Jay Slater’s death was caused by trauma from falling into a rocky area, officials have said.

The Canary Islands High Court of Justice confirmed it had identified the body recovered in Tenerife as that of the missing 19-year-old.

A spokesman said: “We have positively identified [Jay Slater]. We can confirm from fingerprints that the body is that of Jay Slater and the death was due to polytrauma compatible with a fall in a rocky zone”

Polytrauma is multiple fractures and injuries to body organs.

Mr Slater, a 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, disappeared on the Spanish island of Tenerife on the morning of June 17.

In the hours before his disappearance, he made a call to a friend, saying he was lost and thirsty, with police able to track his location to a remote area close to where his body was later discovered.

He is believed to have suffered an accident or fall that left him near the bottom of a “very inaccessible” valley close to the village of Masca, on the western side of the island.

Debbie Duncan, Jay’s mother, said in statement that the confirmation of her son’s death in Tenerife was the “worst news”, adding: “I just can’t believe this could happen to my beautiful boy. Our hearts are broken.”

A family source told The Sun: “She has a lot of questions which she hopes will be answered in the coming days.

“It hasn’t completely sunk in yet. The hardest thing for her is to hear he was found so close to the original search site. It’s hard to take.

“It means it’s entirely possible they have walked past his body whilst searching for him.

“It seems incredible so many people walked that area and yet he was so close. As we have seen with mountainous terrain and ravines, it does happen no matter how hard that is to believe.”

Mountain rescue workers, volunteers, drones, dogs and helicopters spent weeks hunting for the teenager.

Mr Slater had been visiting Tenerife with friends to attend the NRG music festival.

He left the festival between 3am and 6am on Sunday, June 16, in the car of two other British men he had met that night, and stayed at an Airbnb property they had rented in the island’s west side near Masca.

The cottage’s owner, Ofelia Medina Hernandez, saw Mr Slater outside at around 8am the following morning. After she told him that the next bus to his resort at Los Cristianos, in the south of the island, would not come for two hours, Mr Slater decided to start walking.

He later phoned his friend, Lucy Mae Law, who had been with him at the music festival, saying he was lost, thirsty, had 1 per cent charge left on his phone’s battery and had cut his leg on a cactus.

She called police and the apprentice bricklayer’s phone was last recorded at a point north of the cottage he had stayed at.

Hunt ‘ended’ after 12 days

After 12 days of searching the Guardia Civil said its hunt for the teenager had “ended” but said the case remained open, promising that “any new clues will be investigated”.

Mr Slater’s family, who flew out to Tenerife, continued their search after police said official efforts were ceasing.

Yet the Guardia Civil later said it had continued efforts to locate him.

In a statement the force said: “The discovery was possible thanks to the incessant and discreet search carried out by the Civil Guard during these 29 days, in which the natural space was preserved so that it would not be filled with onlookers. 

“The specialised mountain rescue team of the Guardia Civil never stopped searching for a British man since he went missing.”

Since the disappearance, more than half a million people have joined a Facebook group where bizarre theories were being posted about Mr Slater’s disappearance.

Ms Duncan, described them as “awful comments” that were “very distressing” for the family to read.

Ms Law paid an emotional tribute to her friend Mr Slater, whom she described as “the happiest and most smiley person in the room”.

Posting on Instagram, she wrote: “Honestly lost for words. Always the happiest and most smiley person in the room, you was one of a kind Jay and you’ll be missed more than you know.

“I’m sure you’ll ‘have your dancing shoes polished and ready’ waiting for us all. We all love you buddy. Fly high.”

Funeral arrangements

Matthew Searle, from LBT Global, said the charity was working with the family to organise Mr Slater’s return to the UK.

He said: “The announcement does seem to confirm that Jay died of injuries consistent with an accidental fall from a considerable height. There will of course be many more hurdles for the family to face in the coming days and we will work with them to make this horrific time as easy as possible.

“We are working with the family now to sort out the next steps of taking Jay home, recovery of his belongings and laying him to rest. We will not be releasing details of travel timings or funeral arrangements at this time and ask again for privacy for the family. I ask now that this is the end of all the hurtful comments on social media and elsewhere”

Meanwhile, the remote valley where Jay was found was searched again by rescue teams on Tuesday, Sky News reported.

One local told the broadcaster that it was “exceptionally difficult” to safely navigate down the valley on foot.

Another resident said: “It is sad – the spot where they found him shows he had gone a long way into the ravine.

“It is hard to understand how he got there.”

A young woman has denied assault by beating and criminal damage after a milkshake was thrown over Nigel Farage.

The Reform UK leader appeared to be doused with a McDonald’s banana drink as he left the Moon and Starfish Wetherspoon pub in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, on June 4.

Victoria Thomas-Bowen, a 25-year-old OnlyFans model, pleaded not guilty to both charges at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

Ms Thomas-Bowen has more than 18,000 followers on Instagram, and also posts pictures on the explicit website OnlyFans.

She is thought to live with her mother, Linda Thomas, and has a young son. 

Her Facebook profile says she lives in Dagenham, however she has posted reviews of businesses in Clacton.

Prosecutor David Burns said: “The substance was deliberately thrown over the complainant…this was a deliberate act.”

Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram told Ms Thomas-Bowen: “You must return on 21 October. Your trial will be listed at 9:30 in the morning, you must be here. 

“If you’re not, your trial will continue in your absence, do you understand? You will have unconditional bail.”

Mr Farage has described the incident as “quite scary” adding: “No one goes out and does the old-style street campaigning the way that I do, and this is the risk that goes with it.”

The former I’m a Celebrity star was targeted in a similar attack when he was left covered in milkshake while out in Newcastle in 2019.

He finally succeeded in getting a seat in Parliament at his eighth attempt when he was elected as the MP for Clacton after the general election on July 4.

Zara McDermott has described her training-room treatment by Strictly Come Dancing partner Graziano di Prima as “incredibly distressing”.

Di Prima left the BBC show last week following allegations that he physically and verbally abused McDermott behind the scenes.

He was not suspended, but has left and acknowledged this is because of his behaviour.

Di Prima became the second professional to exit the show after Giovanni Pernice’s departure in June.

McDermott, 27, a former Love Island contestant turned television presenter, said she initially did not report her concerns because she feared a public backlash.

She and Di Prima were partnered on the show last year.

“So much of my Strictly experience was everything I could have dreamt of. The entire production team and everyone behind the scenes as well as my fellow contestants were so amazing to work with,” McDermott said in a statement on Instagram.

“However, my experience inside the training room was very different.

“Reports have been made about my treatment on the show and there were witnesses to some events, as well as videos of particular incidents which are incredibly distressing to watch.

“I have wrestled with the fear of opening up – I was scared about public backlash, I was scared about my future, was scared of victim shaming. But after a lot of conversations with those I love, I’ve gained the strength to face these fears, and when I was asked to speak to the BBC, I spoke candidly about my time on the show.

“The culture within our society makes it difficult for people to speak up, especially in a world where social media opinions and voices are so loud. This is something I’ve seen through working with countless women on my documentaries.”

McDermott said: “Strictly is one of the most magical shows on TV and one that I dreamt of being on since I was a little girl. When I was invited to be a contestant on the show it really was a childhood dream come true.

“I fully understood the level of commitment and hard work that Strictly was going to be and I dedicated everything to it. I am a resilient person and I was fully prepared to put in whatever it took.”

She thanked the BBC “for their swift action and incredibly high level of support”.

The departures of Di Prima and Pernice have thrown the show into crisis, and questions are being asked about the BBC’s duty of care protocols, with the show considering the use of chaperones.

The BBC said: “While we would never comment on individual cases, it is well-known that the BBC has established a robust duty of care procedures, and if issues are raised we will always take them seriously and act swiftly as appropriate.”

Di Prima has vowed to clear his name as the BBC investigates the complaints made by his former Strictly Come Dancing partners about his behaviour.

Pernice has branded the claims against him “false” and said that he, too, will clear his name.

Sam Bickley, the BBC’s duty-of-care executive, is expected to speak with BBC Studios production bosses to remind them of their pastoral responsibilities and explore how protections could be improved.

A source told The Times: “The BBC has toughened up its duty-of-care rules and Sam is now acting as a full-time duty-of-care exec. She will be discussing the protocols and where they need to be tightened up.

“It’s 90 per cent a happy ship but the push to win and compete might have meant some overstepping of the mark. We have acted swiftly and decisively to nip that in the bud and it doesn’t take away from almost everyone else having a really lovely, enriching experience from being part of the show.”

Measures that could be tabled include tighter vetting of the show’s professional dancers, better training to help them handle novice celebrities and a new code of conduct.

It is claimed there have also been demands for chaperones to be present at every rehearsal to ensure the professionals behave in line with guidance.

‘Employing chaperones would be an expensive measure’

One source described as a “senior TV figure” by The Times said professional dancers endured tough training regimes at dance schools in their own careers, and would deploy similar methods of teaching to improve the performance of their dance partner.

They said: “It would be an expensive measure to employ chaperones to attend every rehearsal and check that everything is above board but it would mean that no one would be able to cry foul months later.”

The show has been a victim of its own success, as the high standards require tough training, the source said.

They added: “It’s a fundamental question that the BBC has to answer. How does it [ensure contributor welfare] while achieving the high standards that the judges have come to demand to show the journeys of the contestants from clodhopping horses to graceful swans.

“And audience expectations have also grown as over the years viewers have come to understand more and more about what quality ballroom dancing looks like.”

Psychological tests have also been suggested as a means of testing whether celebrities are robust enough to cope with the regimented training programmes.

A Harley Street doctor has been suspended from treating patients for five months after he carried out a £3,500 non-essential penis filler procedure during lockdown.

Dr Mohammed Sefahn Chaudhry, 35, kept his private clinic open using his website and put up £1,000 worth of “Barbie tip rhinoplasty” and “lip filler” treatments as giveaways in a prize draw on social media in 2020.

Dr Chaudhry was reported to the General Medical Council after the patient who underwent the penis filler procedure claimed his genitalia had been left “misshapen” and had developed a “lump”.

The unnamed man, known as Patient A, also alleged Dr Chaudhry had posted “before and after” pictures of his penis on his website without his permission, forged paperwork and raised his voice at him when he complained about the results of the procedure.

At the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS), Dr Chaudhry, from Coulsdon, South London was found guilty of serious professional misconduct relating to non-essential work during the pandemic and was suspended from medical practice for five months.

But a disciplinary panel cleared him over allegations he failed to give proper treatment to Patient A and also rejected claims Dr Chaudhry posted the “before and after pictures” online after comparing the images in question to another picture of the man’s penis which he sent to an expert witness in the case as evidence.

The panel also ruled “the clinical notes and consent form completed on 4 May 2020 were more likely than not to have been signed by Patient A”.

The doctor ran two cosmetic clinics, Dermis Clinic Ltd and MC Medical Aesthetics Limited.

The investigation began in October 2020 after Patient A complained about his penis filler procedure which was carried out after he was contacted over WhatsApp the previous April in a “marketing call” by one of Dr Chaudhry’s work colleagues.

The Manchester hearing was told Patient A had wanted “increased penis girth’’ as his partner was “not satisfied’’.

He said in a statement: “The call was purely logistical e.g., when they could see me, how I could get there (given this was during the Covid pandemic), whether Dr Chaudhry had a London clinic etc.

“I confirmed that I was circumcised and asked whether my skin would adapt to the filler, and I was advised that it would.’’

Patient A underwent the procedure on May 4 with Dr Chaudhry and in June attended a second consultation in which he said the filler had not hardened and his penis started to look “misshapen”.

He said there was a lump and the filler remained soft and claimed Dr Chaudhry suggested further filler should be injected for free.

On July 18, Patient A attended Dr Chaudhry’s clinic for a third consultation and procedure and it was agreed that the enzyme Hylase be injected into his penis to dissolve the lump.

But in his statement, Patient A alleged: “Dr Chaudhry raised his voice, implying that he was out of pocket as he had provided some of the filler for free and that it was my fault the filler hadn’t hardened. I didn’t think this was very called for.”

‘Before and after’ images

He subsequently claimed he saw “before and after” images of his penis on the PenisFill website insisting he recognised it in the “before” pictures due to the positioning of the lump and claimed the “after” picture was of his penis immediately after the initial procedure.

Dr Chaudhry denied wrongdoing, claiming the picture was of another patient’s penis, and insisted: “I deny raising my voice at any time during my appointment with Patient A. He seems to be seeking ways to get a refund.”

He added: “During the Covid pandemic my understanding and belief was that the treatments I offer are medical. Therefore I never viewed them as non-essential.

“Every client that came to us during the pandemic, who was seeking treatments for purely cosmetic reasons, were not seen and advised to come after restrictions had been lifted.

“Our clinic was not open as normal and has strict Covid policies and protocols. I would also like to state, that the area that I work in was an extremely grey area during the pandemic.

“My colleague doctors, working on the same street, were performing hundreds of cosmetic-only procedures. I was not intently or purposefully breaching Covid legislation. 

“Again I am very sorry if this has put the public confidence in doctors at risk and jeopardising the profession’s reputation. I have learnt many valuable lessons from this process.’’

He also said the clinics no longer offered treatments as prize giveaways.

In suspending Dr Chaudhry, Ms Amarjit Sagar, the MPTS chairman, said: “The tribunal did not accept that Dr Chaudhry could have possibly thought that he was permitted to remain open during the period of the pandemic.

“There was wide press coverage and daily broadcast updates about the risks of the spread of Covid-19 yet despite this, Dr Chaudhry chose to continue to work and remain open.

“Patient A had not been in pain with his penis and there was nothing to suggest he required urgent medical attention. The tribunal was therefore satisfied that treating Patient A by injecting him with penis filler was non-essential treatment.

“It determined that in continuing to work, Dr Chaudhry ignored the constraints imposed on the general public and acted as if these did not apply to him.

“During this period, family members could not attend the funerals of their loved ones and major surgeries needed to be postponed. Dr Chaudhry would have been aware of the seriousness of the situation.

‘Obliged to keep patients safe’

“Fellow practitioners were under pressure working during Covid-19 conditions to keep the public safe, and Dr Chaudhry was also obliged to keep patients safe, in this case by closing his clinic.

“The tribunal considered this behaviour to be deplorable and as the public endured the restrictions imposed by Government guidance he continued providing non-essential treatment for financial gain.

“The tribunal considered that Dr Chaudhry was prompting customers to break Covid-19 guidelines by incentivising them with aesthetic procedures worth £1000.

Ms Sagar added: “Dr Chaudhry should have acted promptly to ensure patient safety and as director should have closed the clinics and cancelled any patients that were booked in.

“Failing to do so posed a risk to patients who were travelling, possibly on public transport, to see him, as well as mixing with any staff members at the clinic. He has shown no remorse.”

A sex offender raped a jogger at knifepoint during a four-day spree of violence against eight women after he was allowed to walk free from a secure hospital.

Louis Collins, 29, hit the woman over the head and forced her to the ground in Marble Hill Park in Twickenham, south-west London during the hour-long attack on Aug 21 last year.

Brandishing a knife and a broken bottle he said “don’t scream, nobody’s going to help you”, before tearing her clothes off and assaulting her, the court heard.

Two women began to approach after they heard the victim screaming for help, but Collins yelled “f— off or I will kill you” and they left.

Collins was given a life sentence at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday with a minimum term of 11 years after pleading guilty to 27 charges including rape, attempted rape and sexual assault between Aug 18 and 21 last year . 

A judge said Collins had been “getting 12 ecstasy tablets each fortnight” and was smoking cannabis while at Lambeth Hospital, adding that he was “not unwell” when he committed the offences.

Collins, of no fixed address, was also subject to a sexual harm prevention order at the time of the offences, which prohibited him from “approaching, deliberately following, speaking or communicating with any females unknown to you in public”.

‘Shattered my sense of security’ 

Patricia May, prosecuting, told the sentencing hearing that Collins was let out of the hospital without supervision on Aug 18 last year after doctors agreed he could have an unescorted absence.

Shortly after being released, he groped a woman at Clapham Common station as she travelled up the escalator.

Collins later returned to the hospital past his curfew, but despite this was allowed to leave again on Aug 20.

That day he attacked and attempted to rape two other women, sexually assaulting four more and threatening to kill another, before raping the jogger at around 8am on August 21, Ms May said.

Siobhan Molloy, mitigating, said Collins claimed voices in his head had told him to carry out the attacks. However, a doctor said Collins did not show signs of a psychotic illness.

‘Shattered my trust in people and justice’ 

In a statement read at court the victim said: “On August 21, my world turned upside down. What happened on that day shattered my sense of security, trust in people and justice.”

The victim said she had waited 18 months for professional counselling to help her deal with the trauma.

In his sentencing remarks, Judge Simon Heptonstall told Collins: “Your behaviour was the stuff of nightmares for all women and their families.

“This was a campaign of rape and attempted rape over a short period against multiple victims, with some less serious but far from minor offences.”

Referring to the jogger in Twickenham Judge Heptonstall said the victim “does not feel safe anymore” and “is hyper-vigilant”.

‘Haunted by your attack’

He added: “She cannot go out alone, her home feels like a prison. She cannot work in the same way. She remains haunted by your attack.

“She is determined to fight to get her life back and refuses to be defined by what you did to her.”

Collins was detained at Richmond railway station after pushing through the barriers at 9.40am on August 21, within half an hour of the victim returning home and seeking help.

Police officers returned Collins to Lambeth Hospital, where he was arrested at 9pm that day in relation to the rape.

The judge said Collins, who had previously been diagnosed with hebephrenic schizophrenia, had used drugs since he was 12, starting on cannabis and moving to ecstasy, ketamine and cocaine in 2019.

Addressing Collins, who gave a thumbs-up as he left the dock, he said: “You were using drugs at the time of these offences. You had been getting 12 ecstasy tablets each fortnight while at the hospital. You were smoking cannabis.

“Your leave had been reduced earlier in the year and that had made the voices worse. They were telling you to rape a girl and have sex with a girl. You did not speak to the staff about this.”

‘Limited prison capacity does not matter’

Judge Heptonstall said the fact there is “very limited capacity in prisons at present” was of “minimal” consideration in regard to sentencing, because Collins is already in jail and “clearly must go to prison”.

He added there is “not just a significant but a very high risk” of Collins committing further sexual offences.

Collins was sentenced for rape, attempted rape, assault by penetration, sexual assault, kidnap and committing an offence with intent to commit a sexual offence, and trespass with intent to commit a sexual offence.

He was also sentenced for making threats to kill, outraging public decency, actual bodily harm, strangulation, threatening with a blade and threatening with offensive weapon.

A spokesman for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, responsible for Lambeth Hospital, said: “We strongly support the court’s decision todays.

“These are appalling crimes, and our thoughts are with the victims and their families.

“We have completed a thorough internal investigation and continue to do our utmost to improve our services”.

A 17-year-old girl who died after attending a music festival in Kent was among 22 people taken to hospital suffering from suspected drug overdoses at the event.

Police declared a major incident over the Worried About Henry drum and bass gig at the Dreamland amusement park on June 29 after at least a dozen people under 18 were taken to hospital, with the youngest being aged 15.

The details of what happened have been revealed after the park, in the seaside town of Margate, was subjected to a review of its licence by Thanet District Council.

One person remains in hospital in a medically-induced coma, Kent Police said.

Emily Stokes has been named in media reports as the teenager who died.

In an online crowdfunding appeal, her sister Megan Stokes said: “To have her taken away so suddenly at just only 17 years old, it has completely broke me.”

She added: “The events on June 29 2024 are tragic and I wish for them never to be repeated. The venue and strategic partners are all really well engaged in ensuring that all efforts are made to minimise this risk in the future.

“I am of the opinion that this and other events have breached the licensing objectives in a number of forms and therefore it is right and proper that a review is completed of the venue’s licence in order to achieve the above and ensure public confidence in all agencies moving forward.

“At this stage, we are not seeking a full revocation of the licence as Kent Police are confident in working with Dreamland prior to any review hearing.”

Suspected dealer arrested

An application by Kent Police for a review of Dreamland’s licence said the over-16s all-day festival began at 1pm and 6,300 tickets were sold in advance, with a further 700 available on the door.

In the early afternoon officers became aware of three people being taken to hospital from the venue believed to be suffering from possible drug overdoses.

At 5pm a man was found with suspected illegal drugs and arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply, and then at 6pm an ambulance was called for a 17-year-old boy who was suffering from the side effects of drugs.

A call shortly after confirmed one of the casualties taken to hospital earlier in the day had been declared dead following a suspected MDMA overdose, according to Kent Police’s application.

The force said it declared a major incident at 7pm, adding: “At this time Kent Police were aware of 11 persons hospitalised due to drug use and potential overdoses”.

Venue ‘well run’

Officers decided not to shut down the festival as this “would likely have caused a large-scale public order incident and … allowing the event to continue would assist in the identification/support of any further casualties who could be treated accordingly.”

The force added: “This was a challenging decision but allowed mitigating factors to be implemented to minimise the risk towards already vulnerable children at the event.”

Dreamland has since cancelled a similar event scheduled for July 27. 

Kent Police said in its application that the park “has been well run” and was “well suited to what we would deem to be lower-risk events”.

‘Deeply saddened’

The force listed several interim measures it said should be put in place, which the council’s licensing sub-committee agreed to at a meeting on July 9.

The recommended steps included the formal cancellation of all similar events and those deemed to be of a “higher risk association with class A and B drug use by those under 18”.

Police also requested more security staff at the venue, zero-tolerance signage and for under-18s to be accompanied by someone aged over 25.

Following the teenager’s death, a Dreamland spokesman said: “We are deeply saddened to learn of the death of a 17-year-old woman in hospital on Saturday June 29.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the young woman’s family and friends and we will continue to work closely with Kent Police where relevant as they investigate this tragedy further.

“The police investigation is still ongoing, and we will therefore not be making any further comment.”

The amusement park has been contacted for further comment following the licensing meeting.

John Hunt, the BBC racing commentator, has said one should “make the most of every day with your family” after his wife Carol and daughters Hannah and Louise were killed in a crossbow attack.

Mr Hunt’s 61-year-old wife and his daughters, 28 and 25, died after being attacked in their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire on July 9.

Matt Chapman, an ITV commentator, said he had been in regular contact with Mr Hunt following last week’s events.

He said Mr Hunt had told him: “‘Matty, the message I would tell everyone is you never know when it’s going to be the last day you see your family’”.

“The message was very clear: make the most of every day because you just don’t know,” Mr Chapman added.

A fundraiser has been set up with the hope of supporting Mr Hunt’s surviving daughter in later life following the attack, with more than £45,000 collected since its launch.

Mr Chapman said Mr Hunt had told him his “biggest desire” was to ensure Amy had “no money worries for the rest of her life”.

He told the BBC: “Family means more to some than others and for John, his family unit was something he absolutely adored.

“There are a lot of people, including myself, who feel helpless and would like to do something.

“John would like nothing more for Amy after these horrific events than a life that is a little less stressful, because life will never be stress-free again.

“It’s not going to take their grief away – it’s not going to take the pain away or change anything – but it might help them have an easier life.”

In a statement released on Saturday through Hertfordshire Police, Mr Hunt and his surviving daughter, said: “We would like to thank people for their kind messages and for the support we have received in recent days.

“These have provided great comfort to us, for which we are very grateful.

“As you can imagine, this is an extremely difficult time for us and we need time and space to come to terms with what has happened and start the grieving process.”

Kyle Clifford, from Enfield, north London, was arrested on suspicion of three counts of murder after being found with a wound to his chest at a cemetery close to his home on Wednesday afternoon.

Police said Clifford, a former soldier and security guard, remains in a serious condition in hospital.

On Friday evening, more than 200 mourners paid their respects to the victims at the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St John the Evangelist Church in Bushey.