Teen girl who groomed boy, 12, into having sexual relationship dodges jail after court delay blunder

direct to your inboxA former doctor who messaged a 12-year-old decoy online under the username ‘Sexy Doctor’ has avoided jail.Umar Tahir, aged 38, spoke with the ‘girl’ on the messaging site Kik, without realising he was speaking to an undercover police officer. The locum GP asked the girl how old she was, then said her profile picture was ‘hot’, Minshull Street Crown Court heard.

Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, 15, is sticking with her sister. The Here Comes Honey Boo Boo alum’s older sister Lauryn “Pumpkin” Shannon, 21, revealed that they’re still living together while responding to a fan underneath her Instagram post from Jan. 4.

Love Island’s Zara Holland has avoided jail after she was accused of breaking COVID rules on holiday in Barbados. The reality star, 25, appeared in court this week accused of breaking quarantine rules.

East Kilbride dad has narrowly avoided jail after crashing his car while seven and a half times over the drink-drive limit.

Bond girl Tanya Roberts has died at the age of 65 after she was reported to have "collapsed" after walking her dogs on Christmas Eve. TMZ claims the star had just got home when she was rushed to a California hospital after collapsing.

The death threats sent to Boy George were so serious he was forced to wear a bulletproof vest on stage. Music legend George, 59, explained how he feared for his life back in the 1980s after taking the world by storm.

Christmas combined with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic can lead to higher credit card bills as many people struggle to manage their finances during these uncertain times. While paying for items or household bills with a credit card may seem like a good option, unless you are able to clear the balance in full every month, the interest rates can quickly mount up.

Lori Loughlin's much-dreaded time in prison has come to an end today, according to TMZ and People. The outlets report that the Fuller House actress was released from Dublin Federal Correctional Institute early this morning after spending nearly two months in the facility.

NEW YORK (AP) – The Girl Scouts are in a "highly damaging" recruitment war with the Boy Scouts after the latter opened its core services to girls, leading to marketplace confusion and some girls unwittingly joining the Boy Scouts, lawyers for the century-old Girl Scouts organization claim in court papers.

In a year pockmarked by an ongoing pandemic, the type of tragedy that brings faded war memories back to life, Rebecca Deng has a reason to truly celebrate Christmas in her snow-dusted home of Holland, Mich. As part of an annual ritual, many in the U.S.

Fatboy Slim has said having a sex toy named after him is the “greatest triumph” of his career.The DJ (real name Norman Cook) was the inspiration for the Fatboy Thin toy.Speaking about the moments that made him realise he’d made it as a DJ and performer, Cook remembered hearing his music on Eastenders.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez aren’t exactly hearing wedding bells anymore after they canceled their nuptials due to COVID-19. The Hustlers star said during an interview on Andy Cohen’s SiriusXM show, Radio Andy, that she and her future hubby are in “no rush” to marry.Lopez, 51, revealed that she and the former New York Yankees star​​​, 45, considered calling off their wedding completely.

Arie Luyendyk Jr., 39, and his wife Lauren, 29, are ending 2020 on a high. On Dec. 19, the former Bachelor stars revealed on Instagram that they’re going to become parents for the second time. The joyful news is especially bittersweet, coming roughly seven months after they revealed that they privately suffered a miscarriage.

pregnant woman cleared of a gruesome unsolved murder has walked free from court after a sheriff said she did not want her baby to be born behind bars.Angela Newlands failed to carry out a community payback order but escaped a jail term after the sheriff was told she is due to give birth to her fifth child on 8 January.Sheriff Gillian Wade said: "It was clear in my mind that there was no alternative to a custodial sentence because of the number of opportunities you have been given."I have little