In this Tuesday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we’ve pulled together the biggest stories of the day from the Liverpool parade crash suspect’s appearance in court to ‘disgust’ over a new Strictly star
Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we pull together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Sport teams and more. This Thursday, we’re featuring everything from the alleged driver of a car which mowed down huge crowds at Liverpool’s victory parade appearing in court to controversy surrounding a Strictly star and a new virus hitting the UK.
The Liverpool parade crash suspect, Paul Doyle, broke down in tears earlier today as he was charged with another 24 offences related to 23 victims. Elsewhere, one former Apprentice star’s inclusion in Strictly Come Dancing has provoked outrage and Brits have been warned over a new virus found in the UK.
Liverpool parade crash suspect Paul Doyle in tears as he faces more charges
Our News team’s attention was drawn to the courts earlier today as the alleged driver of a car which mowed down huge crowds at Liverpool’s victory parade broke down in tears. Paul Doyle, 53, was charged with another 24 offences. He already faced a string of charges after a Ford Galaxy minivan ploughed into scores of football fans in May.
But as Doyle, of Burghill Road, West Derby, appeared in court on Thursday morning, prosecutors levelled another 24 charges at him relating to 23 more victims. It brings the total number of victims on the indictment to 29, including eight children – two of whom were just six and seven-month-old babies at the time.
As the hearing began, Doyle clasped his hands to his face and broke down in tears. Appearing via video link the father of three struggled to speak as he sobbed when asked if he could hear the proceedings via a webcam in prison.
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Strictly fans ‘disgusted’ over latest stars as they urge BBC to take action
Throughout this week, our Showbiz team have been keeping across all the latest Strictly announcements – and one future contestant is causing quite the stir amongst fans. Viewers say they have been left ‘disgusted’ by the star’s inclusion in the BBC show.
Thomas Skinner, who is best known for appearing on The Apprentice, will be showing off his footwork for judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Mosi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke in just a few weeks’ time. However, because he has become known for some of his controversial views that he has posted on social media, some fans demanded were not impressed.
One fan wrote on X: “Disgusted…Have the BBC not looked at his social media output?” to which someone replied: “Somebody who has different political opinions than me is on television. BAN THEM.” but the initial tweeter insisted that is not what they meant as viewers in their droves demanded his social media history is checked
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Deadly mystery virus found in UK for first time after sweeping through Europe
Overnight, the latest statistics from the UK Health Security Agency revealed a new virus had been found in the UK for the first time. Three cases of Oropouche virus were detected among travellers returning to the UK after spreading across Europe.
It’s the first time the Oropouche virus has been found in the UK, with all instances linked to journeys to Brazil. Latest figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) also show a surge in travel-related chikungunya infections throughout England.
Between January and June 2025, 73 cases were recorded – a sharp rise from the 27 cases during the same timeframe in 2024, marking the highest tally ever documented for this period. Chikungunya is a mosquito-transmitted disease connected to international travel, presenting symptoms such as sudden fever typically coupled with joint discomfort.
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Buckingham Palace forced to remove Anne birthday post after major family gaffe
Our eagle-eyed Royal team spotted Buckingham Palace make a major gaffe earlier this Thursday, leaving them red-faced. To celebrate Princess Anne’s upcoming birthday tomorrow, the Palace had released a list of 75 facts about the Princess Royal
However, one so-called fact caused quite a stir among Royal enthusiasts, leading to the entire post being removed. The contentious point was number fourteen on the list, which claimed that Anne, King Charles’ sister, had two stepchildren from her second marriage to Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence.
The Palace even named these supposed stepchildren as Tom and Amy Laurence. This information was quickly debunked by fans who pointed out that Sir Tim, a retired Royal Navy officer, had not been previously married before tying the knot with Princess Anne in December 1992.
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‘I could hear my dead mum celebrating with me when I opened my A-level results’
A record number of students today celebrated top A-level results across the country – with a new milestone hit for A & A* achievements. But education leaders warned of stark divides in results between different areas of the country.
On average across the UK, 28.3% of entries were awarded either an A or A*, up from 27.8% in 2024 and above 25.4% in 2019. Boys took a lead over girls in the top grades for the first time since 2018, with 28.4% of boys’ A-level entries scoring an A or A* this summer, compared to 28.2% of their female classmates’ entries.
One happy sixth-form student said she had kept a promise she made to her mum before she died by getting a place at Oxford University. Gabrielle Morgan, 18, who is from Newcastle and who achieved straight A*s in English literature, Spanish and chemistry, said: “I could practically hear her celebrating with me when the offer came through. I know just how proud of me she is and I know she helped a lot, even though she wasn’t here physically.” Her mum, who moved from Malaysia to the UK in her early 20s, died from lung cancer in April last year.
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