Two people were found shot dead and two others were critically injured inside a North Carolina home on Thursday after police responded to a 911 call.
Police rushed to provide life-saving aid to those inside the single-family home in Gastonia, near Charlotte. Little is known about what caused the shooting.
‘Gaston County Police detectives are actively investigating the incident,’ the department said in a statement.
‘Residents are asked to avoid the area while investigators continue processing the scene.’
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Police were sent to the home after receiving a 911 call, investigators said, according to The Charlotte Observer.
The caller reported a shooting near Forbes Road. When police arrived, four victims were found inside.
A neighbor told WSOC-TV that five or six shots were fired.
A woman showed up on the property, claiming to be friends with a woman who lived in the house.
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Two people were found dead inside a Gastonia home on Thursday morning
Police arrived to the scene after receiving a 911 call reporting a shooting
A woman showed up looking for her coworker, who lived in the house, saying she failed to show up for work
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She told WSOC-TV that the woman failed to show up to work today.
‘I started to worry because she never doesn’t show up,’ she told the outlet.
It is unclear who the killer is and whether they are dead.
Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are assisting the investigation, the agency said.
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Gastonia is located 22 miles outside of Charlotte. It is home to 72,000 people.
The Daily Mail has reached out to police for comment.
The model, 52, looked effortlessly stylish as she stepped out in the brand’s signature shirt and jeans.
She teamed the look with black heels and toted her belongings in a Tommy Hilfiger burgundy flap bag.
Meanwhile, Gigi opted for a beige blazer over a white relaxed top and red trousers.
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The model, 31, completed her outfit with a navy blue bucket hat and chunky platform trainers.
Elsewhere, Romeo, 24, wore a checked jacket over a pink shirt and grey pinstripe jorts.
Kate Moss kept it casual as she joined Gigi Hadid and Romeo Beckham at a Tommy Hilfiger show during New York Fashion Week on Thursday
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Meanwhile, Gigi opted for a beige blazer over a white relaxed top and red trousers
Elsewhere, Romeo, 24, wore a checked jacket over a pink shirt and grey pinstripe jorts
Camila Cabello, Bobby Brazier and Patrick Schwarzenegger were also spotted at the event.
Kate’s outing comes after she caught up with her sister Lottie and posed for sweet snaps at their father Peter’s birthday lunch earlier this month.
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Kate and her OnlyFans star sibling, 28, posed alongside their brother Nick for a sweet family snap during their pub meal.
Kate and Nick’s mother is Peter’s ex-wife Linda, while Lottie is the daughter of travel agent Peter, and his second wife, Norwegian Inger Solnordal, who was at the lunch.
The half-sisters being snapped together is significant in regards to their fractious relationship after it was reported in 2024 that Lottie’s family had turned on her once she started stripping off on OnlyFans.
Kate looked stunning at the family get together where she donned a black tea dress with red roses and her hair in loose blonde waves, while she posed with her father and handsome brother Nick, who sported a buzzcut.
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Lottie meanwhile looked pretty in a white blouse while she posed with her boyfriend Themy Kalaitzis, who draped his arms around the stunner.
The family fallout happened when Lottie started stripping off for the adult subscription website OnlyFans, after moving to Los Angeles in 2021.
Kate teamed the look with black heels and toted her belongings in a Tommy Hilfiger burgundy flap bag
Gigi was seen walking the runway, where her outfit was completed with a navy blue bucket hat and chunky platform trainers
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Romeo was also seen on the runway as he continues to make his mark in the industry
Designer Tommy Hilfiger walks the runway at the end
Camila Cabello was also at the fashion event in the Big Apple
Sistine Stallone turned heads at the event
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Patrick Schwarzenegger cut a smart figure for the occasion
While Bobby Brazier opted for an all black ensemble
Bobby swapped out of his black clothes into a new outfit to also walk the runway
She said at the time: ‘I did have a hunch that people wouldn’t be as forgiving in the UK, but it was nothing like how I felt when I did get back…
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‘I lost a lot of friends from the modelling industry. My mum didn’t speak to me for weeks and my family was a little bit in turmoil over it.’
Speaking on her podcast, Dream On with Lottie Moss, she said: ‘There’s so many OnlyFans girls in LA and so many porn stars in LA.
‘People really just accept them into society, and people are cool with them, and nobody asks many questions about it.’
Lottie, who was educated at £20,000-per-year Bede’s school, added: ‘Then I moved back to London, and this was when it got real for me.
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‘All my friends thought I was having a serious mental breakdown.’
Lottie previously claimed Kate ‘doesn’t even reply to my texts’, despite once being so close that Lottie was a bridesmaid at Kate’s 2011 wedding to Jamie Hince and even moved into her sister’s Cotswolds mansion during the Covid pandemic.
Kate and Lottie Moss (top far left, second left) reunited for their father Peter’s birthday celebrations eariler this month alongside Lottie’s boyfriend Themy Kalaitzis (top centre), their brother Nick and his girlfriend Tracy Pooley (top second left, far left) and Peter and his wife Inger (bottom left and right)
Tensions grew over Lottie’s wild ways that saw her regularly taking drugs five times a week, which was a huge red flag to Kate who had ditched her own partying days.
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Kate’s love of boozing, which reportedly extended to flutes of prosecco at 8am and glasses of wine and vodka at lunch, saw friends coin her the nickname ‘The Tank’, but in recent years she’s embraced yoga, wellness and quiet nights in.
Their lifestyle clash came to a head between the pair during lockdown, when Kate invited Lottie to stay at her Cotswolds mansion.
An insider told Page Six: ‘Kate was frustrated because Lottie kept on wanting to drink and posting sexually provocative stuff on Instagram all the time.
‘It isn’t easy for Kate to be around people who are drinking, and she definitely won’t be around anyone who is using cocaine.’
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Kate was famously dubbed ‘Cocaine Kate’ when she was photographed snorting the substance in 2005, while dating Pete Doherty, who has made no secret of his own past drug use and addiction to heroin.
So it was no surprise to see her walk the red carpet with her plastic surgeon Dr Ben Talei at the 2026 Daytime Beauty Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
The Wild Things actress, 55, looked fresh and wrinkle-free as she posed for photos in a sheer frock with floral embroidery.
After posing alone, she was joined by Dr Talei, who looked dapper in a powder blue suit.
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The Beverly Hills-based surgeon was behind the star’s deep-plane facelift, which cost around $200,000.
Richards also got a brow lift, an upper eyelift, a lip lift and fat grafting from her own thighs into her neck and face.
Denise Richards was all smiles at the 2026 Daytime Beauty Awards in Los Angeles on Wednesday
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Her cosmetic surgery makeover, which includes a $200,000 facelift, was on full display as she posed for photos
‘Originally I had been thinking about doing just my neck,’ she previously shared on Bunnie Xo’s Dumb Blonde podcast.
‘And then a friend of mine, she’s very well-known, and she’s not public about hers, and she said to me, “You have to do the whole thing”.’
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star had only ever done Botox and fillers before, but she ultimately decided to go all the way with her facial makeover.
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‘The only analogy I could give is like you remodel a house and do one room and the room looks great, but it doesn’t match the rest of the house,’ she explained.
She then gushed about Dr Talei’s work, calling it ‘impeccable.’
‘He did the neck, the lower face, the upper, the brow lift. The only thing he didn’t do were my lower lids. He did my upper lids.’
She added: ‘It was the best thing I did for myself.’
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Richards isn’t the only one in her family going under the knife, with her daughter Sami Sheen getting a nose job in 2024.
The Wild Things actress, 55, looked fresh and wrinkle-free as she posed for photos in a sheer frock with floral embroidery
The Wild Things star was joined by her plasic surgeon Dr. Ben Talei, who was behind her recent surgical makeover
Dr. Talei accompanied Richards on stage as they addressed the audience from behind the podium
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Richards also got a brow lift, an upper eyelift, a lip lift, and fat grafting from her own thighs into her neck and face
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star also showed off her surgical work at an event back in March
Sheen’s surgery was documented on Bravo’s Denise Richards & Her Wild Things, with Sami seeking out celebrity surgeon Dr Deepak Dugar for one of his famous ‘Scarless Nose’ jobs.
It’s a closed rhinoplasty that involves making incisions inside of the nose so that none of the cuts are externally visible, and provides more natural results when done correctly.
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Open rhinoplasties can sometimes lead to scarring on the underside of the nose, especially on the columella, which is the strip of tissue that separates the nostrils.
A scarless nose job costs roughly between $19,000 and $24,000, and healing can take as little as a week.
Dr Dugar estimates that the vast majority of celebrities who have had nose jobs have done so with a closed, scarless approach.
Richards is pictured in 2019 before her facelift, when she was just relying on Botox and fillers to turn back the clock
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The actress is seen in the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough
The star’s daughter Sami Sheen has also gone under the knife, most notably for a ‘scarless’ nose job from Dr. Deepak Dugar
‘I’m part of an 80-year legacy practice here in Beverly Hills doing celebrity nose jobs and I can tell you that most celebrity rhinoplasty is closed scarless rhinoplasty because of the discretion,’ he told the Daily Mail back in 2024.
‘They don’t want people to know they had a nose job. There’s still a taboo and a stigma no matter who you are. They want very natural results that look like it could have been what they were born with,’ he continued.
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‘The cookie cutter, TikTok, Instagram, Turkish upturned nose job, the “Barbie nose” as they call it, everyone knows you can’t really be born with that.’
Sheen, who now works as an OnlyFans creator, has also had a breast augmentation, fillers and Botox, and has porcelain veneers too.
Richards is also one of the top creators on OnlyFans, with the actress raking in well over six figures a month on the site.
Outside of OnlyFans, Richards currently stars on The Bold and the Beautiful.
Police in Switzerland are yet to confirm how many people died in the accident in the Engadine valley
Tim Hanlon News Reporter and Adam Care Live News Reporter
22:00, 10 Sep 2026
Several people have died after a coach carrying tourists to Austria flipped over on a mountainous road in Switzerland, police have confirmed.
Emergency services in the scenic Engadine valley of the Alps raced to the scene of an accident at 8.10pm.
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The incident involved a Dutch-owned coach with 48 passengers, who are understood to have been from the Netherlands.
Rescue teams and paramedics were seen by the coach as it lay on it side on an embankment beside the carriageway. As part of the response, helicopters have also landed nearby, reports the Mirror.
A local police statement read: “Several people died in the accident involving the tour bus in Susch. Several people were also injured. Further information will follow.”
It comes after an earlier message, which read: “Between Susch and Zernez, a tour bus has had an accident. Various rescue organizations are on site.”
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The incident took place in the eastern Swiss canton of Graubünden, deep in the Engadine valley, on a stretch of road linking the villages of Susch and Zernez.
The coach reportedly belongs to Oad, a Dutch tour company that runs holiday trips across Europe.
A spokesperson for the General Dutch Association of Travel Companies (ANVR) confirmed it was carrying 48 passengers from the Netherlands.
“These are Dutch customers of OAD. We cannot yet say exactly how many people have been killed or injured” the spokesperson said to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.
A police spokesperson said the road between Zernez and Susch has remained closed.
Arjan Koster, director of the Oad bus company, told the Dutch news portal AD the trip had begun on Monday and the coach was en route to Austria for a day visit to Switzerland.
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The holders were reeled in last weekend by a stunning fightback from the Clarke’s in Pomeroy with the winners facing Omagh in the last eight
O’Neills Healy Park hosts tonight’s Tyrone SFC first round replay between Loughmacrory and Dungannon
Updated 20:55, 10 Sep 2026
The curse of the defending champions remains in place, for now, after Dungannon staged a late comeback last Saturday to deny holders Loughmacrory a place in the quarter-finals.
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The pair lock horns again this evening under the lights at O’Neills Healy Park.
Not since Carrickmore in 2005 has a defending champion gone back-to-back in the O’Neill county.
Errigal Ciaran, who were reigning Ulster club champions, fell to Trillick in the semi-finals last season while Trillick lost the county final to Loughmacrory, who gained their first senior title.
Marty Boyle’s men looked to have one foot in the quarter-finals at Pomeroy last weekend with Tyrone star Eoin McElholm bagging an early goal to put them in command.
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Indeed, St Teresa’s were eight points clear coming into the final 10 minutes.
But nothing is ever certain in the cut-throat environment of knockout football as the Clarke’s hit four goals to keep their Championship ambitious alive with Matthew Quinn, Leo Hughes, Patrick McKearney and Dálaigh Jones all finding the net.
The winners will progress to a quarter-final meeting with an Omagh side needing to win the Championship to avoid relegation to the Intermediate ranks.
We’ll have all the latest team news ahead of throw-in at 7.30pm.
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Full-time: Loughmacrory 0-19 Dungannon 1-8
Loughmacrory progress to a quarter-final meeting with Omagh after an impressive eight-point win over Dungannon at O’Neills Healy Park
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Patrick McKearney fires a shot over the crossbar in injury-time
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Paul Donaghy converts a free after a foul on Ciaran Barker
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Oisin O’Kane converts a two-point free for Loughmacrory
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Patrick Quinn clips over his first point since coming on
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Paul Donaghy converts a two-point free for Dungannon after 52 minutes as the rain lashes down at Healy Park
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Cathal Donaghy and Gareth Donaghy sets up Eoin McElholm for a point before Gareth Donaghy gets his fifth point
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Oisin O’Kane converts the 45 for the holders
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Goal chance! Loughmacrory 0-14 Dungannon 1-3
Ruairi McCullagh goes for his second two-point free and it is flicked on by Cathaoir Gallagher, but Molloy makes another great save at the expense of a 45
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Shane Dodds puts Eoin McElholm through, but the Tyrone ace is denied by a fine stop by Patrick Molloy!
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Paul Donaghy finally gets his first point from play midway through the second half
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Patrick McKearney is fouled and Paul Donaghy crashes the free off the post! The Clarke’s needed that
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Eoin McElholm puts Dara Curran through on goal, but the corner back opts to take his point
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Ronan Fox drops a shot short and McCullagh fires over
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Oisin O’Kane makes a smart save to deny Matthew Quinn and Loughmacrory clear the danger
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Ruairi McCullagh opens his account for the second half after Paul Donaghy misses a two-point free at the other end
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We’re back under way
There are no changes on either team for the second half
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Half-time: Loughmacrory 0-11 Dungannon 1-2
Both teams clash again as they make their way off for half-time. Loughmacrory lead by six at the break
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Cathal Donaghy is fouled by Patrick McKearney. Ruairi McCullagh goes for the two-pointer, but it drifts wide
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Cathal Donaghy kicks his fourth point on the cusp of half-time after four missed chances from the defending champions
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Dalaigh Jones plays a great ball over the top to Matthew Quinn, who gets the shot away and it is saved by Oisin O’Kane. Quinn gets a second attempt and converts the mark
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Eoin McElholm is fouled and the free is brought forward for dissent. Ruairi McCullagh opts to bring it outside the arc and go for the two. His kick is good.
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Ciaran Barker is shown a black card for a third-man tackle on Cathal Donaghy
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James Morgan is fouled inside the arc and Paul Donaghy kicks Dungannon’s first point
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Ruairi McCullagh makes no mistake with his effort as he kicks Loughmacrory into a five-point lead with 19 minutes played
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An effort from Ruairi McCullagh drops short and it comes back out to Gareth Donaghy, who pops over from close range
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Eoin McElholm kicks his first of the game as the holders restore their three-point lead within four minutes of Dungannon scoring their goal
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Cathal Donaghy fires over his third point of the game
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Cathal Donaghy’s second point puts Loughmacrory back ahead
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Goal! Loughmacrory 0-3 Dungannon 1-0
Dungannon’s first score of the game after 10 minutes is a goal as Leo Hughes sees his effort just about get over the line after an attempted block from Oisin O’Kane
Labour are battling to hold onto Bev Craig’s former council seat in Burnage tonight (Thursday) after polls closed at 10pm in a crucial by-election.
Carl Austin-Behan is hoping to hold the seat for Labour, with his main rival expected to be the Green Party’s Daoud Nawaz.
The race has been tipped as a ‘huge’ moment for the city’s future with the Greens gunning to make a ‘statement’ by taking the former council leader’s seat, which has boundaries covering Burnage and parts of southern Levenshulme.
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The seat with nearly 14,000 voters is up for grabs after former Manchester City Council leader Ms Craig was elected as mayor of Greater Manchester in July.
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While the outcome in Burnage tonight won’t have a drastic impact on the overall control of the council which is comfortably in Labour’s hands, it could be a sign of things to come with the May 2027 local elections now just eight months away.
Manchester council is run by the Labour Party, which holds 63 seats in the city, next to the opposition Greens with 21, seven Reform UK councillors, and four Lib Dems.
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Labour lost council seats across Manchester in the 2026 local elections as the Greens and Reform UK both made major gains around the city, including in Burnage where the Greens won the ward by more than 800 votes.
A lot has changed since then, however, with Andy Burnham being elected as the MP for Makerfield in June and going on to become Prime Minister, sparking an uplift for Labour’s fortunes in what has been described as the ‘Burnham bounce’
That will be put to the test tonight after some voters in Burnage told the Manchester Evening News this week that there are major issues affecting the area, from speeding cars to ‘crumbling’ pavements.
Manchester council’s new leader, Coun Garry Bridges, will no doubt be keeping a close eye on the result tonight with his own seat in nearby Old Moat also up for election in 2027, in a ward which also voted in a Green Party councillor in this May’s local elections.
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The candidates standing in the race are: Carl Austin-Behan (Labour), Bhupinder Kumar (Conservative), Heather McDonagh (Reform UK), Daoud Nawaz (Green), Gaz Ranjha (Workers Party), and Abdullah Vavdiwala (Lib Dems).
We have a reporter and photographer at the count at Manchester Central Library and will be bringing you updates as we get them in the live blog below
The dress that proved elegance is the best revenge: We’re all still obsessed with Diana’s most famous gown 30 years on…now it’s up for auction. Don’t be surprised if it fetches over $1million, says LAURA CRAIK
Few dresses can lay claim to being as famous as their wearer, but if any garment deserves its place in the history books it’s the ‘revenge dress’.
Worn by Diana, Princess of Wales to an event at London’s Serpentine Gallery in June 1994, her little black dress didn’t merely set a trend – it inspired a whole genre.
While its designer, Christina Stambolian has long been forgotten, the dress she created for Diana has become forever lodged in the public memory.
Its daring cut was interpreted as a public rebuke to Prince Charles, who had admitted to committing adultery on ITV shortly before Diana made her appearance at the Serpentine.
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Tight, black and falling seductively off-the-shoulder, the dress seemed designed to show her husband just what he was missing. Worn with high heels, red lipstick and a pearl choker, it proved that elegance is the ultimate revenge.
In the intervening years, many A-listers have tried to recreate its impact in an attempt to wreak their own revenge.
Thirty-two years after its original appearance, the most famous ‘LBD’ (little black dress) in history is poised to make another stir.
In December, Sotheby’s New York will offer fans the chance to own the storied garment, which will be sold at auction for the first time in nearly three decades.
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Few dresses can lay claim to being as famous as their wearer, but if any garment deserves its place in the history books it’s the ‘revenge dress’
Thirty-two years after its original appearance, the most famous ‘LBD’ (little black dress) in history is poised to make another stir
Diana only wore the dress once, before selling it at a 1997 charity auction of 79 dresses to benefit cancer and Aids charities. It has remained in the hands of its current owner ever since.
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Parts of the proceeds from the Sotheby’s sale this December will also have a charitable element, benefiting NHS Lothian Charity on behalf of the Royal Hospital of Edinburgh.
The dress is arguably the most infamous example of Diana’s clever use of fashion to manage her image and semaphore her feelings.
According to her stylist, Anna Harvey, Diana decided to wear the dress at the eleventh hour, having owned it for three years but previously considered it too daring to wear in public.
Harvey once said that Diana “wanted to look like a million dollars”. Three decades later, she might posthumously get her wish.
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While Sotheby’s estimates the dress will fetch $150,000 (£110,00) – $300,000 (£221,000), the final sale figure is likely to be considerably more and could comfortably reach a million dollars – or even surpass it.
In January 2023, a velvet Victor Edelstein dress from Diana’s wardrobe sold for $604,800 (£446,000), five times more than its estimate.
In September 2023, a famous ‘sheep jumper’ worn by a 19-year-old Lady Diana fetched $1.1million (£812,000) in New York, fourteen times more than the auction house’s $50,000 (£37,000) – $80,000 (£59,000) estimate.
While Sotheby’s estimates the dress will fetch $150,000 (£110,00) – $300,000 (£221,000), the final sale figure is likely to be considerably more and could comfortably reach a million dollars
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Diana only wore the dress once, before selling it at a 1997 charity auction of 79 dresses to benefit cancer and AIDS charities. It has remained in the hands of its current owner ever since
Ahead of the sale, the dress will tour globally, with stops in London, Hong Kong and Geneva, before returning to New York for public exhibition and the December auction
Eye watering as this figure is, it’s still not the most expensive item to have been sold from Diana’s wardrobe.
That accolade belongs to the Jacques Azagury gown worn by Diana in Florence, Italy, in 1985, which in December 2023 fetched $1,148,080 (£847,207.10) at Julien’s Auctions in Hollywood, smashing its original estimate.
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Given the global fame of her ‘revenge dress’, it seems likely that the most storied gown of modern times will soon be adding ‘record breaker’ to its distinguished cv. No doubt its dedicated Wikipedia page will be updated accordingly.
Happily, those without the funds to buy it may at least be allowed a glimpse. Ahead of the sale, the dress will tour globally, with stops in London, Hong Kong and Geneva, before returning to New York for public exhibition and the December auction.
EastEnders have announced that Amy Mitchell will become the victim of grooming as part of a harrowing new storyline and bosses have teamed up with various charities to highlight the important issue
The long-running BBC soap, which began in 1985, has never shied away from tackling tough topics and the latest in a long line of issue-based storylines will feature Amy, who is just weeks away from her 18th birthday, fall into an unhealthy relationship with corrupt police officer Craig Ingram.
With Amy (Ellie Dadd) having admitted responsibility for Joel’s attack, Craig gains Amy’s trust by agreeing to keep her confession a secret from the police. Unbeknownst to Amy, Craig has been suspended from public police duty following a series of complaints at work, and he uses his position of power to elicit control.
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Believing Craig to be the only thing that stands between her and serious consequence for the attack on Joel, Amy is incrementally manipulated and groomed by Craig over a series of months and will eventually find herself in danger when Craig.
In upcoming scenes, Craig will create an environment where Amy believes he is the only person she can trust. Bosses of the soap have teamed up with Barnardo’s and End Violence Against Women Coalition to bring the storyline to the screen in the way they see fit.
Ben Wadey, EastEnders Executive Producer said: “When telling a storyline like Amy’s, we have a huge responsibility to highlight and raise awareness of the warning signs of grooming. We’re grateful to be working with Barnardo’s and End Violence Against Women to help us tell this story.”
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Lynn Perry, Barnardo’s Chief Executive added: “We welcomed the opportunity to provide expert advice on this storyline – which is a powerful reminder that there is no stereotypical victim or perpetrator of grooming.
“Young people from all walks of life can be targeted and fall victim to controlling behaviour – and many are often unaware that they are being groomed. We hope this important storyline can highlight how subtle the signs of grooming can be and how it builds over time.
“To any viewers who recognise themselves in this story – who may be currently experiencing abuse or might have in the past – we hope this storyline shows you that the abuse was not your fault and we encourage you to seek support. We appreciate the writing team’s professional curiosity and determination to get this story right.”
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Janaya Walker, Interim Director at End Violence Against Women Coalition added: “We’re proud to have worked with the EastEnders team on this storyline about grooming and police-perpetrated abuse, which has been delivered with sensitivity and care. On-screen portrayals like this have the power to shift attitudes and increase understanding of abuse across society.
“This storyline will help raise awareness about how those in a position of trust can abuse their power to target women and girls. We hope it can play an important role in making these experiences visible and help victims watching at home to understand that what happened to them was abuse, and to seek support.”
EastEnders airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Luke Morgan was told by magistrates that, as a farmer, he ‘should be ashamed’ of the conditions at his Vale of Glamorgan farm
A Welsh farmer has been convicted of serious animal welfare offences after inspectors discovered 15 rotting sheep carcasses in varying stages of decomposition. The prosecution was brought by Shared Regulatory Services (SRS), which carries out trading standards, licensing, health and safety, animal welfare and other regulatory work across the Vale of Glamorgan, Cardiff and Bridgend local authority areas.
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In October 2025, officers from SRS, accompanied by colleagues from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), attended Groes Farm in Southerndown, where the flock was being kept by farmer Luke Morgan.
The visit followed concerns about the condition and welfare of the sheep.
During the inspection, officers discovered a number of serious welfare issues, including a sheep, unable to stand and suffering from a significant eye injury. The animal was found in a field where the 15 sheep carcasses were also located, in varying stages of decomposition.
Another sheep was discovered trapped in brambles and required immediate rescue.
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Further concerns were identified among the flock, with several showing signs of poor condition, including wool loss, scratching and evidence of ill health. Investigators also found widespread animal by-product issues, with carcasses, bones and body parts present across the grazing land.
In light of this, Mr Morgan was unable to provide medicine records during the inspection and acknowledged that he had not checked the sheep for approximately a week.
As a result of the findings, formal notices were served under both animal welfare and animal by-product legislation, requiring immediate action.
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Follow-up visits were undertaken by officers throughout November 2025, during which improvements were noted. It was reported that Mr Morgan had moved the affected flock closer to the farmyard for monitoring, obtained veterinary advice, carried out treatment for a significant worm burden, updated medicine records and complied with the requirements of the notices served.
However, despite those improvements, SRS determined that enforcement action was appropriate given the seriousness of the offences identified during the original inspection.
Mr Morgan was subsequently interviewed under caution and the matter was referred for prosecution. For the biggest stories in Wales first sign up to our daily newsletter here
At court, it was argued that the case involved a prolonged failure to safeguard animal welfare, evidenced by the number of sheep carcasses present and the varying degrees of decomposition found across the field.
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While the court heard that Mr Morgan had cooperated with the investigation, shown remorse and had no previous convictions, magistrates were clear about the seriousness of the offending.
In passing sentence, the court described the case as “the worst case of animal neglect” the bench had encountered and stated that, as a farmer, Mr Morgan “should be ashamed”.
Mr Morgan was sentenced to 24 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and was ordered to pay £5,000 towards prosecution costs together with a £154 victim surcharge.
Cllr Ruba Sivagnanam, Cabinet Member for Community Engagement, Equalities and Regulatory Services, said: “Farmers and livestock keepers have a legal duty to ensure that the welfare needs of animals in their care are met at all times.
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“The conditions encountered by officers at Groes Farm were deeply concerning and resulted in unnecessary suffering. While we acknowledge that Mr Morgan subsequently cooperated with officers and took steps to improve conditions, the seriousness of the offences identified meant that prosecution action was both necessary and proportionate.
“This case demonstrates that SRS will not hesitate to take enforcement action where significant animal welfare failings are found and where animals are allowed to suffer unnecessarily.”
SRS works closely with partner agencies, including APHA, to investigate reports of animal neglect and to ensure that appropriate action is taken to protect livestock and uphold animal welfare standards across the region.
Officers from Shared Regulatory Services will investigate any reported instances of this nature concerning livestock farms or at licensed premises for animal activities.
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Craig was introduced back in July to investigate the attack carried out on Joel Marshall (Max Murray).
The detective crossed paths with Amy, daughter of colleague Jack Branning (Scott Maslen), when interviewing all the teen suspects, who were in the park with Joel prior to the attack.
Amy was keen to find out what Craig knew and, believing him to be trustworthy, she confided in him that she was the one who carried out the assault.
Craig withheld such information from Amy and instead claimed that he’d decided to keep her name out of it, urging her to come to him if she needs anything.
Amy will come to believe that Craig is the only person she can trust (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)
He subsequently asked her out for a drink and kissed her. When Jack got wind of the fact he’d been texting his daughter, Craig covered by revealing that Amy had attacked Joel, before continuing to meet up with Amy in secret.
EastEnders has now confirmed the direction of the storyline, with Amy groomed by Craig. The BBC One soap is working with Barnardo’s, End Violence Against Women and experts in the field on the story.
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Amy, who remains unaware of his suspension, believes she can trust Craig, who will use his position of power to elicit control.
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Believing Craig is the only thing standing between her and serious consequences for what happened to Joel, Amy is incrementally manipulated and groomed by Craig across a series of months – and will eventually find herself in danger when Craig creates an environment where she believes he’s the only person she can trust.
Craig will use his position to elicit control (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)
Discussing the story in question, EastEnders boss Ben Wadey said: ‘When telling a storyline like Amy’s, we have a huge responsibility to highlight and raise awareness of the warning signs of grooming. We’re grateful to be working with Barnardo’s and End Violence Against Women to help us tell this story.’
Lynn Perry, Barnardo’s Chief Executive added: ‘We welcomed the opportunity to provide expert advice on this storyline – which is a powerful reminder that there is no stereotypical victim or perpetrator of grooming. Young people from all walks of life can be targeted and fall victim to controlling behaviour – and many are often unaware that they are being groomed.
‘We hope this important storyline can highlight how subtle the signs of grooming can be and how it builds over time. To any viewers who recognise themselves in this story – who may be currently experiencing abuse or might have in the past – we hope this storyline shows you that the abuse was not your fault and we encourage you to seek support. We appreciate the writing team’s professional curiosity and determination to get this story right.’
Craig knows that Amy attacked Joel (Picture: BBC / Jack Barnes / Kieron McCarron)
Janaya Walker, Interim Director at End Violence Against Women Coalition added: ‘We’re proud to have worked with the EastEnders team on this storyline about grooming and police-perpetrated abuse, which has been delivered with sensitivity and care.
‘On-screen portrayals like this have the power to shift attitudes and increase understanding of abuse across society.
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‘This storyline will help raise awareness about how those in a position of trust can abuse their power to target women and girls. We hope it can play an important role in making these experiences visible and help victims watching at home to understand that what happened to them was abuse, and to seek support.’
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Deborah Meaden wasn’t going to let this one get away (Picture: BBC Studios)
You don’t last 20 years on Dragons’ Den without learning a thing or two about negotiation.
Yet despite that, Deborah Meaden has just admitted to making one of the worst negotiating decisions she’s ever made in the Den.
So what caused the self-made millionaire to lose her senses? Well, she was so impressed by one entrepreneur she just couldn’t help herself.
Specifically, she was dazzled by entrepreneur Sam, who was seeking a £10,000 investment for a 2 per cent stake in his fashion business, Yes Friends.
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What separates Sam’s business from other fashion chains, though, is that Yes Friends wants to prove that ethical clothing doesn’t need to be expensive.’
‘We’re on a mission to make ethical clothing affordable and transform the fashion industry,’ Sam explained.
Sam’s business and knowledge impressed Deborah (Picture: BBC)
Sam then shared that he started his company in 2021 with a sustainable and ethically produced £7.99 T-shirt, of which he sold 4,000 in just one month.
Since then, he claims the company has worked to dispel the myth that it’s too expensive to run a successful fashion business ethically.
After his pitch, Peter Jones immediately began to interrogate him on the mission, asking, ‘Isn’t this what every modern clothing brand does?’
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Yes Friends is on a mission to make ethical clothing affordable (Picture: BBC)
However, Sam immediately corrected him, claiming: ‘The vast majority of brands aren’t doing that… the majority of brands aren’t paying living wages.’
Sam then explained that while factories claim to pay fair wages, if you compare that to benchmarks provided by the Global Living Wage Coalition, it will show they’re not paying a living wage.
Deborah battled off her fellow Dragon Touker Suleyman (Picture: BBC/Simon Pantling)
Deborah was immediately struck by the quality of the product and was further impressed by the company’s ethical mission and Sam’s knowledge of his business.
‘I love absolutely everything that you do,’ she said. ‘That’s why I was interested to understand how deeply you went into it. So it’s one thing handing over cash; it’s another to make sure it goes into the payslips of the people you want it to go to.
‘I am your perfect dragon, I have the audience you’re talking to, and I really want to be your investor,’ she continued.
Deborah doubled the investment Sam was after (Picture: BBC/Simon Pantling)
[I’ve] never sat here and been that open ever; it’s like the worst negotiating stance a Dragon could possibly take. Do you know what else I’m going to do, which is very un-dragonlike? You asked for £10,000 for 2 per cent of the business. I’m gonna offer you £20,000 for two per cent of the business.’
Unsurprisingly, given this praise, a rather stunned Sam decided to go with Deborah, even turning down a £30,000 offer from Touker Suleyman, who asked for 25% of the business.
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As he left the Den, Sam said he was ‘amazed’ at the offer, while Deborah explained she didn’t want to take a huge chunk of the business; she just wanted to make an ‘ethical investment’.
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