Former England international Eni Aluko has won a libel case against former footballer Joey Barton, with the High Court ordering him to pay more than £300,000 in damages and legal costs over defamatory posts made on social media in 2024.

David and Victoria Beckham publicly wished their eldest son, Brooklyn Beckham, a happy birthday on Wednesday despite a highly publicised family rift that has dominated headlines in recent months. The couple shared heartfelt messages and throwback photographs on Instagram as Brooklyn celebrated his 27th birthday.

The final of Love Island: All Stars aired last night, with the public vote deciding which returning Islanders would walk away with the £50,000 prize. After several weeks of recouplings, bombshell arrivals and shifting favourites, the live episode narrowed the competition down from five couples to one.

Two British women are currently in Jamaica awaiting sentencing after being found guilty of attempting to smuggle cocaine out of the country. Genevieve Sanoussi and Teraiya Stapleton were convicted in January 2026 after more than 5lbs of cocaine was discovered hidden inside trainers packed in their luggage at the airport in October 2024.

Kaodi O'Loughlin Campbell, 34, has been banned from the classroom after a professional conduct panel found she sent inappropriate Snapchat messages to a vulnerable pupil she met while teaching at Elmwood School in Walsall.

Videos exploding across social media show a Russian man identified online as Yaytseslav approaching women in public and then taking them to private spaces, filming their sexual encounters, and sharing the footage online.