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Love Island star Liberty Poole has announced that she’s split up from her partner Joshua Raybould, after the former lovers got together last year after she took part in All Stars

Former Love Island star Liberty Poole has announced she has split from her partner Joshua Raybould after just over a year together. She’s opened up about their break-up in a statement shared with fans on social media.

Liberty, 25, who rose to fame on the ITV2 dating show in 2021, had confirmed her romance with musician Joshua, 28, last summer after appearing on All Stars earlier that year. She later shared that they had known each other for years.

The reality TV star has now revealed that they are no longer together following reports that they had split up earlier this week. Liberty issued a statement on the situation this morning, in which she addressed their separation.

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Liberty initially told her followers on Instagram that she hadn’t planned to post about the break-up. She said that she “wasn’t ready” to address the situation yet and revealed that she is “still processing” her split from Joshua.

She wrote in her first message to fans: “Hey I wasn’t ready to address this yet as it’s all happened very sudden and soon. I was still processing and wanting to do this in my own time. However the press haven’t given me that option and I don’t want people speculating more then needed.”

Liberty then posted a lengthy statement in which she wrote about separating from her partner. She said that there was “no scandal” that led to their break-up, instead saying that it was the result of a “breakdown in communication”.

She wrote: “Hi guys, just wanted to address this one time only. Josh and I are no longer together. I know I shared a lot of my relationship and happiness online I did that because I honestly believed this would be my happy ending and was it for me as far as dating went.”

Liberty went on to share that it had been her “first serious relationship” and the first time she had lived with a partner. She said that “life’s no fairytale” but expressed well wishes to her ex Joshua, adding that they have split “amicably”.

Liberty wrote: “Unfortunately life’s no fairytale. This was my first for a lot. First real love, first serious relationship, first time living with someone, first time making someone part of the family. With that comes a lot of unexpected trials no relationship is 100% perfect.”

She continued: “There was no big scandal no cheating. Just an irreversible breakdown in communication. Josh and I have parted amicably with fond memories of the love we shared. I wish him all the best for the future and hope he finds love, peace and happiness.”

Liberty, who launched her swimwear brand Uplifted the Label last month, added: “I won’t be commenting on the situation further, but just focusing on my healing. Yes I was going through a break up and launching my business at the same time. This isn’t the end of my love story just a chapter.

“I also wanted to add thank you to any stranger that saw me out and said kind words this past month. You lifted a girl up when she was down. I hope you can continue to support me in my boss babe, growth era. Lover girl out for now.”

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In this Tuesday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we’ve pulled together the biggest stories of the day from the Liverpool parade crash suspect’s appearance in court to ‘disgust’ over a new Strictly star

Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we pull together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Sport teams and more. This Thursday, we’re featuring everything from the alleged driver of a car which mowed down huge crowds at Liverpool’s victory parade appearing in court to controversy surrounding a Strictly star and a new virus hitting the UK.

The Liverpool parade crash suspect, Paul Doyle, broke down in tears earlier today as he was charged with another 24 offences related to 23 victims. Elsewhere, one former Apprentice star’s inclusion in Strictly Come Dancing has provoked outrage and Brits have been warned over a new virus found in the UK.

Liverpool parade crash suspect Paul Doyle in tears as he faces more charges

Our News team’s attention was drawn to the courts earlier today as the alleged driver of a car which mowed down huge crowds at Liverpool’s victory parade broke down in tears. Paul Doyle, 53, was charged with another 24 offences. He already faced a string of charges after a Ford Galaxy minivan ploughed into scores of football fans in May.

But as Doyle, of Burghill Road, West Derby, appeared in court on Thursday morning, prosecutors levelled another 24 charges at him relating to 23 more victims. It brings the total number of victims on the indictment to 29, including eight children – two of whom were just six and seven-month-old babies at the time.

As the hearing began, Doyle clasped his hands to his face and broke down in tears. Appearing via video link the father of three struggled to speak as he sobbed when asked if he could hear the proceedings via a webcam in prison.

Read the full story here.

Strictly fans ‘disgusted’ over latest stars as they urge BBC to take action

Throughout this week, our Showbiz team have been keeping across all the latest Strictly announcements – and one future contestant is causing quite the stir amongst fans. Viewers say they have been left ‘disgusted’ by the star’s inclusion in the BBC show.

Thomas Skinner, who is best known for appearing on The Apprentice, will be showing off his footwork for judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Mosi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke in just a few weeks’ time. However, because he has become known for some of his controversial views that he has posted on social media, some fans demanded were not impressed.

One fan wrote on X: “Disgusted…Have the BBC not looked at his social media output?” to which someone replied: “Somebody who has different political opinions than me is on television. BAN THEM.” but the initial tweeter insisted that is not what they meant as viewers in their droves demanded his social media history is checked

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Deadly mystery virus found in UK for first time after sweeping through Europe

Overnight, the latest statistics from the UK Health Security Agency revealed a new virus had been found in the UK for the first time. Three cases of Oropouche virus were detected among travellers returning to the UK after spreading across Europe.

It’s the first time the Oropouche virus has been found in the UK, with all instances linked to journeys to Brazil. Latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) also show a surge in travel-related chikungunya infections throughout England.

Between January and June 2025, 73 cases were recorded – a sharp rise from the 27 cases during the same timeframe in 2024, marking the highest tally ever documented for this period. Chikungunya is a mosquito-transmitted disease connected to international travel, presenting symptoms such as sudden fever typically coupled with joint discomfort.

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Buckingham Palace forced to remove Anne birthday post after major family gaffe

Our eagle-eyed Royal team spotted Buckingham Palace make a major gaffe earlier this Thursday, leaving them red-faced. To celebrate Princess Anne’s upcoming birthday tomorrow, the Palace had released a list of 75 facts about the Princess Royal

However, one so-called fact caused quite a stir among Royal enthusiasts, leading to the entire post being removed. The contentious point was number fourteen on the list, which claimed that Anne, King Charles’ sister, had two stepchildren from her second marriage to Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence.

The Palace even named these supposed stepchildren as Tom and Amy Laurence. This information was quickly debunked by fans who pointed out that Sir Tim, a retired Royal Navy officer, had not been previously married before tying the knot with Princess Anne in December 1992.

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‘I could hear my dead mum celebrating with me when I opened my A-level results’

A record number of students today celebrated top A-level results across the country – with a new milestone hit for A & A* achievements. But education leaders warned of stark divides in results between different areas of the country.

On average across the UK, 28.3% of entries were awarded either an A or A*, up from 27.8% in 2024 and above 25.4% in 2019. Boys took a lead over girls in the top grades for the first time since 2018, with 28.4% of boys’ A-level entries scoring an A or A* this summer, compared to 28.2% of their female classmates’ entries.

One happy sixth-form student said she had kept a promise she made to her mum before she died by getting a place at Oxford University. Gabrielle Morgan, 18, who is from Newcastle and who achieved straight A*s in English literature, Spanish and chemistry, said: “I could practically hear her celebrating with me when the offer came through. I know just how proud of me she is and I know she helped a lot, even though she wasn’t here physically.” Her mum, who moved from Malaysia to the UK in her early 20s, died from lung cancer in April last year.

Read the full story here.

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Elliott Wright has revealed he has become a dad for the fifth time after welcoming a baby girl. The TOWIE star and his wife, Sadie, shared the sweet news to social media.

The duo uploaded a snap of their beautiful newborn daughter to Instagram and wrote: “Dolly Eileen Wright. Our beautiful baby girl completed our family on 9th August and we are on cloud nine. Our hearts are so full.”

The snap of the tot showed her wearing her adorable outfit that had “she’s here” emblazoned across it. She also wore a pink hat.

Their famous pals joined their followers to share congratulatory messages in the comments section of the upload. Among those sending a message was former TOWIE star Mario Falcone, who wrote: “Congratulations mate.”

Hollie Kane Wright also shared a message with pink love heart emojis, while Jess Wright said: “Can’t wait to meet her.” She also shared a red love heart emoji on her message.

The duo had revealed they were expecting baby number five in June. At the time, he shared a series of baby scan pictures with fans.

The 45-year-old restaurant owner shared his joyous news on Instagram as he posted a picture of his youngest children, Billy, six and John, two, holding up the baby scan pictures.

The cousin of Mark Wright – who recently welcomed a baby daughter with wife Michelle Keegan – captioned his sweet upload: “Our family is expanding. Another baby to love and adore, summer 25. Family of 7.”

Baby Dolly becomes Elliot’s fifth child, with the reality TV star also being a father to Elliott Jnr, 17 and daughter Olivia, 15 from his previous relationship.

Elliott and Sadie’s relationship quickly blossomed, with the pair tying the knot in 2017. At the time, they let cameras film the special occasion, with ITVBe later airing a special documentary based on the ceremony.

They welcomed their first child together two years after their wedding, welcoming Billy in January of 2019. This was followed by the devastating blow of a miscarriage in 2021 and their hearts were “broken into a million little pieces.”

At the time, the former TOWIE star took to Instagram to share the news, saying he feels as though his whole world has been ‘ripped apart.’

“It is with the heaviest of hearts that we tell you the devastating news that we had a miscarriage and lost our baby boy at 5 months on Wednesday.

“Our hearts are broken into a million pieces and our whole world and dreams have been ripped apart.

“We was so lucky to have had time to spend with our baby after the tragic birth and we take comfort that our darling boy is now up in heaven with Grandad Eddie.

“We would like to thank everyone who looked after us and our beautiful baby at St Thomas’s Hospital, especially our midwife Camella… having you by our side helped us more than you could possibly know.

“We really thank you for all your condolences at this terribly sad time but ask for privacy as family whilst we grieve the loss of our beautiful baby boy.”

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We’ve come across a clever shopping hack on TikTok that not only saves you money on beauty products – including popular high-value items – but also helps you to clear out too

One beauty product that the Mirror beauty team probably gets asked about more than anything else is LED face masks, and in particular, the popular Shark CryoGlow LED Mask. Our head of shopping Zoe thinks it’s worth the money – but we’ve noticed a way that shoppers have been getting their hands on one for ‘free’.

Over on TikTok, a number of videos are going viral with shoppers explaining how they’re able to get high-value items such as designer perfumes or the Shark LED mask for free using Boots’ recycling scheme, something that we admit that we knew very little about before hitting upon this hack. Here’s how it works…

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First, you’ll need to download the Recycle at Boots app, and find your nearest store taking part in the scheme. Next, scan your beauty empties and log them on the app – most materials except for those easily recycled via kerbside services (e.g. glass jars, plastic shampoo bottles) are accepted. This is perfect for getting rid of items such as toothpaste tubes and pumps, which are normally tricky to recycle at home.

Then, simply bring your beauty empties along with you into store (cleaned out as well as possible), scan the QR code on the bin, and drop them in. For every five items you recycle, you’ll receive a bonus of 500 Boots Advantage Card points when you spend £10 or more in store within three days. As every Advantage Card point is worth 1p, this gets you £5 worth of points to spend however you like – and these all add up.

Of course, you do have to spend money to accrue these points (£10 to get the 500 point recycling bonus), but if you plan it well, you can time your recycling drop-off with stocking up on everyday essentials such as deodorants, shampoo and even prescriptions.

You will also have to diligently save up your points for a good while before you’ll be able to afford to spend them on a pricey item like an LED mask; you’ll need 30,000 points to be able to exchange them for a Shark CryoGlow, and on a couple of the most popular TikTok videos on this topic, the creators explain that they saved up their points for 12-18 months before having enough to use to buy this. However, if you’re good at saving (and waiting!), it could be worth it in the end – and, of course, you’re ensuring all your beauty empties get properly recycled.

Of course, if you can’t wait that long to get your hands on an LED mask, you can always just buy the Shark mask immediately for £299.99, and there are lots of other options available to buy nowadays. One of the best value ones is the UKLASH LED Dual Light Pro-Therapy Face Mask, £199 (you can read my full review of it here), while I also really like the CurrentBody LED Light Therapy Face Mask: Series 2, £399.99.

Singer Taylor Swift has shared an update on her dad Scott Swift and his recovery after the singer moved in with him after the Shake It Off star’s father had major heart surgery

Taylor Swift moved in with her dad, Scott Swift, after he underwent quintuple bypass surgery.

The All Too Well singer has detailed her father’s recovery from the major operation, which he underwent in June, and how she experienced “parent-child reversal” nursing him amid his recovery.

Providing an update on her parent on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast, she said: “So, he’s been telling all his friends, ‘you need to get the stress test because that’s what’s actually preventative.’ If you can find that earlier, you don’t have to have a bypass surgery.” It comes after Taylor Swift sparks engagement rumours as fans spot Travis Kelce’s lock screen.

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Taylor added: “You can sort out those blockages with stents and things that are a lot less invasive.” Scott kept his sense of humour and was cracking jokes in his hospital bed after waking up from his operation.

Taylor recounted: “He wakes up from surgery, and it’s my mom, my brother [Austin], and me and his best friend. He did like a comedy act, a comedy set for 15 minutes. He was the funniest he’s ever been, and he’s usually really funny.”

She continued: “And it was kind of wild because it was like, very parent-child reversal in a lot of ways. My brother and my mom and I were each taking shifts in the ICU and staying with him 24/7.”

The But Daddy I Love him singer’s papa famously handed out guitar picks to fans on her Eras Tour, and in his sleepy state, he was trying to give them to the hospital staff.

Taylor shared: “He came out of surgery, tried to give guitar picks to all the nurses and doctors, but he wasn’t wearing pants, didn’t have pockets, hospital gown, you know?”

Taylor got to work ensuring her dad could shower and get around in a walker.

She said: “I’m like, this dude built play sets and swing sets and cribs for me. I’m building his shower chair and his walker, and his bed that goes like this.

“It’s just surreal, man. You can’t really walk on your own. We had a little harness for my dad, just like walking dad on his harness.”

She added: “And he was like the loveliest patient ever. He just kept saying thank you over and over again.”

N-Dubz star Tulisa stepped back into the public eye in 2024 on I’m A Celebrity – and in her new book Judgement: Love, Trials, and Tribulations, she has revealed she learnt an important lesson from her brief time on the show

After years away from the spotlight, Tulisa Contostavlos returned in a major way in 2024 when she appeared in the 24th series of I’m A Celebrity.

The N-Dubz star joined the likes of Danny Jones, Rev Richard Coles and Coleen Rooney in the jungle reality show. But her time was short-lived, and she was the third contestant to be booted out.

Following her elimination, Tulisa surprised many by quickly leaving Australia and not participating in the final reunion show. She also deleted all mentions of the show from her social media, later explaining that she felt “overwhelmed” by the attention.

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“A lot of bombarding, in all the most positive way but because it’s been a bit of a while for me, I can get overwhelmed quite easily,” the Sight of You singer said in an Instagram video. “I just need to take a bit of time for me and just chill and this is all just feeling a little bit much at the moment.”

While her time on the show was brief, it helped provide clarity for Tulisa, who has touched upon the experience in her new book, Judgement: Love, Trials, and Tribulations.

Writing in the epilogue, the star shares: “I can see clearer now, I have a strong sense of inner peace and an internal happiness that comes from within. It wasn’t easy, but I’m proud of myself. I’ve managed to successfully return with N-Dubz and had a fun little stint on I’m a Celebrity… though it has confirmed my feelings of wanting to remain a little less in the spotlight.

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“I can’t say I enjoyed eating lamb bollocks and being pi**ed on with rain during the rainiest season ever, but I am grateful for the experience because it’s only by getting uncomfortable that we can grow.

“Mostly I was very grateful for the opportunity to show people my true self after so many years of such giant misconception of who I truly was, and I’ve certainly felt a change for the better in people’s energy towards me since. All is finally well, but there were certainly moments along the way to get to this point where my hope was short.”

Tulisa made her name in the 2000s as part of N-Dubz before launching her solo career and later appearing as a judge on X-Factor in 2011. She largely stepped back from the public eye when, in 2014, charges were brought against her after an undercover reporter from The Sun – ‘Fake Sheikh’ Mazher Mahmood – claimed she’d brokered a deal to supply Class A drugs.

The drugs trial collapsed after the reporter was found to have lied in his evidence, and Mahmood received a 15-month prison sentence.

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Previously, Mahmood had been employed by the Sunday Times and the now-defunct News of the World. He gained notoriety for exposing wrongdoings but faced criticism for orchestrating stings while masquerading as an Arab businessman to secure stories.

One of his high-profile targets was model Jodie Kidd, who discussed her ordeal in the 2023 Prime Video documentary series “The Fake Sheikh,” where she lamented that befriending him was “the biggest mistake of my life,” after being labelled a “coke fixer” in the press following their encounter.