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“People always think: ‘Oh, that’s not going to happen to me, it’s not going to happen to my child,'” says Ellen Roone. She’s sitting in her peaceful garden in Cheltenham, bumblebees trundling around in the bushes behind her.”I didn’t expect it to be my child.” Image: Ellen Roome Jools, Ellen’s son, was 14 years old when he took his life in 2022. It’s thought he had been watching harmful content online when he died.Ellen was the one who found him.Jools was funny, into martial arts – in fact, he was a black belt in kung fu at just 10 years old…

A series of MasterChef filmed last year, before allegations against presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode were upheld, will be broadcast.Both Wallace and Torode will still feature in the upcoming series, but it is understood that the edit will focus on the contestants. The amateur series of MasterChef will be aired on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 6 August, but no decision has been made yet on airing the celebrity series and Christmas special, with plans to be confirmed later this year, the BBC said.A spokesperson for the broadcaster said airing the series “has not been an easy decision…

The chairman of AO, the online electrical goods retailer, has been interviewed to become the next chair of state-owned broadcaster Channel 4.Sky News has learnt that Geoff Cooper, a former boss of the builders’ merchant Travis Perkins, is among the candidates in the running to take on the post in the coming months. Whitehall insiders said that Mr Cooper was now one of the shortlisted contenders awaiting news of whether they would get the nod from Ofcom, the media regulator and culture secretary Lisa Nandy.In recent weeks, Sky News has revealed that those vying to replace Sir Ian Cheshire include…

Donald Trump has declared the United States is going to “win” the artificial intelligence race, as his administration unveiled its AI Action Plan.The new blueprint is designed to speed up the building of energy-intensive data centres – which run AI products – by loosening environmental rules, while also vastly expanding the sale of AI technologies overseas. The plan, which includes 90 recommendations, comes as America attempts to maintain its edge over China, with both superpowers investing heavily in the industry to secure economic and military superiority.It calls for the export of US AI software and hardware abroad, as well as…

Black Sabbath have paid tribute to their former frontman Ozzy Osbourne after the megastar died at the age of 76.Osbourne’s death on Tuesday morning was announced in a statement, which said he died surrounded by his family. His death came just weeks after he reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates – Tony Iommi, Terence “Geezer” Butler and Bill Ward – and performed a huge farewell concert for fans.The band paid tribute to him on Instagram by sharing an image of Osbourne on stage at the farewell gig in Birmingham and writing “Ozzy Forever”. Instagram This content is provided by Instagram,…

Two traders jailed for rigging benchmark interest rates have had their convictions overturned by the Supreme Court. Tom Hayes, 45, was handed a 14-year jail sentence – cut to 11 years on appeal – in 2015, which was one of the toughest ever to be imposed for white-collar crime in UK history. The former Citigroup and UBS trader, along with Carlo Palombo, 46, who was jailed for four years in 2019 over rigging the Euribor interest rates, took their cases to the country’s highest court after the Court of Appeal dismissed their appeals last year.The Supreme Court unanimously allowed Hayes’…

Social media limits for children are being planned by the government to tackle “compulsive” screen time, the technology secretary has told Sky News. Peter Kyle said he was concerned about “the overall amount of time kids spend on these apps” as well as the content they see. A two-hour cap per platform is being seriously considered after meetings with current and former employees of tech companies. A night-time or school-time curfew has also been discussed.Children would be blocked from accessing apps such as TikTok or Snapchat once they have hit the limit, rather than just reminded of how long they have…

Christina Aguilera has told Sky News it is “magical” to see her hit film Burlesque being brought to London’s West End – and also opened up about her rise to fame in the late 1990s.The US star topped the US and UK charts with Genie In A Bottle in 1999, before finding an even bigger audience with her acclaimed album Stripped and hits including Dirrty, Beautiful and Fighter in the early 2000s. Image: Christina Aguilera is a producer for the stage adaptation of Burlesque. Pic: Hayden Coens @daydreamsmedia In 2010, she starred in Burlesque alongside Cher, Julianne Hough and Stanley…

The government has given the final go-ahead for a £38bn nuclear power plant in eastern England.The Sizewell C project in Suffolk will be jointly funded by Canadian pension fund La Caisse, UK energy firm Centrica and Amber Infrastructure. The Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) said Sizewell C will deliver clean power for the equivalent of six million homes, as well as support 10,000 jobs and create 1,500 apprenticeships once it is operational, which is expected to be in the 2030s. Image: Sizewell in Suffolk in the east of England The government will be the largest shareholder in…

The online safety regulator should use powers to fine social media companies that are not quickly removing racism, Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told Sky News, after concerns were raised by England defender Jess Carter.Carter has declared herself ready to play in the Women’s European Championship semi-final against Italy on Tuesday after speaking out on the hate she has faced online during the tournament. Players have expressed frustration they are having to use their platform to pressure the tech firms, given how often footballers have had to deal with racist abuse. Image: Carter has said she’s taking a step back from…