We’ve compiled the best news of the day from a prison officer’s alleged stabbing to airport chaos in this Friday’s Mirror Daily Digest, bringing together the most divisive stories from the day’s events. Many Brits were left distressed by the news, with many more coming from jail.
Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we’ll be pulling together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Royal teams and more. This Friday, we’re bringing you the biggest stories from the newsroom – from a prison officer who was left with ‘serious injuries’ after reportedly being stabbed to the Tenerife airport chaos which left Brits trapped in sweltering queues.
Meanwhile, our News team has been following the Liverpool parade crash suspect Paul Doyle’s appearance at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court today. We’ve also got the latest on Go Compare star Wynne Evans, who has been axed by the BBC following his Strictly Come Dancing scandals.
Horror as a prison officer is stabbed while incarcerated in a notorious inmate.
A prison officer was reportedly stabbed with a flick knife, according to reports from our news team. Following rumors that an inmate knifed an officer, emergency services arrived at HMP Long Lartin this morning at around 10 am. According to reports, the weapon was dropped by a drone into the prison.
A representative for the Prison Service confirmed the attack and said an investigation is being conducted. According to them, “Police are looking into an attack on a prison officer at HMP Long Lartin.” We will always advocate for the most severe punishments for those who assault hardworking employees.
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police added: “We were called to HMP Long Lartin in South Littleton around 10am this morning (Friday, May 30), following a report someone had been assaulted by an inmate. One man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after sustaining a stab wound. The inmate remains within the prison and the investigation is on-going. “
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After the Strictly scandal, BBC fired Wynne Evans.
After months of Strictly Come Dancing scandals, Wynne Evans has been axed by the BBC, our Showbiz team reported this afternoon. The Go Compare star revealed that he has not had his contract renewed and will not be back with the BBC for his radio show – and thus has decided to continue to do his radio show away from the BBC.
It comes after the TV personality hit headlines during his time on the dance show, where he was shown grabbing his professional partner Katya’s waist before she pushed his hand away, but he later insisted it was a joke. He then came under fire for using the term ‘spit roast’ to Janette Manrara during a Strictly photocall but he later insisted it was directed at Jamie Borthwick and nothing to do with Janette.
He was fired from the Strictly tour as a result of the comment, and a video of him posing with his co-star Jamie later emerged, which both received harsh criticism for. He expressed his gratitude in an emotional statement, “My beloved Wynners, From the very depths of my heart. Your love has been the source of light during my darkest days over the past few months. You stood by me through more than you could have imagined, in every message, in every word of encouragement, in every moment.
“It breaks my heart to say the BBC has decided not to renew my contract so I won’t be returning to my radio show. I’m gutted. That show wasn’t just work — it was home. It was us. We laughed, we cried, we sang like nobody was listening. And somehow, through the airwaves, we became a family.”
Read the entire story here.
Brits sucked into “inhumane” airport chaos as passengers fight and vomit in crush conditions.
Our Travel team has been following the latest updates on the Tenerife South Airport chaos, after British travellers found themselves trapped in two-hour queues and “inhuman” conditions at the start of the school holidays. Last Monday night, more than 500 people found themselves packed into a waiting area at the Canary Islands travel hub.
They waited for hours as a bottleneck between two checkpoints, each run by two National Police officers, passed through security. After the tourists arrived for the school holidays in “inhuman” conditions, top Spanish officials will now convene for an urgent meeting.
Many passengers endured 45 minutes of inclines before being flown out and witnessing broken escalators and lengthy passport check lines. One of those caught up in the chaos was Becks Gravil. After arriving at 8:30 p.m., her family had to wait two hours before departing the airport. She continued, “I have never witnessed it this bad in my life.”
“Everything was crammed in like sardines, people complaining, people getting sick, people fainting.” From landing to Adeje, what should have taken an hour turned into four hours. What a day !”
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Paul Doyle LIVE: Liverpool parade suspect in court
Our news team has been monitoring Liverpool parade suspect Paul Doyle’s appearance this morning at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court around the clock. The 53-year-old is accused of two counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with the intention of grievous bodily harm and two counts of causing unlawful and malicious grievous bodily harm with the intention of grievous bodily harm, according to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Additionally, he is accused of driving dangerously while also facing two counts of dangerous bodily harm with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm. As the prosecutor told the judge that he had “deliberately used his vehicle as a weapon” Doyle shook his head in the dock as he was arraigned.
Police previously said 79 people were injured when a car drove into supporters on Water Street at around 6pm on Monday, with seven people still in hospital when Merseyside Police revealed his charges yesterday. Doyle will appear at court again on August 14 for plea and trial preparation hearing.
Read the entire story here.
Diana sisters’ blunt assessment of Meghan has Prince Harry “so disappointed” him.
There’s never a quiet day for Prince Harry, and it has emerged that the Duke of Sussex “was so disappointed” when he introduced Meghan Markle to Princess Diana’s two sisters, our Royal team reported. Harry had hoped Lady Sarah McCorquodale and Lady Jane Fellowes would have similarities to his mother, who died when Harry was just 12.
However, although Harry believed Diana would have been “over the moon” about his relationship with Meghan, he was upset with her sisters’ reaction. They reportedly did not see the same character traits in the two women and Harry, 40, suffered a further blow as Lady McCorquodale and Lady Fellowes “thought Meghan would not fit in with the Royal Family.”
Regardless, Harry married his partner soon after in 2018 and has gone onto have two children with the former actress. The insights have come about in the book Revenge: Meghan, Harry, and the War Between the Windsors, written by royal biographer Tom Bower. He penned: “Harry assumed that Diana’s family and friends would see a similarity between Diana and his fiancée. Both, he said, shared the same problems. He was so disappointed.”
Read the entire story here.
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