The government has announced it is abandoning plans to make digital identity verification compulsory for proving the right to work in the United Kingdom, a major shift that marks another policy U-turn by the prime minister and his administration, opening the way for people to use existing documentation instead and reducing concerns about state surveillance while keeping the wider digital ID programme under review.

Millions of views can look like success, but virality does not always come with money attached. In today’s creator economy, attention is easy to get. Turning it into income is a different story.

Production and transmission of Love Island: All Stars has been delayed after wildfires near the South African villa forced a full evacuation of cast and crew, with the planned launch now uncertain as safety concerns grow, ITV saying their first priority is the welfare of everyone involved, and confirming the series will return on a later date once conditions improve.

Kamaru Usman has issued a public apology after footage of a private FaceTime conversation with Anthony Joshua surfaced online, sparking criticism online. The call took place in the immediate aftermath of a tragic road traffic accident near Lagos, Nigeria, last week. Joshua was a passenger in a Lexus SUV that collided with a stationary truck on a major expressway.

Baby Elsa, the youngest of three siblings abandoned in East London over an eight-year period, is set to be adopted and will remain in regular contact with her siblings, in what a judge has described as a “quite extraordinary” case.

Mya Mills has officially recently turned heads after debuting a neck tattoo while attending an NBA game to support her boyfriend, San Antonio Spurs star Jeremy Sochan, making it clear the pair are stronger than ever. Mills shared photos on Instagram attending her 22-year-old basketball player's game and showed off Sohan's initials on her neck.‍