Disclaimer: This story contains EastEnders spoilers.

It’s thought that Chelsea Fox is set to accept help from evil villain Gray Atkins’ nan Sheila who will appear in upcoming episodes, played by Sheila Ruskin.

Fox is struggling as she takes care of her injured son Jordan and comes to terms with her mum Denise’s cancer diagnosis.

She feels she has no other option but to ask for help from her abusive ex-husband’s nan – someone she didn’t want to get involved, reports Digital Spy.

An insider told Digital Spy: “Chelsea vowed to banish evil Gray from her life forever.”

They added: “But with Jordan facing a long rehabilitation after his accident, there’s rising costs involved.

“And now with Denise’s news, the pressure is building up.

“Chelsea hates herself, but she has to do this.”

Sheila reportedly helps Chelsea financially after asking her sister Libby for support and to tell her about Denise’s illness.

At first, the pair clash but then they start to get along.

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Libby Fox, played by Belinda Owusu, is returning to the show for a short period after 20 years away from the soap – she was last seen in a flash forward episode in January this year.

Chelsea reveals that she has never cashed the cheques that Sheila has sent for Jordan.

The pressure Chelsea feels is obvious and Libby takes it upon herself to contact Sheila behind her sister’s back.

It backfires as Chelsea sees Libby’s phone and a text from Sheila which makes her angry.

But, after speaking to Eve, Chelsea thinks she should take Sheila up on the offer of help for Jordan’s sake.

The Digital Spy insider adds: “Chelsea’s not making this decision lightly.”

They continued: “And there are conditions attached.

“She has to know that Sheila is in no way involved with Gray, as she can’t risk any connection with that twisted man.

“But she has to do everything she can to help Jordan, so she needs to at least check out this option.”

Chelsea and Libby meet up with Sheila and Chelsea asks about Sheila’s relationship with Gray and she’s relieved to find out the pair are estranged.

The insider adds: “Sheila offers to help Chelsea out, and although it goes against her better instincts, Chelsea reluctantly agrees.”

They add: “But as she returns home, Chelsea is overwhelmed with guilt.

“Should she have stuck with her gut – and could this money from Sheila come at a price?”

Newsquest has approached EastEnders for comment.

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The victim believed that the robber had a knife in his waistband

A robber who threatened to stab a man in Peterborough has been jailed for two years. Leonard Devall, 28, approached the 25-year-old man in Lincoln Road, Millfield, in the early hours of January 22.

He asked the victim for money, which was handed over. Devall then threatened to stab the victim unless he allowed him to use his mobile phone to call someone. The victim complied but Devall refused to hand the phone back, forcing the man to leave without it.

Devall, of Whitsed Street, Eastfield, Peterborough, was identified through CCTV footage and arrested just over a week later in the city centre. He was jailed for two years at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday (June 5), after previously pleading guilty to robbery.

DC Hannon, who investigated, said: “This would have been a terrifying ordeal for the victim who believed he saw a knife concealed in Devall’s waistband.

“Thanks to both the bravery of the victim in coming forward, and the quick work of our officers, we were able to arrest Devall, and he will now be spending time behind bars.”

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Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister Naomi Long has said “hate cannot be allowed” to win, as disorder broke out in a number of areas following a knife attack in Belfast on Monday.

Ms Long said: “Earlier today, I stood beside the First Minister, deputy First Minister and the PSNI Chief Constable and we appealed for calm.

“Sadly, there are those who have chosen to ignore those pleas; they are intent on wreaking destruction on the very communities they claim they are trying to protect.

“They are weaponising the genuine hurt, concern and anger that people are feeling for their own misguided purposes.

“There is no place for masked thugs to take to the streets and threaten, intimidate, disrupt and cause wanton damage – it is simply disingenuous to claim this is being carried out for the good of Northern Ireland.

“I would appeal once again to communities not to allow themselves to be used and abused in this manner. Disorder on the streets, such as we are seeing tonight, is diverting valuable police resources away from those who genuinely need them. These are not the actions of people who genuinely care about their communities.

“While I recognise and understand the concerns following on from the attack in north Belfast, hate cannot be allowed to win.”

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BUNIA, Congo (AP) — More than 100 people have died from Ebola less than a month after authorities declared an outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo, a grim toll as officials intensify efforts to slow the disease discovered weeks late.

Attacks on health workers from angry residents, skepticism among some locals and armed conflict in hot spots continue to challenge efforts to stop the Ebola outbreak declared on May 15, caused by a severe form of the disease.

Out of the 550 cases confirmed as of Sunday, there have been 101 deaths and 19 recoveries, the latest situation report said late Monday. The outbreak is concentrated in Congo’s eastern province of Ituri, which accounts for more than 90% of the cases. Cases have also been recorded in the North Kivu and South Kivu provinces, and has spread across the border to Uganda.

However, the number of cases in Congo is believed to be higher because the outbreak was confirmed weeks late and the contact tracing coverage rate, which has improved in recent days, is still at 64%.

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that over the last 24 hours, only 137 samples have been tested, with 35 coming back positive.

The latest Ebola outbreak is caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus, which does not have an approved vaccine or treatment unlike the “Zaire virus,” another name for the Ebola virus, responsible for most of Congo’s past 16 outbreaks of the disease.

The rapid increase in the number of cases is partly due to the scale up of diagnostic capacities, enabling testing of the backlog of previously collected samples, authorities said.

There is still widespread skepticism and disregard for health protocols in some parts of the province. Survivors of Congo’s 2018 Ebola outbreak, the second-biggest in history, have warned that a repeat of past mistakes could lead to a high number of preventable deaths.

Front-line health workers, who labor with little pay or rest, have been attacked multiple times by angry residents, and have been unable to reach some communities cut off by conflict involving armed rebels.

Eastern Congo has for years seen attacks by dozens of separate rebel and militant groups, some of them with links to foreign countries or the extremist Islamic State group.

Since the outbreak was declared in mid-May, more than 520 incidents impacting the work of health professionals have been reported, according to Marie Roseline Darnycka Belizaire, WHO’s emergency director for Africa. She did not elaborate on the incidents or say whether anyone was hurt.

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Conflict and movement complicate disease tracing

The fighting is “disrupting surveillance and response activities, and increasing the risk of undetected transmission,” WHO said Monday. “Such incidents underline the challenges of the context and the importance of working closely with local leaders and communities.”

Nearly a million people have been displaced by conflict in Ituri, according to the U.N. humanitarian office, making contact tracing difficult as people flee attacks or move frequently in the vast province with dense forests, poor roads and remote villages that can take days to reach.

Tracing also is difficult among the thousands of artisanal miners who regularly move between remote sites in the mineral-rich region.

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WHO currently assesses the risk of spread for the rest of Africa and at the global level as low.

“(Ebola) patients can recover if they get the medical support they need,” WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday during a visit to Uganda.

Protests in Kenya over US plans for Ebola quarantine

On Tuesday, Kenyan police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the town of Nanyuki, near a military air base where the United States plans to build an Ebola quarantine center, a project that has since drawn protests but was later halted by the courts.

A heavy deployment of riot and regular police prevented the protesters from marching toward the base.

Last month, U.S. officials said Washington intends to send Americans exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya rather than flying them back home. They said the center would be located at Laikipia Air Base with a capacity of 50 quarantine beds.

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Sharam Muhamadi was last seen in Birmingham after he vanished after being granted bail

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A manhunt has been launched for a child sex trafficker who failed to appear in court for his trial after being granted bail.

Today (Tuesday June 9) Sharam Muhamadi was found guilty of two counts of arranging or facilitating travel of another person with a view of exploitation at Sheffield Crown Court. However, he was convicted of the crime in his absence as he failed to appear for the trial, which started on May 18.

Last month, the 21-year-old was remanded in custody between being charged and his trial date, but he won a bail application submitted by his defence team and has seemingly vanished, reports Birmingham Live.

South Yorkshire Police said officers had been searching for him ever since but had been unable to appeal for the public’s help until the end of the trial due to reporting restrictions.

It said its officers were ‘actively conducting extensive enquiries’ to find Muhamadi and had trawled through hours of CCTV, and phone records.

His last known sighting was in Birmingham on Monday, May 18 – the date of the start of his trial.

He was known to be in the city centre and then travelled to the Coventry Road and Small Heath Park area but then the trail went cold.

South Yorkshire Police said: “Enquiries have established that Muhamadi has links to the West Midlands area, and we know he travelled to Birmingham New Street Station via train between Saturday 16 and Monday 18 May.

“Our officers rushed to the Birmingham area where, working alongside West Midlands Police, they have conducted extensive enquiries over multiple days – patrolling the streets, officers have shown his photo to members of the public.

“The last confirmed sighting of Muhamadi was at around 9pm on Monday 18 May in Birmingham city centre.

“He then travelled in a taxi from the centre towards Coventry Road and the Small Heath Park area, southeast of the city.

“We do not know where Muhamadi travelled from there, but we are determined to find him and are now appealing for the public’s help.”

South Yorkshire Police said: “Enquiries have established that Muhamadi has links to the West Midlands area, and we know he travelled to Birmingham New Street Station via train between Saturday 16 and Monday 18 May.

“Our officers rushed to the Birmingham area where, working alongside West Midlands Police, they have conducted extensive enquiries over multiple days – patrolling the streets, officers have shown his photo to members of the public.

“The last confirmed sighting of Muhamadi was at around 9pm on Monday 18 May in Birmingham city centre.

“He then travelled in a taxi from the centre towards Coventry Road and the Small Heath Park area, southeast of the city.

“We do not know where Muhamadi travelled from there, but we are determined to find him and are now appealing for the public’s help.”

Assistant Chief Constable Hayley Barnett said: “Our priority has been and will continue to be securing full justice for the victims tragically involved.

“They have shown commendable bravery throughout our full investigation and the complex trial which followed. We are wholly focussed on finding Muhamadi and ensuring his faces the consequences of his actions.

“Officers have been relentlessly pursing all lines of enquiries. We are keeping an open mind of his whereabouts.

“We believe he is still in the country, but if he is found abroad, we will seek the Government’s help in doing everything we can to extradite him.

“We will not stop until we find him, and we will ensure these young girls get the justice they deserve.”

Anyone who sees Muhamadi was asked not to approach him but to call 999 quoting South Yorkshire Police incident number 610 of 21 May 2026.

People can also report any information anonymously to Crimestoppers, online at https://crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling 0800 555 111.

The figures show there were 27,352 recorded discharges from storm overflows during the year, lasting a combined 123,521 hours.

The data has prompted GMB to call for workers to be given representation on the board of the Government’s proposed new water regulator, which is set to replace Ofwat.

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Delegates at the union’s annual congress debated a motion on Monday (June 8), calling for “a permanent worker seat on the board to safeguard from future failures”.

Water campaigner and former Undertones frontman Feargal Sharkey addressed delegates in support of the motion.

Speaking at the conference, Mr Sharkey criticised the privatised water industry and regulation of the sector.

“The brutal reality is as employees, bill payers, as customers, we have been lied to, we’ve been misled, we’re being extorted, we’ve been cheated,” he said.

“For 37 years, we’ve been subjected to nothing more than the greatest act of organised criminality perpetrated against the British people.”

He added: “We’ve had little in return apart from corporate greed, profiteering, financial engineering, political failure and regulatory incompetence.”

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However, Northumbrian Water said the figures relate to permitted storm overflow discharges, which are designed to operate during periods of heavy rainfall to prevent homes, businesses and infrastructure from flooding.

A spokesperson said: “We share our customers and communities’ passion for having clean waterways, and we understand that reducing the use of storm overflows is one of the most important things we can do.

“Between 2025 and 2030, we are investing £1.7 billion in environmental improvements, which will help reduce the number of spills from storm overflows and enhance water quality across our coasts and rivers.

“Data for 2025 shows that spills from our storm overflows have decreased by 32 per cent over the past year, and this is partly due to investment in infrastructure and trials of our world-leading Smart Sewers project, which uses AI to predict rainfall and reduce the reliance on storm overflows.”

Storm overflows are permitted by the Environment Agency to discharge excess water during periods of heavy rainfall when sewer systems risk becoming overwhelmed.

The discharges are typically heavily diluted with rainwater and are intended to protect properties and sewage treatment works from flooding.

The Government announced earlier this year that Ofwat would be abolished and replaced by a new water sector regulator, although details of its structure and governance have yet to be confirmed.

As for England, the Three Lions face Costa Rica at the Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, in their final warm-up match. That should include the four late-arriving Arsenal stars, before the squad fly out to their World Cup base in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 13. You can follow all the latest news and updates from across the tournament – including insight and analysis from Dom Smith in the States – with our rolling news live blog below!

Numerous E-bikes and E-scooters were seized in the operation

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs and possession of a knife.

He was apprehended as part of a police probe into illegal and antisocial use of E-bikes, E-scooters, and motorbikes in Cardiff.

Officers carried out the operation after what they said were ongoing concerns. They seized a number of E-bikes and scooters in the Fairwater, Gabalfa, and Whitchurch areas of the city.

Cannabis, cash, a mobile phone, and knife were also seized as a result of stop-searches.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply drugs and possession of a knife.

The operation in Cardiff comes after police in Swansea city centre seized 29 illegal E-bikes in the months of April and May.

Riders were “given words of advice in most cases as officers aim to provide education on the law in the first instance,” they said.

PC Scott Pearson, from Swansea and Neath Port Talbot officers, said: “These bikes have been seized under Section 165 of the Road Traffic Act due to the riders not having a license or proof of insurance. In either case, the E-bikes are also not registered for use on UK roads.”

South Wales Police is urging people to check the law before buying an e-bike or e-scooter.

The force says on its website that electrical scooters (also known as E-scooters) and unregistered E-motorbikes are classed as motor vehicles under the Road Traffic Act.

This means the rules that apply to motor vehicles also apply to E-scooters including the need to have a licence and insurance.

There are two ways of using an E-scooter:

• by privately owning one
• by renting one through an authorised rental scheme.

It’s not currently possible to get insurance for privately-owned E-scooters. This means it’s illegal to use them on the road or in public spaces such as parks, street pavements, and shopping centres.

If you use a privately-owned E-scooter in public you risk the vehicle being seized under the Road Traffic Act for having no insurance.

If you cause serious harm to another person while riding an E-scooter or E-motorbike the incident will be investigated in the same way it would if you were riding a motorcycle or driving a car.

If you own an E-scooter you can only use it in on private land such as in a garden but you must have the permission of the landowner to do so.

You can rent E-scooters in some parts of the UK. Where a rental trial scheme is running rental E-scooters can be used on public roads, some cycle lanes, and other public spaces. But you must follow the relevant road traffic laws or face prosecution.

To use a rental E-scooter in an approved area you must:

• hold the correct driving licence
• have insurance (the rental companies provide this when you hire from them)
• meet the minimum age limit (this can vary depending on the rental company)

If you breach the rules when using an E-scooter or E-motorbike you could face a fixed penalty notice as well as the seizure of your E-scooter/E-motorbike and its disposal.

Forces set and enforce penalties differently so the penalty will vary depending on where the offence is committed.

The fixed penalty notice could include:

• a £300 fine and six penalty points on your licence for having no insurance
• a £100 fine and three to six penalty points for riding without the correct licence

You could also be committing an offence if you’re caught:

• riding on a pavement: fixed penalty notice and possible £50 fine
• using a mobile phone or other handheld mobile device while riding: £200 and six penalty points
• riding through red lights: fixed penalty notice, £100 fine, and possible penalty points
• drink-driving: the same as if you were driving a car meaning you could face court-imposed fines, a driving ban, and possible imprisonment

If you’re using an E-scooter or E-motorbike in public in an antisocial manner you can also risk the vehicle being seized as has happened in Cardiff.

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At a press conference at Stormont this afternoon, PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher briefed reporters on the status of the investigation.

Commenting on the prospect of disorder, the police chief warned people against being influenced “from afar through social media”.

“There will be an increased police presence across Northern Ireland this evening and in the coming days to provide help, support, and reassurance for all our communities, and to keep everybody safe,” he said.

“There is considerable posting on social media. I appeal for everyone to be mindful of what they view and share online. Sharing footage risks causing further trauma to the injured man’s family and loved ones, and may impact on this investigation.

“We are aware, of course, of protest activity being discussed across Northern Ireland this evening, and we continue to monitor this very carefully.

“And I understand that last night’s attempted murder will leave people feeling enraged with emotions from fear to anger, but please, please let the PSNI, let the police do their job unfettered and undistracted by wider concerns there may be about disorder.”