Dan Wootton suspended from role as publisher commissions investigation into 'serious allegations'

The nursing regulator has confirmed it is looking into claims against Lucy Letby's former boss Alison Kelly. As the Manchester Evening Newsreported yesterday Ms Kelly, who was director of nursing at the Countess of Chester Hospital before leaving in 2021, has been suspended from her current role, nursing director at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Salford, after she was accused of ignoring concerns about Letby.

Nintendo has announced Charles Martinet, the voice behind Mario, is stepping down from the role after almost three decades.In a statement on Monday (August 21), the company said Martinet will now become a “Mario Ambassador” who will “continue to travel the world sharing the joy of Mario”.“It has been an honour working with Charles to help bring Mario to life for so many years and we want to thank and celebrate him,” Nintendo’s statement read. “Please keep an eye out for a special video message from Shigeru Miyamoto and Charles himself, which we will post at a future date.”In response to the statement, Martinet wrote: “My new Adventure begins! You are all Numba One in my heart! #woohoo!!!!!”My new Adventure begins! You are all Numba One in my heart! #woohoo !!!!!!! https://t.co/3YWYewlnXt— Charles Martinet (@CharlesMartinet) August 21, 2023Martinet first voiced the character in 1994’s Mario Teaches Typing, but was widely introduced to many in 1996’s Super Mario 64 on the Nintendo 64.Along with Mario, the actor voiced various other Nintendo characters including Luigi, Wario and Waluigi across the Mario Kart, Luigi’s Mansion and Mario Party series.While Chris Pratt voiced the character in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Martinet made a cameo appearance as the voice of Mario and Luigi’s father, along with Giuseppe.Many fans have since shared tributes and clips to honour Martinet’s retirement on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Congratulations are in order! Except if you’re Michael Jordan…

Larsa Pippen!On Wednesday, Larsa and her boyfriend, Marcus Jordan, were captured on video shared by Marcus used the moment to give an update on the next step in their relationship. When asked about the possibility of a wedding happening between him and the star, Marcus replied, «We're looking for a location.» The cameraperson followed up by asking if the pair had a set a date, to which Marcus playfully quipped, «It's in the works.»A post shared by Marcus Jordan (@heirmj523)The 49-year-old reality star was with her man as they exited dinner but chose to stay mum when asked if she had a wedding dress picked out.Speculation about an engagement for Larsa and Michael Jordan's 32-year-old son has been on the rise ever since she was seen wearing a ring on finger.

Chloe Brockett and Roman Hackett reportedly had a row during recent TOWIE filming, leading to Chloe being 'suspended from the show after throwing multiple glasses at Roman'.The incident between Chloe, 22, and Roman, 29 is said to have led to crisis talks between the production team, with Chloe believed to be informed that she would not be returning to film the remainder of the series. Last year the controversial reality star was reported to have attempted to throw a bucket of ice over her co-star Ella Rae Wise during a night out but missed and hit another woman who was left bleeding.

Investigations into alleged racist comments on a WhatsApp group which led to the sacking of five firefighters last year has resulted in another four leaving the service. All nine staff are from the same station in Greater Manchester.

Jessica Alba‘s smooth moves as Honey Daniels in 2003′s Honey earned her praise when the movie came out, but more recently her daughters Haven, 12, and Honor, 15, have dubbed the choreography cringe.

after small number of cases of diarrhoea were reported after the event, which was held in Malmesbury from July 27-30.The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) launched an investigation but it has now come back as inconclusive.Dr Alasdair Wood, told BBC News while the agency had “considered different potential causes”, including food, water, toilet and hygiene facilities, and results of samples from people affected where available, the tests carried out did not identify a “singular cause”.“Given the time lapsed from the event, it is unlikely further testing will reveal any additional information,” he added.The UKHSA said it had not identified any ongoing public health risk from the illness reported at the festival and “the number of people that have reported illness are small as a proportion of the total number of festival goers”.Following the investigation, WOMAD organiser issued a statement to NME saying: “After the UKHSA considered different potential causes and results of samples from people affected we are greatly relieved to learn that the outbreak was both limited in its reach and that there is no evidence to support any concern that illness may have been caused by actions taken onsite either by WOMAD as festival producers or any of our partners including food traders.“This does not diminish in any way our concern for any of the people affected and we wish them a speedy recovery.

Three GMP officers are under investigation for 'potential breaches of standards' during the probe into the discovery of four bodies at a burnt out mill in Oldham, the Manchester Evening News can reveal.

star Brynn Whitfield might be new to Bravo, but she's already in the DMs of another Bravolebrity. On the Sunday, August 6 episode of Whitfield, who is among the revitalized cast of the reboot (including ) that premiered last month, told host Andy Cohen that she has been flirting in DMs with Shep Rose from Southern Charm.Whitfield, who has been established as a big flirt on *RHONY—*her tagline is literally, “I love to laugh, but make me mad and I'll date your dad”—confessed to DMing with Rose on Instagram, noting that he messaged her first. “He’s very sweet,” she said.

London-based columnist and media personality Dan Wootton‘s work has been paused by the Daily Mail‘s digital news outlet after jaw-dropping “double life” accusations have come out against him.

British presenter and journalist Dan Wootton has had his MailOnline celebrity news column suspended as the site’s publisher investigates “a series of allegations.”

Larsa Pippen offered a glimpse into her interactions — or lack thereof — with boyfriend Marcus Jordan‘s father, Michael Jordan.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent The European Commission has opened a formal investigation for possibly jumping the gun in Vivendi’s pending acquisition of Lagardère, the French media, publishing and travel retail conglomerate. Vivendi, which is owned by conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré and is the parent company of pay TV giant Canal+ Group, has a 57.35% stake in Lagardere.

The UK’s influential Culture, Media & Sport Committee has written to both the BBC and The Sun over investigations into Huw Edwards and Dan Wootton.

Naman Ramachandran In the aftermath of the Huw Edwards matter, where the top BBC presenter was accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photographs, a U.K. parliamentary inquiry has demanded further information from the corporation and Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid The Sun. The Sun broke the news that a then unnamed anchor, subsequently revealed as Edwards, had been taken off air while the BBC investigated allegations he had paid a teenager over £35,000 ($44,500) in exchange for explicit photographs since they were 17. On Tuesday, the U.K. House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee wrote to The Sun editor Victoria Newton asking about editorial procedures and details about the newspaper’s story verification and decision-making processes and to Elan Cross Stephens, acting BBC chair, requesting further details about the reviews into wider BBC processes the corporation is carrying out in light of the allegations and its plans to publish the findings.

Jamie Foxx has friends in high places. Foxx, 55, broke his silence Friday on Instagram, nearly three months after privately suffering a "medical complication" where he admitted he went to "hell and back." "I cannot even begin to tell you how far it took me, and how it brought me back," he said after thanking fans for their prayers. "I went through something that I thought I would never, ever go through.

Dan Wootton has made a plea for cash donations as he attempts to fight serious allegations made against him. The GB News presenter earlier said he "vehemently denies" claims made by the Byline Times.

There’s a missing face at the That ’70s Show 25th anniversary activation at San Diego Comic-Con. Danny Masterson, who co-starred as Eric Forman’s best friend Steven Hyde in the Fox sitcom, is conspicuously missing from a shot of the main ensemble cast at the activation behind the Omni hotel.

Wednesday was the talk of the town when it premiered on Netflix — but not all of the discourse was positive.