Klaudia’s mum told followers ‘she is my angel, my world, my everything’

A mother has spoken publicly for the first time after her influencer daughter was left in a critical condition following a collision outside a Soho nightclub.

Klaudia Zakrzewska, known to her online followers as Klaudiaglam , was among three pedestrians injured in central London in the early hours of Sunday morning (April 19).

Gabrielle Carrington, 29, a former X Factor contestant who performs under the name RIELLEUK, has since been charged with attempted murder. She appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

For the first time since the incident, Klaudia’s mother has provided a heartbreaking update, calling for the 30-year-old influencer’s followers to pray for her daughter after false rumours claimed she had died.

“There is hope still, we pray. My dear family and friends. I’m asking from the deepest place in my heart — please keep my beautiful daughter Klaudia in your prayers right now,” she said, writing on Klaudiaglam’s Instragram story.

“She is my angel, my world, my everything, and she needs all the love, strength, and healing we can send her.

“Please lift her in your prayers—for comfort, protection, and strength during this difficult time. Your love and support mean more to me than words can express. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”

Polish-born Klaudia, who boasts more than 258,000 followers on Instagram, had been at the Inca nightclub with friends on the night of the crash. She remained in hospital today in a critical condition. A security guard stood close to Klaudia at the time has been left with “life-changing injuries” after the incident.

Anoosh Chaichy, 56, from Edgware, in north London, was injured as tried to move his e-scooter from the scene. Carrington appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, raising questions online as she made a heart gesture from the dock.

Dressed in grey, she stood with her hands on her hips as District Judge Nina Tempia remanded her in custody, where she will be kept until the next court hearing at the Old Bailey on May 19.

“A woman has been charged with attempted murder following a serious collision in Westminster,” a statement made by the Met Police confirmed on Tuesday.

“At around 04:30hrs on Sunday, 19 April, officers were called to Argyll Street following reports that a car had been involved in a collision with pedestrians. Police attended with the London Ambulance Service, a woman in her 30’s remains in a life-threatening condition.

“In the same collision, a man in his 50s sustained life-changing injuries and was taken to hospital. A third woman, aged in her 30s, was treated for minor injuries.

“Gabrielle Carrington, 29 (06.11.96), of Manchester, has been charged with attempted murder, grievous bodily harm with intent, actual bodily harm, dangerous driving and drink driving. She has been remanded in custody ahead of her first appearance at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 21 April. The incident is not being treated as terrorism-related.”

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City of York Council’s executive has approved a new strategy to move forward with plans to build 315 affordable homes across five sites, but highly energy-efficient Passivhaus standards have been ditched.

Cllr Michael Pavlovic, the council’s Labour housing spokesperson, said they were taking a prudent approach which recognised the current realities of the construction sector.

But Liberal Democrat opposition leader Cllr Nigel Ayre said the stubborn insistence on only building affordable homes on council sites meant none would be built during the administration’s current term.

The new strategy approved on Tuesday, April 14 is set to see affordable homes planned for council-owned sites built to Homes England’s Healthy Homes Standards going forward.

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It comes after a council report on the plans stated current requirements to build them to Passivhaus standards had struggled to attract interest from construction firms.

The report added the lack of interest was due to current market conditions in the industry and the complexity of building homes to Passivhaus standards.

Homes built in line with Passivhaus codes consume up to 90 per cent less energy than typical houses.

Recent procurement efforts to build 101 affordable homes in Ordnance Lane, Fulford failed to award a contract almost two years after plans for the site were approved in August 2024.

Ordnance Lane is among the sites where 315 affordable homes are planned, with the other four at Castle Mills, Lowfield, Manor School and Willow House.

An impression showing how homes planned at Ordnance Lane, off Fulford Road in York, could look. (Image: City of York Council)

Plans approved at the executive meeting are set to see the council appoint a commercial Strategic Delivery Partner to get homes on the sites built.

The meeting heard the model, which would see the council keep control of over the schemes on each site, aimed to reduce risk and provide more certainty to developers.

Estimated timescales for work on council-owned sites would see preparatory work at the Ordnance Lane and Willow House sites start in spring next year, with local elections set for May.

Cllr Pavlovic said the administration recognised that previous procurement efforts had failed and that a new approach was needed.

The executive member said: “This isn’t just paying lip service to social housing, this is the biggest council house building programme for a generation.

“The best way of doing that is to have a strategic partner that works alongside us to deliver genuinely affordable, warm and healthy homes that meet the needs of York’s growing population and hard-pressed residents.”

Cllr Ayre said the council was further away from building homes than it had been when Labour took office in 2023.

He said: “This executive’s reverse Midas touch has brought delivery to a crushing halt.

“The shift away from Passivhaus to the weaker Healthy Homes standards is a direct result of the insistence on 100 per cent of homes of council-owned sites being affordable.”

Call the Midwife star Jessica Raine leads the cast of BBC’s new eight-part drama Two Weeks in August

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The BBC has released a first glimpse at a Call the Midwife actress’ thrilling new eight-part series.

Written and created by Sally4Ever’s Catherine Shepherd, the new ‘witty and painfully relatable’ series Two Weeks in August boasts an all-star cast and follows a group of friends who reunite for a summer getaway.

Headlining the cast is Call the Midwife’s Jessica Raine, who portrayed Nurse Jennifer Lee in the beloved BBC medical drama, as she steps into the role of Zoe. The 43 year old actress has previously appeared in Patrick Melrose and The Devil’s Hour.

Joining Jessica is Brassic and Bergerac star Damien Molony, who takes on the role of Dan. Further cast members include The Good Doctor and Misfits actress Antonia Thomas as Jess, Marcella’s Nicholas Pinnock as Solomon, I Hate Suzie’s Leila Farzad as Nat and Fleabag’s Hugh Skinner as Jacob.

Rounding out the impressive ensemble are Dracula’s Dolly Wells, Baby Reindeer’s Tom Goodman-Hill, Mary and George’s Dylan Brady, Gangs of London’s Maria Almeida, The Lost Boys’ Khalil Gharbia, The New Look’s Florence Banks, Industry’s Sonny Poon Tip and Doctor Who’s Cassius Hackforth, reports the Mirror.

In the newly released images from Two Weeks in August, Zoe and Dan are pictured on an afternoon stroll, while Zoe is also seen contemplating life from atop a rocky outcrop.

Elsewhere, Jess lounges poolside as Solomon takes a swim. Additional shots capture Nat and Jacob soaking up the villa’s views, while the group of friends head to a party “they’ll never forget”.

A synopsis for the new series reveals: “Set in Greece, Two Weeks in August tells the story of a woman who goes on holiday with her family and friends to rediscover joy in her life. But, here in paradise, what starts with an illicit kiss quickly turns the dream vacation into a nightmare.

“Zoe begins to act on her deepest desires and the holiday she hoped for becomes a reckoning for a group of adults who refuse to grow up.

“When they discover they are trapped on the island, and become faced with real life-or-death situations, the group soon turn on each other to find out who is to blame.

“Is Zoe responsible for the drama and destruction around her or, as heaven turns to hell, are bigger forces at play? We are in Greece after all, the land of the ancient Gods…”

Tom George, known for his work on This Country and Sherwood, serves as lead director for Two Weeks in August, helming episodes one through four. Matthew Moore from Colin from Accounts directed episodes five through eight. Production took place in Malta and Gozo last year.

All episodes of Two Weeks in August will be available on BBC iPlayer next month and will air at 9pm on BBC One.

Elsewhere, England are down to a near fourth-choice second row combination, with Lilli Ives Campion, who has suffered a knee injury, becoming the latest lock to be sidelined.

Zoe Stratford, Abbie Ward and Rosie Galligan are all pregnant, while Morwenna Talling has been ruled out of the tournament with a leg injury sustained in the opening-weekend win over Ireland.

Abi Burton, a back row, and Delaney Burns, who won the most recent of her three previous caps back in 2023, will be paired in the engine room.

The fly-half shirt changes hands once more with Holly Aitchison back in at 10 in place of rival Zoe Harrison.

Props MacKenzie Carson and Sarah Bern are promoted off the bench and into the starting line-up along with 113-cap flanker Marlie Packer.

Despite the disruption and debuts, England’s strength in depth is likely to be enough to see off a Wales side who have finished bottom of the table in the past two Six Nations campaigns.

England: Kildunne; David, Jones (capt), Rowland, Moloney-MacDonald; Aitchison, L Packer; Carson, Cokayne, Bern, Burton, Burns, Kabeya, M Packer, Feaunati.

Replacements: Powell, Clifford, Muir, Lutui, Short, Robinson, Harrison, Breach

Chelsea fans may opt for perspective for their own sanity. Unlike their north London rivals Tottenham, their club is not facing the real prospect of relegation – things could always be worse. But the reality is Tuesday night’s spineless display at Brighton took Chelsea to a low not suffered since the sinking of the Titanic. This is a club in crisis.

Anguish at the Amex was only the latest blow in a cataclysmic run of form, one that has occurred at the most important stage of the season. A run of five league losses on the bounce, all without scoring a goal, has all but ended the Blues’ hopes of finishing inside the top five.

The drop-off under Liam Rosenior, dismissed from his role on Wednesday, in recent weeks has coincided with the ramping up of fan protests against Chelsea’s ownership. “This is not about short-term results,” a Chelsea Supporters’ Trust spokesperson said. “It is about trust, and at this moment in time, that trust has not been earned.”

There are now more fractures than ever within a team that has had £1.87bn pumped into it since the arrival of BlueCo four years ago. A second manager this season has been moved on. Top players are opening the door to moves away as the club nears another dismal finish in this maligned era, which has only delivered Champions League qualification once. So who is to blame?

When assessing Chelsea’s failings of recent years, most will point the finger straight to the top.

BlueCo’s strategy has been nothing short of disastrous since taking over, as first evidenced solely by performance. A team that was once branded the “blue billion-pound bottle jobs” are close to becoming the two-billion-pound bottle jobs. For all their investment in players, Chelsea should now be fighting for the title – but after four years, they still can’t safely secure a place at Europe’s top table.

Central to their transfer shortcomings is the heavy emphasis on acquiring young talent. More than £1bn has been spent on players 24 and under, having splashed out more on teenagers than the rest of the Premier League’s “big six” combined. It’s a strategy harnessed by many a Fifa Career Mode player over the years – buying footballers with high potential under the assumption it will be reached – but in the real game, BlueCo has proved it as largely ineffective.

Of the 52 signings sanctioned by Todd Boehly since the summer of 2022, just four have gone on to become indispensable: Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Marc Cucurella and Cole Palmer. Brazilian sensation Estevao looks set to become a fifth rare success story for the ownership once he’s fully unleashed – the 18-year-old is still currently having his minutes managed. This hit rate does not justify the five sporting directors – primarily Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, supported by Joe Shields, Sam Jewell and Dave Fallows – that formulate the club’s recruitment.

And from the wheat, there’s a whole lot of chaff. A raft of big-money signings have simply gone on to become fringe players; a trend that again shows issues with recruitment rather than the players themselves. The likes of Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia – signed for a combined £124m – almost instantly became glued to the treatment table, raising questions about how either of them passed their medicals. And when it comes to all that youth investment, the majority are shipped out without making a dent on the team; their only real impact being a collective one, as managers have wrapped their heads around an unbelievably bloated squad. It’s something that Enzo Maresca was vocal about, leading to the creation of a “bomb squad”.

Some of these youngsters are admittedly sold for a profit despite barely playing, which you could call good business. But when taking a glance at the books, you can’t really give BlueCo much credit in that regard.

A report by The Athletic highlights that Chelsea’s operating losses under BlueCo over the past three years total £689m – or £692,000 every single day. BlueCo has taken on £1.39bn in debt to fund its activities. Crucially, the return on investment just doesn’t seem to be there, either on or off the pitch – Chelsea’s commercial income of £200.9m trails their nearest “big six” rival by over £60m. Behdad Eghbali has previously made the point that the club were poorly managed from a commercial point of view under Roman Abramovich. Stones in glass houses.

The pitfalls of Chelsea’s operation warrant the protests that have intensified in recent weeks. It is undeniable that this is the root cause of their long-term problems. But for this particular crisis in performance, other individuals must be subject to accountability.

Some of the club’s top stars have not exactly helped the cause with their off-field antics. Fernandez wound up with a two-match internal ban for courting Real Madrid in an interview. The Argentinian, who cost Chelsea £106.8m and could very well leave for significantly less than that in the summer, is back with the squad but looked despondent with the club’s state of affairs after full-time against Brighton. He was shrugging his shoulders to the away fans, almost as if to ask: “What more can I do?” BlueCo may argue that toeing the line would have helped.

Cucurella, meanwhile, has publicly questioned the project, namely the club’s decision to fire Maresca mid-season, and is this week facing further scrutiny after reports that his barber leaked the team news for the Brighton trip. “[Cole] Palmer and Joao Pedro injured tonight. There’s your exclusive,” he posted on X, accompanied by an image of the left-back getting his hair cut.

Blame also must lie in the dugout. Rosenior is a young manager at 41 and feels a victim of being groomed for this role by BlueCo – from the outset, it seemed this step up had come way too soon. He was thrown into the deep end thanks to the petulance of his predecessor, with Maresca’s press conference rants putting his bosses in a very difficult position. For all his managerial prowess, the Italian left having created instability.

But despite a promising start in the hot seat, Rosenior’s inexperience has been shown by how his team have responded to adversity. Past weeks have been defined by muddled tactics and a lack of fight. There had been speculation, denied by the club, that he has lost the dressing room, something which may have coincided with him ditching his policy of defending his players no matter what. “To be even accused of throwing the towel in is unacceptable,” he fumed after the fateful Brighton loss.

The decision of Chelsea’s hierarchy to part ways with Rosenior just four months after he was brought in as BlueCo’s own pet project was, in a way, understandable. But that’s inherently what it comes down to – Chelsea are in this mess because of the decisions of their owners.

This is their making, this is their fault – and the project has reached breaking point. BlueCo is already fighting a civil war against an enraged fanbase in Strasbourg, whose supporters loathe their perceived “pawn of Chelsea” status under multi-club ownership. A similar mutiny is brewing at Stamford Bridge.

During pregnancy, a mother’s body undergoes vast structural and functional changes. But what many might not know is that the after-effects of these changes can last long after giving birth – and can even result in the development of new health conditions.

Here are just a few of the common conditions a mother can develop after giving birth:

1. Gallstones

One common condition that arises after pregnancy is gallstones. Approximately 12% of women are affected.

Gallstones are hard deposits commonly made of cholesterol that form in the gallbladder (an organ that releases bile to help the body digest fats). If these stones leave the gallbladder and become stuck in the ducts connecting the gallbladder and intestines, they can cause intense, sharp pain under the ribs (usually on the right-hand side) which may radiate into the back and shoulder. Gallstones can also cause vomiting and darkened urine.

During pregnancy, a mother’s gastrointestinal system slows down so that as many nutrients as possible can be delivered to the developing baby.

This gastrointestinal slowdown also slows bile leaving the gallbladder. Combined with the increase in cholesterol that happens in order to support foetal tissue development, this creates the perfect environment for gallstones to form.

But after giving birth, digestive motility increases again. This can sometimes force any stones that have formed to be flushed out the gallbladder.

Stones may need to be dissolved or the gallbladder removed in cases of severe symptoms.

2. Vision changes

The eyes can also be affected after pregnancy. The most common issues are blurry vision and dry eyes. These problems are caused by hormonal changes in the immediate period after delivery – namely the sharp drop in the hormones oestrogen and progesterone.

During pregnancy, changing oestrogen and progesterone levels cause fluid retention. This causes many tissues to swell – including the eyes. It also causes the eyes to gradually change shape.

But when hormones levels return to normal after pregnancy, any visual changes that have occurred can become more noticeable. Usually, these self-resolve – though for some the vision changes can remain as near- and far-sightedness.

In very rare cases, sight loss can even occur post-pregnancy – something which recently happened to one British mum. This was probably caused by optic neuritis, a condition where the protective layer of the optic nerve is attacked by the body’s own immune system.

During pregnancy, the maternal immune system is modified so it doesn’t attack and reject the foetus. But once the baby is born, mum’s immune system goes back to its pre-pregnancy state. In some, this results in the immune system over-reacting and attacking its own tissues.

Optic neuritis can be treated using corticosteroids which can restore vision. But in this mum’s recent case, these didn’t work.

She ended up having a plasma exchange – a procedure where the body’s plasma (the blood’s liquid component which carries hormones, nutrients and blood cells) is removed and replaced with donor plasma. Once she recieved the new plasma, her vision was mostly restored.

3. Postpartum thyroiditis

Another condition affecting around 10% of postpartum mums is postpartum thyroiditis. In mums with diabetes, as many as 20% may be affected.

This condition affects the thyroid. This gland produces hormones that help control metabolism, growth, energy levels and development. The thyroid is affected by the immune system’s postpartum rebound.

Postpartum thyroiditis first causes the thyroid to become overactive (hyperthyroidism), leading to weight loss, anxiety, heat intolerance and tremors due to the thyroid hormones’ overstimulating effect on the nervous system.

This is then followed by underactivity (hypothyroidism) where mothers feel cold, low mood and tiredness.

The reason the thyroid is initially overactive is because it releases the hormonal stores it has built up. Once these stores are depleted, it’s function is reduced.

Both conditions can be treated with prescription drugs. Many mums can stop taking these after a few months, once inflammation in the thyroid has decreased.

4. Postpartum pre-eclampsia

One of the more life-threatening post-pregnancy conditions is postpartum pre-eclampsia. This condition can affect as many as 27% of mums and is characterised by high blood pressure after birth. It can happen anytime from hours after birth to six weeks after delivery.

For many, symptoms are mild and may even be unnoticed. But it can also present as severe headaches, shortness of breath, abdominal pain and vision changes, which represent the more severe symptoms.

The condition can happen both in mums who had pre-eclampsia during pregnancy and those that didn’t. If left untreated, it can lead to brain damage, stroke or even death.

Postpartum pre-eclampsia can be effectively managed with antihypertensive medications, which lower your blood pressure.

5. Blood clots

Pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in a major artery in the lungs) is a rare but dangerous postpartum condition. It’s one of the leading overall causes of maternal death and has a sixty-fold increase in risk compared to non-pregnant women.

This condition tends to present up to six weeks after birth. It causes shortness of breath, heart palpitations and potentially coughing up blood.

During and after pregnancy, a mother’s body is in a “hyperclotting” state to reduce blood loss after delivery. This hyperclotting state can subsequently cause blood clots to form elsewhere in the body, such as veins in the legs. These clots can become dislodged, travelling to the major arteries in the lungs and blocking them.

Clotting risk can be managed with various therapies, such as with injectable anti-coagulant drugs.

Pregnancy makes large-scale changes to a mother’s body. But as soon as the baby is delivered, these changes usually reverse back to baseline – often quicker than they happened during pregnancy. This sometimes means the body fails to adapt, leading to various health conditions.

If you’re a mother who has recently given birth and feel something isn’t right, it’s best to see your GP.

Jay Jones was found dead in his bedroom at the Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough, run by the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust, on December 27, 2022.

Teesside Coroners’ Court heard on Tuesday (April 21) how an independent review into Jay’s care was requested by TEWV workers to determine what more could be done to help him.

A jury was told the TEWV commissioned an independent review of Jay’s care shortly before his death.

Dr Sagarika Nag said a multidisciplinary meeting concluded clinicians were struggling to find further ways to help him. Specialist Anna Hay carried out the review on December 15 and notes were recorded on December 21, days before he died.

The review examined whether Jay’s care plan was meeting his needs, and, the inquest was told, concluded his original diagnosis of autism may have been overlooked and masked by mental health issues.

But Dr Nag told the hearing she did not believe the diagnosis had been ignored, and the jury was told a plan had also been created to support Jay’s care, setting out his preferences and aversions to help staff better support him, as they attempted to navigate his autism and other diagnoses.

Despite that, the jury heard Jay posed a “chronic and constant” risk to himself through repeated instances of self-harm.

Dr Nashwa Dandash, a community consultant psychiatrist responsible for Jay when he was not in hospital, said there were major concerns about him being both in and out of the mental health unit. She explained that while he faced a significant risk of death due to his behaviour in the community, there were also fears his behaviour could escalate if he was admitted to hospital.

23-year-old trans man Jay Jones who died in his room at Roseberry Park, Middlesbrough (Image: FAMILY)

Emma Broughton, a mental health nurse, said records showed the risks Jay posed to himself increased during hospital admissions and because of this the admissions were often kept short.

Emma’s evidence also noted a significant escalation in the level of risk he posed to himself during the period leading up to his death.

The court then heard from Nicola Willis, a care coordinator and community psychiatric nurse with the Middlesbrough Effective Outreach Team, whose role included coordinating Jay’s care while he was in the community.

She said it was often difficult to maintain regular engagement with him, adding: “At times Jay would say that he did not wish to work with me and at other times he was happy to engage.”

Roseberry Park Hospital in Middlesbrough. (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

Jay was born as Tia Hope Jones, in Northallerton in December 1999 and later moved to Middlesbrough at the start of Covid in 2020. The court heard he had hoped to train as a paramedic.

He had a long history of self-harm and suicide attempts and had been admitted to hospital 26 times in the 34 months before his death.

On the afternoon of December 27, 2022 staff saw him at around 3pm sitting on a sofa in a communal lounge speaking with others before he returned to his bedroom.

During a routine patrol at about 4pm he was found unresponsive in his room. Staff began CPR and an emergency response team arrived about ten minutes later and continued resuscitation efforts for around twenty minutes before he was pronounced dead.

A postmortem examination carried out at James Cook University Hospital found cocaine and other drugs in his system. The cause of death was recorded as a method commonly associated with suicide, with multiple other injuries consistent with self harm.

In a video tribute shown to jurors, his mother Donna Watson said he was one of six siblings and was always “fighting for attention”, but remembered him as the “funniest person” and a “ball of energy”.

She added that he was “so caring behind all his mental health problems”.

The inquest continues.

The new sixth form centre at Pocklington School follows several years of planning and consultation, involving staff, students and the wider school community.

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Tim Morris, head of sixth form, said: “This is an important investment in our Sixth Form and in the experience of our students. We want to provide an environment that reflects the next stage of their journey, with high-quality spaces for both independent study and collaboration.

“The new centre will give students greater ownership of their learning, while also offering a comfortable and welcoming place to relax and connect with others. It is designed to support not only strong academic outcomes, but also the confidence and independence that students need as they move on to university and beyond.”

Designs for Pocklington School’s new sixth form centre (Image: Pocklington School)

He said the redesigned space will provide a clearer, more purposeful layout, with dedicated areas for both independent study and social interaction.

And that the redevelopment will transform the existing two-floor centre into a high-quality environment that better reflects the needs of Sixth Form students as they prepare for life beyond school.

The upper floor will become a contemporary study zone, featuring individual study pods, collaborative workspaces and improved supervision. Designs include integrated lighting, power access and carefully planned layouts to support focused, independent learning.

On the lower floors, the space will be reimagined as a comfortable and mature social and study environment, with flexible seating, improved storage and café style areas designed to support both collaboration and relaxation. The redesign will include new flooring, lighting and a refreshed colour scheme, alongside the introduction of natural materials and planting to enhance the overall environment.

The project is being delivered in partnership with design and build specialists TS Booker, working closely with the school’s estates team. The redevelopment includes a £100,000 investment in high-quality, bespoke furniture and will be completed over the summer, ready for September 2026.

Mr Morris said the investment reflects Pocklington School’s ongoing commitment to providing an environment that supports both academic success and personal development.

He said the sixth form centre plays a central role in student life, offering space to study, collaborate and develop the independence and skills required for university and future careers.

“By creating a more clearly defined and purposeful environment, the redevelopment will further enhance the Sixth Form experience and support students in achieving their full potential,” he said.

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