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Watch dramatic moment angry brawl breaks out during League of Ireland clash as TWO players sent off

TEMPERS boiled over during the League of Ireland clash between Galway Utd and Sligo Rovers when a melee led to TWO players being sent off.

The two sides were level at 1-1 when Galway’s Moses Dyer and Sligo’s John Mahon came together.

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Moses Dyer and John Mahon were involved in a bust up that saw them sent off in Galway Utd vs Sligo Rovers

The subsequent row led to both sets of players getting involved to try and separate the two feuding footballers.

And when the dust settled, referee Neil Doyle gave both their marching orders and reducing both teams to ten men.

The row came less than ten minutes after Dyer had brought Galway level with his tenth goal of the season.

The New Zealand international is having a sensational season, and was named the SSE Airtricity Soccer Writers’ Ireland Player of the Month for April after bagging four goals.

He currently leads the Premier Division scoring charts, speaking to how he has quickly adapted to life in Ireland after spells in his native New Zealand, Norway and Canada.

Dyer, 28, said back in May: “It took me a while to get used to the weather and a lot of rain in Galway, the heavy fields, but I feel like I’m starting to get used to it now.

“The landscape is very similar (to New Zealand). Galway is a beach town so every time the sun is out I’m there.

“And the people in Ireland are very real. Very relaxed as well, not a lot of people work here! You go down to the city and the city is packed on a Tuesday at 10am!”

He quickly settled as he helped Galway United into the top half of the table before two losses on the bounce saw them slip to eighth.

Going into Friday night’s game against the Bit O’Red, they were in seventh.

Dyer added: “The games are mad.

“The fans are mad in this league. And the football is fun.

“It’s very fast-paced and a lot of crosses. It’s good for strikers.

“You’re coming to a new country, everything is different. But I just kept training, kept my head down and I believed that I could… 

“Even the first few games, I think it took me five games to score. And every game I’d be disappointed, but I knew I could score in this league.

“And now it’s come off, so it’s rewarding.”

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UK flight heading to Doha forced to turn back after Iran’s missile strike at Qatar

A FLIGHT bound for Doha has been diverted back to the UK after Iran launched a missile strike against a US airbase in Qatar.

Qatar Airways flight QR28 had reached as far as the western Turkish coastline at around 5.56pm UK time when it dramatically made a U-turn, taking it back to Manchester Airport.

The airline announced at 7.30pm that it had temporarily grounded all flights after Qatar closed its airspace.

Qatar Airways wrote on X: “As a result of the closure of air traffic movement in the State of Qatar, we can confirm the temporary suspension of Qatar Airways flights.

“We are working closely with government stakeholders and the relevant authorities to support any passengers that have been impacted, and will resume operations when the airspace reopens.

“The safety of our passengers and crew remains our highest priority.”

QR28 is not the only Qatar Airways flight from the UK to be affected, with another flight – QR4 from London Heathrow to Doha – also being diverted back to the capital.

The jet made it far over the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Greece, before it turned around heading back to London, according to aircraft tracker FlightRadar24.

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The Qatar Airways flight from Manchester to Doha has turned around, following Iran’s bombing of a US airbase in the Middle Eastern nation[/caption]

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Rights activist shot dead in GenSan

KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines — An activist and a former broadcaster was slain at around 7 a.m. on Monday inside a spa and acupuncture clinic she owned in Barangay Lagao in General Santos City, South Cotabato province. Ali Macalintal, who had served as deputy secretary general of the human rights group Karapatan in General

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Private firm all set to take over from electric cooperatives in Iloilo

ILOILO CITY, Philippines — More Electric and Power Corp. (More Power) is ready to start distributing electricity in 15 municipalities and one city in Iloilo province after getting the go signal from the Supreme Court, solidifying a major shift in the province’s power landscape. Lawyer Elizabeth Dyhn Cabunagan, More Power’s legal counsel, said they received

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Siquijor’s energy supply now fully restored

SIQUIJOR, Philippines — Siquijor province, which has been making a name in the tourism sector, is fully energized again after its power supplier completed fixing the damage to its system. In a statement on Monday, Siquijor Island Power Corp. (Sipcor) said it has regained its power plant’s guaranteed dependable capacity after deploying “a series of

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Footie-loving Prince William to cheer on the Lionesses next month at Euros in Switzerland

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PRINCE William is aiming to fly to Switzerland next month to cheer on the Lionesses as they defend their Euros crown.

The footie-loving royal is throwing his support behind the national women’s team — just as in 2022 when he was at Wembley to watch them win the title.

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Prince William is aiming to fly to Switzerland next month to cheer on the Lionesses as they defend their Euros crown[/caption]
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England’s Lionesses lift the trophy to celebrate winning the Euros in 2022[/caption]

Wills will attend at least one group game to watch Sarina Wiegman’s side, maybe more depending on his royal commitments.

Their first Group D game is against France in Zurich on July 5.

They then play the Netherlands in the same city on July 9 and Wales in St Gallen on July 13.

A spokesman for William said: “He is looking forward to supporting the team and wishing them good luck.”

The Prince of Wales — who is patron of the FA — is also set to meet the squad in person to give them his best wishes before they depart for the tournament.

Wills is often seen supporting the men’s and women’s national sides, and his beloved Aston Villa.

He was pictured experiencing the highs and lows of the England men’s Euros final loss last year.

And speaking to the women’s squad last year, he revealed of daughter Charlotte: “She wants me to tell you she’s really good in goal . . . a budding star.”

England are reigning Euro champions but endured an unsettling few weeks with the retirement of stars Mary Earps and Fran Kirby.

While 88-cap defender Millie Bright pulled out on the eve of the squad announcement.

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EastEnders legend forced to host singing competition at Chinese restaurant after admitting she’s struggling to find work

AN EASTENDERS legend has been forced to host a singing competition at a Chinese restaurant.

This was after the former Celebrity Big Brother housemate previously admitted that she was struggling to find work.

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Cheryl Ferguson has been forced to find employment at a Chinese restaurant[/caption]
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She is best known for her role as Heather Trott on EastEnders[/caption]
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Heather was killed off by bosses in 2012 when she was murdered by Ben Mitchell[/caption]

Cheryl Ferguson, 59, is best known for playing Heather Trott in EastEnders from 2007 until 2012.

The media personality also appeared on the tenth series of CBB on Channel 5 back in 2012.

However, Cheryl has struggled to find work and was forced to find employment in a Chinese restaurant to make ends meet.

She previously flogged tickets to fans to see her perform at the opening of a takeaway eatery back in February.

Posting on social media, the former soap actress said she’d sing for diners at the The Dragon Lounge in Blackpool.

Now she’s back again at the restaurant for another try at entertaining customers.

Advertising the upcoming gig on her Instagram profile, she wrote: “BOOK YOUR TABLE NOW FOR FREE !

“Join us for a great night of entertainment and fantastic Chinese food.

“If you would like to enter for fun read how to be in with chance of becoming the winner of Cleveleys got talent!”

She added: “Only 10 places available and free to enter ( please read rules of entry ) come on you Fylde Coast let’s see what you’re made of!”

She briefly returned to the soap in 2016 for a voiceover cameo after bosses decided to kill off her character.

The fan-favourite was murdered by Ben Mitchell in a dramatic altercation in her flat when he hit her with a picture frame.

Since her soap departure, the actress has been open in her struggle to find work in the public eye.

She previously begged bosses to give her a role in another soap such as Coronation Street and Emmerdale.

The former star also begged fans to pile pressure onto execs to give her a part in their productions.

Cheryl has made it clear that she’s not just open to soaps though, as she explained: “Is this fate telling me that somewhere, sometime soon… producers, casting directors, TV people of the biggest heights – is deciding to cast Cheryl Fergison in some wonderful new period drama?”

She captioned the update: “What say you all ? Can you see it ? Can the producers / casting people , TV channels and Film big bosses see it?

“Amber management are waiting on your email / call regarding this here client who’s ready to partake in their next biggest venture.”

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Cheryl has been open about her struggle to find work to make ends meet[/caption]
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She advertised her latest gig at The Dragon Lounge in Blackpool[/caption]
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The actress has begged TV bosses and soap execs to cast her in a new role[/caption]

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Irish mother & 2 kids evacuated from Iran as Harris warns ‘extra volatility & danger’ after US strikes & trade ban bill

AN IRISH mother and her two children were evacuated from Tehran as the Middle East crisis worsens.

The Department of Foreign Affairs has been working with Irish citizens in Israel and Iran to get them home safely as war tears apart the Middle East.

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An Irish mother and her two children have been evacuated from Tehran
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Tanaiste Simon Harris today hit out at Trump for bombing Iran’s nuclear sites
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Overnight on Sunday, a mother and her two children were evacuated from Iran with the help of Irish diplomats.

It will take a number of days for the family to reach Ireland with European countries assisting Irish diplomats in getting the mam and her two kids out of Iran.

This follows the evacuation of 15 Irish citizens from Israel on Sunday.

This group of Irish people were unable to be flown out of Israel as the skies remain closed to any non-military planes.

The group were driven to the border before being flown home in an operation led by officials from Austria.

Tanaiste Simon Harris today hit out at Trump for bombing Iran’s nuclear sites as he accused the American President of adding fuel to the fire in the Middle East.

The Fine Gael leader said that “nobody in the EU wants to see Iran with a nuclear weapon” but claimed the best way forward was through a negotiated settlement.

Asked about the US bombings on Iran, the Tanaiste said: “There are international laws that say you shouldn’t do this.

“I am also very clear that actually the actions of the US added a significant level of danger to an already volatile situation.

“It was a very unhelpful intervention.

“While there will be I’m sure different views and different perspectives, the reality is this – the only way I believe to make progress in relation to this and to stop and already tinderbox type of situation getting worse is to get back to a negotiated situation.”

He accused the US of adding “a huge layer of extra volatility and danger” to the situation in the Middle East.

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said Ireland “would have preferred dialogue and diplomacy” instead of America’s bomb attack on Iran’s nuclear base.

However, the Fianna Fail leader said Iran was a “malign actor in the Middle East for quite some time and even got involved in the Ukraine war by providing drones”.

‘MALIGN ACTOR’

Asked if he thought the US had breached international law by bombing Iran, the Taoiseach said: “Ireland is multi-materialist. We believe in the international rules-based order.

“In that sense, we would have preferred dialogue and diplomacy in relation to the nuclear issue in Iran.

“This has been an issue for quite a number of decades now. Iran has been a malign actor in the Middle East for quite some time.

“They even got involved in the Ukraine war by providing drones and so forth. In particular, its support of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis and its declaration of its position of destroying Israel openly declared makes for a very complex scenario in the Middle East.”

‘HUGE DANGER’

The Taoiseach urged world leaders not to let the war with Iran to distract from Israel’s actions in Gaza where children are being bombed or starved in an ongoing onslaught.

He said: “There is a huge danger that Gaza will be sidelined and marginalised in terms of the international profile.

“The continuing loss of life in Gaza is appalling. The number of children who are facing malnutrition, death from malnutrition is simply unconscionable.

“The international community needs to maintain its focus on ending the war in Gaza and allowing for the huge surge in humanitarian aid in and the release of all hostages and the commencement of the reconstruction of Gaza and the peace process there.”

‘NOT WAITING ANY LONGER’

It comes as the Government will on Tuesday move to ban trade between Ireland and occupied territories in Palestine as Tanaiste Simon Harris declared: ‘Ireland is not waiting any longer.’

The Occupied Territories Bill was originally tabled by Independent Senator Frances Black in 2018 in a bid to ban trade between Ireland and illegally occupied parts of other countries – mainly aimed at Israeli settlements in Palestine.

However, successive governments have delayed the legislation due to “legal issues” with Simon Harris due to put forward a watered down version of the Bill at Cabinet today.

The new Israeli Settlements Prohibition of Importation of Goods Bill will make it illegal to trade goods with illegal Israeli settlements but not services – meaning tech and finance businesses still have the green light.

TOO SLOW TO SANCTION

Tanaiste Simon Harris today criticised the EU for being too slow to sanction Israel over their attacks on Gaza as he said Ireland will not wait any longer.

He said: “Just to get ahead of anybody who thinks I’m not clear on this, I am very open to considering the issue of services, but we do need to have legal clarity on whether that’s possible or not.

“I’ve asked the Attorney General I relation to that but I will bring draft legislation because we’re not waiting in Ireland.

“We’re not waiting. The children of Gaza have waited far too long. I’m a big fan of the EU. I think the EU has been the greatest peace project ever.

‘CONSEQUENCES MUST FLOW’

“I’m really, really a big fan of the EU. I’m very proud we’re core members of the EU but our response in relation to Gaza has been much too slow and far too many people have been left to die as genocide has been carried out.”

Tanaiste Simon Harris met with EU Foreign Affairs Ministers in Brussels today where they discussed Israel’s association agreement with Europe.

Israel are in breach of the human rights clauses in the trade agreement with the EU, with the Tanaiste calling for all trade to be paused due to this.

He said: “It’s not good enough to just say someone is in breach and it’s a consequence-free zone.

“If a review finds a breach, then consequences must flow from that and the rationale for consequences is this – it is to try and change behaviour.

“It is to use every lever at our disposal to make the horrific actions in Gaza stop.”

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Taoiseach Micheal Martin said Ireland ‘would have preferred dialogue and diplomacy’
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However, he said Iran was a ‘malign actor in the Middle East for quite some time’
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It follows the evacuation of 15 Irish citizens from Israel on Sunday
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Small boat migrants get illegal £1k-a-week delivery rider jobs within HOURS of landing in UK – as YOU fund their hotel

CHANNEL migrants are working as fast-food ­del­i­very riders within hours of arriving in the UK while being housed and fed at taxpayer expense.

They rake in nearly £1,000 a week operating from asylum accommodation, used as hubs for black-market work on apps like Deliveroo and JustEat.

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A migrant brazenly rides off in a JustEat-branded jacket outside a hotel in London
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A migrant hotel guest at a hotel in Peckham exited the building and cycled away to begin his shift with a bag strapped to his back[/caption]
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We witnessed one man leave the Chine Hotel, in Bournemouth, with a Just Eat bag[/caption]

Migrants in hotels are banned from working in any circumstances if they have been in Britain for less than 12 months.

Even those here longer are not allowed to legally work as delivery drivers.

But at two packed hotels in London and one in Bournemouth — each one housing hundreds of asylum seekers — we snapped migrants in branded jackets for Deliveroo, JustEat and Uber Eats.

Some rode £1,000 e-bikes while others used public-hire bicycles.

Last night Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said: “This crucial Sun investigation reveals yet another appalling abuse of our immigration system.

“These delivery companies know exactly what they’re doing. It’s a disgrace and they need to be made to feel consequences.”

We found Deliveroo and Just Eat accounts for rent on dozens of online forums — for as little as £40 a week.

Migrants exploit a loophole allowing legitimate account holders to sub-let work, even though signing up for an account is free.

One group has 20,000 members and sees dozens of posts a day advertising illicit accounts which require no documents.

An undercover Sun reporter posing as a small-boat arrival from Afghanistan was offered an account ten minutes after signing up.

When asked if having no documents was a problem, one “Deliveroo dealer” told him: “You will not be caught, Inshallah (Allah willing).”

Many illegal workers use the cash on top of their living allowance to pay off people smugglers. Others send cash home for relatives to save up to join them.

We know an example where Just Eat has paid 50 workers in a single bank account

James Farrar, director of Worker Info Exchange

And government sources say the speed at which migrants are processed on quiet days means they can now start earning on delivery apps within hours of arriving in Dover.

James Farrar, director of Worker Info Exchange, said: “We know an example where Just Eat has paid 50 workers in a single bank account.”

Legal worker Marcio Silver, 52, said: “They are taking a lot of jobs, stealing food off our family’s table.”

The Sun understands the Minister for Border Security and Asylum, Angela Eagle, is meeting deliver companies next week, to help tackle illegal working in this sector.

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At the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in central London, a black screen had been erected to hide the illegal workers from public view[/caption]
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A migrant staying in an asylum hotel was seen in Manchester with a JustEat bag[/caption]
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Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick branded delivery companies a ‘disgrace’[/caption]

Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson said: “The Sun investigation is right to highlight this illegal working racket, which undermines honest business and undercuts local wages.

“The Government is taking action by increasing illegal working raids by 40 per cent since the election and introducing new tough laws to ensure every employer has to conduct full worker eligibility checks.”

Our investigators found more than a dozen groups on social media dedicated to flogging delivery accounts to “sub-contractors”.

In almost all cases these turn out to be illegal migrants with no right to work in the UK

Posing as a small boat arrival from Afghanistan, a Sun reporter using open Facebook groups was quickly flooded with offers from all over the country.

One so-called “Deliveroo dealer” wanted £80-a-week or £200-a-month to rent an account in West London.

After we raised fears of being deported if discovered, the dealer insisted: “You won’t be caught in any way bro.”

We then asked if he had rented accounts to small boat migrants before. He replied: “Yeah sure bro, many times.

“You don’t need to verify any identity — you’re just renting account, not creating account.

“I will give you the login info, then you will make half payment of the weekly rent and you will login and start working.

“After you work for one week you will make the balance payment.”

Asked how he would get round Deliveroo rules which require delivery workers to photograph themselves once a day, he added: “Once it asks for selfie you will call or text me, then I will login and verify.”

FROM BOAT TO BIKE IN HOURS

1. MIGRANTS climb on to dinghies in the waters off French beaches and begin the journey across the Channel. Once in UK waters, they are taken in by Border Force.

2. AT Dover, they arrive at a facility called Western Jet Foil where they are searched, given a set of dry clothes, shoes, food and water, and receive first aid if they were injured on the journey. They are then processed at ­a former military base at Manston.

3. CHECKS are done there in as little as three hours. Once complete, they are taken by coach to one of around 210 asylum hotels across the country. Migrants have no say in which hotel they are placed in.

4. ASYLUM seekers join one of dozens of social media groups offering accounts for rent. They pay as little as £40 a week to get login details for an account on Deliveroo or Just Eat.

5. MIGRANTS work 15-hour shifts using their hotels as a base for their bikes, bags and uniforms. They can rake in hundreds of pounds a week as handlers guarantee they will not be caught.

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Channel migrants are working as fast-food ­del­i­very riders within hours of arriving in the UK[/caption]

We found another seller offering Just Eat accounts who said a migrant could make as much as £250-a-week just by working for a few hours a day.

Online payment services could be used to get round not having a UK bank account.

He stressed: “You won’t be caught, Inshallah (Allah willing).

“I will get everything prepared for you in an organised way.”

Many of the 210 asylum hotels across Britain have become hubs for the scandal, which sees Channel migrants able to find illegal work within hours of coming ashore.

Deliveroo and Just Eat riders can be seen entering and leaving the property at all hours.

At the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in central London, a black screen had been erected to hide the illegal workers from public view.

‘Horrible and aggressive’

At least 100 bicycles and top-of-the-range electric bikes have been stored outside, with migrants brazenly riding off in Deliveroo, JustEat and Uber Eats branded jackets with matching food bags.

Signs have been put up in the makeshift storage yard in English, Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Kurdish, Spanish and the African language of Tigrinya.

One tracksuited asylum seeker in his 20s travelled two miles to King’s Cross. He delivered an order from fried chicken shop Coqfighter to an unsuspecting customer.

At the Best Western hotel in Peckham, South London, the entire courtyard was filled with bikes and bags — surrounding a replica of the Only Fools and Horses three-wheeler.

As we watched, one migrant hotel guest exited the building and cycled away to begin his shift with a bag strapped to his back.

In Bournemouth, three hotels are contracted to put up migrants. We witnessed one man leave the Chine Hotel, in Boscombe, with a Just Eat bag.

200K DELIVER GRUB TO BRITS

By Thomas Godfrey

THE food delivery industry is worth £15billion in the UK and uses more than 200,000 self-employed riders.

Experts say the restaurant-to-door market is growing 12 per cent a year, with firms like Deliveroo and Just Eat ballooning from start-ups to giant firms in a decade.

UK firm Deliveroo, which has 50,000 riders, processed £7.4billion of orders in 2024, turning a profit for the first time. US rival DoorDash is to buy the app for £2.9billion.

US investment firm Prosus bought Danish-founded Just Eat for £3.4billion this year.

It previously offered some riders sick pay but returned to a gig model in 2023 amid mounting losses.

Both firms have vowed to back employment checks covering firms hiring gig economy and zero-hours workers.

The Sun also watched as four men were seen cycling from The Britannia hotel in East Cliff with delivery goxes.

Campaigners told The Sun that illegal work was making it almost impossible for legal delivery riders to cope.

One, 52-year-old Marcio Silver, said: “Sometimes one guy will work in the morning, and then another will take over and do it at night.

“Some are horrible and aggressive. They fight with customers and eat their food. It’s bad for business. This is the Wild West, and there are no rules.”

Consumer rights expert James Farrar, director of Worker Info Exchange, said: “It’s not surprising people actually having to pay for their own accommodation can’t make ends meet.”

Sources told The Sun that on quieter days, small boat arrivals can be processed in as little as three hours and sent to a taxpayer-funded hotel.

The Sun investigation is right to highlight this illegal working racket, which undermines honest business and undercuts local wages.

Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson

One added: “Those coming here know that as soon as they reach UK waters, they are guaranteed a spot in a hotel which they don’t have to pay for.”

Lsst night Just Eat said: “We are continuously strengthening our approach to ensure anyone who delivers through Just Eat’s platform has the right-to-work in the UK.

“Last year, we introduced a new mechanism requiring couriers to inform us that they are using substitutes and for these substitutes to complete right-to-work checks.

“We have now rolled out the next phase. Couriers are randomly prompted to complete a facial recognition test, which must match documentation held on our system.”

Deliveroo said: “We have a dedicated team in place who ensure Deliveroo does not work with riders who don’t have the right to work in the UK.

“We are consistently strengthening our controls against misuse of our platform, with further measures in development.

“All riders, including substitutes, must complete right-to-work checks which we are robust in monitoring with daily identity verification and, most recently, additional checks when a rider logs in using a new device.”

Uber Eats has more stringent checks than its rivals and far fewer sellers. A spokesman said: “All couriers who use the Uber Eats app must undergo checks to ensure they have a legal right to work in the UK.

“Uber Eats has launched new detection tools to crack down on anyone attempting to work illegally on our platform.

“As a result, we are removing fraudulent accounts and we are constantly reviewing and improving our processes.”

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Ferne McCann’s acid attacker ex Arthur Collins strikes up ‘romance’ with Love Island star – & she thinks ‘he’s the one’

SHAMED acid attack jailbird Arthur Collins has struck up a “romance” with ex-Love Island star Amelia Peters.

Fiend Collins, 32 — who is serving 20 years behind bars — contacted the 26-year-old last October after checking out her Instagram profile.

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Ex-Love Island star Amelia Peters is dating jailed acid attacker Arthur Collins[/caption]
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Collins is serving 20 years behind bars for throwing acid in a nightclub and leaving 16 people with chemical burns[/caption]
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Collins was dating Ferne McCann at the time of the attack in 2017[/caption]

He has sent her bouquets and she visits him in prison regularly, it is said.

A source added: “They talk all the time — despite the fact he’s in jail.

“He’s got a phone they speak on and he’s sent her flowers a number of times.”

Possessing a phone in jail is an offence and can lead to a loss of privileges or a longer sentence. Collins got an extra eight months in 2018 for smuggling a phone into jail.

His fresh antics emerged after The Sun on Sunday revealed that scheming lag Collins had a “steroid” injected into his bottom in his cell.

The would-be Romeo was dating Towie’s Ferne McCann in 2017 when he threw acid in the Mangle E8 club in Dalston, East London — leaving 16 people with chemical burns.

Collins planned to marry Annie Bull in 2022 after romancing her from his cell. He proposed during a visit, after which she had his name tattooed under her boobs.

Now Amelia, on Love Island in 2017, has fallen under his spell.

On his birthday last month, she posted on her Instagram an image of red roses with the letter “A” above them.

She wrote: “Happy birthday to the most handsome pain in the arse, Love you x.”

Our source went on: “Amelia has made no secret of her relationship with Arthur and has told her friends she’s mad about him and thinks he’s the one.

“She says she thinks Arthur is a changed man.

“Some of her mates are worried about her getting involved with him but Amelia won’t listen.”

Another source, close to Amelia, tried to downplay talk of a romance and said: “She’s visited Arthur but he is a family friend.”

Meanwhile, Collins has been transferred from The Mount Prison in Herts — where the injection footage was taken — amid fears he was scheming to import drugs using drones.

An anti-corruption team has found illicit items at his new home, HMP Buckley Hall, near Rochdale.

A source said: “He’s in trouble constantly and doesn’t seem to care.

“He goes around like the big ‘I am’ as if he rules the roost.”

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On Collins’ birthday last month, Amelia posted an image of red roses with the letter ‘A’ above them.[/caption]

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