DISGRACED ex-swimming coach George Gibney has agreed to be extradited from the US to face trial in Ireland.
The former Olympic coach is facing 79 sex abuse charges against four girls, aged between eight and 15 at the time of the alleged assaults.
He was arrested on July 1 in Florida by US marshals on foot of an Irish extradition warrant.
Gibney was due to appear in court in Orlando tomorrow after requesting a detention hearing.
However, his lawyer told the court today the former swim coach had agreed to be extradited to Ireland.
Lawyer Fitzgerald Hall told the court he had met with his client and discussed the case before coming to the decision.
Ahead of the return to Ireland George Gibney has agreed to be detained, has withdrawn the request for an extradition hearing and also withdrawn the request for a bail hearing.
In a document the public defender confirmed an Affidavit of Waiver of Extradition Hearing would be filed “as soon as possible”.
The public document stated: “On July 8, 2025, undersigned counsel met with Mr Gibney and fully advised of his rights in an extradition proceeding, his right to a detention hearing, and his right to an extradition hearing.
“As a result, Mr Gibney has decided to withdraw his request to a detention hearing and stipulate to detention.
“Likewise, Mr. Gibney advised counsel he wants to waive his extradition hearing and be extradited to Ireland.
“An Affidavit of Waiver of Extradition Hearing will be filed as soon as possible.”
Gibney has been charged with with 78 counts of alleged indecent assault and one count of alleged attempted rape.
He had been ordered to be detained by ordered to be detained by Federal judge Daniel Irick of the US Marshall’s service.
A MAN who was stabbed to death outside a luxury hotel and casino has been pictured for the first time.
Dad Blue Stevens, 26, tragically died after being attacked outside the five-star Park Tower Hotel and Casino in Knightsbridge, London, yesterday evening.
Police are still hunting for Blue’s killer, with a large police presence and cordon seen outside the hotel today as detectives began their investigation.
Witnesses reported seeing the killer try to steal a watch from Blue’s wrist before he resisted, leading to a violent confrontation.
Onlookers watched on in horror as the 26-year-old was stabbed to death yesterday evening.
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THE government has been accused of delivering a “sucker punch” to Irish students, ahead of a plan which will see a extra €1,000 cost in college fees.
Minister for Further and Higher Education, James Lawless, recently announced plans to scrap the cost-of-living reduction to third-level fees.
The reduction, which amounted to €1,000, was created to support students financially throughout the cost-of-living crisis.
Its subsequent removal means fees will return to previous levels, increasing by €1,000 from last year.
Sinn Fein TD Mairead Farrell has condemned the action, calling it a “betrayal” she believes students and parents won’t forget.
Farrell said: “Minister for Higher Education, James Lawless, sent real fear through households last Sunday when he said fees would go up by €1,000 because there was no cost-of-living package in this year’s budget.
“This was the last thing students and their parents needed or expected to hear.”
She added: “This is a sucker punch to families that have simply not planned or budgeted for an extra €1,000 for every student.”
And that: “This will impact over 90,000 students across the state, and for many, will mean the difference between going to college or not.
Her comments come following a motion by Sinn Fein in the Dail this week.
The motion, which coincided with a student and joint opposition protest outside Leinster House, called on the government to introduce a cost-of-living package which would cancel the scheduled €1,000 fee hike and reduces fees by a further €500.
It also called for student fees to be permanently abolished within within two years.
Speaking with Newstalk Breakfast, Union of Students in Ireland President Chris Clifford described the situation as “absolutely shocking”.
He said: “Last year, our expectation was that the €1,000 reduction in the contribution was going to remain and it was going to be permanent,
“It feels like we’re going backwards, to be honest.”
Despite these concerns, Minister Lawless remains resolute that third-level students will pay €1,000 extra in fees this year compared to last year.
Speaking with RTE, Lawless explained that last year’s €1,000 was part of a one-time cost-of-living package and that now fees will have to be reset to the level they were at for the last several years.
He added: “All of us in any walk of life have to play the hands were dealt”.
JUAN MATA has launched a new ‘unique art exhibition’ involving 11 football players and 11 contemporary artists.
The former Manchester United and Chelsea midfielder says he used to frequently visit art galleries in England when he wasn’t training or playing.
Now, the 37-year-old is aiming to prove art and football are similar, working with artists to show how both ventures are used as forms of communication and as ways to bring people together.
Household names including former Manchester United star Eric Cantona and Red Devils and Lionesses midfielder Ella Toone are on board for the project called ‘Football City, Art United’.
Each player has their own individual piece in the exhibition, and Mata feels each person working with him on the project had or still has an artistic way of expressing themselves on the pitch.
Mata, who now plays for Australian A-League Western Sydney Wanderers, told BBC Sport: “One player that was an artist on the pitch, it has to be Eric Cantona. So I’m very glad he accepted, he loved it and he’s very much involved in everything we do.
“Shinji [Kagawa], who is a good friend and has a very unique piece with an artist in Japan, where he’s from.”
Former Juventus midfielder Edgar Davids is also involved.
Mata made 278 Premier League appearances during his time with Chelsea and then Manchester United.
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The ex-Spain international won two Europa Leagues, two FA Cups and one League Cup with the top flight sides.
He then left Old Trafford and England in 2022, but is now back in Manchester to open his new exhibition to the city’s people.
“I’m really excited for the people of Manchester to come and see it,” he said.
“It doesn’t matter if you don’t like football, or if you don’t like art, but I think this is the best of both worlds and hopefully it will bring a lot of joy to everyone.”
A MOUNJARO user has claimed that after 19 weeks of injecting, she is “too scared to move away from the toilet” as a result of her side effects.
Maddy, who has lost 40lbs [2 stone 8lbs] since using the weight loss jabs, is now unable to go to work as a result of suffering from diarrhoea.
Posting on social media, the content creator got candid on her Mounjaro side effects, leaving many open-mouthed.
As she stood in her bathroom, she confirmed that after injecting herself with Mounjaro, which is known as the King Kong of jabs, in her arm, she was very “poorly.”
Not only did she feel sick, but she also had diarrhoea and sulphur burps too.
Despite this, Maddy confirmed that last Tuesday, she decided to inject in her arm again.
But by Wednesday afternoon, she noticed the re-emergence of sulphur burps – which have been described by many as foul-tasting burps that taste like eggs.
And that wasn’t all, as Maddy continued: “And I know what comes hand-in-hand with sulphur burps – it’s the s***s.”
So it didn’t come as a surprise when Maddy woke up the following morning with an upset stomach, as she admitted: “I felt rough, but not too bad – I still went to work and then towards the end of the day at work, I felt like s**t, I literally went and slept in my car for half an hour because I just felt rough.”
Upon returning home from work, Maddy then slept from 5:30pm until 11pm.
After waking up, the brunette beauty had some dinner and went back to bed, but it wasn’t long before more side effects started, as she confessed: “My belly felt so bubbly and gassy…Woke up two or three times in the night with the s***s and I actually did s**t myself.
“If you’re on Mounjaro, then you know, if you’re not, you won’t understand, so after that I thought, I’m not going to work today, I’m not even going to risk it. It’s not worth it at work.”
Not only this, but she also revealed: “I’ve been too scared to move away from the toilet all morning because I still feel like s**t.”
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @mjwithmad, has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 56,100 views, 892 likes and 118 comments.
My belly felt so bubbly and gassy
Maddy
But Maddy isn’t the only Mounjaro user to be experiencing such horrendous side effects, as many others flocked to the comments to share their similar experiences.
One person said: “These sulphur burps are something else! I’m week three and I jabbed my arm yesterday. I feel dreadful!”
Another added: “Did my first injection in my belly last week was fine, did my arm yesterday and today I feel so tired and sluggish, lost half a stone in a week though!”
A third commented: “Not me seeing this video one day after I decided to jab in my arm for the first time. Now I’m scared.”
Your choice of injection site can affect the side effects that you can experience when taking Mounjaro
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Whilst one woman claimed: “Girl, this is so so common on Mounjaro!! More common than I’d like to admit.”
Meanwhile, someone else wrote: “I was looking forward to trying my arm but now I’m not so sure.”
Weight loss jabs are all the rage as studies and patient stories reveal they help people shed flab at almost unbelievable rates, as well as appearing to reduce the risk of serious diseases.
Wegovy – a modified version of type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic – and Mounjaro are the leading weight loss injections used in the UK.
Wegovy, real name semaglutide, has been used on the NHS for years while Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is a newer and more powerful addition to the market.
Mounjaro accounts for most private prescriptions for weight loss and is set to join Wegovy as an NHS staple this year.
How do they work?
The jabs work by suppressing your appetite, making you eat less so your body burns fat for energy instead and you lose weight.
They do this my mimicking a hormone called GLP-1, which signals to the brain when the stomach is full, so the drugs are officially called GLP-1 receptor agonists.
They slow down digestion and increase insulin production, lowering blood sugar, which is why they were first developed to treat type 2 diabetes in which patients’ sugar levels are too high.
Can I get them?
NHS prescriptions of weight loss drugs, mainly Wegovy and an older version called Saxenda (chemical name liraglutide), are controlled through specialist weight loss clinics.
Typically a patient will have to have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, classifying them as medically obese, and also have a weight-related health condition such as high blood pressure.
GPs generally do not prescribe the drugs for weight loss.
Private prescribers offer the jabs, most commonly Mounjaro, to anyone who is obese (BMI of 30+) or overweight (BMI 25-30) with a weight-related health risk.
Private pharmacies have been rapped for handing them out too easily and video calls or face-to-face appointments are now mandatory to check a patient is being truthful about their size and health.
Are there any risks?
Yes – side effects are common but most are relatively mild.
Around half of people taking the drug experience gut issues, including sickness, bloating, acid reflux, constipation and diarrhoea.
Dr Sarah Jarvis, GP and clinical consultant at patient.info, said: “One of the more uncommon side effects is severe acute pancreatitis, which is extremely painful and happens to one in 500 people.”
Other uncommon side effects include altered taste, kidney problems, allergic reactions, gallbladder problems and hypoglycemia.
Evidence has so far been inconclusive about whether the injections are damaging to patients’ mental health.
Figures obtained by The Sun show that, up to January 2025, 85 patient deaths in the UK were suspected to be linked to the medicines.
After numerous fat jab users complaining of similar side effects following injecting Mounjaro, which is said to suppress the appetite, into their arms, we spoke to the experts to get their thoughts on why this might be happening.
Jason Murphy, Head of Pharmacy at Chemist4U told Fabulous: “Your choice of injection site can affect the side effects that you can experience when taking Mounjaro.
“In a clinical trial, it was revealed that the overall percentage of participants who experienced side effects varied considerably – abdomen: 68.52%, upper arm: 57.41% and thigh: 43.40%.”
There’s no universally ‘best’ site to inject – just the one that works best for you
Kiran Jones
Not only this, but Roj Helin Parlakyildiz, a Clinician and Clinical Content Lead at Voy, shared: “While the pharmacokinetics of subcutaneous injections like Mounjaro are generally consistent across approved sites (abdomen, thigh, upper arm), local absorption can still vary slightly based on factors like blood flow, fat distribution, and muscular activity in those areas. This may influence how quickly the medication is absorbed.
“For example, the upper arm may have less subcutaneous fat and more variable injection depth compared to the abdomen or thigh, especially if the injection technique is less controlled, as the upper arm can be an awkward site.
“This might lead to faster absorption, potentially triggering more acute gastrointestinal side effects like sulphur burps or diarrhoea in sensitive individuals.”
Meanwhile, Clinical pharmacist Kiran Jones of Oxford Online Pharmacy also said to us: “While the injection site doesn’t theoretically have much influence on side effects experienced, some users consistently report more nausea with stomach injections.
Like any medication, weight loss jabs can have side effects.
Common side effects of injections such as Ozempic include:
Nausea: This is the most commonly reported side effect, especially when first starting the medication. It often decreases over time as your body adjusts.
Vomiting: Can occur, often in conjunction with nausea.
Diarrhea: Some people experience gastrointestinal upset.
Constipation: Some individuals may also experience constipation.
Stomach pain or discomfort: Some people may experience abdominal pain or discomfort.
Reduced appetite: This is often a desired effect for people using Ozempic for weight loss.
Indigestion: Can cause a feeling of bloating or discomfort after eating.
Serious side effects can also include:
Pancreatitis: In rare cases, Ozempic may increase the risk of inflammation of the pancreas, known as pancreatitis, which can cause severe stomach pain, nausea, and vomiting.
Kidney problems: There have been reports of kidney issues, including kidney failure, though this is uncommon.
Thyroid tumors: There’s a potential increased risk of thyroid cancer, although this risk is based on animal studies. It is not confirmed in humans, but people with a history of thyroid cancer should avoid Ozempic.
Vision problems: Rapid changes in blood sugar levels may affect vision, and some people have reported blurry vision when taking Ozempic.
Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar): Especially if used with other medications like sulfonylureas or insulin.
“We’ve heard similar things from our patients, though we think this feedback is due to small individual differences like body fat distribution, blood flow, skin thickness and personal sensitivity. These can all subtly affect how your body responds, even if the absorption is technically the same.
“At the moment, science hasn’t quite caught up with this phenomenon. But just because it isn’t fully explained doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.”
As a result, this pharmacist stressed the importance of rotating injection sites, as he added: “If you notice more side effects in one area, try a different site next time. Keep a log of your symptoms and discuss any patterns with your pharmacist or healthcare provider.
“There’s no universally ‘best’ site to inject – just the one that works best for you.”
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WHO doesn’t love an island holiday? You get the best of both worlds with bustling old towns and of course, incredible beaches.
Here are 20 of the best European islands that you can reach directly from the UK with flights from £15.
Corfu is known as Greece’s greenest island, but it also has sandy beaches, mountains, and even flamingos that sit in shallow lagoons.
The buildings are orange rather than the classic white and blue because of Venetian influence and the island is famous for its old town full of shops and cafes.
One Sun Writer felt like they’d travelled back in time while exploring the island.
You can fly from Birmingham airport to Corfu (CFU) in three hours 10 minutes with easyJet one-way flights start at £23.99 (on October 20, 2025).
Corsica is a French island in the Mediterranean that sits 56 miles off the coast of Italy.
The island has over 200 beaches and is known for having chic shops, cafés and restaurants.
The island is also a great place to hop on a boat tour. There’s one that stops off to enjoy a Corsican wine tasting hosted by a sommelier and a local wine-grower while watching the sunset.
You can fly from London Gatwick airport to Corsica (BIA) in two hours 14 minutes with easyJet one-way flights start at £39.89 (on September 23, 2025).
Crete is the largest of the Greek Islands, and the fifth biggest in the Mediterranean Sea.
It has ancient ruins, but also incredible beaches, including one of the best in the world.
Elafonisi Beach has pink sand and some of the bluest waters in the Med and has been named the best beach in the world for 2025 by Tripadvisor.
One Sun Writer visited the Greek island and discovered beautiful sunsets while enjoying some of the Mediterranean’s cheapest pints.
You can fly from London Gatwick airport to Crete (HER) in three hours 55 minutes with easyJet one-way flights start at £38.99 (on November 2, 2025).
For a summer feeling on sandy beaches head to Fuerteventura. The island is popular for beach holidays and its laid-back atmosphere.
Highlights on the island include Corralejo and the Jandía peninsula, and the Betancuria old town.
You can fly from London Stansted airport to Fuerteventura (FUE) in four hours 20 minutes with Ryanair one-way flights start at £21.00 (on November 26, 2025).
There’s lots to do on the island of Gran Canaria, the largest of the Canary Islands.
From exploring the Maspalomas sand dunes and the beach resort on the south of the island, Playa del Inglés.
The island also has busy nightlife too with busy bars and nightclubs.
You can fly from London Southend airport to Gran Canaria (LPA) in four hours 20 minutes with easyJet – one-way flights start at £15 (on November 14, 2025).
Ibiza is a popular Mediterranean island when it comes to but beaches, but especially the nightlift.
Dubbed the party island, it has recently reopened it’s superclub, UNVRS which can hold up to 10,000 people.
You can fly from Birmingham airport to Ibiza (IBZ) in two hours 40 minutes with Ryanair one-way flights start at £17 (on August 8, 2025).
Kefalonia is is an island in the Ionian Sea and is home to one of Greece’s best beaches – Myrtos.
It’s never actually reached number one, but Myrtos Beach has been named as one of the best in Greece more than ten times.
It’s no surprise really as it’s adorned with white pebbles, has a cliff backdrop and bright blue waters.
When one Sun Writer explored the island, she discovered it’s perfect for family getaways.
You can fly from Manchester airport to Kefalonia (EFL) in three hours 45 minutes with easyJet one-way flights start at £29.99 (on October 25, 2025).
Kos is the third largest island in the Dodecanese group and is full of fantastic coast and historical sites like Kos Castle and natural hot springs at Therma Beach.
While visiting the island, one Sun Writer discovered a local restaurant called Taverna Romeo where a meal for three cost 40 euros (£34.50).
You can fly from London Stansted airport to Kos (KGS) in three hours 50 minutes with Ryanair one-way flights start at £34.99 (on October 20, 2025).
The Spanish island is perfect for a beach holiday with highly-rated Papagayo beaches, like Playa Flamingo, which is known for having golden sand and turquoise waters.
Locals revealed to Sun Travel the must-visit spots in Lanzarote including the best places for a white sand beaches and favourite restaurants.
You can fly from London Southend to Lanzarote (ACE) in four hours 5 minute with easyJet – one-way flights start at £15 (on November 24, 2025).
La Palma is another of the Canary Islands known for forest landscape and beaches with volcanic black sand.
La Palma is another of the Canary Islands known for forest landscape and beaches with volcanic black sand.
One of the most famous landmarks is the Roque de los Muchachos found at the highest point of the island.
Visitors who reach the top can gaze at the valley below from 8,000 feet in the air.
You can fly from London Gatwick to La Palma (SPC) in four hours 25 minute with TUI – one-way flights start at £136 (on November 13, 2025).
Madeira is a region of Portugal which comprises four islands off the northwest coast of Africa.
The islands have even been compared to Hawaii with subtropical forests, vineyards – and it has black and golden sand beaches.
You can fly from London Luton to Madeira (FNC) in three hours 55 minute with easyJet- one-way flights start at £41.99 (on October 13, 2025).
Trusty Majorca is always popular with Brits for its reliable sunny weather and high summer temperatures.
It’s the most popular of the Balearic Islands, the capital city of Palma is always bustling with top attractions being the Palma Cathedral and castle.
You can fly from Manchester to Majorca (PMI) in two hours 35 minutes with Ryanair – one-way flights start at £15 (on July 23, 2025).
Menorca is known for being the more relaxed sister of Majorca and Ibiza.
It has four main towns, including, Binibeca Vell which is a fishing village with white-washed houses and has been dubbed to being similar to Santorini.
You can fly from London Stansted to Menorca (MAH) in two hours 25 minutes with Ryanair – one-way flights start at £21.99 (on August 21, 2025).
Mykonos is probably one of, if not the most famous islands in Greece, instantly recognisable for its iconic windmills, white-washed buildings and beachside restaurants.
Over the years it’s become popular with celebrities too like Beyonce and the Hemsworth brothers.
There’s even a famous pelican that is the unofficial mascot of the sun-soaked island.
You can fly from London Gatwick to Mykonos (JMK) in three hours 50 minutes with easyJet- one-way flights start at £38.99 (on August 25, 2025).
Dubbed as the quieter neighbour of Crete and Santorini, Rhodes is the place to be, and as one Sun Writer discovered it’s much cheaper too.
They discovered the nightlife too with rooftop bars and fine dining at Mystilli Roof Garden.
You can fly from London Luton to Rhodes (RHO) in four hours and 10 minutes with easyJet- one-way flights start at £32.99 (on October 21, 2025).
While some try to steer away from the busier Greek islands, there are some you have to see for yourself – like Santorini.
Popular sites are the blue-domed churches and views of the houses carved into the cliffs.
You can fly from London Stansted to Santorini (JTR) in three hours 50 minutes with Ryanair – one-way flights start at £34.99 (on September 28, 2025).
Sardinia is an Italian haven for celebrities and British holidaymakers.
You can explore the island by speedboat, adventure up hiking trails or laze about on sunbeds.
You can fly from London Stansted to Sardinia (AHO) in two hours 30 minutes with Ryanair – one-way flights start at £18 (on September 28, 2025).
Just under two miles from the Italian mainland is the island of Sicily.
With ancient ruins, incredible food, plenty of vineyards and beautiful coastlines, the island is understandably a popular destination for Brits.
You can fly from London Stansted to Palermo (PMO) in three hours 10 minutes with Ryanair – one-way flights start at £21.99 (on October 30, 2025).
Sun, sea and sand, Tenerife has it in spades. It’s the largest of the Canary Islands and has volcanic landscapes and beautiful beaches too.
One Sun Writer visited Tenerife and discovered that it’s a haven for surfers as well as fun resorts and rooftop bars.
You can fly from London Luton to Tenerife (TFS) in four hours 20 minute with Ryanair – one-way flights start at £21 (on September 17, 2025).
Also known as Zakynthos, Zante is a very popular summer resort.
It’s a great location for holidaymakers wanting to relax and have fun during the evening at local bars and clubs too.
In 2023, Navagio Beach was named one of the best beaches in the world by the travel website World’s Best Beaches.
You can fly from London Stansted to Zante (ZTH) in three hours 25 minute with Ryanair – one-way flights start at £29.99 (on October 21, 2025).
SKY is dishing out free pizzas to customers and giving away new treats every week as part its perks programme.
The company’s latest Sky VIP offering has almost two million freebies up for grabs.
Free weekly treats including pizzas, ice lollies, as well as snacks from brands like LOVE CORN and Whitworths will be available.
And the first is a free pizza from Sainsbury’s available starting today.
You can claim a pizza from the supermarket’s Taste the Difference range.
The offer is only valid at Sainsbury’s superstores – not Sainsbury’s Local, petrol stations or online shopping.
Coupons will only work for 30 minutes once redeemed so don’t activate it until you’re at a Sainsbury’s checkout.
The broadcasting giant is also planning to offer free movies and access to popular streaming apps too.
From Monday, you can redeem The Bad Guys from the Sky Store for free, just in time for the six weeks holidays.
Sky says there will be opportunities to claim free trial passes to some of the biggest streaming apps too.
But there’s not just something for foodies and movie lover – sports fans get extra treats too.
If you subscribe to Sky Sports, you can bag a number of perks such as almost 100,000 free tickets to sporting events.
“The new Sky VIP reward programme is our way of saying thank you to our customers by giving them more of what they love,” said Helen Kloepfer, Director of Sky VIP.
“Whether you’re new to Sky or a long-standing customer, there’s always something exciting waiting in the My Sky app that makes every day a little better.”
The rewards can be found in the VIP tab on the MySky app.
Got Sky Q? There are some handy tricks worth knowing about...
Find your lost TV remote
If you can’t find your Sky Q remote, don’t panic.
Just press the Sky Q logo on the front of your TV box.
It’s actually a button that will trigger your TV remote’s built-in ringer.
You’ll get 30 seconds of beeping to find where you’ve dropped it. Hint: it’s probably under the sofa cushion.
Search movies by quotes
You might have already used voice search for controlling TV playback – but your remote’s microphone has another clever trick.
It turns out that you can say movie quotes into the remote and Sky will find the film for you.
This is handy if you can’t remember the name of a top movie or show.
Here’s a list of movie quotes to try on Sky.
Save lost recordings
Have you ever deleted something you’d recorded on Sky, only to regret it later?
Or maybe someone in your family removed something without telling you – sparking a massive row.
Don’t panic: you can get them back.
Just go to Recordings > Manage > Deleted and then simply hit Undelete on the item that you want to resurrect.
If you do that, it’ll return to your Recordings section as good as new.
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A BRITISH university student’s death uncovered a string of suicides across the world that involved buying lethal but legal substances online.
Poisoned: Killer in the Post is a two-part documentary series on Channel 4 which exposes how a deadly poison was sold online to aid people to commit suicide.
The investigations began after university student Tom Parfett died alone in a Premier Inn room after buying and using the poison often found on suicide forums.
Police in Canada have arrested and charged one man, Kenneth Law, with first-degree murder and aiding suicide in connection with providing the product to people in Ontario.
But after Tom’s father, David and The Times investigated further they found an eerily similar pattern of deaths using the same method in the UK, US, Canada, Germany and Australia.
Samantha Anstiss, from Wonderhood studios which produced the documentary, said: “This urgent and powerful series is testimony to the bravery of bereaved families determined to prevent further deaths and stop young people from being preyed upon online.”
Kenneth Law is a 59-year-old Canadian from Ontario.
He holds degrees in industrial engineering from the University of Toronto, management science from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from York University.
Mr Law began as an aerospace engineer before he became a chef working at a five-star hotel in Toronto called the Fairmont Royal York.
It was there where he allegedly ran a sideline business selling poison online to people who wanted to take their own lives.
The 59-year-old was arrested by police in Canada in May 2023, after The Times had published a piece revealing the findings of their investigation.
Canadian police allege he sent 1,209 packages to 41 countries but cannot say how many contained poison.
The UK’s National Crime Agency has connected Law to 99 deaths in Britain.
Mr Law was originally charged with two counts of counselling or aiding suicide, but this has now been upgraded to 28 counts, including 14 of first-degree murder and 14 of counselling or aiding suicide relating to 14 Canadian victims.
Under Canadian law, first-degree murder is defined as being the deliberate and planned killing of another person.
All of the charges are linked to the deaths of people from across Ontario, aged 16 to 36.
He is intending to plead not guilty.
Mr Law is set to stand trial for all 28 charges in January 2026.
The trial was scheduled initially for autumn 2025 but prosecutors requested the Supreme Court of Canada give an opinion on whether assisting suicide can be charged as murder.
This request is why the trial has been delayed until the start of next year.
Mr Law is currently in prison awaiting trial. If convicted, he faces imprisonment for life with no possibility of parole for 25 years.
BLAIR KINGHORN gave Lions boss Andy Farrell another injury headache with nine days to go before the first Test.
Farrell admitted to being in the dark about the Scotland full-back’s chances of facing Australia a week on Saturday after he injured his left knee against the Brumbies.
Kinghorn, 28, was crocked just nine minutes into the five-try win, had treatment and then went down again on 25 minutes. That forced Farrell to replace him.
Gutted, Kinghorn punched the ground in frustration before hobbling down the tunnel.
It leaves Farrell with another selection poser at No 15 with Ireland’s Hugo Keenan struggling against Waratahs last weekend after missing games through injury and illness, and England’s Elliot Daly already back home with a broken arm.
Kinghorn’s replacement, the versatile Englishman Marcus Smith, was among those to score tries along with Ireland trio James Lowe, Garry Ringrose and Josh van der Flier.
The Lions flew to Adelaide this morning ahead of Saturday’s game with an Invitational XV made up of Aussies and New Zealanders.
Asked if he feared the worst on his latest crock, Farrell said: “No, not at the moment.
“He got a bang on the knee, he carried on for quite a bit but there was no need to keep him going. He is being assessed so we will see how he comes through that.
“It is late, we have got an early flight in the morning and I don’t know what the medical plan is but we will get on top of that.”
Smith scored a try and made another but he might not be an ideal pick at 15 against the Wallabies’ high- ball tactics.
Farrell added: “Marcus had some really nice touches as the second fly-half as far as game control is concerned. He did well there and he’s dangerous with the ball in hand so it’s good learnings for him.”
Farrell could call up Scotland’s Tom Jordan or Freddie Steward of England but will be keeping his fingers crossed for Kinghorn because he needs all the quality he can get.
Australia boss Joe Schmidt was in the Canberra crowd and could be seen smiling.
On Sunday, after edging out Fiji 21-18, the former Ireland chief said he had no confidence his side could beat the Lions.
But he might now after watching what appeared to be their likely Test team concede four tries, lose the battle at the breakdown, the aerial war and look disjointed in attack and defence.
Ollie Chessum, starting at flanker and finishing at lock, fly-half Finn Russell and skipper Maro Itoje were the pick of the Lions.
But Tom Curry, Tommy Freeman and Ireland’s Bundee Aki may sweat over their Test prospects. They led 19-10 at the break. Chessum. Lowe and Smith all crossed the line.
Ringrose went over after the break but they could not shake off Brumbies, missing eight Wallabies, until Van der Flier’s try.
Farrell added: “We left three tries out there, maybe more. They were good enough to capitalise on some of our errors. We have plenty to do.”