This Morning under fire over Jay Slater coverage - as missing teen is 'spotted' in Tenerife

A TikTok star who flew to Tenerife to hunt for missing Jay Slater made an unpleasant admission about his quest on This Morning. Paul Arnott, who operates the popular Down the Rapids page with over 153k followers, joined in the search for the missing 19 year old and was interviewed by the telly show's crime reporter, Isla Traquair, on Thursday, 27 June.

British TikToker Paul Arnott, known for his Down the Rapids page with more than 153,000 followers, has joined the search for missing teen Jay Slater and is set to meet with the lad's family today. Arnott, who shelled out £400 for a flight from Fort William to Tenerife on Saturday to help in the search, has been in touch with the mum of Bradley Hargreaves, a mate of Jay's who was also holidaying with him and Lucy Mae Law.The 29 year old shared: "I'm meeting the family today.They said they wanted to meet me.They said they're really proud of what I'm doing.

During the latest episode of This Morning, a heated debate caused temperatures to soar as presenters Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard led a discussion on current affairs with guests Ashley James and LBC radio host Nick Ferrari.

This Morning has been slammed by viewers after one of its stars flew to Tenerife to join the search for missing British teen Jay Slater. Crime journalist Isla Traquair, a regular on the daytime telly show, was seen on Thursday, 27 June, reporting live from the spot near where Jay, 19, went missing 13 days ago on the Spanish island. On Wednesday's show, Isla had suggested that Jay could have taken a shortcut through hilly undergrowth in an attempt to navigate his way home from a winding mountain road more swiftly.

A This Morning star has jetted to Tenerife to join the search for missing British teen Jay Slater. Award-winning crime journalist Isla Traquair, a regular on the daytime telly show, was seen on Thursday, 27 June, reporting live from the spot near where Jay, 19, went missing 13 days ago on the Spanish island. Isla's report to Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard in the studio included footage of the Airbnb where apprentice bricklayer Jay was last seen, as well as the road he is thought to have walked along after deciding not to wait for a bus on the morning he went missing.

Good Morning Britain has been hit with a staggering 471 complaints over an interview Susanna Reid conducted with Nigel Farage that left the Reform UK leader looking unimpressed. Susanna, 53, co-hosting with Ed Balls, 57, last week was on combative form during the conversation, which was conducted over video link and focused on his party's candidates' activities on social media.

As the hunt for missing teen Jay Slater continues in Tenerife, TV shows from Good Morning Britain to Loose Women have all examined his shocking disappearance. On Wednesday, 26 June, it was This Morning's turn to focus on the 12 day old investigation, after 19 year old apprentice bricklayer Jay vanished without trace.The show cast light onto 'armchair sleuth' theories about Jay, focusing on speculation which could hinder ongoing police investigations and cause further distress to Jay's already-concerned family. TV personalities have also weighed in on the situation, with GMB's Susanna Reid labelling it the "worst nightmare" any parent could face, and an "utter mystery".

Brand new footage released by police shows helicopters circling 'treacherous' mountains and sniffer dogs scouring the area where British teenager Jay Slater disappeared.

The gruelling search to locate missing British teenager Jay Slater in Tenerife is continuing in its second week, with rescue teams still searching the mountains in the north west of the island.

Police searching for the British teenager Jay Slater have found a different missing person as the search for the 19-year-old enters its second week.

Good Morning Britain star Susanna Reid has spoken out about missing teenager Jay Slater, who disappeared in Tenerife on Monday 17th June. The 19-year-old was on holiday in Tenerife when he vanished, with authorities in Tenerife on their ninth day of searching for the Lancashire resident. Jay was attending a music festival when he reportedly called his friends to say that he was in the "middle of nowhere" and had one percent battery left on his phone.

Sky News.During the short phone call, he said he had missed a bus trying to get back to his holiday accommodation so was attempting to walk instead – a journey that takes 11 hours.Urgent searches, involving Civil Guard officers, firefighters and mountain rescuers, have been ongoing in the vast area since his disappearance.Explainer | Search continues for British teen one week after he went missing in Tenerife.

A possible new sighting of Jay Slater in Tenerife has been shared by the missing teenager's heartbroken family. The grainy CCTV image is understood to be from Santiago del Teide at about 6pm last Monday, June 17 - ten hours after his last confirmed appearance in Masca on the island.

During Monday's episode (June 24) of Good Morning Britain, Susanna Reid and co-host Adil Ray turned to Lorraine Kelly for a preview of her show. However, the conversation quickly shifted as Susanna urged the Scots star to share her personal news instead of discussing Scotland's defeat to Hungary in the Euros.

The family and friends of a British teenager who is missing in Tenerife have shared a picture of a 'possible sighting' of the teenager as the desperate search to find him goes on.

An experienced investigator and former police officer has said he could get Jay Slater's family answers 'in three days' as he offered to fly out to Tenerife urgently.

A firefighter involved in the search for Jay Slater in Tenerife has described the situation as "increasingly strange".

This Morning's Ben Shephard is no stranger to showing off his sweaty workouts after pumping iron and being pushed to his limits in the gym.The presenter, 49, has been a regular on TV screens, presenting shows such as Good Morning Britain, Ninja Warrior UK and Tipping Point – but away from the camera, fitness has played a huge role in his life and he's undergone an epic transformation.The dad of two has completed a variety of extreme events for charity, including ultra-triathlons, coast-to-coast challenges and summiting Mount Kilimanjaro. Now his new role on This Morning has seen the presenter opt for more svelte clothing choices rather than his classic suit attire that was his staple on Good Morning Britain.

Specialist teams looking for missing teenager Jay Slater in the ‘dangerous’ Tenerife mountains say they ‘still have hope’ he will be found alive. At the search base, Civil Defence teams revealed that so far, they have ‘found nothing’ as they detailed on which areas are being searched in fresh update.

The owner of the remote Airbnb where Jay Slater stayed the night before he vanished in Tenerife has spoken out about the morning he 'walked off alone' - as the major search to find him continues for its fifth day.