about how they decided on their name, the band previously revealed it came from ‘an in joke’ of having free periods at school that always fell on a Monday, and how they’d skip lessons to sing together.

‘That turned into us singing everyday of the week and not going our classes,’ they told Scott.

‘We did that for years and years and it became an in joke that it was always happening on a Monday, so that’s where Remember Monday was born.’

The singers have also appeared in musical theatre productions including Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, and Matilda, with Lauren also having a lead role in the nationwide tour of SIX The Musical.

When were Remember Monday on The Voice?

Editorial use only Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rachel Joseph/ITV/REX/Shutterstock (10116252ap) Kieron Smith and Remember Monday [Charlotte Steele, Holly-Ann Hull and Lauren Byrne] perform. 'The Voice UK' TV Show, Series 3, Episode 8, UK - 23 Feb 2019
Remember Monday starred on The Voice in 2019 (Picture: Rachel Joseph/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Remember Monday were on The Voice UK in 2019, and were coached by Jennifer Hudson.

They were eliminated in the knockouts round of season eight of the ITV singing competition, which was eventually won by Molly Hocking.

What song will Remember Monday perform on Eurovision?

The trio will be performing their song What The Hell Just Happened? at the Song contest in Basel, Switzerland, in May.

Their song follows the aftermath of a fun night out with friends, showcasing the band’s humour, relatability and their signature harmonies.

They said: ‘What The Hell Just Happened is exactly how we’re feeling right now! It’s all very surreal; our friendship goes so far back, and we definitely never imagined that we’d be doing anything like this.

‘When you’re a kid and people ask you what you want to be when you grow up, an absolute classic is “I wanna be a pop star”, so the fact that we’re getting the chance to live that dream as three best friends is just wild.

‘We’re going to be the first girlband to represent for the UK since 1999, which feels like such a crazy honour. We’re going to bring loads of fun, energy and hopefully do something that you won’t have seen before on the Eurovision stage.

Remember Monday are the UK's viral sensation pop-country trio Made up of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele
The band have so far released two EPs and 12 singles (Picture: @remembermonday_)

‘We honestly can’t wait to experience this with all of the other incredible artists from around the world, and hopefully make everyone back at home feel proud! This is really the music World Cup and we’ll do our best to bring it home!’

Remember Monday co-wrote the song What The Hell Just Happened? with Billen Ted (Tom Hollings and Sam Brennan), Thomas Stengaard and Julie ‘Kill J’ Aagaard.  Brit Award nominees, Billen Ted, have worked with Little Mix, Anne Marie, MNEK and Armin van Buuren to name a few. Thomas Stengaard previously wrote Denmark’s 2013 Eurovision winning song Only Teardrops. Julie ‘Kill J’ Aagaard is both a multi-platinum songwriter and a successful experimental pop artist in her own right.

When is Eurovision 2025 taking place?

The Song Contest will be taking place in Basel, Switzerland, after Nemo’s win with The Code in Malmo, Sweden, last May.

The grand final of the Song Contest will take place on May 17, after the semi-finals on May 13 and 15.

Remember Monday are the UK's viral sensation pop-country trio Made up of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele
Remember Monday take to the Eurovision stage in May (Picture: @remembermonday_)

The UK’s entry Olly performed with his song Dizzy last year, finishing in 18th position with a respectable 46 points from the jury vote but 0 in the public vote.

Ahead of the news being revealed, Olly shared some blunt advice for next year’s entrant after his own experience.

The Years & Years singer, 34, joked on The Graham Norton show: ‘Maybe just get yourself a really good therapist.’

Olly Alexander represented the UK at Eurovision last year (Picture: Martin Sylvest Andersen/Getty Images)

‘Good therapy because you will have a lot to talk about for years,’ he laughed.

The grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 will take place in St Jakobshalle in Basel on May 17, with the semi-finals taking place on May 13 and 15.

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The best 90s boyband Five would (and absolutely should) play Glastonbury 2025

The best 90s boyband Five would (and absolutely should) play Glastonbury 2025

The best 90s boyband Five would (and absolutely should) play Glastonbury 2025

Five have thrown their hat in the ring for Glastonbury 2025.

Scott Robinson, Sean Conlon, Ritchie Neville, Abz Love, and Jason ‘J’ Brown are back together for the first time in 25 years and about to embark on a nationwide arena tour later this year.

A lot has changed in music over the last quarter of a century – CDs have become relics, boybands have grown into manbands and Glastonbury has finally embraced pop music.

Emily Eavis finally announced the first batch of acts heading to Worthy Farm today, with Olivia Rodrigo, The 1975 and Neil Young confirmed as Glastonbury 2025 headliners, while Charli XCX, Jade, and Scissor Sisters will be flying the flag for pop royalty.

Sugababes have shut down the West Holts and Avalon stages with their last two Glastonbury appearances, while the likes of McFly and Will Young have drawn in huge crowds.

Pop nostalgia has never been cooler and Five are about to ride that wave and then some. If anything, they make perfect sense to play Glastonbury 2025.

Five reunite for the first time in 25 years
90s pop icons Five have reunited for the first time in 25 years (Picture: Carver)

Ritchie told Metro: ‘If the stars aligned, yes [we’d love to play].’

J – who has returned to the band for the first time in 21 years – insisted: ‘We’d rock the living blah blah out of that.’

‘We’d absolutely kill it,’ said Scott. ‘They just need to catch up.’

Five famously performed with rock god Queen at the 2000 Brit Awards, joined on stage by Brian May and Roger Taylor to sing their cover of We Will Rock You.

Olivia Rodrigo performs at the Olivia Rodrigo "GUTS" World Tour
Olivia Rodrigo is one of the headliners performing at Glastonbury 2025 (Picture: Getty)

Sean quipped: ‘Let’s get Brian involved as well.’

Emily Eavis, we’re looking at you…

Regardless, Five will be embarking on their 12-date nationwide tour around the UK this November, playing back-to-back bangers and all of their 11 top 10 singles.

As it stands, they can’t reveal too much other than ‘we are having it’ and ‘we’ll be singing Keep on Moving – you heard it hear first’.

Boyband Five members Ritchie Neville, Sean Conlan, Abz Love, Jason 'J' Brown, Scott Robinson
Five were one of the biggest boybands of the 90s and early 00s (Picture: Getty)

Five UK Tour Dates

Tickets for Five’s reunion tour go on sale Friday, March 7, with pre-sale sign up open now.

The tour dates are:

November 11 – London The O2

October 31 – Brighton

November 1 – Bournemouth BIc

November 2 – Cardiff Utilita Arena

November 4 – Nottingham Motorpoint Arena

November 5 – Liverpool M&S Bank Arena

November 7 – Manchester AO Arena

November 8 – Leeds Arena

November 9 – Birmingham Utilita Arena

And, it sounds as though Jack Whitehall will get his wish after pleading with the band during Saturday night’s Brit Awards not to release any new music.

‘We have no big plans [for new music],’ says Ritchie. But he does have an idea.

‘If Calvin Harris picked up and said, “do you want to make a summer banger?” I’d love that.’

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Danny Dyer reveals ‘mad’ reason he quit EastEnders – ‘It’s the truth’

Danny Dyer reveals ‘mad’ reason he quit EastEnders – ‘It’s the truth’

Danny Dyer reveals ‘mad’ reason he quit EastEnders – ‘It’s the truth’

Former EastEnders star Danny Dyer has admitted one storyline in particular impacted his decision to leave the BBC One soap.

Danny played the character of Mick Carter until 2022. During his final scenes, Mick was involved in a showdown with Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) and Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks).

Prior to this, Mick had been in a relationship with Janine, with the last part of his storyline ultimately focusing on her desperation to be with him, and Mick coming to the realisation Linda is his one true love.

Mick disappeared as a result of being swept out to sea. Afterwards, Janine was sent to prison, and eventually gave birth to his child behind bars.

Why did Danny Dyer leave EastEnders?

Mick Carter at the bar in EastEnders
Danny Dyer played Mick Carter until 2022 (Picture: BBC)

Reflecting on Mick’s relationship with Janine, star Danny Dyer recently admitted it was a ‘mad’ storyline.

In an episode of Rob Beckett’s Smart TV on Sky, he said: ‘Mick’s got a kid with Janine, how mad is that? That’s why I left, they f***ing put me with Janine, I thought I’ve got to f**k off.’

‘It’s the truth!’, he added as the audience laughed.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Danny Dyer attends a special gala screening after party for "Rivals" on October 15, 2024 in London, England. "Rivals" will launch on Disney+ on Friday 18th October. (Photo by Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Disney+)
Fans fell in love with Danny’s portrayal of Fred in Rivals (Picture: Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Disney+)

Last year, Danny joined a variety of famous faces in the Disney+ show Rivals.

Danny played a character called Freddie in the show, who ended up having a secret fling with Lizzie, played by Katherine Parkinson.

After a decade starring as Mick Carter on one of the UK’s biggest soaps, Danny is no stranger to criticism of his acting.

The influx of praise for his stint in Rivals hasn’t gone unnoticed, calling this ‘revelation’ that he can act ‘slightly insulting’.

‘I’m just riding the wave of it at the moment,’ the Marching Powder star shared with us, revealing his involvement with the Disney Plus show was a bit ‘last minute’.

Mick speaks to Janine over the bar in EastEnders
Mick Carter had a baby with Janine Butcher (Picture: BBC)

Danny didn’t have much preparation time and ‘was reading [the script] as we were shooting, going “Oh my god, this is so clever”.’

He jokes it ‘could have gone two ways’, either people got it or it would just be ‘there’s Danny Dyer in a wig’ – thankfully it was a smash hit.

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Youngest female MP ‘was asked about OnlyFans more than manifesto in election’

Youngest female MP ‘was asked about OnlyFans more than manifesto in election’

Youngest female MP ‘was asked about OnlyFans more than manifesto in election’

The youngest female MP in the House of Commons has said more people asked her if she had an OnlyFans than asked about the Labour manifesto during last year’s election.

Rosie Wrighting, 27, spoke up about her experience running for office last summer in a debate marking International Women’s Day this afternoon.

She said the initial online post where she announced her candidacy for the Kettering seat attracted a large number of demeaning and offensive comments.

After being elected, she described being called ‘Barbie, a stupid girl, a child playing politics and many more creative things I can’t say in this House’.

Many women MPs make themselves read ‘daily online comments which criticise our appearance, question our intelligence and threaten our safety’, she added.

But Wrighting said the misogyny and abuse she sees on the internet ‘also translates to real life’.

Her voice breaking with emotion, she continued: ‘When I walk back to my flat tonight, I won’t have my headphones on so I can hear if someone is following me.

‘And when I go out with my friends, I won’t put my drink down because I’m worried I might be spiked.

‘And when a man asks my number on the Tube, all I’m thinking is how I can let him down gently, because I’m worried how he might take it if I say no.’

Jess Phillips read out the names of 95 women who were killed in the UK since International Women’s Day 2024 (Picture: UK Parliament)

Wrighting served as the chair for the Westminster North Constituency Labour Party and worked as a buyer for fashion company Asos before she was elected to Parliament three weeks ahead of her 27th birthday.

She was one of many MPs, female and male, who stood up in the chamber today to both celebrate the achievements of women and raise the challenges they still face – particularly in issues of health and justice.

The debate ended with the now-traditional listing of the names of women either suspected or confirmed to have been killed by men in the past year, by Labour MP Jess Phillips.

It took five minutes for her to finish reading the list, which was her first since being appointed Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls last year.

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Black belt karate coach takes out would-be thief while wearing new high heels

Black belt karate coach takes out would-be thief while wearing new high heels

Black belt karate coach takes out would-be thief while wearing new high heels

Mairi Kerin is a blackbelt in karate – and managed to take down the thief in no time (Picture: SWNS)

A black belt karate coach managed to send a would-be thief empty-handed from a shop while breaking in her new heels.

Mairi Kerin, 42, had been buying chocolates when a man came in and began threatening staff at LOCO Convenience Store in Telford, Shropshire.

She said she ‘didn’t think twice’ about jumping in to help the shopkeeper after hearing the man threaten: ‘I’m going to take your money.’

‘I had a bit of a bad back so I was quite slow and as I got out of the car I noticed this person all covered up and thought ‘You look like you’re going to rob a shop,’ Mairi recalled.

”I remember telling myself you can’t think that about people, can’t pigeon-hole people like that – thought that maybe he’s just got a bike somewhere, he’s been out riding or whatever.’

Dramatic CCTV captured martial arts expert Mairi confronting and chasing the crook from the shop before he ran away down the street.

Mairi has since been awarded a Police Chief Superintendent Commendation Award by West Mercia Police after intervening on March 3, 2023.

She had nipped to the shop looking for chocolates to surprise her nieces when she saw the man enter the store and knew something was off.

‘I heard the shopkeeper ask, “Why did you put something against the door?” and I heard him reply, “Because I’m going to take your money.” He said it really cool, really calm,’ Mairi said.

‘I had been getting ready to pay, so I put my phone and my keys away and then it all happened quickly. He stepped forward, I could see his pockets were full and I thought he had weapons, my eyes were glued to his pockets.’

After seeing his left hand still in his pocket, Mairi grabbed his arm and kicked him in the shins.

She joked that her ‘John Wayne-style walk’ back to the counter was from pain from trying to break in some heels for a new job that day.

Thief Jordan Hickman who was was brought to justice after being involved in a crime spree part of which Mairi Kerin prevented. Photo released March 6 2025. A have-a-go-hero karate coach has told how she sent a would-be robber packing empty-handed from a shop - in her new high heels. Black belt Mairi Kerin, 42, had been buying chocolates when a man came in and began threatening staff at LOCO Convenience Store in Telford, Shrops. She leapt into action and grabbed the would-be thief's arm and delivered a couple of quick firm kicks to the shins before he scarpered out of the store. Dramatic CCTV captures Mairi then chasing the crook from the shop before he ran away down the street.
Jordan Hickman was jailed for the crime spree (Picture: SWNS)
Thief Jake Jones who was was brought to justice after being involved in a crime spree part of which Mairi Kerin prevented. Photo released March 6 2025. A have-a-go-hero karate coach has told how she sent a would-be robber packing empty-handed from a shop - in her new high heels. Black belt Mairi Kerin, 42, had been buying chocolates when a man came in and began threatening staff at LOCO Convenience Store in Telford, Shrops. She leapt into action and grabbed the would-be thief's arm and delivered a couple of quick firm kicks to the shins before he scarpered out of the store. Dramatic CCTV captures Mairi then chasing the crook from the shop before he ran away down the street.
Jake Jones was also involved in the spate of thefts (Picture: SWNS)

‘I was wearing new heels at the time and I was trying to break them in – I hadn’t worn heels since lockdown so I needed some practice. That, the bad back, and just not being in the mood resulted in that swagger back to the desk. It makes me laugh when I watch it now,’ she said.

Mairi said that her intervention wasn’t bravery, instead, she credits it to self-belief after 20 years of martial arts training that has seen her represent England and the Republic of Ireland.

She added: ‘The time was right, and I’m glad I was there. People have asked whether I was scared. No, I was not.

‘I’ve imagined taking the legs of far more people than I will ever need to and have trained with this type of event in mind for over 20 years. I have sparred in full-contact sessions with people far heavier than me and have been through the mill many times.

‘In my opinion this is not stupidity or bravado, it’s a reflection of self-belief.’

According to police, the incident was part of a series of robberies that were carried out across Telford that month.

Jordan Hickman, 29, Jake Jones, 21, and an 18-year-old, who could not be named for legal reasons, were later jailed for a combined total of 18 years for their involvement.

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