From grifter to guru: Hannah Ingram-Moore’s TikTok reinvention is an inspiration to us all | Claire Cohen

The disgraced daughter of Covid hero Captain Sir Tom is now a ‘resilience’ coach. ‘Trust your truth’, she says. Well she would, wouldn’t she

You have to feel for Hannah Ingram-Moore. One or two teensy little mistakes, like using the charity set up in your dad’s name – of which you were chief executive on £85,000 a year – to build a now-demolished spa complex at home, or not giving a portion of your £1.5m book deal to charity as promised, and you find yourself on the sharp end of a hate campaign. So unfair.

Thankfully, the daughter of Covid hero Captain Sir Tom Moore, who raised £39m for NHS charities by walking 100 laps of his garden in April 2020, still has love and kindness in her heart despite all this. So much so, in fact, that she’s generously sharing it with the rest of us.

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‘Hero’ father pulls four-year-old child out of mountain lion’s jaws in Washington state

Family was hiking when big cat attacked child, who was later airlifted to hospital and is in satisfactory condition

A mountain lion bit a four-year-old child on Sunday while the child hiked with family on Hurricane Ridge in Washington state’s Olympic national park, authorities said.

The child’s father reportedly saved the minor’s life by pulling the child from the creature’s jaws.

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‘No long sermons’: how influencer Catholic priests are spreading the word of God online

Vatican invites 1,000 social media missionaries to digital jubilee conference

Mixing prayer and gospel with poetry, art and bodybuilding, the rising stars in the influencer world are not just those flaunting fashion and travel but also Roman Catholic priests spreading the word of God.

Pope Francis latched on to the trend and, just months before his death in April, made the mission of evangelising on social media a priority for the church.

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Tour de France: Paret-Peintre stays ice-cool on Mont Ventoux for famous win

  • Home rider denies Ben Healy in lung-busting sprint finish

  • Tadej Pogacar retains the overall leader’s yellow jersey

Valentin Paret-Peintre stayed ice-cool in the heat to give France its first win in this year’s Tour de France as he prevailed atop the intimidating Mont Ventoux on the 16th stage.

The Soudal-Quick Step rider beat Ireland’s Ben Healy in a lung-busting sprint finish on the Giant of Provence, as Tadej Pogacar retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey after keeping chief rival Jonas Vingegaard in his sights on the 21.5km ascent at 7.5%.

Jeremy Whittle’s report to follow

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Girl, 9, shot amid ‘planned assassination’ at east London restaurant, court hears

Javon Riley, 33, accused of attempted murder and GBH with intent for alleged role in Dalston shooting last May

A nine-year-girl was shot in the head while eating inside a Turkish restaurant with her family when a gunman on a motorbike opened fire during “a planned assassination” of rival gang members, a court has heard.

The girl, who cannot be named, will suffer “physical and cognitive difficulties throughout her life” after a bullet lodged in her brain, the Old Bailey heard.

A stray bullet “tragically struck” the girl when the gunman on a Ducati Monster fired six shots in two seconds at a group sitting on a table outside Evin restaurant in Dalston, east London, on the evening of 29 May 2024.

The gunman has not been apprehended. Javon Riley, 33, is on trial at the Old Bailey, where he has pleaded not guilty to four charges of attempted murder and an alternative charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent against the girl, who cannot be named because of her age.

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BrewDog to close 10 bars amid ‘extremely difficult’ time for hospitality industry

Sites in Aberdeen, Brighton, Camden, Dundee, Leeds and Sheffield among those to shut on Saturday

BrewDog will close 10 bars, including its flagship location in Aberdeen, amid an “extremely difficult” environment for pubs and restaurants.

James Taylor, the chief executive of the brewer, told staff in an email that it was no longer viable to keep the bars open. They are in Aberdeen, Brighton, Camden, Dundee, Leeds North Street, Oxford, Sheffield, Shepherd’s Bush, Shoreditch and York.

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