Reporting from Washington — To any nefarious hackers looking for information that could be used to sway elections or steal Americans’ identities, the file compiled by a GOP data firm called Deep Root Analytics offered all manner of possibilities.
There in one place was detailed personal information about almost every voter in the U.S. It was a collection of some 9.5 billion data points that helped the firm assess not only how those Americans would probably vote, but their projected political preferences. In some cases, the data collectors had scoured people’s histories on Reddit, the social media platform, to match vote history with social media use, and well-informed predictions were made about where each voter would stand on issues as personal as abortion and stem cell research.
It’s the kind of sensitive information that, if a bank or a big-box retailer or almost any other corporation had failed to protect it, would have triggered major trouble with regulators. But there it sat on the Internet, without so much as a password to guard it, for 12 days.
Luckily for the Republican Party and Deep Root, an Arlington, Va.-based firm that handles data management and analysis for the party, it was a cybersecurity consultant who came across the treasure-trove of political data this month, not a foreign agent. There is no indication that the database had been tapped by any other unauthorized parties while it was unprotected.
But the exposure of the data, which some are describing as the largest leak of voter information in history, is a jolting reminder of how deeply the political parties are probing into the lives of voters and how vulnerable the information they are compiling is to theft.
The Deep Root incident is the latest in a series of such problems with political data, the most infamous being the case of the Russian hack of the Democratic National Committee. As cybersecurity experts sound an increasingly loud alarm about the potential consequences, the lapses keep happening — often with nobody held accountable for them.
“This is a catalog of human lives, with intrinsic details,” said Mike Baukes, chief executive of UpGuard, the Mountain View, Calif., firm that came across the file during a routine scan of cloud systems.
“Every voter in America is potentially in there. The scale of it is just staggering, and the fact that it was left wide open is wholly irresponsible.…This is happening all the time. We are continually finding these things. It is just staggering.”
Privacy experts were skeptical that political operatives will change their ways following the latest incident.
“The state of security for massive data sets is so incredibly poor despite a daily drumbeat of data breached,” said Timothy Sparapani, a former director of public policy for Facebook who is now a data privacy consultant at the firm SPQR Strategies, based in Washington. “It is shocking. It is embarrassing. People ought to lose their jobs.”
Sparapani said if the culprit had been a private firm, it would be subjected to punitive actions by attorneys general, consumer lawsuits and big fines from regulators. But political operations face no such repercussions.
“As a voter, you are left with almost no recourse because our laws have not caught up to the massive computing power which is readily available to gather enormous data sets and make them searchable at the click of a button,” he said. “The breadth and depth of data collection by these companies is not well understood. If it were, I think the average voter would be frightened.”
UpGuard was able to access the file merely by guessing a Web address. It alerted Deep Root as well as federal authorities.
Deep Root apologized in a statement, but also suggested the incident had been overblown.
The data file “is our proprietary analysis to help inform local-television ad buying,” the statement said. It noted that much of the voter information the analysis is built on is “readily provided by state government offices.” The firm said it has put security procedures in place to prevent future leaks.
Other digital strategists warned, however, that the failure to protect such detailed information not only raised major privacy and security concerns, but also may have tipped off political adversaries to the inner workings of the Republican Party’s closely guarded digital strategy.
The GOP contracted with Deep Root during the presidential campaign. The firm’s co-founder, Alex Lundry, led the data efforts of GOP nominee Mitt Romney in 2012 and then worked for the unsuccessful presidential campaign of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush last year.
GOP officials said the data belonging to the party that was exposed was limited to very basic information about voters, such as their party registration. They said none of the GOP’s sensitive strategic data was exposed. The party has suspended work with the firm pending an investigation by Deep Root into security procedures.
The failure by Deep Root to protect its massive database was particularly troubling to some advocates at a time when Congress is investigating how Russia exploited data vulnerabilities to meddle in last year’s presidential election.
“This is data used for opinion manipulation,” said Marc Rotenberg, executive director of the nonprofit research group Electronic Privacy Information Center, based in Washington. “It needs to be regulated. And there needs to be consequence for breaches. We have a major problem in this country with data security, and it’s getting worse.” The foundation wants Congress to hold hearings on political data security.
But holding political parties and contractors accountable for their data practices has proven tricky. David Berger, an attorney with the Bay Area-based firm Girard Gibbs who has represented consumers affected by data breaches at Anthem and Home Depot, said part of the problem is voters are not demanding changes loudly enough.
When a retail company fails to protect the privacy of its customers, Berger said, the company suffers and lawmakers hear about it from the victims.
“When people see Deep Root, they are not going to necessarily associate that with the [Republican Party] or anything else,” he said. “If your average American knew the amounts of data and profiling that is already put together by these companies about every single one of us, people would be very concerned. But there’s no face here, and they try to keep quiet.”
Halper reported from Washington and Dave from Los Angeles.
But it might not be long before one of them gets their comeuppance, with Alan Carr and Cat Burns seeming to form an alliance against fellow Traitor Jonathan Ross because his name is being mentioned by other players. The pair were seen by viewers plotting to “throw him under the bus” if his streak of having heat on him continues.
As he became the second player to be murdered, Olympic diver Tom Daley admitted he was “so sad” to go. Speaking afterwards, he said he would have fared better as a Traitor because when he and his family play at home he never gets detected in the baddie role, but always gets wrongly accused when he’s a Faithful.
He realised too late that he was being overly forthright with his accusations, with were largely directed at Kate Garraway. “Every time I’ve played as a Faithful, people thought I was a Traitor because I was always trying to figure out who the Traitors were,” he said. “I can perhaps be a little too vocal with my ideas in pursuit of them, which is exactly what has happened here.”
Dad of two Tom, 31, said he felt both “confused” and “disappointed” to go out so early – but questioned the Traitors’ tactics in getting rid of him when there was already heat directed his way.
“It was so sad when I saw the letter on the chair and I instantly knew I’d been murdered,” he explained. “I was very confused about what The Traitors are doing because I clearly would be someone that would get banished at the Round Table. If any of the Traitors just planted that seed, I’m sure I would be banished.
“They could have murdered someone that they know would never have gotten banished at the Round Table. Maybe they thought of me as a threat. Maybe I was getting too close to the right answers.
“I just thought, if I notice something I’m going to say it. However, I must have said a few too many things in front of the wrong people!”
YouTuber and prankster Niko Omilana looked gutted as he became the second Faithful to be selected for banishment at the Round Table, in a plot carefully constructed by the Traitors. He summed up his short time in the castle with the three words: ”Betrayal. Set-up. And loser.”
But he said one positive he was taking away was that he’d overcome his long-held fear of public speaking. “At the table, I was quite nervous when I first started talking, but then as it went on, I felt more confident,” he said. “I’m quite chuffed with that, because I really don’t like public speaking.
“It’s one of my big fears. Seeing everyone staring at me, having to defend myself and really making sure I didn’t go down without a fight. I think I did that. That was something I learned about myself, which I’m happy about.”
And at the end of the show, EastEnders star Tameka Empson suffered the same fate, much to the agony of the remaining Faithfuls in the room. The actress, 48, admitted to finding it all quite tough after the accusations against her were led by actor Mark Bonnar. “I was very emotional,” she confessed once she had left the castle.
“In my mind, I thought, ‘I’m not going out’. I was sad to leave the game, because in this industry you get to know people to a certain point but in this environment, it was really lovely to spend this length of time and really get to know everyone.”
And despite him being a Traitor, she laughed: “Jonathan is a big teddy bear.”
Emmerdale revealed this week that newcomer Celia was the mastermind behind the County Lines dealing currently targeting the teens on the ITV soap, and she’s linked to dealer Ray
19:55, 03 Oct 2025Updated 20:00, 03 Oct 2025
Emmerdale revealed this week that newcomer Celia was the mastermind behind the County Lines dealing(Image: PA)
The latest episode of Emmerdale may have teased who could bring down villain Celia, following a war of words with her secret ‘son’ Ray.
Viewers were left stunned this week when they found out farmer Celia was actually the mastermind behind the drugs operation, led by Ray, going on in and out of the village. With teens Dylan and April dragged into it and facing huge debts, it was thought that sinister Ray was in charge, while he did refer to a ‘boss’ who we had not met.
Thursday saw Celia turn dark though, after weeks of her claiming to be one of the good ones… sort of. She befriended Moira Dingle and targeted the Tates, but this whole time she has been running a corrupt scheme in a shocking County Lines storyline.
With it set to continue, Thursday’s episode saw Celia reveal she was in charge and calling all the shots, as she lectured Ray and reduced him to a terrified wreck. He referred to her as being his mum this week, with it confirmed that she raised him from a young age and dragged him into this world.
With Dylan groomed and manipulated into Ray and Celia’s criminal ways, more recently it was April who was targeted while it seems Ray has experienced the same. A scene on Friday saw the pair clash as Ray and Celia came to blows over “Ray’s mess”.
April had accidentally dropped some pills at her home before heading out to do a drop at Ray’s request. Her younger brother Leo was rushed to hospital after taking one, while April was forced to lie to the police about Celia.
This mess with the police and their drugs left Celia acting fast and scolding Ray, blaming him. On Friday, Ray called his ‘mum’ out for the “nasty” things she said before implying she had been violent towards him in the past.
Talking about her “lashing out” he said: “I’ve got the scars to prove it.” He then made a death admission about her, making it clear he wanted rid of her.
He said: “I wish I could leave home. Actually, I wish I could stay and you’d be dead.” Celia wasn’t even unnerved, telling Ray: “Finally, growing a pair.”
Ray went to storm off but Celia grabbed him, telling him: “You wouldn’t last five minutes.” She then kissed him on the cheek and he stormed out. But will Ray act on his threat?
Could we see Ray trigger the downfall of Celia after years of being forced to do her dirty work, and hints of abuse too? Maybe he will take a deadly revenge. We’ll just have to wait and see!
Welcome Times of Troy readers, to a special middle-of-the-night edition of this newsletter. It’s now just before 3 a.m. as I sit at my dining room table, cursing the greed of the TV executives who conceived of the 8 p.m. kickoff as a concept in the first place. My utmost respect goes to the diehards outside of the Pacific time zone who went the distance in USC’s 45-31 win over Michigan State. May your body clocks recover better than mine surely will.
Until about 1:30 a.m. Eastern time, early Sunday morning, it looked like USC might roll to another resounding victory. The Trojans were up 31-10, a few minutes into the third quarter. They’d piled up twice as many yards as Michigan State.
“We were dominating the football game,” coach Lincoln Riley said.
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USC’s defense had forced one three-and-out to open the half, and it was on its way to another quick stop when, on a fourth down, linebacker Ta’Mere Robinson came flying around the edge and clipped Michigan State’s punter as he booted a kick.
Faced with a 4th-and-2 after the penalty, the Spartans decided to go for it. Quarterback Aidan Chiles was flushed from the pocket, and his pass fell incomplete … but another flag was thrown. USC inexplicably had 12 players on the field.
The back-to-back penalties, while troubling, weren’t totally back-breaking at the time. USC was still well in control, with a three-score lead intact. But what happened from there would hint at a larger issue, one that USC will have to iron out in a hurry with the hardest stretch of its schedule looming.
Twice, in the next eight plays, it seemed USC forced Michigan State into a decisive 3rd-and-long, only for a penalty flag to wipe away the stop.
The penalties would kick the door open for Michigan State. And in less than 10 minutes, they’d cut the USC lead to just a single score.
It wasn’t so much the season-high 10 penalties that was most concerning, but rather the lack of discipline on defense that inspired those mistakes. (Though, ranking 129th in the nation in penalty yards per game certainly isn’t great.) Of the defense’s eight penalty calls, there were two illegal substitution flags, an unsportsmanlike conduct and an illegal hands to the face call for the fifth time in three weeks.
Riley said after that he doesn’t want to discourage his defense from playing aggressive. But those aren’t penalties of aggression. They’re self-inflicted wounds. And if USC’s defense continues to make them a habit, they will eventually pay for it.
“We definitely thought we’d be better from that standpoint,” defensive tackle Devan Thompkins said. “Going forward, playing these Big Ten games, we have to reduce those penalties for sure.”
There are plenty of reasons for Riley to be encouraged by the progress of USC’s defense. The pass rush is actually disruptive. The run defense is giving up just three yards per carry.
The problems on that side of the ball are no longer about the quality of players. Linebacker Eric Gentry, in the midst of an All-American season, ranks first in the Big Ten in tackles for loss, third in sacks and fifth in tackles. The defensive line is so deep that five-star freshman Jahkeem Stewart played just 17 snaps on Saturday, despite dominating almost every one of them.
Which is what makes the discipline breakdowns so disappointing. USC, for the first time in Riley’s tenure, has the talent to compete on defense. The question now, as the Trojans enter their toughest stretch of the season, is whether that will be enough.
Huge shoes to fill
When Lindsay Gottlieb set out to rebuild USC’s roster in the spring, she knew there was no way to make up for their most important loss from last season.
“No one is filling JuJu’s shoes,” she said. “Those are unique shoes.”
Watkins tore her anterior cruciate ligament in March. She’s “doing great”, according to Gottlieb. “But there’s still no timeline for her return. If she comes back at all this season, I can’t imagine it would be until late in the calendar. Her absence from the lineup is no less than a gaping void.”
But when losing a generational superstar, it sure helps to have another No. 1 prospect in the pipeline.
Enter freshman Jazzy Davidson.
“The fact that Jazzy can step into our program and already just make a really unique and incredible impression on everybody is pretty wild,” Gottlieb said. “She’s really, really good. I’ll start with that. She’s next-level good.”
“Her impact on the basketball court just comes in a lot of different ways. She glides. She’s very fluid. She can score it. She can pass it. She impacts the game defensively. She comes in ready in a way that’s very unique for someone her age. So we’re super excited. We know that we’ve got something special with her.”
We know much less about what to expect from the new-look Trojans frontcourt, which lost a WNBA All-Star in Kiki Iriafen and an entrenched team leader in Rayah Marshall. Replacing their production means counting on transfers Yakiya Milton and Dayana Mendes, Lithuanian import Gerda Raulusaityte or returners Vivian Iwuchukwu and Lauren Williams to fill the void.
“We knew that size and the frontcourt was going to be important,” Gottlieb said. “I don’t think any of us said we have to find one person to get us 18 and 10 like Kiki. As a group, we need production in different ways.”
Ja’Kobi Lane makes a catch in front of Purdue defensive back Hudauri Hines.
(Michael Conroy / Associated Press)
—Ja’Kobi Lane’s absence couldn’t come at a worse time. Riley said that the unspecified ailment became an issue unexpectedly in the middle of last week, but that Lane sustained the injury sometime during the Trojans win over Purdue. Lane didn’t have a catch in the fourth quarter of that game. Riley didn’t offer much more information than that and even called the injury “inconclusive”. But he left the door open for Lane to miss more games. If he’s saying that already, I’d expect that’s a serious possibility. USC’s next opponent, Illinois, just lost six of its top seven defensive backs, so maybe it won’t be so much of a problem next week. But against Michigan, in a critical game at the Coliseum, USC could really use its top red zone target.
—USC lost its left tackle for more than half the game yesterday. The offensive line still held up well. Elijah Paige isn’t expected to be out long term, according to Riley, but the fact that USC only allowed three pressures all game in spite of his injury is a good sign. Michigan State doesn’t have a fearsome pass rush exactly, but that’s a strong performance against any Power Four opponent. Tobias Raymond, who played at both guard and tackle Saturday, continues to live up to Riley’s rave reviews from the offseason. I also thought right tackle Justin Tauanuu looked good switching between the right and left sides after Paige went out.
—New point guard Jordan Marsh is receiving rave reviews in preseason. USC knew that Marsh could step in as a scoring threat, after he averaged almost 19 per game at North Carolina Asheville last season. But the transfer guard looks like more of an all-around impact player than anyone anticipated. “He’s hands down one of the fastest guards I’ve ever played with,” said forward Ezra Ausar. He’s also a deceptively feisty defender for as small as he is. The question now is how well Marsh can orchestrate the offense. Could he allow for Rodney Rice to play some on the perimeter? Regardless, early indications continue to be Marsh will play a key role in USC’s rotation.
—Remember when Trojan fans wanted Luke Fickell to take over as head coach? Well, I’m sure Wisconsin would happily trade places now. The Badgers were blown out at home this week by Maryland, and fans chanted for Fickell to be fired. It’s an important reminder that coaches don’t always fit in new situations in the way we expect them to. It’s only getting worse from here for Wisconsin, with Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon, Illinois and Indiana all upcoming.
We are closing in on spooky season, which is the one time of year my wife will agree to watch a scary movie with me. The selection process for that single horror flick every year is usually extensive. But this year, it was an easy choice.
“Weapons” is one of the most talked-about horror movies in recent memory, and I’ve spent the last several months somehow dodging spoilers at every turn. What I do know: A classroom full of kids mysteriously disappears in the middle of the night one night, leaving a community to reckon with who or what is behind it all.
Until next time …
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Thomas Skinner, who is a contestant on this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, admitted he has made “big mistakes,” including cheating on his wife Sinead just weeks after their wedding
04:59, 16 Sep 2025Updated 05:06, 16 Sep 2025
Thomas Skinner is pictured at an award-ceremony after his The Apprentice stint(Image: Getty Images)
Thomas Skinner’s mistress has claimed the salesman told her she “was the love of his life” during their fling.
And Amy-Lucy has today again stressed the three-month fling was far more meaningful than Thomas, 34, had made out in his interview with reporters. Amy-Lucy, who lives near Brentwood, Essex, said: “Thomas told me I was the love of his life and sold me an absolute dream. He told me that he was in a loveless relationship of convenience.”
Thomas, who was on series 15 of The Apprentice in 2019, has claimed his wife has forgiven him, and the salesman said he and Sinead, who share three children, have “moved forward together”.
Amy-Lucy O’Rourke has hit out following Thomas’ claims(Image: instagram/amylucyclinic)
Thomas is on Strictly Come Dancing this year(Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC/Ray Burmiston)
Amy-Lucy, though, has spoken out this week, claiming Thomas’ account of thing hasn’t quite been accurate. The beauty clinic boss told the Daily Mail she and Thomas were often out in public together and acted like a couple besotted with one another.
She added: “It makes me really angry that his narrative is that he told her. He did not tell her. I can’t believe he’s trying to make out that he did the honest thing. He did not, he tried to keep the lie up for weeks and was torturing me emotionally. He was playing me and Sinead off against each other. Telling me one thing, telling her another.”
And the dad of three has said he has become a “target”, and is “being portrayed a public enemy number 1” following the affair bombshells. In a lengthy statement on X, he wrote: “My life ain’t perfect…..far from it. I’ve made big mistakes, I’ve let people down, and done things I’ll always regret in my past.
“The worst was what I did to my wife three and a half years ago…..one stupid moment I’ll carry forever. It was nothing more and nothing less despite what is being said. I told her straight away. She had every right to leave me back then, but she forgave me…….and that forgiveness changed my life.
“Since then, we’ve built a new home, had two more beautiful children, and moved forward together. We are stronger. Family is everything to me. It’s what I do everything for.
“But I’ve noticed I’ve become a target. Every part of my life is being dragged out….. even my families. People around me have been offered BIG money to sell stories. And I’ve noticed I’m being portrayed as public enemy number 1. They’re trying to break me and get me cancelled.”
Emmerdale spoilers for next week tease the moment John Sugden is exposed as the police search for Mack Boyd, and injured Aaron wakes up and drops a bombshell on his family
16:04, 14 Sep 2025Updated 16:07, 14 Sep 2025
It’s another huge week ahead on Emmerdale with spoilers teasing the moment John Sugden is rumbled(Image: ITV)
It’s another huge week ahead on Emmerdale with spoilers teasing the moment John Sugden is rumbled.
Aaron Dingle’s fate has been confirmed it seems, after his horror clifftop plunge last week. He was dragged into a gorge by sick husband John, who was taking revenge over Aaron’s fling with his ex Robert Sugden.
John had just been caught out by Aaron who knew he’d done something to missing Mack Boyd, and he wanted answers. John confessed crimes including kidnapping Mack, killing Nate Robinson and drugging Chas Dingle.
Before Aaron could tell anyone though Robert raced to the scene, and a showdown ended with John framing Robert before dragging Aaron off a cliff. Robert is currently in a cell, charged over the attempted murders of Aaron and John, with John lying about what really happened.
Aaron remains in a coma, but that all changes next week according to new spoilers. In what’s no doubt set to be a massive week for the show, some key events happen.
Aaron Dingle’s fate has been confirmed it seems(Image: ITV)
Mackenzie is still left trapped in the underground bunker, chained up by killer John. Having been shot with an arrow, hit over the head, having his ankle broken with a rock and then a scary showdown weeks ago, Mack is a shadow of his former self.
John cruelly left Mack to die last week, giving him a syringe filled with a drug meant to kill him. He told Mack he was never going to be back, and told him when the time came that he couldn’t take anymore he could use the needle to be without pain.
The sick twist saw Mack faced with death once more, and spoilers recently revealed a scene next week sees him inject himself. Mack hallucinates his wife Charity Dingle, but just as some news could save him – will they be too late after Mack uses the syringe?
Aaron wakes up next week, confirming he’s alive. Chas Dingle is there for her son, with Charity and Moira Dingle also there with the police.
It seems Charity fears something is up with Mack, finally, given the spoiler says she is “desperate for answers” and she presses Aaron with questions. It also seems that they know about John or that something is up.
Mackenzie is still left trapped in the underground bunker(Image: ITV)
With Aaron awake, does he manage to tell them what John did? Does he even remember? What’s interesting is that Cain Dingle arrives to see his nephew, and admits he’s dropped John off at the cottage.
On hearing this, the detective rushes out – so why are they after John, or at least keen to talk to him? Does this prove he is finally exposed?
Aaron makes a comment about a bunker at the cottage, the one Mack is in, while it’s not stated whether he says anything about Mack. It’s enough to spring Charity into action though, as the spoiler states she isn’t far behind the detective so do they know the truth, and will Mack be found alive?
From the first snap of training camp, DeShaun Foster tightly controlled any narratives about his team.
Reporters never knew how much — or little — of UCLA’s practice sessions they would get to watch, one day being limited to eight minutes of stretching. Mostly they saw individual drills, field goals and — in recent weeks — one snap of the full offense going against the defense.
Photography and video were banned, even at a Rose Bowl practice open to spectators who faced no such restrictions. Foster preferred to let the team’s social media posts and internally produced video series suffice as the story of his team.
As of late Saturday night, the story could no longer be kept secret.
The Bruins don’t appear to be any good.
In a clunker of a season opener, they couldn’t tackle on defense or consistently move the ball on offense behind new quarterback Nico Iamaleava.
While it’s important to throw in the caveat that it’s just one game, UCLA’s 43-10 loss to Utah at the Rose Bowl represented a giant step backward after the Bruins had closed their first season under Foster with four wins in their final six games.
Eleven NFL scouts, including representatives from the Rams and Chargers, probably won’t be returning to watch anyone on a UCLA defense that missed a slew of tackles and failed to put any semblance of pressure on Utah quarterback Devon Dampier, whose fingerprints and footprints could be found all over this game.
Dampier completed 21 of 25 passes for 206 yards and two touchdowns while running for 87 yards. He basically put the game out of reach late in the third quarter when he ran untouched into the end zone on fourth and goal from the UCLA two-yard line. Utah rolled up 492 yards of offense while converting 14 of 16 third downs.
Utah quarterback Devon Dampier scores a touchdown against the Bruins in the third quarter Saturday.
(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Meanwhile, Iamaleava enjoyed only a few pockets of success during his first game running new offensive coordinator Tino Sunseri’s scheme. Iamaleava completed 11 of 22 passes for 136 yards with one touchdown and an interception midway through the fourth quarter that sent large swaths of fans headed for home. He ran for 47 yards in 13 carries, proving to be his team’s best option on the ground.
UCLA’s running backs weren’t nearly as productive. Tailbacks Jalen Berger, Jaivian Thomas and Anthony Woods combined for just 37 yards, averaging 2.5 yards per carry. Wide receiver Kwazi Gilmer compounded his team’s inability to move the ball by dropping a pass while cutting across the field on third and four.
UCLA’s preseason secrecy appeared warranted by halftime, when the Utes outclassed the Bruins on the way to a 23-7 advantage.
The Bruins’ inability to get any pressure on Dampier was the big story. Dampier had all the time he needed to throw and run while accounting for 170 yards (including 78 on the ground) and completing 10 of 13 passes. The only way to stop him appeared to be having his helmet come off in the second quarter, which would have forced him to come out for a play had the Utes not smartly called a timeout so that he could return.
UCLA coach DeShaun Foster runs onto the field before Saturday’s loss to Utah at the Rose Bowl.
(Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Utah converted its first six third-down attempts, including a third and four in which Wayshawn Parker ran off tackle for a 13-yard touchdown and a third and three in which UCLA safety Key Lawrence missed a potential tackle for loss, allowing Smith Snowden to run for an eight-yard touchdown.
Everything was tilting in the Utes’ favor when Dampier found linebacker — you read that right — Lander Barton in the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown. Utah led 20-0 and it was fair to wonder if UCLA could mount a sustained drive.
Iamaleava answered emphatically, showing some slippery moves on a 21-yard run and later completing a 21-yard touchdown pass to running back Anthony Woods on a wheel route that finally put the Bruins on the board midway through the second quarter.
There wouldn’t be many positives for UCLA the rest of the way.
New Emmerdale spoilers reveal the moment newcomer Celia goes back on her cruel plan with Joe Tate against Moira Dingle, leaving one character reeling on the ITV soap
New Emmerdale spoilers reveal the moment newcomer Celia goes back on her cruel plan with Joe Tate against Moira Dingle(Image: ITV)
There’s a bombshell for Moira Dingle next week on Emmerdale as she finally learns the truth that she’s being played by Celia. The new farmer confesses her twisted plan with Joe and Kim Tate, revealing Moira is the target of their schemes.
Just days ago viewers learned what was really going on after Celia offered Moira a joint deal with a local hotel restaurant, amid the latter’s serious financial woes. With the farm at risk, Moira believed things were on the up, only for Celia’s true intentions to be revealed.
Celia had called round to drop the bombshell that the contract had fallen through, fumbling an excuse about the chef not being happy with the produce. Moira fumed: “So now you’re telling me we’ve got to write off thousands of pounds that we can’t afford?”
Then shortly after in the same episode, Celia headed to Home Farm where it became apparent that she had been working with Joe and Kim to sabotage Moira’s business this entire time.
There’s a bombshell for Moira Dingle next week on Emmerdale
She coldly told Joe: “I have an update. I’ve just told Moira she’s laid out thousands of pounds on an order that won’t be paid. She delivered three orders without asking for a penny upfront, and she didn’t read the contract properly. The woman’s fool.”
With that it was clear there was never a business deal, and Celia was lying to Moira to get her to do all the work only to let her down. But it seems Celia is about to have a change of heart.
Amid Joe claiming it was very much Kim’s orders for them and Celia to target Moira, Joe was shown asking Celia how much longer Moira was likely to last in the business now that all this has been set up against her. We know that Joe and Kim were after Moira’s land where her farm is, turning to dirty tactics along the way to get her gone.
Celia seems to be the latest means of targeting Moira, and Celia told Joe: “She won’t make her water fine payment, let alone feed her livestock so my guess that it will all be over a week.” It was revealed that Celia had a deal in place with Kim to guarantee her six months rent-free with the option to lease extra land – meaning Celia was also lying about Kim upping her rent.
Celia headed to Home Farm where it became apparent that she has been working with Joe and Kim
New spoilers for next week confirm a major change though, as Celia turns on Joe and Kim and tells Moira everything. It seems Joe pushes her too far with a threat, and Celia decides to expose them to Moira who is left reeling.
In the spoiler it says Joe pushes Celia for a progress report on the situation with Moira, but Celia has had second thoughts and wants out. Joe refuses to release her from their arrangement though, and Celia acts like she isn’t intimidated by what he says.
She ends up feeling even more guilty about what she’s done, and out of anger at Joe she sees no option but to spill the beans. Heading to Butlers, she tells a stunned Moira how she was manipulated into an arrangement with Joe and Kim.
Celia admits the deal would enable them to take Butlers land. Moira’s horrified to realise she has been duped all along by someone she trusts, so how will she react to this and what will she do about evil Joe?
IT’S the showpiece beach resort at the heart of Kim Jong-un’s plans for a holiday empire – but the “North Korean Benidorm” hides a dark secret.
The Wonsan-Kalma resort reportedly got its nickname after dictator Kim sent a fact-finding mission to Spain’s Costa Blanca in 2017.
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North Korean tyrant Kim Jong Un opens Wonsan-Kalma pet project beach resortCredit: Reuters
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The strip running along Wonsan before it was officially openedCredit: AFP
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The resort has opened for its first guestsCredit: East2West
But unlike its Mediterranean rival, Wonsan-Kalma has a history filled with forced labour, human rights abuses – and poo.
The horrors began right at the start of the project, when the regime press-ganged teenage schoolkids into “shock brigades” of builders.
Pyongyang propaganda bragged that these youths were building the resort’s hotels at the rate of a storey per day in a December 2019 report.
But by then two deadlines to finish the job had already passed, and with a third looming, builders were made to work almost round the clock in icy temperatures.
Party chiefs mobilised workers “in the bitter cold of January, February, and March, allowing them to sleep for only three hours a day,” a source told the Daily NK newspaper.
And though the regime called the youths “volunteers”, really they had no real choice.
People are forced into “shock brigades” with the threat of arrest and detention in labour camps, according to a UN report about forced labour in North Korea.
Recruits get a monthly wage that is “only enough to buy two packs of cigarettes”, the report added, and are fed so little that malnutrition is widespread.
Workers at Wonsan lived off “foul-smelling seaweed soup, salted radishes and yellow corn rice,” according to Daily NK.
Female workers faced an added peril.
First tourists visit North Korea’s ghostly ‘Benidorm’ resort where ‘minders’ follow visitors & phones are ‘bugged’
One woman quoted by the UN recalled how shock brigade chiefs “harassed” them and said “many women were sexually abused”.
North Korea expert Michael Madden described the backbreaking toil faced by “volunteers” at Wonsan.
He said: “Youth Shock Brigades would be involved in digging foundations, framing, painting, paving, and moving materials and supplies.
“Pay for brigade members is minimal.
“In the past, the brigade members were not provided adequate food supplies and stole from local populations.”
Today the resort welcomes Russian visitors and members of the North Korean elite.
But guests may be surprised to learn that they’re not the first to stay in the brand-new hotels.
When the third deadline for finishing the resort passed in April 2020, the site lay almost abandoned for months as Covid-19 spread around the world.
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The sea did not look particularly inviting for the first batch of visitorsCredit: AFP
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Kim shows his daughter Kim Ju Ae around the inside of one of the hotelsCredit: Reuters
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Kim waved to adoring fans at an opening ceremony at the end of JuneCredit: AFP
Soon reports emerged that homeless wanderers – known as kkotjebi in North Korea – had moved in to the skeletal hotels.
“The buildings are no different from toilets, with bowel movements left behind by the kkotjebi everywhere,” a source told Daily NK.
“Now they’re full of human waste and soot from fires.”
The same report also revealed that the resort’s planning chief and site manager had been sacked in 2019 amid mounting delays.
It’s a punishment with potentially fatal consequences.
Mr Madden, the founder of North Korea Leadership Watch, and a fellow of the Stimson Center in Washington DC, said nothing had been heard of either of them since.
If they were blamed for inefficiencies or incompetence, he said, they probably faced demotion, intensive indoctrination, and a manual labour assignment.
“On the other hand if there was malfeasance or some type of corruption, then both of these people have, at the least, faced a lengthy incarceration,” he continued.
“If these individuals had a habit of corrupt activities on Wonsan-Kalma and any previous projects, then one or both project managers faced the firing squad.”
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Kim Jong Un opens Wonsan-Kalma pet project beach resortCredit: East2West
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Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae inspecting a hotel during a visit to the resortCredit: AFP
Before it was a holiday destination, Wonsan was a missile launch site. Indeed the rockets continued blasting off even as the hotels took shape.
And ultimately, that’s how money spent by tourists will be used.
Greg Scarlatoiu, executive director of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, warned holidaymakers not to fund Kim’s “tools of death”.
He said: “The money coming from tourists, mostly Russians at the moment, will go to the areas that the regime regards as critical to its survival.
“These are: keeping the Kim family rich, and the key elites happy, as well as developing nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other tools of death.”
The North Korean tourism push, which seeks to raise foreign currency, has also seen the regime open the Masikryong Ski Resort, and Yangdok hot springs resort.
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A North Korean man makes the most of the water park at Wonsan after it openedCredit: AFP
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The resort can accommodate up to 20,000 people, according to reportsCredit: East2West
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Russian tourist Daria Zubkova shows an empty beach in Wonsan-Kalma resortCredit: East2West
Coronation Street spoilers reveal a wedding takes a horrifying turn next week on the ITV soap, with the bride in a bad way while there’s also another dark crime exposed
Coronation Street spoilers reveal a wedding takes a horrifying turn next week(Image: ITV)
There’s worrying scenes ahead on Coronation Street, including a hospital dash, an outburst, and a possible arrest.
There’s exciting times ahead for Lisa Swain and Carla Connor, and a gesture from the former leads to smiles. One pair’s fling continues, and comes under threat.
There’s more trouble for Theo Silverton and Todd Grimshaw, and soon there’s a possible arrest amid a “violent crime”. Then there’s a new and surprising romance teased as two residents could find love.
One character’s secret could finally be exposed too, while one teen is struggling and there’s a disturbing discovery about a child. Let’s kick things off with the big wedding, as Dev enjoys his stag do, and Bernie’s hen gets underway.
Something at the stag leaves Bernie furious, and soon as the wedding arrives there’s hiccup after hiccup. As her grandchildren fall ill, Bernie is mortified when she forgets her lucky charm locket containing a photo of her late son Paul Foremam.
There’s worrying scenes ahead on Coronation Street(Image: ITV)
She races home to get it only to disturb a burglar. She seems to be okay though and heads back to the venue, where Debbie Webster has been keeping everyone entertained in her absence.
So much so, there’s cheers when Debbie sings a song for partner Ronnie Bailey and ends up proposing. Kit Green walks his mother Bernie down the aisle meanwhile, but just as she and Dev prepare to say their vows devastation strikes.
Suddenly, Bernie struggles to breathe and collapses in front of her groom Dev. He watches on helpless as Bernie gasps for breath in a bad way, with her stepdaughter Asha Alahan, a paramedic, rushing to her aid.
An ambulance is called as everyone panics, but will Bernie be okay and will the make it to the hospital in time? Soon Asha announces the family need to get to the hospital – has something happened?
Carla’s nephew Ryan Connor is on hand(Image: ITV)
Also next week, Kit’s son Brody continues to act out. As Kit is upset to hear about how bad his son’s upbringing was with Mick and Lou, he wants to help and spends the day with him at a match.
As this happens, Sally and Tim Metcalfe are shocked to discover that Brody’s younger sister Joanie has old bruises on her arm and they feel duty bound to let social services know. What has happened to Joanie?
Soon Brody is left taking his anger out on Kit’s new flame Sarah Platt, but will he keep pushing his family away? Elsewhere, there’s joyous scenes for Swarla fans, as Carla and Lisa get on with moving into their new home.
Carla’s nephew Ryan Connor is on hand to help pack up their flat ready for their new life a few doors down. But when he describes his new living arrangements and his weird flatmate, both Carla and Lisa feel sorry for him.
There’s exciting times ahead for Lisa Swain and Carla Connor(Image: ITV)
As Carla and Lisa get on with the move, suddenly Ryan arrives carrying his rucksack with his belongings. Carla’s confused, only for Lisa to tell her partner the good news that she’s asked Ryan to move in with them and he’s said yes.
Carla is thrilled, touched by her partner’s generosity with her and Ryan being so close. With that, Ryan is officially back in the household with the pair and Lisa’s daughter Betsy Swain.
Carla looks emotional as she thanks Lisa, with the pair holding hands and taking in the moment. Lisa realises just how much it means to Carla, as the pair move forward after tough times recently.
Someone who could be left out in the cold next week is Aadi Alahan who is found knocking back booze in Victoria Gardens. Ignoring new flame Lauren Bolton’s calls, she heads out to track Aadi down and he’s clearly in a bad way.
Aadi decides it is time to confess about what really happened at the party. When Dev and Bernie arrive home they are horrified as Aadi decides to come clean to them too – will this lead to his exit from the show?
Aadi decides it is time to confess about what really happened at the party to Lauren(Image: ITV)
Also next week Carl Webster and Abi Franklin’s affair is in full swing, as Abi fumes over her husband Kevin Webster’s cancer lie. She heads out for passion with her brother-in-law, while Kevin knows full well he’s losing his wife.
Back at the hotel, Abi is shocked when she sees a message on Carl’s phone from dodgy Fiona and Carl confesses he’s been doing illegal MOTs amongst other dodgy deals at the garage. Back on the Cobbles, Debbie’s revealed to have booked Abi and co a family holiday in Mallorca as a treat.
But how will she react and will she go? She ends up spilling all to Kevin about the MOT scam only to realise he knew. Debbie urges her sister-in-law to think about things before ending her marriage, urging her to stay with Kevin.
But a chat with Carl sees Abi realise Kevin has been lying to her, so will she be tempted to move on with Carl? As the week goes on it’s clear the pair want to be together, continuing to meet up in secret but will they be rumbled?
Carl Webster and Abi Franklin’s affair is in full swing(Image: ITV)
Also next week Tracy Barlow sparks suspicions, and it would appear Jenny Connor has the hots for George Shuttleworth who is looking for love after his split from Eileen Grimshaw. Finally next week, Theo and Todd consider moving in together, but Theo remains irritated by Todd’s harmless antics at the stag do.
When Todd spends time with Summer Spellman Theo has enough, and refuses to join them. Things get worse when a moment with drunken Aadi leads to the latter falling and hitting his head, and Theo gets the blame.
As the police reveal there’s been a report of an incident at the precinct and he needs to answer some questions, Theo is led away to the station as seen by Billy Mayhew. But it’s when a comment is made about Theo having been involved in a “violent crime” in the past that Todd is left concerned and begins to investigate – but what will he find out?
British tourists heading over to one of the most popular cities in Europe have been warned over sly tactics many restaurants use to make foreigners spend more money
A new investigation has exposed France’s sneaky tactics to charge tourists more(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
UK holidaymakers have been urged to watch out for sneaky fees that could end up wreaking havoc on their finances. Last year, a whopping 48.7 million tourists flocked to the French city of Paris and its surrounding areas – marking a two per cent increase compared to 2023. Unable to resist the charm of strolling along the Seine, watching the Eiffel Tower sparkle, and eating their body weight in pastries and cheese – the iconic city is expecting an even stronger tourism rebound this year.
As romantic and enchanting as Paris may be, there’s no denying it’s an expensive city – one that can easily break the bank if you’re not careful. Of course, avoiding fancy restaurants and luxury hotels may help keep the price down.
Eating out in Paris may cost more than you think – especially if you’re not French(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
However, there’s also a secret tourist tax that’s recently been unearthed. It comes after one local pretended to be a visitor from the United States to see whether dining out is really a set price for all.
Local media outlet Le Parisien sent two journalists to a well-known eatery in the city to see whether they’d be charged the same for their identical order. It comes after the publication spotted a slew of complaints from international tourists online, arguing that waiters use sly tactics to get them to pay more.
Writer Mathiew Hennequin was disguised as an American tourist, donned in a baseball cap and an Eiffel Tower t-shirt, while Marc (who uses the alias Radin Malin, pretended to be a domestic tourist. The pair requested the same order: a lasagna, soda, and water.
The ‘American tourist’ was offered Coke in ‘Medium’ or ‘Large’ size, but after choosing ‘Medium’ was given a huge pint of Coke for €9.50. He was also charged €6 for a bottle of water. However, the French guinea pig received a can of Coke for just €6.50 and was provided with a free carafe of water, paying €9.50 less than the fake Yankee.
One reporter, disguised as an American tourist, was charged 50 per cent more than the French customer(Image: Getty Images)
In the same restaurant, the server offered the reporters ‘garlic bread’ without specifying that it was extra – but ended up charging the American €6 for the privilege. In another restaurant, the ‘American’ was told that service wasn’t included as part of the bill – which Franck Trouet of hotel and restaurant group GHR claims is ‘obviously false’.
The boss branded the findings a ‘disgrace’, adding: “You can’t even call these people waiters. You should know that in France, water and bread are free. One can refuse a bottle of water. The tip is to express thanks for the service if one is very satisfied: above all, it is not compulsory. This is not the United States.”
In both cases, the bill for the fake American tourist was 50 per cent more than that of the French customer. While this investigation didn’t use any reporters pretending to be British, it’s worth being careful when ordering food and drinks in the city to make sure you’re not being overcharged.
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Coronation Street spoilers for next week’s episodes reveal characters are hiding things, while more than one character takes revenge and there could be an exit on the ITV soap
Coronation Street spoilers for next week’s episodes reveal characters are hiding things(Image: ITV)
Spoilers for next week’s Coronation Street see drama, chaos and a new arrival, as well as an exit teased.
One character vows to leave amid a shock affair that threatens to tear a family apart. There’s a visit for one family from a relative, who makes their debut – played by an actress who has been on the ITV soap before.
Josephine Lloyd-Welcome will play Dev’s Aunty Rani, while she’s played different roles in the past on the ITV soap. More than one character takes revenge of sorts next week too, while there’s a discovery as we find out what Carla Connor has been hiding.
Let’s kick things off with the Websters, and an exit could be looming as an affair begins. With Kevin Webster still lying about his cancer results, making wife Abi Franklin believe he needs more treatment, his brother Carl Webster fights the urge to tell her the truth amid their secret feelings.
Abi does end up finding out the truth from someone else, confronting Kevin who admits his lie and explains he did it out of fear she would leave him for his brother Carl. He ends up pushing her straight into Carl’s arms though, and they begin to kiss passionately.
One character vows to leave amid a shock affair that threatens to tear a family apart(Image: ITV)
Despite their moment of intimacy, Carl tells Abi she would be right to stick with Kevin and that they should stay apart from now on. When Kevin sacks his brother from the garage after his recent dodgy dealings, Carl decides a fresh start is needed and he plans to move away from Weatherfield.
When Abi finds out she’s left gutted, but will Carl stay? And what will Abi do? Elsewhere, in the fallout to Lily Platt terrorising her cousin Sam Blakeman, he gets his own back next week with a fake story about a robbery at her home.
Lily’s left terrified unaware Sam has taken revenge after her recent behaviour. Soon, Sam is confiding in Toyah Battersby about his anxiety and his recent panic attacks – but will he tell his dad Nick?
There’s more drama for the Bailey family too, as James moves ahead with the adoption plans for his sister Dee-Dee’ daughter Laila, amid her torn over what she wants to do. Ed Bailey is keen for his kids to clear the air as they remain divided over Laila’s future, while James is plotting to leave – but will he take the baby with him?
Meanwhile Dee-Dee can’t help but smile when she bumps into newcomer Ollie who she recently met at the pub. There’s a new face on the show next week, as Dev’s aunt arrives ahead of his wedding to Bernie Winter.
When she shows up unannounced though the family panic, especially as Aunty Rani has offered to pay for the wedding – while Bernie and Dev’s son Aadi are still hiding the latter’s money issues. When Aunty Rani reveals her plan to create a spreadsheet detailing all the wedding costs so she can keep tabs on the amount she’s spent, Bernie and Aadi hide their dismay – but what are they up to?
There’s more trouble ahead for Todd Grimshaw and new partner Theo Silverton(Image: ITV)
There’s more trouble ahead for Todd Grimshaw and new partner Theo Silverton. Todd has to attend a restorative justice session with Noah, after he attacked him recently over his past with Theo.
Todd had seen him practicing conversion therapy on a member of the congregation and took action, after Noah pushed Theo into this years earlier. But there’s a bigger twist ahead when Noah seems to take payback, and maybe Theo’s wife Danielle does too.
It’s revealed they are dating, much to the horror of Todd and Theo given what Noah did. Theo ends up lashing out but accidentally hurts his son Miles leading to him being told he isn’t allowed to see his kids.
When Billy Mayhew tries to help with the situation it backfires, leaving Theo lashing out once more and telling lies – with Todd horrified. Finally next week, we learn what Carla was hiding from her partner Lisa Swain amid her turmoil over her past.
Skipping therapy, Lisa instead spends some time at her late wife Becky’s grave ahead of their anniversary. Carla supports Lisa, and as the day arrives Lisa is clearly struggling.
Carla and stepdaughter Betsy Swain are worried about Lisa, knowing she’s not doing well at all. Lisa insists she’s okay though and heads off for another therapy session.
She does open up to her therapist, with us finally realising what is bothering the detective. She confesses that she often wonders if there was more to Becky’s death than meets the eye. With questions continuing over whether Becky was corrupt or not, it’s clear she needs to know what really happened to Becky and what was going on with her wife before her death in order for her to move on.
Spoilers for next week’s Coronation Street see drama, chaos and a new arrival(Image: ITV)
She has no idea that Carla is on a mission to get her those answers, with her visiting Logan Radcliffe in prison who clearly knows something. Logan’s link to what happened to Becky was explored on the show earlier this year, while Betsy failed to get anything out of Logan.
Carla decides to try though, determined to help Lisa and get to the bottom of what really happened. Does she get anything out of Logan though? Later on the week, Lisa does some digging of her own.
She sneaks into DI Costello’s office and searches his email for any reference to Becky Swain. But will she find anything out and will she be caught? It seems she finds something out about Kit Green as she soon confronts her colleague.
She tells him she saw his name on the computer which stated that he had asked for access to Becky’s file. Having it out with Kit, it’s not revealed what he says or what this means, but she later tells Carla she cannot work with Kit anymore.
She slams the detective for going behind her back, unaware Carla, out of love, has done the same. But will Carla admit what she’s up to, and how will Lisa react?
During Love Island’s explosive Movie Night, Helena was exposed for calling her best friend Meg ‘a mug’ behind her back and criticising Dejon to others
22:14, 11 Jul 2025Updated 23:31, 11 Jul 2025
Love Island viewers are in for a treat as movie night airs tonight(Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
Love Island viewers were left cheering from their sofas during Movie Night as Helena’s true colours were finally exposed to the entire villa. Once seen as Meg’s closest friend, Helena’s behind-the-back digs were aired for everyone to see, revealing a brutal betrayal that stunned both Islanders and Love Island fans alike.
In a clip titled “Mugged Off,” Helena was seen calling Meg “a mug” for giving Dejon another chance, just hours after comforting her to her face. The footage also showed Helena slamming Dejon to other Islanders in private, creating further chaos in the already tense villa.
Meg looked shocked and visibly upset as the truth played out in front of her, while Dejon sat in silence, taking in the brutal commentary. Meanwhile, the rest of the group watched in awkward disbelief as Helena’s two-faced behaviour was laid bare on the big screen.
Helena was finally exposed (Image: ITV/Shutterstock)
Fans took to social media instantly to share their reactions. One viewer tweeted, “Helena got caught in 4K and it was beautiful to watch.” Another added, “Meg deserves better. That girl has been smiling in her face and stabbing her in the back.”
Someone else said: “OMG so happy Helena’s ways have finally been exposed.” Another echoed: “Meg can finally see how sneaky Helena and Harry actually are. Saying one thing to their face and another behind their backs. So weak.”
While Helena tried to defend herself after the screening, the damage appeared done. Many Islanders grew visibly cold toward her, with some questioning where her loyalties really lie.
Elsewhere, drama reached boiling point on Love Island tonight as the long-awaited Movie Night delivered one of the most explosive episodes of the season. Shocking footage from Casa Amor triggered a major fallout between Meg and Dejon, whose relationship now hangs in the balance.
Islanders gathered under the stars to watch secret clips from their time apart, but what was meant to be entertaining quickly turned tense. A montage of Dejon’s flirty behaviour, particularly his interactions with Andrada and Malisha, left Meg visibly shaken.
Meg was left in tears after Movie Night(Image: ITV)
“F**ing hell, any more flirting?”, Meg exclaimed after watching her partner entertain connections during Casa Amor. The comment sent a ripple through the group as Dejon attempted to defend himself, but the damage had already been done.
The tension escalated when Andrada, who had formed a connection with Dejon during Casa, was pulled into the confrontation. Putting her foot down, she said: “I’m going to stand my ground,” as Dejon tried to interject.
Later that evening, Meg pulled Dejon aside to confront him privately, accusing him of embarrassing her in front of the entire villa. “I feel violated in front of all of the girls,” she told him, holding back tears.
Dejon, seemingly caught off-guard by the intensity of her reaction, struggled to explain himself. He admitted to being confused, saying he didn’t know if he was truly being honest, with Meg or himself after his true actions were finally exposed to the girl he had been coupled up with from day one.
Meanwhile, social media lit up with mixed reactions. Some viewers backed Meg’s emotional response, while others questioned her decision to direct her anger at Andrada rather than Dejon. One viewer on X said: “Meg was WAY too calm for what she just saw. If I were her? Explosions. Nuclear. #LoveIsland”
Another echoed: “Dejon fumbled Meg for a Casa flirt and a laugh? Make it make sense. #MovieNightMadness.” Someone else added: “I actually think Meg was more mad at Andrada than Dejon?? Redirect that anger, babe.”
Elsewhere, another fan said: “Dejon is acting confused like he didn’t just get EXPOSED on the big screen. Please. And Andrada staying calm while getting glares from Meg is iconic.”
Love Island continues on Sunday night at 9pm on ITV and ITVX.
When the Dodgers left Los Angeles for their final road trip before the All-Star break last summer, they had a 55-36 record and a 7 1/2-game lead in the National League West.
When this year’s Dodgers land in Milwaukee on Sunday night to begin the last road trip before the All-Star break, their record will be a game better and their division lead about the same, pending the results of San Diego’s game Sunday night.
But if you take a good look under the hood, there are obvious — and worrying — differences between this year and last year.
Dodgers second baseman Hyeseong Kim strikes out in the seventh inning against the Houston Astros at Dodger Stadium Sunday.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
In 2024, the Dodgers had one of the best records in baseball against teams with a winning record. After Sunday’s 5-1 loss to the Houston Astros, this year’s team is just a game over .500 — 20-19 — against teams over .500. Those are the only kind of teams the Dodgers will face in the playoffs.
And it’s not just that they lose, it’s how they lose that’s troubling.
In losing three in a row for the first time since mid-May, the Dodgers were outscored 29-6 by the Astros. The sweep was Houston’s first in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium since 2008, when the team played in the National League.
Manager Dave Roberts, however, pronounced himself unconcerned.
“I know we’re a good team,” he said. “The point is to win as many games in the regular season as possible. I really don’t care who we beat, I just want to win more games than anyone.
“So right now, or even going forward, I don’t pay too much attention to that.”
Look a little deeper, though, and there are other concerns. The Dodgers’ injured list, already as crowded as a Beyoncé concert — it swelled to 12 players with Max Muncy’s addition Thursday — could get even larger this week depending on the health of outfielder Teoscar Hernández and utility player Tommy Edman.
Teoscar Hernández, who fouled a ball off his left foot Saturday, spent 13 days on the IL with a groin problem in May and has been troubled by that injury and a nagging hip-flexor issue that could be behind a slump that has seen him hit .188/.240/.321 over his last 30 games. Edman didn’t play Sunday after a ball off the small toe on his right foot over the weekend. Both players had MRI scans Sunday with Edman’s showing a fracture of the toe.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is called out by umpire Paul Clemons during the eighth inning of a loss to the Astros at Dodger Stadium Sunday.
(Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
Kiké Hernández has been battling a sore left elbow that affects his swing for about a month. He may have to be shut down to let it heal.
“There is talk about one of those guys potentially going on the IL,” Roberts said. “I don’t see it being Tommy but we’re still kind of trying to figure that out. And then who would we bring [up]?”
With those three unavailable, the only player Roberts had on the bench Sunday was catcher Will Smith. And with the rotation still missing four starters to injury, he gave the ball to right-hander Emmet Sheehan, who had thrown just four big-innings all season.
That left manager Dave Roberts with a short bench. And with the rotation still missing four starters to injury, he gave the ball to right-hander Emmet Sheehan, who had thrown just four big-league innings all season.
Sheehan went one better Sunday, yielding just a run on five hits over five innings. But his teammates did little against Houston starter Ryan Gusto (6-3), who gave up four hits — including a run-scoring double to Dalton Rushing — over a season-high six innings.
Will Klein came on in favor of Sheehan to start the sixth and after two quick outs, the Astros loaded the bases on a double, a hit batter and an infield single. Klein (1-1) then walked Zack Short on a 3-2 pitch to force in the go-ahead run.
The Astros padded their lead with back-to-back homers from Christian Walker and Yainer Díaz to start the seventh off reliever Tanner Scott.
Jose Altuve closed the scoring with another solo homer off Anthony Banda in the ninth.
MI5 head Sir Ken McCallum said the Security Service would co-operate fully with the new investigation
The High Court has ordered a “robust and independent” new investigation into how MI5 gave false evidence to multiple courts, after rejecting two official inquiries provided by the Security Service as seriously “deficient”.
The two reviews took place after the BBC revealed MI5 had lied to three courts in a case concerning a neo-Nazi state agent who abused women.
A panel of three senior judges said it would be “premature” to decide whether to begin contempt of court proceedings against any individuals before the new investigation was complete.
They also “commended” the BBC for “bringing these matters to light”.
The two official inquiries, one of which was commissioned by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, absolved MI5 and its officers of deliberate wrongdoing.
But the judgement concludes that the “investigations carried out by MI5 to date suffer from serious procedural deficiencies” and that “we cannot rely on their conclusions”.
The three judges – England and Wales’ most senior judge, Lady Chief Justice Baroness Sue Carr, President of the King’s Bench Division Dame Victoria Sharp and Mr Justice Chamberlain, said: “It is to be hoped that events such as these will never be repeated.”
Their judgement says the new investigation should be carried out under the auspices of the Investigatory Powers Commissioner Sir Brian Leveson, who has oversight of MI5’s surveillance activities. His office, IPCO, was also provided with false evidence by MI5 in the case.
MI5 director general Sir Ken McCallum repeated his “full and unreserved apology for the errors made in these proceedings”.
He said resolving this matter was “of the highest priority for MI5” and that they would co-operate fully with IPCO.
“MI5’s job is to keep the country safe. Maintaining the trust of the courts is essential to that mission,” he said.
A BBC spokesperson said: “We are pleased this decision has been reached and that the key role of our journalist Daniel De Simone in bringing this to light has been acknowledged by the judges.
“We believe our journalism on this story has always been in the highest public interest.”
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The panel of judges hearing the case was Lady Chief Justice Baroness Sue Carr (centre), Mr Justice Chamberlain and President of the King’s Bench Division Dame Victoria Sharp
The case began in 2022 with an attempt to block the BBC from publishing a story about a neo-Nazi agent known as X. It has become a major test of how the courts view MI5 and the credibility of its evidence.
MI5 gave evidence to three courts, saying that it had never breached its core secrecy policy of neither confirming nor denying (NCND) that X was a state agent.
An MI5 officer had confirmed the agent’s status as he tried to persuade me to drop an investigation into X, a violent misogynist who used his Security Service role to coerce and terrify his former girlfriend, known publicly as “Beth”.
The two official inquiries criticised by the High Court were an internal MI5 inquiry and an “external” investigation by the government’s former chief lawyer, Sir Jonathan Jones KC. The latter was commissioned by the home sectary and Sir Ken.
But the judgement said that “there was in our view a fundamental incoherence in Sir Jonathan’s terms of reference”.
Beth has called for a public apology by MI5
The ruling said he was asked to establish the facts of what happened but not to “make findings about why specific individuals did or did not do certain things”.
However, the judges said Sir Jonathan nevertheless “did make findings” that there was no deliberate attempt by anyone to mislead the court – without ever speaking to an MI5 officer at the centre of the case and without considering key additional BBC evidence about what took place.
The judgement also found that MI5’s director general of strategy, who is the organisation’s third-in-command, gave misleading assurances to the court in a witness statement.
He said its original explanations were “a fair and accurate account” of secret material which, at that point, had not been disclosed.
The court forced the government and MI5 to hand over the material, and the judges concluded that MI5’s explanations were not “fair and accurate” and “omitted several critical matters” – including that IPCO had been misled and what was known by several MI5 officers at relevant times.
Their judgement said that it was “regrettable that MI5’s explanations to this court were given in a piecemeal and unsatisfactory way – and only following the repeated intervention of the court”.
“The impression has been created that the true circumstances in which false evidence came to be given have had to be extracted from, not volunteered by, MI5,” they said.
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Today’s highly critical judgement also found:
In this one case MI5 has misled two separate branches of the High Court, as well as the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, and security cleared barristers representing the BBC known as special advocates
MI5’s core NCND secrecy policy about the status of agents was maintained in the legal proceedings long after “any justification for its maintenance had disappeared”
The BBC and I, as well as our lawyers and special advocates, should be “commended” for the “central role” we have played in bringing these matters to light
The judgement said that a “major” failing by the official reviews is that they did not contact me, despite the fact I was the other person involved in the key events.
The judges said that, having “considered carefully” further evidence I submitted in response to the reviews – such as records and notes that showed both reviews included false statements – it “paints a significantly different picture” to the one presented by MI5.
They added that they accepted the internal investigators and Sir Jonathan in the external review later considered my evidence “in good faith”.
But they said that because they had already reached a conclusion that there had been no deliberate attempt to mislead the court, they would “inevitably find it difficult” to revise those conclusions in the light of evidence which “fundamentally affects” the basis of their conclusions.
Alfie Moon is currently hiding a big secret from his wife Kat in EastEnders, but next week his lie is set to be exposed – leading up to a return for Zoe Slater
It’s set to be another huge week in EastEnders next week, as Alfie’s huge lie is exposed. Just days after his third marriage to Kat, Alfie revealed he was off to Australia to see Spencer – starting their marriage off on a huge lie.
Viewers however, know he’s headed off to Barcelona to try and find Zoe Slater, after she left Stacey’s London flat following a close run in with her mother, Kat. We know Zoe will be back to reprise her role full-time, but with recent events – it looks like we could be seeing her on screen soon.
Kat seems to be catching on to the lie, as she this week, she revealed she hadn’t spoken to Alfie, and Spencer was acting shifty when she called.
Stacey tells Kat she hasn’t heard from Alfie – despite speaking to him on the phone(Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
Now, spoilers for next week reveal his lie is set to be rumbled. Stacey Slater returns when Kat expresses her upset about recent events. Stacey covers that she hasn’t heard from Alfie – but Jean later accidentally exposes her when she reveals Stacey took a call from Alfie in the morning.
A furious Kat once again rings her brother-in-law Spencer to demand answers, and it then becomes apparent that Alfie isn’t in Australia after all.
Of course, Kat heads off to confront Stacey about the huge lie – but will she find out the truth?
Earlier this month, Michelle Ryan left EastEnders fans stunned when she made her shock return as Zoe Slater after two decades away from Albert Square. Michelle featured in two episodes in Stacey’s flat before heading off to Barcelona – but it’s been confirmed it’s not the last we’ll see of her.
It’s been released that Zoe will be making a permanent return back to the soap, in scenes airing later in the summer. Those who have been keeping an eye on Michelle’s Instagram story will know the star has already started filming.
Kat will soon find out that Alfie is lying about his whereabouts (Image: CREDIT LINE:BBC/Jack Barnes/Kieron McCarron)
We know the soaps film around 6-8 weeks in advance, which means we can expect to see Zoe onscreen around that time frame, in late summer.
Not much has been given away about how Zoe’s return will go down, but it’s safe to say she’ll be bumping into her mother Kat Slater at some point.
Zoe’s return marked new executive producer Ben Wadey’s first episode in charge, as he teased exciting things to come for the character.
Speaking on the huge moment, he said: “Before I even stepped into the role, Zoe Slater was on my wish-list of returnees as although we haven’t seen her on screen for twenty years, her character has transcended time due to her popular storylines.
“I was absolutely delighted when Michelle agreed to return, and I’m thrilled to welcome her back to Walford. Whilst I can’t say too much at this stage, Zoe’s return is just one of the many exciting storylines we have planned.”
Through the 12 days of the recent Israel-Iran conflict, China moved quickly to position itself as a potential mediator and voice of reason amid a spiralling regional crisis.
The day after Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran on June 13, Beijing reached out to both sides to express its desire for a mediated solution even as the country’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, condemned Israel’s actions as a violation of international law.
Chinese President Xi Jinping soon followed with calls for de-escalation, while at the United Nations Security Council, China joined Russia and Pakistan in calling for an “immediate and unconditional ceasefire”.
When Iran threatened to blockade the strategically important Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil passes, Beijing was also quick to speak out.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs instead called for the “international community to step up efforts to de-escalate conflicts and prevent regional turmoil from having a greater impact on global economic development”.
Beijing’s stance throughout the conflict remained true to its longstanding noninterference approach to foreign hostilities. But experts say it did little to help shore up its ambition of becoming an influential player in the Middle East, and instead exposed the limitations of its clout in the region.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, centre, welcomes Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, right, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, left, before a meeting regarding the Iranian nuclear issue on March 14, 2025, in Beijing, China [Pool via Reuters]
Why China was worried
Unlike some countries, and the United States in particular, China traditionally approaches foreign policy “through a lens of strategic pragmatism rather than ideological solidarity”, said Evangeline Cheng, a research associate at the National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute.
This approach means China will always focus on protecting its economic interests, of which it has many in the Middle East, Cheng told Al Jazeera.
China has investments in Israel’s burgeoning tech sector and its Belt and Road infrastructure project spans Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Iraq, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.
Critically, China relies on the Middle East for more than half of its crude oil imports, and it’s the top consumer of Iranian oil. A protracted war would have disrupted its oil supplies, as would an Iranian blockade of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz – something threatened by Tehran’s parliament during the conflict.
“War and security instability not only undermines Chinese investment and trade and business… but also the oil price and gas energy security in general,” said Alam Saleh, a senior Lecturer in Iranian Studies at the Australian National University.
“Therefore, China seeks stability, and it disagrees and opposes any kind of military solution for any type of conflict and confrontations, no matter with whom,” he said.
John Gong, a professor of economics at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, told Al Jazeera that China’s top concern through the conflict was to avoid “skyrocketing oil prices” that would threaten its energy security.
Aware of China’s friendly relations with Iran and Beijing’s economic fears, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Beijing to keep Tehran from closing the Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire negotiations stumbled forward this week.
It was a brief moment of acknowledgement of Beijing’s influence, but experts say China’s overall diplomatic influence remains limited.
“China’s offer to mediate highlights its desire to be seen as a responsible global player, but its actual leverage remains limited,” Cheng said. “Without military capabilities or deep political influence in the region, and with Israel wary of Beijing’s ties to Iran, China’s role is necessarily constrained.”
To be sure, Beijing has demonstrated its ability to broker major diplomatic deals in the region. In 2023, it mediated the normalisation of relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia. While seen as a huge diplomatic win for China, experts say Beijing owed much of its success to fellow mediators, Oman and Iraq. China also mediated an agreement between Palestinian factions, including Hamas and Fatah, in July 2024, under which they committed to working together on Gaza’s governance after the end of Israel’s ongoing war on the enclave.
But William Yang, a senior analyst for Northeast Asia at the Brussels-based International Crisis Group, said the odds were stacked against China from the beginning of the latest conflict due to Israel’s wariness towards its relationship with Iran.
In 2021, China and Iran signed a 25-year “strategic partnership”, and Iran is an active participant in the Belt and Road project. Iran has also joined the Beijing-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and this year took part in China’s “Maritime Security Belt” naval exercises.
Iran’s “resolute opposition to American hegemony” also aligns well with China’s diplomatic interests more broadly, compared with Israel’s close ties to the US, Yang said.
Iran’s late Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, right, and China’s then-Foreign Minister Qin Gang during a meeting in Beijing, China, in April 2023 [Handout/Iran’s Foreign Ministry/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters]
China’s dilemma
It’s a scenario that could be repeated in the future, he said.
“This case also reinforces the dilemma that China faces: while it wants to be viewed as a great power that is capable of mediating in major global conflicts, its close relationship with specific parties in some of the ongoing conflicts diminishes Beijing’s ability to play such a role,” Yang said.
For now, Beijing will continue to rely on the US as a security guarantor in the region, he added.
“It’s clear that China will continue to focus on deepening economic engagement with countries in the Middle East while taking advantage of the US presence in the region, which remains the primary security guarantor for regional countries,” Yang said.
“On the other hand, the US involvement in the conflict, including changing the course of the war by bombing Iranian nuclear sites, creates the condition for China to take the moral high ground in the diplomatic sphere and present itself as the more restrained, calm and responsible major power,” he said.
Emmerdale’s Joe Tate is suspicious that love rival Billy Fletcher is out to get him in a revenge storyline after realising someone was targeting him on the ITV soap
There was a new mystery unfolding on Emmerdale this week, with Joe Tate the target of some worrying behaviour(Image: ITV)
There was a new mystery unfolding on Emmerdale this week, with Joe Tate the target of some worrying behaviour.
The character has created multiple enemies of recent, resulting in him being shoved out of a window at Home Farm. While it was fling and now partner Dawn Taylor who confessed to the crime, plenty of other people wanted him dead.
While that storyline has died down now and Joe has recovered, it seems someone else is wanting payback. Joe was left furious to find his car had been keyed this week, and then on Wednesday night there was more signs that someone was out to get him.
Joe realised someone had been in his room while he was out, noticing his medication had been taken. He confided in Sam Dingle about it, and revealed that someone had moved things around, taken things that he needed, and had even opened the window.
He immediately suspected Billy was to blame, but Sam was adamant he wouldn’t have done it. Sam did advise him to have it out with his love rival though to put a stop to the drama.
Things didn’t go well though and Joe, sending accusations Billy’s way, was confronted by both him and Kerry Wyatt. Not getting the desired reaction Joe took action, meeting up with his accomplice Shaun and telling him he wanted Billy to be taught a lesson.
Emmerdale’s Joe Tate is suspicious that love rival Billy Fletcher is out to get him in a revenge storyline(Image: ITV)
So is Billy in serious danger? Either way, fans are convinced that Billy isn’t lying and is actually innocent. So if not Billy, then who is targeting Joe and why?
Viewers are suspicious of two characters in particular, both of whom blame Joe for the deaths of three characters including someone close to them. Joe caused the drugging of his brother Noah Dingle, leading to him wandering out into the road on the night of the limo crash.
As driver Charity Dingle swerved to avoid hitting her son Noah, she crashed onto an icy lake. The accident caused the deaths of Leyla Harding, Suzy Merton and Amy Wyatt.
At the recent party where Joe was exposed for what happened that night, Amy’s mother Kerry made it clear she wanted payback. Amy’s husband Matty Barton was also distraught and wanted Joe to face up to his actions.
Viewers are suspicious of two characters in particular(Image: ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
So with both of them wanting Joe to pay, could it be one or both of them who are out to get him? Viewers certainly think this could be the case, naming these two characters as the likely culprits.
One fan posted on social media: “So the person who is haunting Joe is either Kerry or Matty.” Another viewer agreed with the theory, saying: “I think Kerry or Matty or someone from the party still wanting revenge.”
A TEACHER’S secret OnlyFans account was exposed by kids “excitedly” sharing the X-rated snaps around school.
Kirsty Buchan, also known as Jessica Jackrabbit x, was a staff member at Bannerman High School, in Glasgow, when she joined the adult platform.
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The former teacher resigned after her OnlyFans profile was discoveredCredit: Kirsty Buchan
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The 34-year-old was today struck off from the profession by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS)Credit: Kirsty Buchan
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The mum-of-one taught Physics at Bannerman High School, in GlasgowCredit: Kirsty Buchan
A disciplinary hearing was told the mum-of-one’s profile was discovered by pupils in 2022 and reported to headteacher Seonaidh Black.
Pictures of Ms Buchan, 34, “posing in lingerie” were handed over by shocked students.
In her bio she admitted to being a “good teacher gone bad… really bad”.
The profile was also easily accessible, requiring no payment or sign up.
Ms Black told the hearing: “I was approached by some S5 and S6 boys, who were very excited.
“They were saying things like, ‘Have you heard the news’. I said something like ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about’ as I did not want to engage them in this kind of conversation.
“I was then told something like, ‘If you haven’t heard, when you do, you’re going to go ballistic. Look out for Jessica Jackrabbit’.
“As I came back into the building, at least two staff stopped to ask me if I knew about Kirsty. It was obvious at this point that everyone knew what was going on.”
Ms Buchan, who had originally been a pupil at the school before teaching there, did not attend the hearing.
In her absence, the headteacher described the OnlyFans model as a “teacher who wanted to do a good job”.
Glamorous futsal player who was sacked after OnlyFans posts now earning 100 times more selling adult content
However there had been several occasions when she “was not always clear on boundaries”.
She told the panel she was referring to “having poor judgement” when it came to being open about sharing her social media with pupils.
One concerned mother had even contacted Ms Black and reported how her son left messages for Ms Buchan on her OnlyFans profile.
The 34-year-old quit her job shortly after her adult content platform was discovered.
She claimed to rake in £60,000 in just one month through her X-rated page.
Ms Buchan argued she signed up because she needed some extra cash after her wages decreased.
Ms Black added how “there’s still talk” about the ordeal now.
Hannah Oakley, who investigated the case for GTCS, told the hearing Ms Buchan did not “ensure that her profile picture and bio” was not accessible to those under 18.
The panel found all allegations to be proven and she was today struck off from the profession by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS).
Panel member Mr Burton said she was unfit to teach and there was a “significant blurring of boundaries between her private life and her professional life”.
He added how she “used her profession in her bio as a selling tool”.
Mr Burton said Ms Buchan’s actions were “fundamentally incompatible with being a registered teacher”.
DI Alistair Banks’ sick exploitation gang has finally been exposed and the corrupt copper has seemingly met a grisly end in Hollyoaks but fans think he’s not the only one
Hollyoaks fans are concerned Dodger Savage has been killed off
Hollyoaks fans have all said the same thing after the latest “insane” episode.
During Wednesday’s (May 28) dramatic episode, which is available to watch on Channel 4’s website, corrupt copper DI Alistair Banks (Drew Cain) put the lives of Vicky Grant (Anya Lawrence), Dillon Ray (Nathaniel Dass) and Frankie Osborne (Isabelle Smith) in more jeopardy.
Rex Gallagher (Jonny Labey) told Dodger Savage (Danny Mac) about a private auction site he’s sure DI Banks will be using to sell the teens.
At The Loft, DI Banks started the bidding with Vicky and Rex and Dodger tried to be the highest bidders but to no avail. However, Dillon assured Frankie that he had a plan and tried to create a distraction.
DI Banks caught Dodger and passed him onto his cronies to deal with him
Dodger figured out their location and called for back up and an oblivious DI Banks called his mysterious wife to inform her that they’ll be on the move with their money soon.
Ste Hay (Kieron Richardson) was horrified to find his boyfriend Rex bidding on Dillon and demanded answers and Rex finally told Ste thetruth that he was part of the gang and begged for forgiveness but Ste cut all ties with him, labelling him a predator.
The lights got cut off at The Loft and an armed DI Banks went to search the area. He caught Dodger in the act and passed him onto his cronies to deal with him.
DI Banks was shot by three different guns at once
Dillon, Frankie and Vicky found weapons and hid from Banks. Vicky made a distraction as Frankie attempted to unlock the door but DI Banks caught her. All the teens fired their guns and DI Banks collapsed to the floor.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, after watching the dramatic episode, one fan penned: “Insane episode omg. #Hollyoaks” Another added: “What an episode!!! #hollyoaks.”
Frankie, Vicky and Dillon looked over DI Banks’ lifeless body after they three of them shot him
A third persons said: “I have never been so nervous for an episode before omfg!! it was so dark and intense and that ending?? just wow!! amazing episode.”
With DS Banks believed to be dead, fans have been left concerned for hero Dodger. One social media user wrote: “I fear we all got distracted by the everything to realise we don’t know Dodgers fate and now I’m scared they killed Dodger.”
Another added: “Please tell me they didn’t kill Dodger off. #Hollyoaks.” A third wrote: “Im sad now please no Dodger! i need to know what happened to him! #hollyoaks.”
Hollyoaks airs Monday to Wednesday on E4 at 7pm and first look episodes can be streamed Channel 4 from 7am
