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Yung Filly – whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos – was charged with rape and other offenses over an alleged sexual assault on a woman in Australia last year

British rapper, Yung Filly, is facing two new sexual assault charges relating to the assault of a woman while he was on tour in Australia. Filly – whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos – was charged with rape and other offences over an alleged sexual assault on a woman in the country last year.

In March, he pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, one of strangulation and four counts of sexual penetration without consent. However, according to court documents filed on Friday, the YouTuber, 29, faces two new counts of sexual penetration without consent, and no plea has been entered for them.

The incident is alleged to have taken place on 28 September. Filly had been touring Australia at the time of the alleged offences.

Filly appeared at Perth Magistrates Court for an initial hearing on October 10, 2024 where he was granted conditional bail. The bail terms stated that he did not discuss the case on social media, or contact the alleged victim.

The rapper appeared in Perth Magistrates Court for a second time on March 11, 2025, and pleaded not guilty to all charges. He was told to appear in the District Court of Western Australia on July 13.

On June 13, two new charges of sexual penetration without consent were filed against Filly.

During a court hearing in November, the British-Colombian saw his bail request put on hold until later that day. ABC Australia covered the story, noting that Perth barrister Seamus Rafferty SC is representing the entertainer.

Rafferty commented on the denied bail, stating: “This has already made headlines. Given the nature of social media, the nature of people jumping on bandwagons, given the nature of (the) power imbalance between the parties.”

A TikTok video from Perth’s Bar1 Nightclub went viral last year, showcasing Filly – who has appeared in Channel 4’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off – performing at the venue. Meanwhile, in a sombre contrast, images depicting injuries allegedly sustained by a woman were presented to the court.

“No ordinary person can consent in those circumstances,” stated the prosecutor in reference to the gruesome photos, adding: “Across her body is a history of violent acts, … we say those photos and what is alleged is beyond the pale, beyond what could be considered to be a consensual act.”

Filly, who was born in Colombia and moved to London aged two as a refugee with his mum and sister began his YouTube career in 2013 before releasing his debut single Take Time in 2017.

He went onto host shows Hot Property and Don’t Scream on BBC Three and has also appeared in Soccer Aid and The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off.

Filly’s 10-day trial is scheduled to start on 20 July 2026.

Australian model, Erin McNaught, has revealed her seven month old son has undergone surgery to remove a brain tumour after heartbreakingly noticing a ‘rapid decline in his health and happiness’

Former Neighbours star Erin McNaught has told fans her baby son, Obi, has undergone surgery to remove a tumour on his brain following “the hardest few days”. The brave tot was diagnosed with cancer, aged just seven months, after Erin noticed a “rapid decline in his health and happiness”.

Thankfully, the mum-of-three, 43, said Obi’s medical team were “very happy” with how the major operation went this week as she updated followers while thanking them for their support. Taking to Instagram, sharing a snap of herself kissing little Obi, whose head was wrapped up in bandages, in hospital following his operation, she said: “Today Obi had the surgery to remove the tumour. The amazing team here are very happy with the way it went.”

Earlier this week, the former Miss Universe Australia and her music producer partner Stace Cadet shared Obi’s devastating diagnosis. The couple, who welcomed their first child together in October last year, issued a tearjerking joint statement on Thursday morning, as they opened up about their son’s health concerns.

“For the last few weeks we have noticed a rapid decline in Obi’s behaviour and happiness,” the statement began. It continued: “He was having problems eating, sleeping and most recently, keeping his head straight.”

The couple explained that after noticing Obi change so quickly, they booked him in for an MRI scan under the advice of their doctor. The scan, conducted earlier this week, tragically revealed that a large tumour was situated on the right side of his brain.

“At about 6:00pm Tuesday night we met with a neurosurgeon who broke the heartbreaking news,” Erin and Stace continued, adding: “We are absolutely shattered and the last few days have been our hardest days.”

Following Obi’s operation, the proud parents praised the team at Queensland Children’s Hospital, who are now working with Erin and Stace to devise a treatment plan.

“Our team at the Queensland Children Hospital have been incredible and remain hopeful that we can remove the mass and get Obi healthy and happy pending the results,” they concluded.

The post was met with lots of well wishes from from family, friends and fans, including Erin’s ex-husband, British musician, Example, who she shares two children with – sons Evander, seven, and Ennio, five.

In November 2007, Erin was cast as Sienna Cammeniti in Neighbours. She said she was “nervous” about joining the show because it was “a big change” to the modelling work she was known for.

However, after she began filming her first scenes on 17 December, by March 2008, she revealed her contract had been extended three months before leaving the iconic Aussie soap in July 2008.

* If you have been affected by this story, advice and support can be found at Macmillan Cancer Support.

EXCLUSIVE: Tanya Bardsley has revealed that while under the knife for a cosmetic procedure, her surgeon dragged out two-decade-old filler from her face, leaving her with a new look

Tanya Bardsley had 20 year old filler scraped out from her face during a surgical procedure. The former model and reality star has never shied away from discussing her surgical enhancements and believes people in the public eye should be more open about work they’ve had done.

Last year, Tanya had a mid-face lift after noticing her “jowls just dropped” while dealing with perimenopause symptoms and had initially planned to have a full facelift. But her surgeon warned her against this and stated she only needed minor work done. In the past, Tanya, 44, has had filler injected into her face, but had no idea that it lay dormant in the areas it was injected.

“I started looking like a bulldog,” she said of her face before going under the knife. Speaking exclusively to the Mirror, Tanya added: “I just thought ‘I’m not having this anymore, I feel terrible and I can’t control it, but I can control these chops’ I’d heard great things about Mr Rao – I didn’t have the full face lift.

“I went in saying I wanted the full and he said I needed the mid. There’s only so much filler, I was starting to look a bit Hey Arnold-y, so he did the mid facelift and he just sewed muscles back to where they were, so I had actual cheekbones and not just filler ones.

“He was dragging out 20-year-old filler, scraping it out which was amazing. It’s just like starting again – you can’t keep pumping it full of filler and Mr Rao is just amazing, he did all these pre-videos and everything. I was deciding for a good year because I’m impulsive. I have to tell myself I need to wait a year now.”

Mr Rao at Pall Mall Medical, where Tanya had her procedure, informed her afterwards that her two-decade-old filler was “like concrete”. Speaking of her perimenopausal symptoms, Tanya explained: “The skin changes, everything drops, your soul drops, your personality drops, and the jowls drop.

“I was trying to control the others with hormones and stuff, but I could control lifting the face a little bit, which did lift my spirits.” The model admits she was “over the moon” with the results after the treatment from Pall Mal. “You have to have your expectations, which Pall Mall are really good at.”

Her daughter, Gabriella, 23, had also visited Pall Mall for a breast lift but decided against it after being told the “realistic” options for the procedure. “The surgeon talked her out of it,” Tanya said, adding: “Her expectations could never be achieved without certain scars.”

But with the rise of more people going under the knife, Tanya said: “If I want it, I’m going to have it, and if someone doesn’t want it, that’s fine, it’s up to them. I think women should support women. I’m always 100 per cent open about everything that I have done. I’m not a gatekeeper, and I don’t want girls thinking, ‘Why’s her face like that and mine’s not?’ I want to be open – I’ve had it lifted and a bit chopped off.”

Away from surgery, despite appearing on The Real Housewives of Cheshire, Tanya and her family recently starred in their own ITV reality show, The Bardo Bunch, which has been commissioned by Hayu to be streamed across the globe. “I’m so grateful,” she said of the news.

She added: “I did a happy dance. It’s just gone down a storm, I was panicking, I knew everyone would love my family as much as I do but I thought ‘What if everyone hates it? What if everyone hates my family? What if everyone hates me?’ Then I thought ‘Are my kids going to hate me? Are they gonna get trolled?’ but everyone loves it.

“Every single comment, I’ve not had one bad comment. I can’t even tell you what it means to me and the family.” Although it’s on the same platform as The Kardashians, Tanya admits her family are quite different to the Los Angeles natives. Her husband, Macclesfield FC assistant manager Phil Bardsley, would “never” film with Tanya on Housewives.

“It took a long time to get him on it, and he still cringes when he watches himself. I think he’s really good,” she said, adding that Phil became more relaxed during filming. “I think there’s plenty more for Phil to come.”

Terence Trent D’Arby shot to fame in the 1980s after releasing his debut studio album, but after just a few years, his music career came to an abrupt halt and he disappeared from the limelight

The 1980s was a decade that produced some iconic music legends, including Prince, Michael Jackson, and Whitney Houston. However, one name that was once mentioned alongside these stars has largely faded into obscurity.

Terence Trent D’Arby exploded onto the scene in 1987, following a whirlwind of publicity surrounding his music. Just a few years prior, he had been an amateur boxer and a soldier in the US army.

His debut studio album, Introducing The Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby, generated significant buzz after he claimed it was as groundbreaking as The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Although his bold statements about his work earned him a reputation, the album proved to be a hit, featuring some of his most popular tracks, including If You Let Me Stay, Sign Your Name, and Dance Little Sister. Critics praised the album, which won him a Grammy and a BRIT award, drawing comparisons to music legends like Prince, Michael Jackson, and Sam Cooke.

Reflecting on that time and his provocative statement, the singer told The Guardian: “I said a lot of s***, but Muhammad Ali was one of my heroes, and I similarly realised that if you say outrageous things, it gets attention.

“As a young artist, you’ve got to get your work heard and to a degree, I hypnotised myself into believing I was a genius. It worked like a charm, but I didn’t understand the degree I’d have to pay for that.”

However, just as he gained momentum, his commercial success abruptly ended with the release of his second album Neither Fish nor Flesh in 1989. The album’s different sound failed to resonate with fans and critics, halting his promising career.

Four years later, after moving to Los Angeles, D’Arby released his third album, Symphony or Damn, which showed promise but couldn’t match his original hits. He then became a recluse, rarely leaving his California mansion, as per the Mirror US.

In 2001, he made headlines again by changing his name to Sananda Maitreya, stating: “Terence Trent D’Arby was dead… he watched his suffering as he died a noble death. After intense pain, I meditated for a new spirit, a new will, a new identity.”

Maitreya released new music under his new name, without big-label backing, and left Los Angeles for a quieter life. He moved to Munich, then Milan in 2002, and married Italian architect and television host Francesca Francone the following year.

The Princess of Wales returned to her major Trooping the Colour duty alongside King Charles and Queen Camilla today. In her role as as Colonel of the Irish Guards she took her seat on the dais alongside the King and Queen to watch the spectacular military parade at Horse Guards Parade.

Last year she was sat upstairs in the Major General’s office to watch the display with her children after marking her return to duty following the start of her cancer treatment. Today, Kate arrived at Horse Guards Parade today in an Ascot Landau carriage alongside her three children. She dazzled in a turquoise Catherine Walker coat dress, a hat by Juliette Botterill, her Irish Guards Regimental brooch and a pair of earrings late that belonged to the late Queen before taking her seat on the parade ground.

At last year’s Trooping the Colour, Kate made a triumphant return, making her first official public appearance since she revealed she had received a cancer diagnosis. She took pride of place on the Buckingham Palace balcony for the RAF flypast standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the King.

It came two months before she later revealed that she had finished her chemotherapy treatment and in January of this year she revealed that she is now in remission.

The princess is still gradually returning to royal duties but has slowly been increasing her workload. However, it is the second time she has taken part in a major royal event in months after joing the Firm for commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Earlier this week, she visited the new V&A East Storehouse in London’s Stratford to learn about its “order an object” system where paintings, furniture, books and sculptures can be requested and a room set aside for viewing with staff.

With a keen interest in the arts and a love of the natural world, she choose a number of items themed around nature, a large William Morris samples book, rolls of ornate textiles and a musical instrument for the private moment.

Trooping the Colour sees more than 1,000 servicemen taking part in the military display who when not performing ceremonial duties are fighting soldiers. The colour – regimental flag – being trooped this year is the King’s Colour of Number 7 Company, Coldstream Guards, a prestigious regiment known as the sovereign’s bodyguard which is celebrating its 375th anniversary this year.

In addition, today the King requested a minute’s silence be observed in tribute to the 241 passengers and crew killed, and others affected, when a Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for Gatwick Airport came down on Thursday in the Indian city of Ahmedabad.

Black armbands were also be worn by the head of state and senior royals riding in the ceremony, also known as the King’s Birthday Parade, staged in Horse Guards Parade in Whitehall.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said the King requested amendments to the Trooping the Colour programme “as a mark of respect for the lives lost, the families in mourning and all the communities affected by this awful tragedy”.

In 2017, Trooping was held a few days after the Grenfell Tower blaze and the loss of life was marked by a minute’s silence, a decision taken by Queen Elizabeth II.

The King issued a written message soon after the Air India plane crash saying he was “desperately shocked by the terrible events” and expressing his “deepest possible sympathy”.

He was kept updated about the developing situation on Thursday and it later emerged there was a sole survivor, UK national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.