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Gogglebox star George Gilbey’s mum shares devastating statement after his death in freak accident George Gilbey’s heartbroken mother has spoken about her devastation following the death of her son. Last week, former Gogglebox star Gilbey died aged 40 in a ‘freak’ workplace accident in Essex after falling 80 feet through a skylight, with a man then arrested and later released in connection with his death. Now, his mum Linda McGarry, 74, has paid tribute. ‘I’m devastated, he was like my best friend,’ she said.

Rishi Sunak defends JK Rowling after she attacks Scotland’s new hate crime law Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed JK Rowling after she challenged Scotland’s new hate crime laws and said she ‘looks forward to being arrested’. The Harry Potter author, who lives in Edinburgh, has previously come under fire for her views on gender and for describing several transgender women as men on Twitter, now X. Now, the PM and leader of the Conservatives has said that no-one should be criminalised ‘for stating simple biology’. In a statement provided to The Telegraph, Mr Sunak said: ‘People should not be…

Paris Hilton finally responds to concerns she never shows daughter online Paris Hilton has faced major pressure from followers to show her daughter London in her social media posts, and has now finally responded. The Hilton heiress, 43, is mum to two children: son Phoenix, one, and daughter London, who she welcomed in November last year with husband Carter Reum. Reality star and author Paris has always been a major user of social media, keeping fans up to date with her life and career in showbiz, and this didn’t change when she welcomed her firstborn Phoenix. Horrifically, cruel trolls descended…

Months after the disappearance of toddler Emile Soleil, a hiker stumbled upon some of his bones in an area previously explored.

Rishi awkwardly laughs off election date question in radio grilling Rishi Sunak has been criticised for laughing off a question about when a general election will be held. The prime minister embarked on a media blitz of radio stations in the North East of the country this morning, ahead of next month’s local elections. But during an interview with presenter Amy Oakden on BBC Radio Tees, the PM was pressed on when he plans to call a general election, which he responded to with a fit of feigned laughter. Sunak said he had ‘answered that question many times in the…

Vaping increases risk of heart failure by almost 20% Vapers are nearly 20% more likely to develop heart failure than those who never vaped, a new study has revealed. Experts say the findings add to concerns around the negative health effects of vaping and suggest that e-cigarettes are not a safer alternative to smoking, despite how they are often portrayed. Heart failure is a condition that causes the organ to become unable to properly pump blood around the body. More than 64 million people worldwide are currently affected by the debilitating issue, but numbers are understood to be on the…

Man, 21, shot dead in house in west London A 21-year-old man was shot dead in west London last night. The Metropolitan Police were called to Comeragh Road in West Kensington where they found the victim with a gunshot wound. He was treated at the scene but died shortly before 11pm. No arrests have been made and a crime scene remains in place. The Metropolitan Police said: A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ‘Next of kin have been notified and are being supported by specialist officers.

Kate Middleton ‘forced to reveal cancer’ after threat of medical records leaking Kate Middleton was forced to reveal her cancer diagnosis after news of her diagnosis threatened to leak, sources have claimed. The Princess of Wales confirmed she is undergoing ‘preventative chemotherapy’ for an unknown form of cancer in a video message to the nation on March 22, following weeks of speculation about her health. But Kensington Palace reportedly rushed to get ahead of the news after the Princesses’ medical records were reportedly accessed by an unknown person, a royal source told the Daily Mail. The royal couple had been…

One of UK’s most wanted men arrested at airport after almost 30 years on run An 80-year-old man who was wanted by police for almost 30 years over alleged sexual abuse of children has been arrested at Heathrow Airport. Richard Burrows was returning to the UK from Thailand when he was taken in by police last Thursday. He has been wanted since December 1997, when he failed to attend Chester Crown Court to face trial for two counts of buggery and 11 counts of indecent assault. The charges related to alleged offences between 1969 and 1971 at a children’s home…

British aid worker killed in airstrike after delivering food to Gaza A British aid worker is among seven volunteers killed by an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza, the American disaster relief nonprofit they worked for said. Those killed included an Australian, Polish, Palestinian and a dual citizen of the US and Canada, World Central Kitchen (WCK) confirmed this morning. The group was leaving a warehouse through a deconflicted zone in central Gaza in two armoured cars branded with the charity’s logo after unloading aid. The WCK said the Israeli strike that killed the team, who had delivered 100 tonnes of…