Former Masterchef host Gregg Wallace is reportedly set to take legal action against the BBC and MasterChef’s producers after being fired amid allegations of inappropriate behaviour – which he denies
Gregg Wallace to sue BBC’s MasterChef over alleged autism discrimination after axe(Image: BBC/Shine TV)
Gregg Wallace is reportedly preparing legal action against the BBC and MasterChef producers, accusing them of discrimination related to his recently diagnosed autism following his dismissal from the show.
Despite an internal report likely finding him responsible for inappropriate conduct over several years, Wallace denies the more severe claims of groping, insisting his remarks were merely “banter” and that his autism caused him to misunderstand social cues. In a lengthy statement shared online, the star said he was cleared of “the most serious and sensational accusations”.
A source explained to The Telegraph: “Gregg is guilty of bad jokes and rough humour. But so many people on the show talked openly about suspecting that he had autism for years before he got his diagnosis.”
MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace has been axed following an investigation (Image: BBC)
The source added: “To sack him now when they were well aware of his condition is outrageous. He’s going to take them to the cleaners.”
Meanwhile, a source told The Mirror earlier this week that Gregg had “employed a lawyer and he’s going for blood” after being fired from the show.
In a social media statement, Wallace described the MasterChef environment as “dangerous” for him and condemned both the BBC and production company Banijay for not offering sufficient support considering his condition.
It comes as former MasterChef host Wallace is facing fresh misconduct claims from 50 more people, with the presenter denying all allegations. The presenter was sacked from his role in MasterChef following a probe into alleged misconduct.
Now, 50 people have approached the BBC with fresh claims about Wallace, BBC News has reported. Wallace has strongly denied all claims. The new claims are said to have come from people who encountered Wallace on a range of shows and settings. Eleven women have accused him of inappropriate sexual behaviour, while the majority claimed he made inappropriate sexual comments.
Gregg Wallace has been axed from MasterChef(Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Gregg stepped down from the show after denying the allegations, with his lawyers strongly denying Gregg engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature. Gregg insisted via his legal team: “It is entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature.”
A BBC spokesperson told The Mirror: “Banijay UK instructed the law firm Lewis Silkin to run an investigation into allegations against Gregg Wallace. We are not going to comment until the investigation is complete and the findings are published.”
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William Buick rode his 2,000th British winner and immediately targeted another 1,000.
The 36-year-old brought up the landmark with victory on El Cordobes, trained by Charlie Appleby, in the Princess of Wales’s Stakes at Newmarket.
Buick went clear in the closing stages to record a two-length win over Wimbledon Hawkeye.
Odds-on favourite Ghostwriter was withdrawn after rearing up in the pre-parade ring.
“It’s a great milestone and we’re looking for the next thousand now,” Buick told BBC Sport.
“It’s a big achievement. It’s longevity, hard work, dedication that gets you to those numbers.
“Probably the most important thing is support from trainers, owners, my family and the horses themselves. Without them, none of those things can happen.”
‘A golden period for jockeys’
Buick, born in Norway but based in Newmarket for Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin team, is the sixth jockey currently riding to reach 2,000 British winners, but none of those have made it to 3,000.
Buick turned professional in 2006 and said he hopes to carry on riding at the top level for another decade.
“You want to keep going. I’m in and around my prime in my career, at the age of 36, soon to be 37,” said Buick, who won the 2,000 and 1,000 Guineas in May with Ruling Court and Desert Flower respectively.
“Touch wood, I’ve got many more good years left in the saddle and I want to really make it count.
“We’ve had Ryan [Moore] and Frankie [Dettori] and plenty of other names in the waiting room – we are in a golden period of jockeys at the moment.
Australia and New Zealand Invitational XV v British and Irish Lions
Date: Saturday, 12 July Kick-off: 11:00 BST Venue: Adelaide Oval
For many of the Lions, the pride of being named in the side to face the AUNZ Invitational will come with the kicker that they’re not going to be involved against the Wallabies in the first Test.
Ben White is in that category but, as a scrum-half who wasn’t in the original squad, this first Lions start is a prize he wasn’t expecting and an honour he feared had passed him by.
It’s happening, though, and he spoke on Thursday about part of the reason why it’s happening – his Scotland half-back mate, Finn Russell.
“What have I learned from Finn? The biggest thing is his calmness,” said the Toulon man, summoned from the Scotland camp a couple of weeks ago.
“I used to get very regimented. But his nature makes me feel more relaxed. You think, ‘if somebody with his experience is like that…’ It sort of rubs off on you.
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White will know that Jamison Gibson-Park is out on his own as first-choice scrum-half and that Alex Mitchell – who’s about to appear in his sixth Lions game in a row – is going to be hard to catch as back-up.
It doesn’t matter. He knows the job he has to do, which was laid out in crystal clarity in any event by his captain on the night, Tadhg Beirne, when talking about team togetherness being more important than individual pursuit.
“Everybody wants to be in that Test team but the second you try to do that on your own you’re being desperate. And if you’re being desperate you are doing yourself no favours and you’re certainly doing your team-mates no favours,” said the Irishman.
This is a trappy game for the Lions. It took an age for the AUNZ squad to come together, but it’s vastly experienced and littered with giant men and gnarled former Test players. The nous factor is huge.
It’s a loseable fixture. The thought of the Lions going into Test match week on the back of defeat is not such a wild one. This is an important part of the big picture.
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Primarily, we’re thinking back to South Africa in 1997 when the Lions concept was less commercial, when players were allowed to be more open and when the talk was not of “learnings” but of “Everest”.
The Lions had just lost to Northern Transvaal and were now playing the Gauteng Lions. It was a battle, but they won.
Coach Jim Telfer said it was the night that re-established momentum, silenced the Bokke and saved the tour. We all know what happened after that.
“It was like a fourth Test match and I don’t think the guys who played realised what they’d done at the time,” recalled Martin Johnson, captain of the tour but not in the squad that night.
“When they came off, the ovation they got from the rest of the squad – I’ll never forget that. That game was massive. That’s one of my favourite moments of being a Lion – and I didn’t even play.”
It’s a mad segue to Saturday in Adelaide, but there’s a point to be made. The side made up of former All Blacks and Wallabies is, on paper, threatening.
The carrot of killing Lions’ momentum and plunging them into self-doubt a week out from the first Test must serve as an enormous incentive, even to all the Kiwi members of the group.
So, it’s the job of the Saturday boys to keep Lions’ spirits high.
“That’s the beauty of professional sport, isn’t it?” says White. “You always have that challenge, you always have that pressure.
“It’s not about going out there and trying to do things differently. It’s about enjoying the occasion, being free and showing what you can do.
“And when you put in a good performance and you’re sat in the changing room, you can look around at your peers and say, ‘that was good fun’.”
Sunderland have confirmed the permanent signing of winger Simon Adingra from Brighton.
The 23-year-old Ivory Coast international has moved for a fee of £21m plus add-ons and has signed a five-year deal at the Stadium of Light.
Adingra joined Brighton from FC Nordsjaelland in 2022, before heading to Belgian club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on loan for the 2022-23 season.
He made 29 Premier League appearances last season, scoring twice and adding two assists.
“The club and the project are really exciting. I spoke with everyone and their interest in me made the decision easy – I wanted to be part of Sunderland’s future.
“Playing in the Premier League has been a dream of mine since I was a kid, so to continue doing that is incredible. It’s a big challenge ahead – we’ll be facing top players and strong opponents – but I’m ready for it.”
Adingra was part of Ivory Coast’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations win and provided both assists in a 2-1 victory over Nigeria in the final, resulting in being named best young player at the tournament.
Unless funding is replaced, the halt to foreign aid by the administration of US President Donald Trump could reverse “decades of progress” on HIV, the United Nations warns in its annual report on HIV/AIDS.
The United States’ decision to make cuts to the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) could result in six million extra HIV infections and four million more AIDS-related deaths by 2029, according to the 2025 Global AIDS Update released on Thursday.
“HIV programmes in low- and middle-income countries have been rocked by sudden, major financial disruptions that threaten to reverse years of progress in the response to HIV,” the UNAIDS report said.
“Wars and conflict, widening economic inequalities, geopolitical shifts and climate change shocks – the likes of which are unprecedented in the global HIV response – are stoking instability and straining multilateral cooperation,” it added.
According to the report, people acquiring HIV and those dying from AIDS-related causes were at their lowest levels in “more than 30 years”.
However, by the end of 2024, the decline in numbers was “not sufficient” to end AIDS as a public threat by 2030.
Still, the report found that an estimated 1.3 million people acquired HIV in 2024, 40 percent less than in 2024.
In new infections, there was a 56 percent decline in sub-Saharan Africa, which is home to half of all people who “acquired HIV globally in 2024”.
“Five countries, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, were on track to achieve a 90 percent decline in new infections by 2030 compared with 2010,” the UN added.
However, the significance of Trump’s cut to the programme is immense, as the US was the largest donor of humanitarian assistance worldwide.
“The sudden withdrawal of the single biggest contributor to the global HIV response disrupted treatment and prevention programmes around the world,” the report said.
While many countries still have enough life-saving antiretroviral drugs and clinics that support those most vulnerable to the infection – including gay men, sex workers and teenage girls – the cut in funding has forced the facilities to close down and prevention programmes to peter out.
UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima told the Reuters news agency that “prevention was hit harder than treatment” by the cuts.
“Key populations were the worst affected … they depended on tailored services by community leaders, and those were the first to go,” Byanyima said.
However, even before Trump made the decision to scale back the support shortly after coming into office in January, donors, mainly European countries, were scaling back development assistance.
“They’ve told us that it has to do with defence spending,” she said, adding that figures showed “global health [spending] peaked and then it also started declining with the Ukraine war”.
Amazon Prime Day 2025 is now in full swing, saving you huge amounts on thousands of products. Here are the very best deals with the biggest savings to shop today
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The best Amazon Prime deals today, chosen by our shopping experts(Image: Getty, Amazon)
Get set to save some serious money, as it’s day three of Amazon’s popular annual Prime Day sale, and it’s the perfect time to shop for all your summer essentials, from beauty and tech to homeware and gardening gear.
Whether you need a new fan, garden furniture, plants or beauty product top-up, you’ll find thousands of products slashed in price during this mega-sale, which is running until Friday 11 July.
And if you need some help filtering out the offers, The Mirror’s team of shopping experts – who have been covering Prime Day sales for years – have rounded up the very best deals worth buying, including on products they’ve tried, tested and loved themselves, with many items at the cheapest price they’ve been all year.
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Olay Super Serum: Was £39.99, now £19.98
Remington Shine Therapy Hair Straightener: Was £79.99, now £19.66
Sarah Jessica Parker Lovely Eau de Parfum 200ml: Was £95.79, now £20.50
Braun IPL Silk-Expert Pro 5: Was £610, now £299.99
Foreo Bear Smart Microcurrent Face Device: Was £319, now £167
Isle of Paradise Self Tan Mousse: Was £15.26, now £9.50
Vera Wang Women’s Flower Princess Eau de Toilette: Was £34, now £16.30
Revlon Salon One-Step Hair Dryer & Volumiser: Was £49.99, now £27.99
L’Oréal Paris Revitalift Filler Replumping Water Cream: Was £29.99, now £13.79
Shark CryoGlow LED Face Mask with Under-Eye Cooling: Was £299.99, now £264.95
Wonderskin Wonder Blading Lip Stain Peel Off Masque: Was £18, now £13.68
Maybelline New York Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara: Was £12.99, now £5.99
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soundcore by Anker P20i True Wireless Earbuds
Was £29.99, now £15.98
We put these affordable earbuds to the test(Image: Tom Capon)
Affiliate lead Tom Capon says: “I was genuinely shocked by the quality of the sound. It’s crisp and clear, especially in the vocals. The bass is pretty good (I just tested them on Muse’s Plug In Baby and while I didn’t feel it thumping into my soul, it definitely tapped). I highly recommend as low cost earphones.
“If you want that thumping bass I would recommend, instead, a speaker or over ear headphones – my low cost ones are these PowerLocus bluetooth headphones, £16.99 on Amazon.”
Ninja CRISPi Portable Air Fryer
Was £179.99, now £124
Ninja’s most compact air fryer(Image: Dave Snelling)
Technology editor Dave Snelling says: “It’s a really neat appliance, but what surprised me the most was how well it cooked the food.
“The CRISPi will not replace my oven, and I haven’t used it every day, but if you get in late and want some fish fingers, oven chips or morning hash browns to help the hangover, it’s so much better than a conventional oven. You don’t have to pre-heat it, the food tastes better, it’s cheaper to run and makes far less mess. I even managed to roast a small (2.2lb) whole chicken in it, which tasted as good — if not better—than my high-end NEFF oven.”
Remington Shine Therapy Hair Straightener
Was £79.99, now £19.66
Laura has been trying out these affordable Remington straighteners(Image: Laura Mulley)
Beauty & wellness editor Laura Mulley says: “Despite having fairly simple buttons, they’re not the most intuitive to use at first. I think they’re the only straighteners I’ve had to read the instructions of!
“However once I’d (very quickly) figured them out, they were a dream to use; they glided smoothly over the hair with no dragging or snagging, and didn’t need more than a couple of passes over each section to leave it straight, swishy and shiny. It eliminated any frizz, without leaving strands feeling sizzled or too hot.
“While I’m not sure if these would be advanced enough to handle very thick, coarse or curly hair, if you’re after a simple tool for under £20 that straighteners quickly and efficiently, these get the thumbs up from me.”
Nespresso Vertuo Next coffee machine with milk frother
Was £199, now £89
This is the Nespresso machine that we think is worth your money(Image: Laura Mulley)
Laura says: “If you’re a coffee connoisseur, you’ll love the brews that the Vertuo makes; they are, in my opinion, far superior to the original Nespresso machine. It’s also handy to just have one button to press instead of selecting your size, and the machine slides the used pod back into the empties bucket in a very slick and satisfying way.
“I had previously tried the smaller Vertuo Pop (currently also hugely reduced) and I initially didn’t see why the bigger device could be better, but little things like the adjustable cup tray and bigger compartment for used pods did actually make a difference.
“The biggest downside to the Vertuo machines is that you can only use Vertuo pods, which are currently only available through Nespresso. These are more expensive, and non-compostable – although I’ve bought this nifty little £12.99 device so I can recycle them at home.”
Ninja Woodfire Pro Connect XL Electric BBQ Grill & Smoker
Was £539.99, now £399.99
The Ninja Woodfire is a versatile outdoor cooking device(Image: Chris Hall)
Commerce writer Chris Hall says: “The Ninja Woodfire is a versatile piece of kit, boasting a variety of cooking functions. These are easily controlled by the dial and buttons on the front, making it a breeze to preheat and cook exactly to your liking.
“Unlike a traditional charcoal barbecue – such as, for example, the Weber, available from Argos – lighting the Woodfire is a doddle, meaning you’ll be ready to cook in roughly 15 minutes.
“The smart part – and the feature that lends the Woodfire its name – is the hopper on the side of the lid where you can add flavoured wood pellets. These will ignite and burn, with the smoke being drawn into the Ninja and circulated with your food. This adds a fantastic aroma, enhances flavour and brings a bit of excitement to your outdoor cooking.
“It’s not cheap (although it is does currently have £140 off), but if you love cooking and eating outdoors in summer, you’ll get so much use out of this multi-way cooker, which can grill, smoker, air fry, roast, bake, dehydrate and reheat, all in one.”
Isle of Paradise Self Tan Mousse
Was £15.26, now £9.50
Laura’s fake tan of choice(Image: Laura Mulley)
Laura says: “This is one of my all-time favourite self-tans – and popular with other members of our beauty team too – so I’ll be stocking up this Prime Day now that it’s on sale (this photo above is of the clear mousse, but the tinted one is equally as good). It blends in well and leaves a very natural colour, giving me the confidence to get my normally pasty legs out in shorts over summer.”
Philips 3000 Series Handheld Steamer
Was £37.99, now £26
We tried out the Philips 3000 Series Handheld Steamer(Image: Faith Richardson)
Senior shopping writer Faith Richardson says: “It folds up into a very neat little bundle that I can fit in one hand, making it a very reasonable size that would even fit into hand luggage or an overnight bag. It’s also super quick and easy to use, and is ready to go in minutes.
“It took around five minutes to have completely steamed the creases out of my white shirt (although it may leave a few splutters on silk or sating items), which is ideal for last minute plans or giving your outfit a quick refresh before heading out the door.”
Apple iPhone 16e 128GB
Was £599, now £494
Now’s the time to save on a new iPhone(Image: Amazon)
Dave says: “There’s no question that it’s a very nice device. It gets a premium design covered in toughened Ceramic Shield glass and surrounded in aero-space grade aluminium.
“There’s a soft matte finish on the rear case that looks stylish and stops those mucky fingerprints from ruining the look. Spin the iPhone 16e around, and you’ll be treated to a 6.1-inch Super Reina XDR screen, which is perfect for a boxset binge, sending texts, or doomscrolling on TikTok. It does lack upgrades such as Apple’s clever Dynamic Island notch which transforms to show information as you use different apps and services.
“It’s worth noting the 16e now beats the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 14 as those older call makers will never get access to Apple Intelligence as they simply aren’t powerful enough.”
Shark CryoGlow LED Face Mask with Under-Eye Cooling
Was £299.99, now £238.49
Head of shopping Zoe is a fan(Image: Zoe Cripps)
Head of shopping Zoe Cripps says: “After three months of using Shark’s CryoGlow Mask at least five times per week – I’ve been very diligent – I’m really happy to report I’ve seen some great changes to my skin. A combination of using both the anti-ageing red light and the blemish-reducing blue light has meant my skin looks much more even, less blotchy and has become less prone to breakouts and red marks. It has also helped reduce the redness from the frequent bouts of rosacea I’m prone to on my cheeks.”
Amazon Kindle Scribe
Was £379.99, now £267.99
Amazon has slashed the Kindle Scribe by 30%(Image: Amazon)
Gaming and tech writer James Ide says: “The Kindle Scribe is easily the most exciting e-reader to come along since its inception with its larger size giving you more room to read, write and draw.
“The display makes reading an absolute pleasure with its sharp e-ink screen, and backlighting is easy on the eyes as a dyslexic – I find it easier to read than paper.
“Drawing on the display felt amazing and while it isn’t quite as fast or fluid as drawing on paper it’s getting really close and was comfortable and incredibly accurate.”
Wonderskin Wonder Blading Lip Stain Peel Off Masque
Was £18, now £13.68
‘I tried the Amazon best-selling Wonderskin lip stain and it’s completely changed my makeup routine’(Image: The Mirror)
Shopping writer Meghan Coon says: “I can’t believe how long the Wonderskin stain lasted; it survived for hours without so much as fading, I even woke up with it still vibrant and in place the following morning. Not to mention, I got plenty of compliments from loved ones and strangers alike, commenting on how stunning the shade was and how impressive its longevity was.”
Maybelline New York Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara
Was £12.99, now £5.99
I tried Maybelline’s viral Skyhigh Mascara on offer for Amazon Prime(Image: Niamh Kirk)
Lifestyle writer Niamh Kirk says: “The application was faultless. It covered every one of my lashes, and they were very long, which is the ultimate goal for me. But it was time to give it a wear test – and it was a pretty hard one seeing as I was in the office all day and commuting to and from work in a heatwave. But I was pretty impressed, there was a slight smudge under my eyes, but nothing too offensive.
Ideally I’d love a mascara that doesn’t transfer at all, but this mascara managed to last all day, and at the end of my working day my lashes still looked extremely long and fluttery. For the price you really can’t go wrong – especially as it’s currently on offer for over half price at £5.99 compared to £12.99.”
Kipling ALVAR Medium Crossbody Bag
Was £83, now £34.10
This gets our tester’s vote(Image: Amazon)
Affiliates writer Laura McKenna says: “Never one to gatekeep, I am delighted to see that my beloved Kipling Alvar Medium Crossbody Bag can now be snapped up for with a whopping 59% off – reduced from £83 to £34.10. Available in a range of colours and designs, my Alvar bag has been my trusted friend on urban adventures in the USA, laid back beach holidays in Europe, days out, camping trips, festivals and more. Glued to my side whenever I am getting ready to jet off, I purchased the bag in black almost seven years ago and it’s still going strong.”
When is Amazon Prime Day 2025?
Amazon’s annual Prime Day 2025 began at 00:01 on Tuesday 8 July and will run until 23:59 on Friday 11 July – running over four days for the first time ever. This gives shoppers even longer to shop for a bargain – although be aware that prices may change, or deals may end early, over this period.
What is included in the Amazon Prime Day 2025 sale?
We’ve already been seeing thousands of top products reduced across pretty much every category: homeware, tech, beauty, gardening, fashion and more. As we’re reaching the height of summer, there are loads of offers on warm weather essentials, such as fans, sun creams and gardening tools (see above for our top picks).
How do I access these deals?
To shop these deals when they launch you’ll need to be an Amazon Prime member. Membership costs £8.99 a month and gets your loads of perks, including next day delivery on thousands of items plus access to Prime Video, where you can watch hit TV shows such as Clarkson’s Farm and Molly-Mae: Behind It All.
If you’re not yet a member, you can sign up here for a 30-day free trial.
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Don’t forget that Amazon isn’t the only place where you’ll find a great deal this summer. Lookfantastic and Boots always run plenty of offers on beauty (including the super-popular Boots £10 Tuesday on today), Boden is currently running a huge sale, and Yimbly, the shopping platform owned by The Mirror’s parent company Reach Plc, has lots of garden furniture at excellent prices.
