Kanya King CBE, the visionary founder and chief executive of the MOBO Awards, has passed away at the age of 57 following a battle with stage four bowel cancer. King, widely recognised for transforming the landscape of Black music in the UK, died on 3 June surrounded by loved ones, including family members and close friends.

EastEnders is set to tackle a major new health storyline as Denise Fox, played by Diane Parish, is diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a type of blood cancer. The BBC soap has worked alongside Blood Cancer UK to ensure the storyline is handled with authenticity and sensitivity. Viewers will see Denise receive the devastating diagnosis later this month after undergoing medical tests following concerns over her persistent exhaustion and declining health.

Tens of thousands of Black men across the UK are set to be offered prostate cancer screening as part of a major national research programme aimed at improving the early detection of the disease. The government has announced an £18 million expansion of the Transform trial, which will specifically invite Black men aged between 45 and 74 to participate in research examining more effective methods of prostate cancer screening.

Katie Price has opened up about the emotional moment she finally made contact with her husband Lee Andrews after he reportedly went missing in Dubai for nearly two weeks. Speaking on the latest episode of her podcast, the former glamour model revealed her relief after learning Andrews was alive and being held in custody overseas.

A woman has been convicted over the death of her five-year-old stepdaughter almost five decades after the child suffered catastrophic burns in a scalding hot bath. Janice Nix, 67, was found guilty at Isleworth Crown Court of the manslaughter of Andrea Bernard, who died after being forced into dangerously hot bathwater at a home in Thornton Heath, south London, in June 1978.

Visitors at Thorpe Park were left terrified after riders reportedly became stranded on the Hyperia rollercoaster for around 30 minutes during scorching 33C temperatures. Shocking footage circulating online appeared to show passengers stuck more than 200 feet in the air near the highest point of the ride after the attraction reportedly suffered a breakdown on Sunday, May 25.