Lindsay Clancy‘s attorney has made a desperate Hail Mary attempt to stop a mistrial being declared in her murder trial.

Kevin Reddington appeared before a Massachusetts Supreme Court associate justice Friday afternoon to say that a single hold-out juror should not be able to collapse the trial, with Reddington accusing that juror of bias towards mentally-ill people. 

Reddington filed an emergency motion after Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in the case after more than 37 hours of juror deliberations. 

Jurors sent four notes – one on Tuesday, another Wednesday, a third on Thursday and a fourth and seemingly final one on Friday saying they were deadlocked in deciding whether Clancy was guilty of the murders of her three young children in December 2023. 

The final note read: ”It is with a heavy heart that we are unable to come to a unanimous decision and will not be able to.’

Friday’s Hail Mary motion was put before Associate Justice Dalia Argaez Wendlandt around 2pm ET. She has now retired to consider the arguments put before her and said she would issue a ruling as quickly as she could. 

The brief hearing took place over Zoom shortly before 2pm ET, with Associate Justice Dalia Argaez Wendlandt presiding. She has now retired to consider the arguments put before her and is expected to issue a ruling in the next two hours. 

In his appeal, Reddington requested the Supreme Court to ‘inquire into the ability of the identified juror to apply the law’, and to then ‘prohibit the further deliberations’ involving that juror. 

If Reddington is successful, the juror will be removed and an alternate will be introduced for further deliberations. If the appeal fails, Clancy faces a grueling retrial. 

She is on trial for killing her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan, at her home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in 2023.

Lindsay Clancy, 36, admitted to killing her children but pleaded not guilty to murder by reason of insanity. Above, in court on Friday morning

Clancy with her attorney, Kevin Reddington, on Friday morning. He was staunchly opposed to Judge William Sullivan’s decision to declare a mistrial

She admitted to killing her children but pleaded not guilty to murder by reason of insanity, citing postpartum psychosis as a result of overmedication.

A few moments before the mistrial was declared, Reddington suggested to Judge Sullivan that he still had the power to send the jury back out to deliberate again, one final time. 

The panel could not agree on whether Clancy, 36, is guilty of murder, manslaughter, or not criminally responsible for her actions by Friday morning.  

Prosecutors pushed for a mistrial and will likely want to retry Clancy, but have yet to offer further insight into possible future plans.  

During the sensational five weeks of testimony, prosecutors argued the killings were intentional and well planned, not the work of someone who had lost control.

The mistrial was declared hours after tensions between Clancy’s defense attorney Kevin Reddington and Judge Sullivan boiled over. That came after Reddington accused Sullivan of giving a ‘soft’ instruction to jurors about how to interpret the concept of reasonable doubt. 

In 2020, the US Supreme Court ruled that jurors must reach a unanimous verdict in serious criminal cases – like Clancy’s alleged murder of her three young children – or a mistrial will automatically be declared. 

Judge William Sullivan initially declared a mistrial, then shocked the courtroom by giving Reddington the chance to appeal his decision 

The first time the jury announced they were deadlocked on Tuesday, the judge ordered them to continue deliberations.

On Wednesday, the jury came back after lunch and told the judge they were still unable to come to a decision.

Judge Sullivan then read the panel the Tuey-Rodriguez instruction, also known as the ‘dynamite charge’ – which guides them that they are in the best position to reach a verdict and that a future jury would not be better equipped than them.

It is a final instruction read to a jury in Massachusetts before a mistrial can be declared. A judge can give the instruction a maximum of two times. 

On Thursday around 3pm, the jury sent the judge a note, which prompted fierce discussion in the courtroom between the defense and prosecuting attorneys.

In a sensational move that has not happened in the trial so far, defense attorney Reddington unclasped Clancy’s wheelchair brakes and pushed her to the judge’s bench.

She spoke with the judge before being wheeled back to her bench.

The judge then brought each of the 12 jurors in to speak to him, one by one.

It is unclear what formed their discussion, but the mood inside the courtroom was tense as each juror spoke briefly for a minute before leaving again. 

The judge then brought the entire jury back inside and resumed, where he reiterated the jury’s job to find Clancy guilty or not guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

Then, for the third time during the blockbuster deliberations, he sent the jury out again. 

Before the court adjourned, Reddington spoke to the judge and demanded that ‘one juror’ who is ‘refusing to listen to the law’ be removed from the panel. 

The prosecutors argued against this – and the judge did not make a ruling. 

The mid-afternoon saga inside the courtroom does not count as the judge inacting a second Tuey-Rodriguez instruction, because the break in deliberations was caused by the foreperson submitting a note. 

On Thursday, in a sensational move that has not happened in the trial so far, Clancy was wheeled up to the judge’s table to speak with him directly

The defense looked defeated on Thursday, after the foreperson on the jury sent a note to the judge

Reddington spoke to the judge and demanded that ‘one juror’ who is ‘refusing to listen to the law’ be removed from the panel

The law requires the jury to come to a unanimous decision, and if they are unable to, the judge is forced to declare a mistrial.  

A mistrial means the prosecution will have the opportunity to try Clancy again. The trial will have to start over from jury selection. 

A second trial would not violate Clancy’s Fifth Amendment right against double jeopardy, which protects citizens from being punished for the same crime twice.

The Constitution of the United States prevents the government from trying a person again for the same crime after they have already been found innocent or guilty.

But because Clancy’s first trial has resulted in a deadlock, the prosecution is allowed to charge her a second time.

It is unclear whether the prosecution will move forward with a second trial.

Clancy is likely going to be kept institutionalized in the interim while a decision is made.

Clancy was charged with murder after strangling her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan in 2023

Brad Bailey, a Boston defense attorney and former prosecutor who is not involved in the case, said the prosecutors could also offer Clancy a plea deal instead of a new trial. 

Bailey said: ‘Any time the threat of a retrial with murder one hanging over the client is re-interjected, defense lawyers will, at the very least, explore whether or not there’s any interest in a resolution.’ 

The district attorney’s office could also decide not to retry the case.

Bailey explained: ‘Sometimes they decide not to, because of the sense that there may be the same result each time they try it, and because of the expenditures involved in trying the case to begin with, particularly when you have expert witnesses.

‘Those are going to be expensive cases.’ 

These decisions will dictate what will happen to Clancy now that her first jury could not decide on her fate.  

For the past three years, Clancy has been held at Tewksbury Hospital, where she has been on suicide watch as she awaited trial.

A retrial would also force her ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, to testify again, and would create the opportunity for both the defense and the prosecution to call new witnesses to the stand. 

Clancy would also likely have to sit through the same evidence that caused her to frequently break down during her initial trial, as well as brace for new gruesome details. 

On the day of the killings, Clancy asked Patrick to leave their home to get takeout food and to pick up something at a pharmacy. 

She strangled her children with exercise bands and then allegedly attempted to kill herself, but her efforts failed and left her paralyzed and in a wheelchair for life.

Patrick, who has since remarried, has publicly forgiven his ex-wife and come out in her defense, describing her as a good mother who became ill.

Both Patrick and Clancy have filed separate lawsuits against several of her medical providers, alleging that they overmedicated Clancy while treating her for postpartum mental health issues.

Lindsay Clancy‘s defense attorney Kevin Reddington accused the holdout juror in her trial of having a bias against people with mental illness or disabilities in his ‘Hail Mary’ move to try save his case from a mistrial. 

Reddington filed a last-minute appeal on Friday to the Massachusetts Supreme Court for an emergency stay, attempting to force the jury to continue deliberating the case after it ended in an 11-1 deadlock. Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial, then said Reddington would have an hour to try and appeal it. 

In his emergency request, Reddington accused the lone juror of holding ‘a bias against those who suffer from debilitating mental illness.’

Reddington insisted in his filing that a ‘mistrial at this point is entirely avoidable, but only if the court does its job.’

The attorney cited the Americans with Disabilities Act in his request to Judge William Sullivan, saying he believes ‘this is a situation that there is a clear and present danger that this individual (the holdout juror) for some reason is taking a position that is intractable, regardless of proof beyond a reasonable doubt.’

The move from Reddington divided opinions, with some questioning how the Disabilities Act was relevant while others praised him for fighting to the end for his client.

‘The Disabilities Act? Reddington is desperate and shameless. I wouldn’t be surprised to hear him ask for sympathy for Clancy because all her kids are dead,’ said journalist Gerry Callahan. 

Cathy Russon, the managing editor of Court TV, countered on X: ‘No one can ever accuse Kevin Reddington of not doing everything he possibly can for his client.’ 

Attorney Jason Goldman, who is representing convicted murderer Bryan Kohberger in his ongoing appeal, told the Daily Mail that Reddington’s efforts were an ‘extreme long shot’ to try and save his case.

‘It’s definitely a hail Mary,’ Goldman said.   

Clancy was charged with murder for strangling her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan in 2023

Goldman explained that Reddington is ‘clearly confident this is an 11-1’ in his favor, and is trying a ‘long shot’ to try and secure a victory. 

Goldman added that the legal precedent for trying to remove a juror at the 11th hour is ‘few and far between’, but ‘there is no downside’ for Reddington at this point. 

‘I can’t imagine it working, but the judge is hearing it to try and protect the record. (The judge) is being extra cautious’ in case of a future appeal, he said. 

Reddington’s last-ditch legal filing came after over 37 hours of deliberations from the jury, which had previously sent notes to Sullivan on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday saying they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict. 

Reddington must now appeal to Massachusetts‘ Supreme Court for an emergency stay. If he is successful, the same jury could be sent back to deliberate the case yet again. If Reddington fails, Clancy faces a grueling retrial.

She is on trial for killing her three children, Cora, five, Dawson, three, and eight-month-old Callan, at her home in Duxbury, Massachusetts, in 2023.

Attorney Jason Goldman, who is representing convicted murderer Bryan Kohberger in his ongoing appeal, told the Daily Mail that Reddington’s efforts were an ‘extreme long shot’ to try and save his case

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She admitted to killing her children but pleaded not guilty to murder by reason of insanity, citing postpartum psychosis as a result of overmedication.

A few moments before the mistrial was declared, Reddington suggested to Judge Sullivan that he still had the power to send the jury back out to deliberate again one final time.

The panel could not agree on whether Clancy, 36, is guilty of murder, manslaughter, or not criminally responsible for her actions by Friday morning.

Prosecutors pushed for a mistrial and will likely want to retry Clancy, but have yet to offer further insight into possible future plans.

During the sensational five weeks of testimony, prosecutors argued the killings were intentional and well planned, not the work of someone who had lost control.

Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK, has tried to brush aside the allegation that two of his aides conspired to get around the law against foreign donations, calling the covert filming by Channel 4 reporters “entrapment”.

Mr Farage has spoken dismissively of “a couple of contractors” making an “error of judgement”, which simply will not wash. James Orr and Dan Jukes have been suspended, but are “not coming back” according to Lee Anderson, the chair of Reform. Both were close advisers to the Reform leader. Mr Jukes in particular had been in effect Mr Farage’s press secretary and principal adviser for more than a decade, one of Mr Farage’s “lifers”.

The extent to which Mr Farage himself knew of any willingness to break the law may be established by a police investigation, but Mr Orr’s comment that Mr Farage “doesn’t know, won’t know” and would “rather not know” does not reflect well on him.

The allegations are a serious embarrassment for Mr Farage and his party, at a time when Reform has been losing support in national opinion polls for many months. That decline reflects Mr Farage’s poor handling of legitimate questions about why he failed to declare a £5m personal gift that he received shortly before the general election. Parliament’s rules require the disclosure of any donation “related to … political activities” received in the year before election to the Commons.

And it reflects a more general feeling that Reform is not ready to be a party of government – and that Mr Farage is not ready to be prime minister. The party’s policies are unconvincing. This week’s claim by Robert Jenrick, Reform’s economic affairs spokesperson, that he would cut public spending by £100bn a year in the first 100 days of a Reform government was not endorsed by any independent economists.

This week, too, Mr Farage was embarrassed by his support for Donald Trump when the American president disparaged Britain’s claim to the Falkland Islands.

What is more, Mr Farage’s decline is mirrored by Kemi Badenoch’s rise. She has shown confidence and fiscal responsibility as she has challenged Mr Farage for leadership of the right.

But Mr Farage’s setbacks are also an opportunity for Andy Burnham. He proved in the Makerfield by-election, returning to the Commons, that he can take on Reform on its own turf. He should now do that at the national level.

The prime minister should use this moment, when floating voters are being repelled by Mr Farage’s sleaze and incompetence, to make his pitch on the issues of concern to them. They want firm and fair control of immigration, they want a government that is tough on crime and tough on the causes of crime, and they want competence.

Mr Burnham has done some of the right things. He has backed Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, in her resolute approach to immigration control. He has strained every sinew to minimise the number of the worst criminals who will be released early as a result of the Conservative government’s mismanagement of the prison system.

But he needs to move further in that direction, and not listen to the siren voices to his left, urging him to focus instead on winning back voters who have abandoned Labour for the Green Party.

So far, Mr Burnham has shown that he can win back voters from the left and centre simultaneously. Mr Farage’s decline has happened at the same time as some of the air has gone out of Zack Polanski’s Green balloon.

Mr Burnham should keep his eye on the prize. Many of Mr Farage’s erstwhile supporters are not ideological right-wingers: they are disillusioned with politics and politicians. Mr Burnham has made a good start in offering hope to the sorts of places where Reform was strong, including working-class communities in the north of England. He should make sure that Mr Farage does not recover.

The death of a businessman whose body washed ashore more than a month after his clothes were found near a beach remains a mystery after a coroner ruled there was insufficient evidence to establish what had happened.

Mark Hadley, 61, went missing on the Easter bank holiday weekend this year and his possessions, including running shoes and a towel, were found in a bag hanging on railings close to a slipway.

The married father of two was a strong and experienced swimmer who took part in triathlons and normally stayed close to land when he went for swims in the sea.

But an inquest heard he had received distressing news shortly before his disappearance which left him a ‘shell of himself’.

His body was found five weeks later on a beach in Walcott, Norfolk, around 13 miles from where his belongings had been left in Beeston Regis, near Sheringham.

The inquest in Norwich heard Mr Hadley, the co-founder of radio communications business Link Radio Services Ltd, had gone alone to his family’s caravan at Beeston Regis Holiday Park after receiving the devastating news as he thought it would be helpful to spend some time alone.

No suicide note was left and there was no other evidence suggesting he intended taking his life.

Decomposition meant it was impossible to establish how he died, with blood and urine unavailable for toxicological testing.

Assistant coroner Maeve Sykes recorded a narrative conclusion this week as there was too little evidence to provide a definitive answer about what happened in Mr Hadley’s final hours.

The mystery began on April 5 when Mr Hadley’s belongings were found at Beeston Regis.

The coastguard launched a search of the area but no one was found and the contents were initially treated as lost property.

It was only the following day when his family reported him missing after not hearing from him for two days that a link was made with the bag.

An extensive search was launched but there was no sign of Mr Hadley.

His remains were finally found by a member of public on the beach at Walcott on May 11 and his fingerprints were used to confirm his identity.

The businessman’s possessions, including running shoes and a towel, were found in a bag hanging on railings close to a slipway at Beeston Regis, near Sheringham in Norfolk

The married father of two was an experienced swimmer and also kept fit running and taking part in triathlons

Mr Hadley, who lived in a £600,000 four-bedroom detached house in Great Ellingham, near Attleborough, set up his business in 1991.

It provides radio communication options for personal, business or leisure use on a local or national level.

He had previously worked in the Royal Air Force for nine years as an airfield communications and radar technician.

The inquest heard the businessman, who described himself as an experienced manager of people and a leader who worked well under pressure, was highly active despite suffering a heart attack and stroke.

He ran more than 60 miles every month, went swimming regularly and took part in triathlons.

Mr Hadley’s family described him as a ‘glass half-full’ character who also enjoyed cycling, eating out and socialising with friends and family, as well as spending time at the family caravan with his wife, Sarah.

But Mrs Hadley, 66, described how he had been left feeling ‘very low’ after receiving bad news – details of which were not revealed at the inquest – and the family believed letting him spend some time alone at the caravan would be of help to him.

Assistant coroner Maeve Sykes recorded a narrative conclusion

They contacted police on April 6 after they were unable to contact him for two days.

His Audi Q4 was parked at the caravan site and his phone, which checks showed had not changed location since he was last in contact with his family, was on a charger inside.

The bag containing the clothes and shoes was then confirmed as belonging to him and checks of his online activity showed he had researched tide times.

Announcing her conclusion on Wednesday, Ms Sykes said: ‘The cause of death could not be established. There was no suspicion of third-party involvement.’

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Britain has said its commitment to the Falkland Islands is ‘absolute and unshakeable’ after Argentinian President Javier Milei said his country needed to take them back.

In a national address, Mr Milei reiterated the country’s claim to the islands and said he would impose sanctions on any oil companies operating in the area.

The renewed tensions over the British overseas territory came after President Donald Trump hinted the US would not help the UK in a future Falklands conflict.

Defence Secretary Wes Streeting wrote on social media: ‘Milei’s statement overnight tells us more about domestic politics in Argentina than it does about the Falkland Islands. The Falklands are British because Falkland Islanders choose to be British. Our commitment to the Falklands is absolute and unshakeable.’

A brief history of what’s happening

In a 2013 referendum, the Falkland Islanders voted overwhelmingly to remain a British overseas territory, with 99.8% voting in favour and just three votes against.

Although the US is formally neutral, Washington provided support for Britain’s campaign to retake the islands after the Argentinian invasion in 1982.

It sparked the Falklands War, which saw 255 British service deaths in just over 70 bloody days. It also led to the deaths of 655 Argentinians and three Falkland Islanders.

What is Argentina saying?

In his speech, Mr Milei said: ‘I want to be quite clear with everybody. The Falklands are Argentinian. Historically and legally. There can be no argument. They are part of the Argentine territory.

‘The islanders on their usurped territory do not have a legitimate right to self-determination, and any argument on any such self-determination is invalid.’

He said the UK was facing ‘multiple crises on multiple fronts’ and said he would sign decrees to introduce sanctions against any companies working on oil production in the area.

He added: ‘If we do not act swiftly in a few months, they will have the material capacity to access the oil that lies underneath our sea. Something that has never happened before.’

Does the UK have the power to defend the Falklands today?

Short answer – yes.

After the Falklands War ended, the UK built RAF Mount Pleasant south of the Falklands’ capital.

There are nearly 1,500 military personnel stationed on the Falklands at any given time, and the station has a detachment for small fighter jets, as well as a patrol ship.

Argentina, even with its mounting threats, doesn’t have the military power to take over the territory. Its flailing economy also poses issues if Milei were to choose military options.

Naval Technology notes that currently, the Royal Navy has no nuclear attack submarines at sea.

The UK would likely turn to the Royal Air Force if required to protect the overseas territory.

Why is Trump involved?

The US president on Thursday suggested he would not back the UK in a fight over the territory.

Asked in an interview if he would ‘come to the aid’ of the UK, the US president told GB News: ‘Well look, I was there when they had the first war.
That was a long time ago, and I watched it so carefully, and you comported yourselves very well.

‘You took it back pretty strongly, but it’s a long way away. That’s a big trip; it’s a long way.’

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HBO’s TV adaptation of the J.K Rowling books has finally unveiled the BBC icon portraying loveable house elf Dobby.

HBO has unveiled who will play the role of one of the Harry Potter franchise’s most adored characters in its upcoming reboot.

Today (September 4), HBO announced that the role of Dobby the house elf will be played by actor and TV presenter Lenny Rush. The 17-year-old star is perhaps best-known for his role in comedy drama Am I Being Unreasonable, which earned him a BAFTA for Best Male Comedy performance.

His extensive list of TV credits also includes presenting BBC Children in Need and the BAFTA Awards, as well as an appearance on comedy panel show, Would I Lie to You? He will also star in the BBC’s upcoming six-part series The Reluctant Vampire, expected later this year.

Just moments after his role as Dobby was made public, the star broke his silence about the casting by posting a slideshow of photographs. Among them were two throwback snaps that showed himself as a young child dressed up as Harry Potter taking part in the Warner Bros Studio Tour in London.

Captioning the photos, he penned: “I am over the moon to be joining the magical world of HBO’s Harry Potter series, as Dobby. Even littler me (a massive Harry Potter fan, as you can tell) wouldn’t believe it! Very excited to join this amazing franchise.

“Also, on the fourth slide, it’s only a butterbeer I was drinking, at the Harry Potter Warner Brothers tour, don’t worry!”

The role of Dobby will make an appearance in the second season, with two other key characters also announced. Also joining the season two line-up will be Bonnie Hill as Ginny Weasley, and Billy Barratt as Tom Riddle. As fans of the story may already know, Tom Riddle later becomes the dark wizard, Lord Voldemort.

Fans will have to wait until this Christmas for season one’s premiere. A synopsis teases: “There is nothing special about Harry Potter – or so his Aunt Petunia tells him. But when a mysterious letter of admission to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry arrives, it opens the door to a hidden world of magic, friendship and adventure.

“Yet behind Hogwarts’ enchanted walls lie dark secrets. Harry must find the courage to prove himself against the darkest wizard of all.”

HBO’s Harry Potter series will premiere this Christmas.

The Greens have suspended a trans woman who was elected to a role on the party’s council as it faces legal action from a portion of its own members over the appointment. 

Eleanora Folan, who describes herself as a communist and ‘anti-Zionist’, won a vote last month to represent the Eastern Region on the council in a women’s role.

Ms Folan, who was previously revealed to have been behind an X account that downplayed the horrors inflicted by Iran‘s extremist regime, was set to contribute to the party’s culture and wellbeing, as well as policy and strategy.

The Greens are facing legal action after gender critical members argued the result appears to be incompatible with the Supreme Court‘s ruling on gender last year that the term ‘woman’ within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 refers only to biological women.

The ruling also stated this does not mean transgender people are not protected from discrimination, but that this is enshrined in a different part of the law. 

A spokesperson for the Greens has since confirmed to the Daily Mail that Ms Folan has been suspended from the party.

Gender critical members are said to be ‘deeply concerned’ over the appointment, and say this is not an ‘isolated’ case.

The Greens, led by Zack Polanski, are understood to already be facing separate legal action over its policies on sex and gender, with The Good Law Project pledging to defend them.

The Greens, led by Zack Polanski (pictured), are understood to already be facing separate legal action over its policies on sex and gender, with The Good Law Project pledging to defend them

Jude English, director of Green Women’s Declaration and co-chair of Green Party Women, told The Times of Ms Folan’s appointment: ‘Following the Supreme Court judgment, we believe the law is clear about the meaning of sex, yet the Green Party has made no meaningful attempt to review its rules or practices and has instead continued to act as though nothing has changed.

‘This is not an isolated concern. The party is currently facing several court cases because it has repeatedly broken equality law. The leadership cannot simply ignore the law because it disagrees with it, and it cannot claim women’s rights are being protected while allowing a women’s position to be filled in this way.

‘The party has been repeatedly warned about these issues. This is an especially blatant example of why women in the Green Party have lost confidence in its willingness to protect their rights.’

Lesbian Greens, another gender critical group, said her appointment ‘symbolises the change’ in the Green Party and highlighted the support from Greens For Palestine.

Ms Folan was last month revealed to be behind ‘Stats for Lefties’, an X account with almost 100,000 followers.

In posts she made the extraordinary claim that Labour had ‘killed and maimed far more people in the past 20 years than the Iranian regime could ever possibly dream of doing in a century’.

The Iranian regime is one of the fiercest in the world, and is known for its restrictions on women and minorities, including the LGBT+ community.

Homosexuality is still illegal in Iran and intercourse between men carries the death penalty.

Iran is also known to have killed large numbers of its own citizens, including thousands – some estimates say more than 30,000 – this year alone following a brutal crackdown on protests against its regime.

Ms Folan wrote that she urged the left to ‘stand firmly against the British state’s colonial project to topple the Iranian government’ after Britain imposed sanctions for these same killings.

She has also called for Israel to be ‘abolished’. 

Posting on X following her election to the council role, Ms Folan wrote: ‘I know there will be Zionists reading this who are utterly furious that I won. I welcome their hatred.’

She added: ‘Our party has changed, and my election as a proud anti-Zionist trans woman symbolises that change.’

The party is already facing legal action from GWD over its decision to reject an application for the group to hold a stall there, which the group claim amounted to discrimination. A pre-action letter was sent last year.

The Good Law Project announced this week it would defend them over the claim, and launched a fundraiser to cover legal costs. 

The Greens are estimated to be spending almost £200,000 a year on legal costs and external investigations into disciplinary cases.

One such case was brought under the Equality Act by former deputy leader Shahrar Ali, after he was removed as a party spokesperson. 

A judge found the party had unlawfully discriminated against him because of his protected gender-critical beliefs. He was awarded £9,100 compensation – although the judge said he could still have been removed if the party had followed a fair procedure.

A Green Party spokesperson said: ‘All elections to Green Party positions are held in accordance with our rules and constitution, and we always act within the law.

‘We do not accept that the flawed EHRC guidance prevents us from continuing to hold our elections in accordance with our rules, and we remain clear that trans women are women, trans men are men and that non-binary identities exist and are valid.’

Fans said clues hidden in the video point to Celtic FC’s home ground being a venue in the band’s next tour.

A teaser video posted by the band Oasis has triggered speculation they will play at Celtic Park next year after fans decoded a number of cryptic clues apparently contained within it.

The 23-second video, which was posted online on Thursday, shows two boys in a chip shop while the band’s 2002 single Little By Little plays in the background.

It triggered a flurry of responses from fans, who said clues hidden in the video point to Celtic FC’s home ground being a venue in the band’s next tour.

Rumours of a follow-up to the band’s 2025 reunion tour have been rife in recent weeks, but no dates or venues have been formally announced.

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This included speculation the band were favourites to headline next year’s Glastonbury festival – but singer Liam Gallagher quickly took to social media to shoot this down.

Replying to the band’s recent video, fans said combining the numbers on the many posters and stickers around the chip shop gives you the co-ordinates of Celtic Park.

A poster advertising the “Family chippy bundle” has the price 55.84 while one for “The Sol FM” has the numbers 98 92, giving 55.849892 – the latitude of Celtic Park.

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Meanwhile, a sticker on the fridge with “-4”, combined with 2.05 on a poster for the “Daily special” and the numbers 638 on a taxi firm sticker produce -4.205638 – the ground’s longitude.

Fans also pointed out that one of the boys gets a Mars bar from a fridge containing Irn Bru and Barr cans, with a poster reading “We batter anything” stuck on it.

He then hands it to the chippy to be deep fried – a Scottish chip shop delicacy.

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Others have commented that the music video for Little By Little, which is playing on a television set in the background, features Glasgow actor Robert Carlyle.

The band came to Scotland as part of their Live 25 Tour, playing three sold-out shows at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.

A documentary following the brothers will screen later this month.

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Titled Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger, it follows the Gallaghers across the tour that began in Cardiff in July last year.

It will be released in cinemas on September 9 and also on Disney Plus, with the streaming service saying it will highlight the “triumphant reunion tour” from rehearsals to backstage and onstage.

It will also include the first joint interviews with Noel and Liam in more than 20 years.

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An inquest into the death of Morgan Ribeiro has been concluded

The father of a young woman who died after undergoing weight-loss surgery in Turkey has paid a moving tribute to his daughter after an inquest concluded she died from complications linked to the procedure.

Richard Ribeiro described his daughter Morgan Ribeiro, 20, as “a very passionate person” who “cared” as he spoke moments after the hearing reached its conclusion.

Ms Ribeiro, who worked at a nursery supporting disabled children, travelled from her home in Croydon, south London, to Istanbul on January 5, 2024, for gastric sleeve surgery. She was discharged three days later and cleared to return to Britain, The Mirror reports.

However, her condition deteriorated dramatically during the flight home to Gatwick Airport, forcing an emergency landing in Belgrade, Serbia. She was admitted to intensive care but died five days later, on January 13.

South London Coroner’s Court was informed by Assistant Coroner Laura Stephenson that several unsuccessful attempts had been made to contact Morgan’s surgeon, Dr Serkan Bayil.

“It has not been possible to establish contact with the clinic or surgeon who performed it”, she said, adding “I have [therefore] relied on the post-mortem conducted in Serbia, information from the Serbian police..and information from Morgan’s partner about her travel.”

Morgan underwent emergency surgery in Serbia, where medics discovered her intestinal wall had ruptured, the court was told. Ms Stephenson concluded her medical cause of death was peritonitis caused by the rupture, which likely happened as a result of the gastric sleeve surgery.

Medical notes from the private hospital in Istanbul, where Morgan was treated, describe that she was deemed stable and fit for discharge. However, her partner Jamie Brewster told the court she was suffering from abdominal pain and a fever, which worsened when they boarded the London-bound flight.

Sitting beside a friend at Friday’s inquest (September 4), emotional dad Richard said: “Morgan was working in a nursery for disabled children, looking after children with special needs. She was a very passionate person. She cared.”

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Morgan’s mum, Erin Gibson, previously spoke to the Mirror emphasising her need for justice. She said: “It’s wrong, it shouldn’t be happening. My daughter had her whole life ahead of her. It’s hard to adjust. Grief-stricken is an understatement.”

After years of suffering bullying due to her weight, Morgan decided to undertake weight loss surgery. A gastric band operation in the UK costs between £8,000 and £10,000, and Morgan paid £2,500 for the surgery in Turkey, it was previously said.

In 2024, The Mirror confronted surgeon Dr Bayil in Istanbul. He denied botching it, saying Morgan suffered an embolism and insisted he did nothing wrong.