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Watch Married At First Sight’s most awkward sex chat EVER as Luke claims Amy’s ‘begging me to park my car in her garage’

MARRIED At First Sight fans were left in hysterics after witnessing the most awkward sex chat EVER.

Luke claimed Amy is “begging” him to park his car in her garage – as he attempted to explain their differing views in the bedroom.

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Luke told Kieran: “There’s something I want to talk to you about, just for your ears.

“Sometimes when we’re together, she asks me to park the car in her garage.

“I was raised to always park your car outside, because if you park your car inside, then it’s beyond your control.”

Listening in during the dinner party, MAFS expert Charlene Douglas said: “I think Luke is alluding to the fact that Amy wants him to climax inside of her, but he doesn’t want to.”

Her fellow relationship guru Mel Schilling put her hands over her ears and yelled: “Private conversation, Luke!”

The chat divided viewers – with some laughing off Luke’s analogy while others got the ick.

One said: “Not Luke talking about ‘parking his car’ in Amy’s garage… idk if I want him to stop or tell me more.”

Someone else added: “”I don’t know how Amy isn’t constantly cringed out and gotten the ick from Luke the shit he says makes me physically ill.”

Another said: “Thinking perhaps Luke and Amy need to have a chat about contraception!! He’s absolutely hilarious though. I love him.”

Even Amy has admitted to getting the ick with Luke previously in their relationship.

When the pair met on their wedding day, Luke kissed her on the hand and said “hello baby” during a photo shoot.

Speaking to the camera, Amy admited: “It’s giving me the ick a little bit.”

He’s struggled to hold back during the experiment – often spewing out his intimate thoughts on camera.

Luke once said: “The most embarrassing thing I’ve done in the bedroom is I’ve offered an unsolicited and unwanted butt plug…

“Which quickly made its way back into the box.”

Mafs couples that have stood the test of time

Loved-up Tayah Victoria and Adam Aveling of series six fame had the first Mafs baby.

The pair couldn’t keep their hands off each other on the programme and quickly found their feet in the outside world, moving into Adam’s Doncaster home.

Just 18 months after meeting, the couple welcomed their daughter Beau.

Season five couple Michelle Walder and Owen Jenkins also managed to make their marriage work away from the cameras and had their first child in December.

Teacher Michelle, 29, has no regrets about taking part in the experiment. She told us: “I just feel very lucky and thankful that it has worked out – and excited for everything to come.”

Michelle and Owen were both sick of dating apps when they applied in 2019.

Owen recalled: “I had been out for some drinks with a friend after work.

“While he was out for a cigarette I was scrolling on Instagram waiting for him to come back in.

“The MAFS advert was the last thing I saw, and I joked, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny if I signed up?’

“A few beers later when I was back at home I sent in the application, and the rest is history.”

Another couple to make Mafs UK history is Zoe Clifton and Jenna Robinson.

Despite a slight rocky start, where they clashed over Jenna’s vegan lifestyle, the show’s first same sex pairing are still going strong.

They even have a successful podcast together called Life With a Pod.

Jenna shed light on being involved in the show earlier this year when she told us: “We’re not legally married, and I never felt like we were. I definitely feel the process makes you take the relationship a lot more seriously and having the help of the experts… if you can survive that process it sets a firm foundation for a long-lasting relationship.”

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Historians BURY iconic classic car underground to create ‘car time capsule’ – before mistake saw it go horribly wrong

AN iconic classic car was buried deep underground some 50 years ago in a time capsule experiment gone wrong.

A 1957 Plymouth Belvedere, a well-known motor to US car fans for its vintage styling and performance, was once buried beneath the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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The retro motor, which was later known as ‘Miss Belvedere’, was buried during the height of Cold War tensions and was sealed in reinforced concrete to protect it from potential nuclear war.

Buried with the car was a number of items from the 1950s that “would help acquaint future generations with life in 1957″.

These included a container of fuel, a case of Schlitz beer, and random items typially found in a woman’s purse at the time, such as an unpaid parking ticket, bobby pins, cigarettes and matches, and a tube of lipstick.

In an event that drew national interest, it was finally removed from the ground in 2007, 50 years after it was buried.

However, the unearthing of the famous car was described as a “circus” that ended in bitter disappointment.

Seemingly, the concrete that the car had been enclosed in was not waterproof, meaning the Belvedere was found half submerged in groundwater when it was finally risen from the ground.

Despite being covered in plastic wrap, the car had easily become rotten over the years and was covered in a thick coating of rust, with even the interior wasting away.

The original plan had been for 2007 locals to fill the car with the gasoline provided to start it up, but this was no longer possible as the engine was beyond repair.

One witness said: “I was in Tulsa to witness the digging up of Miss Belvedere… a real circus.

“Items put in the glove compartment fell to the floor as the compartment disintegrated.

“Writings on the tire with a ballpoint pen were still legible, a glass five-gallon jar filled with gasoline was in the trunk.

“I guess that in 1957 someone thought gasoline would not be available in 2007.

“Boyd Coddington [American designer] and his team were there to start the car, did not happen.”

The car was originally supposed to be a prize that would go to a person who correctly guessed Tulsa’s population in 2007.

However, as the man who’d won the contest had died in 1979, the car went to his 101-year-old sister instead, who allowed for it to be taken by experts to attempt to remove the rust.

In 2015, Belvedere was taken to the Historic Auto-Attractions Museum of Illinois, where it was opened to public viewing in 2020.

This comes as a secret collection of 230 classic motors amassed over a period of 40 years was discovered in a warehouse and an abandoned church just last year.

The fleet of cars, which includes a Lancia Aurelia B20 and a Jaguar E-Type, was a mystery to the world until a fire broke out at the owner’s building.

Elsewhere, Jaguar are set to put their most famous and widely loved motor of all-time back in production.

The British firm will build two new E-Type models using the car’s original blueprints – 50 years after its retirement.

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Sadly, the Plymouth was completely undriveable and covered in rust after years of being submerged in water[/caption]

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Watch Radio 5 clip of Tony Livesey and Clare McDonnell hinting at behind the scenes fall out MONTHS before feud revealed

FRICTION between Radio 5 presenters Tony Livesey and Clare McDonnell was obvious MONTHS before their off air fallout.

The Sun today revealed Tony sent an unkind message about Clare’s presenting skills to her by accident.

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It has created chaos behind the scenes – with a massive reshuffle of the radio station’s schedule line-up revealed this month.

Hinting at tension behind the scenes while presenting earlier this year, Clare took a swipe at Tony after an awkward comment.

Talking about it being a “privilege” to sit alongside “uber professionals” such as sports commentators Russell Fuller and David Law, Tony was stopped in his tracks.

Clare cut in, remarking: “It’ll be good to work alongside professionals, for a change. I’m looking forward to it.”

Tony looked taken aback, replying: “Right, everyone’s having a go now, what’s happening?”

Clare laughed saying: “Oh that was an open goal.”

Tony added: “I’m going to say the time dramatically now and just hope everyone forgets what’s been said.”

Earlier this month it was confirmed the BBC would be making changes to the presenting roster – but radio bosses declined to explain why.

Clare, 57, who has presented the drivetime show on 5Live with Tony since February 2022, has refused to work with him again.

A source told us: “Clare received a message from Tony basically slagging her off and she was livid.

“She no longer wants to work with him and that has caused total chaos at the station.

“People are being shifted all over the shop and into different slots, which isn’t going down well.

“Clare is well within her right to be angry — but it’s made the atmosphere at 5 Live really frosty.

“It has become a nightmare there.”

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Newly single Ellie Goulding flashes major side boob in daring outfit on night out after splitting from toyboy

SINGER Ellie Goulding celebrated her recent love split by showing off some skin, as she attended a Paris Hilton concert in Los Angeles.

Flanked by girlfriends including American sports illustrated model, Brooks Nader, 28, Ellie wore a stylish black jumpsuit which offered a daring side angle flash of her breasts.

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Beneath the wide legged jumpsuit trousers, Ellie a pair of killer stilettos as her blonde hair swept down her back.

The 37-year-old hit maker has recently split from her surf instructor boyfriend, Armando Perez who is eight years her junior.

They met at the beginning of the year when Goulding checked into a beach and yoga resort with two friends in the US and began taking surf lessons from Perez.

Speaking about their relationship, a source said:  “’Amando and Ellie were very attracted to one another. Despite the age gap, they struck up an instant chemistry when he gave her private surfing lessons.

‘They soon formed a bond and loved spending time together – Ellie loved hanging out on the beach with Armando to get away from everything that was going on back home after her marriage had come to an end.’

But in the end it seems that their different work schedule and lifestyles eventually tore them apart.

“Armando was used to spending his days instructing in the water and running around barefoot in swim shorts, and was more comfortable enjoying his “quiet life” without the “drama” of being in the public eye,’ the source added.

Mother-of-one Ellie has been rediscovering single life since the collapse of her marriage to Eton-educated art dealer Caspar Jopling, with whom she has a 2-year-old son, last year.

The pair married in a lavish star studded ceremony at Yorkminster with guests including, Katie Perry and actor Orlando Bloom, Princesses Beatrice nad Eugenie and singer James Blunt.

After the pair were pictured without wedding rings and looking uncomfortable in each other’s company at the Serpentine Summer Party in June 2023, it later emerged that they had split up.

Formerly linked to Prince Harry, Ellie was introduced to Caspar, the son of former Tory MP, Michael Jopling, in 2017, through mutual friends.

They welcomed their son Arthur in 2021.

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Ellie tied the knot with old Etonian art dealer Caspar Jopling, but the marriage lasted just four years
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They were a handsome couple, but the marriage did not last[/caption]

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Fans spot amazing moment Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall ‘apologises’ to Mykhailo Mudryk and say ‘I’m in love with this team’

CHELSEA fans have noticed an interaction between Kieran Dewsbury-Hall and Mykhailo Mudryk during last night’s clash with Panathinaikos.

Enzo Maresca‘s side won 4-1 in Greece to make it six points from two games in this season’s Europa Conference League.

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Joao Felix was at the double for the Blues, with Mudryk and Christopher Nkunku also notching.

Mudryk, 23, assisted Felix’s first goal on 22 minutes.

Amid the celebrations, Dewsbury-Hall was seen putting his arm around the Ukrainian.

It appeared that the pair were talking out their differences, having clashed a few minutes earlier.

The former Leicester midfielder, 26, had been upset when Mudryk failed to pass to him on the edge of the box.

Having ignored Dewsbury-Hall’s cries for the ball, the winger instead took a shot – which sailed harmlessly over the bar.

The pair appeared to exchange furious words, with Mudryk seemingly defending his decision to shoot.

All was forgiven a few minutes later, when Mudryk teed up Felix’s opener.

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After seeing Dewsbury-Hall put his arm around his team-mate, several Chelsea fans gushed on social media.

One wrote: “I’m in love with this team.”

While a second commented: “What we love to see.”

A third gushed: “Discipline, my club is so back.”

And another added: “Class move by DH.”

Following Mudryk’s improved display, boss Maresca assessed his start to the season – having not even named him on the bench against Liverpool last weekend.

“We’re working with him and all the wingers,” the Italian began. “They need to arrive inside the box in the position where Misha [Mudryk] scored.

“He’s struggled to arrive there, now he’s started to. That’s where we’re going to score goals. We want the best for Misha – since day one we’ve tried to help him.

“Probably he’s one of the guys that the learning process is more slow compared to the rest. But he’s improving.

“I’m sure that slowly, slowly we’re going to arrive where he will score more goals and to be more important for us.”

Chelsea ratings vs Panathinaikos: Mudryk gives rare glimpse of his talent but one defender struggles

CHELSEA maintained their 100 per cent start to their Conference League campaign with a 4-1 win at Panathinaikos.

Joao Felix turned in the opening goal of an emotional night in Athens midway through the first half.

Mykhailo Mudryk headed in from close range after the break – before another for Felix, who then won a penalty converted by Christopher Nkunku.

However, Chelsea did not head back with a clean sheet as ex-Manchester United man Facundo Pellistri grabbed a consolation.

Here’s how SunSport’s Joshua Jones rated Enzo Maresca’s men…

Filip Jorgensen – 7

Made a fine flying save inside the opening two minutes, flying across to prevent a nightmare start.

Had to deal with a laser being shone in his face – will be disappointed not to get a clean sheet.

Axel Disasi – 5

Gave away the early free-kick that almost resulted in a shock early lead for the hosts.

Dragged slightly out of position before Panathinaikos’ goal then got booked for cynical tug in injury time – but made big block from resulting free-kick.

Benoit Badiashile – 5

Will have plenty of sterner tests this season – but would have been desperate not to concede.

Was the man who should have been picking up Pellistri at the back post when Disasi came central.

Renato Veiga – 6

Played as the left-sided centre-back and looked pretty relaxed about his evening’s work – understandably so.

Except for when he almost scored a comedic own goal but the ball looped just wide of the post.

Marc Cucurella – 6

Enjoying his role as the left-back who is given orders to help out in attack – leaving a back three behind when in possession.

Routine stuff for the Spaniard – although critics may say he was out of position in build-up to Pellistri goal.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – 7

Former Leicester man showed plenty of energy – just as he promises to do in every appearance.

Played a neat long pass to Felix in the build-up to the opening goal.

Enzo Fernandez – 6

Back in the starting XI after his surprise exclusion against Liverpool, and given the captain’s armband.

Had a glorious chance to make it 2-0 but ran on to his shot but it was rising and tipped over to make sure.

Pedro Neto – 7

A constant livewire and delivered an inch-perfect cross for Mudryk’s goal.

May well get the nod against Newcastle ahead of Jadon Sancho and/or Noni Madueke.

Christopher Nkunku – 7

Despite the home fans’ best attempts with their lasers, the forward made no mistake from the penalty spot in his only notable contribution.

Cool as you like from 12 yards, firing low into the bottom corner.

Mykhailo Mudryk – 9

Left his team-mates frustrated when he went solo and blasted off target but made amends minutes later with a lovely sliding pass for Felix.

Then turned from assist provider to goalscorer with his header at the back post, just about nodding it in, and the smile said it all.

Went back to setting up, though, as he teed up Felix again.

Joao Felix – 8

Scored the opening goal – and did so in style with a lovely, cushioned header to flick the ball on then getting in the six-yard box to deftly turn home.

Got Chelsea’s third thanks to a fortunate deflection then won the penalty.

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Tyrique George (for Neto, 61 mins) – 7

Stung the palms with a late effort and looked very bright when he came on.

Marc Guiu (for Nkunku, 61 mins) – 5

Spent half an hour up top but was largely anonymous.

Cesare Casadei (for Fernandez, 71 mins) – 5

Extra minutes in midfield as Fernandez’s legs saved for Newcastle on Sunday.

Carney Chukwuemeka (for Dewsbury-Hall, 77 mins) – 5

Got the final stages but game all over by then.

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Who is George Gascón’s wife Fabiola Kramsky? LA district attorney’s spouse

FABIOLA Kramsky is a three-time Emmy winning journalist and a recipient of the prestigious Premio Nacional de Periodismo award.

She is also the wife of George Gascón, a district attorney who made the bombshell announcement that he would be asking a judge to reconsider the Menendez brothers’ sentences.

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Becoming a nationally-renowned journalist

Fabiola was born in Mexico and grew up in the stunning city of Zapopan before moving to the nation’s capital Mexico City. 

Family was important to her from a young age and her love of hispanic culture is something that drives her in her journalistic work today. 

Eventually, she landed a news internship after wowing the “Walter Cronkite of Mexico” Jacob Zabludovsky. 

After completing her internship, she became a news presenter at Televisa before landing a job as a news presenter for Univision. 

She has even started her own media company named Tuiris Media Network, which enhances online visibility for small businesses and working people. 

Her journalism often focuses on uplifting hispanic communities and she works with several philanthropic organizations in her spare time.

Meeting George Gascón

George Gascón was born in Havana, Cuba, but moved to Los Angeles as a child. 

After joining the Los Angeles Police Department, he rose through the ranks to become Assistant Chief of Police.

In 2011, he became the district attorney for San Francisco and held the position until 2019.

Fabiola met George in Los Angeles, in 2006, while he was working as an assistant chief, and they tied the knot just three years later.

When he became police chief of San Francisco in 2010, she moved to the Northern Californian city with him. 

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George Gascón and the Menendez brothers

The Menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1996, after murdering their parents Jose and Kitty in August 1989. 

In court, the brothers claimed that they had been sexually abused by their father and had killed their parents because they feared for their own lives. 

The prosecution claimed that Erik and Lyle Menendez had murdered their parents for financial gain, since they stood to inherit millions of dollars

However, a shocking piece of evidence surfaced years later which flipped the case on its head. 

A letter, written from Erik to his cousin Andy Cano, was discovered and the letter details the abuse that the brothers had detailed in court. 

Also, Menudo member Roy Rossello claimed in 2023 that he had been sexually assaulted by Jose.

On October 24, 2024, George announced that he would ask a judge to reconsider Erik and Lyle’s sentence. 

He hopes to have their sentence reduced to life in prison with the possibility of parole or a 50-year-sentence with the possibility of parole. 

George said: “However, because of their age under the law, since they were under 26 years of age at the time that this crime occurred, they will be eligible for parole immediately.”

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San Francisco living

George and Fabiola now live in San Francisco, which is a city that Fabiola loves. 

She shared that she loves the Golden Gate Bridge, because it reminds her of the “great works of mankind” and inspires her to “push for greater things in her career.

Fabiola told the San Francisco Chronicle that she makes time to work out at least five days a week despite her hectic city life. 

She said:  It’s very rewarding when you finish – I know I did something good for my body and mind. 

“This is the time when I get the best ideas or when I advance any project the most. My mind is free and my creativity strikes, so I get inspired and just do it.”

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How UK’s sickest catfisher drove desperate girl, 12, to suicide & forced victims into twisted acts with siblings & pets

Twelve-year-old Cimarron Thomas was just like any other curious pre-teenager exploring the world around her.

On the verge of becoming a young woman, she spent hours in her room listening to Katy Perry and was enthralled by Netflix hit Stranger Things but, at the same time, held tight to her childhood passions of Harry Potter and elephants.

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Evil Alexander McCartney, 25, was arrested for the exploitation of kids across the world

Close to her nine-year-old sister, she harboured dreams of becoming a murder detective and her teachers described bright, hard-working Cimarron as a favourite pupil.

It’s no surprise that when she killed herself with her father’s handgun at her home in West Virginia in May 2018, her devastated family had no idea why Cimarron would take her own life.

Shattered by the loss of his daughter and his guilt at storing his gun where Cimarron was able to access it, her ex-Army veteran dad Ben, 39, took his own life 20 months later in January 2020.

As his wife Stephanie struggled to cope with the enormity of the tragedy, a year later a phone call came from 3,500 miles away in Northern Ireland that would destroy the family all over again.

Police revealed that Cimarron shot herself after falling victim to Britain’s most prolific catfish abuser.

Sick Alexander McCartney, 26, blackmailed the youngster into sending a topless picture on Snapchat – then demanded she lure her younger sister into a sex act or he would send the image to her dad.

Ashamed and feeling trapped, Cimarron warned her tormentor she would kill herself – and he callously launched a countdown.

The link was only discovered as police investigated twisted computer student McCartney’s devices after he posed as a young girl to try and blackmail a teenager in Scotland.

McCartney, of Newry, will be sentenced today for manslaughter and offences relating to blackmailing 70 other victims in the UK, Europe, America and New Zealand.

McCartney’s modus operandi was simple – he posed as a teen girl to befriend youngsters on social media, then used images they sent him to demand more.

Family torn apart

It is a story that will send a chill down the spine of every parent in the UK as the numbers of children falling victim to sextortion rises every year.

Figures show that 176 youngsters were targeted in 2023 – up from 21 the previous year – but experts believe there are hundreds more who are too ashamed to come forward.

Cimarron’s family and friends are calling for McCartney to be extradited to the US where it is likely he would be given a longer sentence in a tougher jail.

A family friend exclusively told The Sun: “Cimarron was such a sweet girl. She would have been really embarrassed by the threats to send a topless picture to her dad.

“She was on the verge of becoming a beautiful young woman like her mum Stephanie. 

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“The family lives in a really tiny place where everyone knows everyone and it’s quite an innocent life and rural upbringing so maybe Cimarron wasn’t as aware of the dangers of people like this man.

“But then it’s something you read about in the paper that happens to other people’s kids – you just don’t expect it, do you?

“When Cimarron died it was a total mystery why she would kill herself and Ben just couldn’t cope with it. He’d been a soldier in Afghanistan after the 9/11 terror attack in 2001 and her death really hit him hard.

“Stephanie and Cimarron’s little sister have been supported by the wider family as much as possible but her mum is a quiet person who has almost shut down after losing her and Ben. She finds it very, very hard to talk about.

“The family are furious that McCartney wasn’t charged with murder because that’s what he’s done – he’s killed this little girl. He might have done it from thousands of miles away but the result is the same.

“He should have faced justice in America. It would have been better if he’d been extradited here where he wouldn’t be sitting in some cushy British jail.”

An uncle of Cimarron told another publication: “He might as well have pulled the trigger myself and killed both my niece and brother.

“That man has torn the family apart. He should have been charged with murder and spend the rest of his life in prison.

“It’s been so hard for all the family to come to terms with what he did. We have all struggled.”

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Rape threats and twisted demands

McCartney’s victims range from age 10 to 16 and were targeted over six years from 2013, mostly on Snapchat.

In some cases he made victims involve younger siblings and, on one occasion, forced a girl to involve a dog in a depraved act.

Vile McCartney told one victim he knew where she lived and, if she didn’t do what he said, he would send people to her house to rape her.

Cimarron’s ordeal began in May 2018 when she accepted a friend request from McCartney on Snapchat, believing she was another teenager.

Within hours the pair were exchanging messages, confiding the sort of girlie secrets and body issues that young girls worry about.

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After being flattered about her body shape, Cimarron sent a topless image to her new ‘friend’ – and McCartney revealed his real identity.

Over four days he demanded she send him explicit images and involve her little sister in sex act. 

When Cimarron refused, he told her to “dry your eyes and look cute for me.”

At Belfast Crown Court, prosecutor David McDowell QC described in gut-wrenching detail how Cimarron begged McCartney to stop.

When she told him she would rather kill herself, he launched a countdown, telling her: “Goodbye and Good luck.”

The court heard Cimarron’s sister later heard a sound from her parents bedroom that sounded like a “balloon popping.”

Her sister was found dead, lying next to her dad’s Heckler and Koch.

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NSPCC online safety support

The safeguarding experts explained that parents don’t need to be online experts.

They have provided resources and advice to help support parents and children navigating the online world.

If your child asks you a question you don’t know the answer to, or speaks to you about a negative experience they had online, here are some of things you could do:

  • Visit the NSPCC online safety hub: nspcc.org.uk/onlinesafety.
  • Call the NSPCC helpline 0808 800 5000 to speak to an advisor.
  • Ask another parent.
  • Speak to your child’s teacher.
  • If your child needs more support, they can contact Childline: childline.org.uk.

‘Unquantifiable’ harm

Mr McDowell said McCartney “degraded and humiliated” victims and said the harm he had caused was “unquantifiable.”

Previous court hearings were told the investigation into the catfisher started in 2018 amid a report made to police in Scotland that a girl was being blackmailed on Snapchat.

Cops in Northern Ireland – who had previously searched McCartney’s home when he first came on their radar in 2016 – raided his house and took away his computer and mobile phone.

They found thousands of images of young girls in “various states of dress and undress, performing various sexual acts.”

McCartney pled guilty to one count of manslaughter, 59 of blackmail and 70 of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, along with dozens of charges related to the making and distribution of indecent images of children.

The prosecution, who called him “utterly remorseless,” said he targeted girls who were either gay or exploring their sexuality.

Cimarron’s heartbroken family issued a victim impact statement to the court, revealing their devastation at the little girl’s tragic death.

“Our lives will never be the same again,” it read.

“We didn’t get to see her graduate, walk down the aisle or have children. We have been robbed and our lives have been changed forever.”

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Kaleidoscope to expand with Findlay services, raises $93K for 30th anniversary

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio's longest-standing organization supporting LGBTQ+ youth is readying to expand services outside of Columbus after raising more than $90,000 in celebration of its 30th anniversary. Kaleidoscope Youth Center, which provides housing and programming for LGBTQ+ young people, is branching out to establish services in Findlay beginning in 2025, executive director Erin [...]

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Isolated showers to end off the work week, what to expect for the weekend

It's a quiet start for Central Ohio this morning! But, we are looking at a long awaited return for some rain as we head into the end of the work week. There's a quick rebound from the rain for the weekend, but temperatures will be in store for a major change as well.

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What is causing the morning smell around central Ohio

COLUMBUS Ohio (WCMH) -- Many of us have been enjoying beautiful weather the past few weeks, and being outside, some have noticed and complained online about the smell in the mornings. While there could be a few explanations of what is causing the smell in spots, we can thank a couple of natural processes that [...]

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