Four years ago, Mel C was feeling like she “never wanted to meet anyone ever again” after splitting from her ex – but she has now reportedly married her model boyfriend, who spiced up her life after they met on a dating app.
On Saturday (18 July), Melanie Chisholm, known by her Spice Girls moniker Sporty Spice, is believed to have walked down the aisle with Chris Dingwall at The Country House in Castle Carrock, Cumbria.
Chisholm’s former Spice Girls bandmates Emma Bunton, Melanie “Mel B” Brown and Geri Halliwell-Horner were spotted arriving at the location on Saturday afternoon.
Mel C met new love on dating app Raya (Getty Images)
“Victoria would have loved to have been there if she could,” a source told the outlet, adding: “It was her great pleasure to make the dress for Mel.” The Independent has contacted Chisholm and Beckham for comment.
Chisholm, 52, shunned a large ceremony in favour of an understated wedding – and opted for the Georgian building, which is co-owned by her close friend, the West End star Ben Forster. Chisholm met Forster when they starred together in Jesus Christ Superstar in 2013.
Guests have described the ceremony as “perfect”, noting that the singer’s 17-year-old daughter Scarlett, whom she shares with property developer Thomas Starr, was her bridesmaid.
“Mel swore she would never get married, so having a big do wasn’t really for her,” a source told the outlet. “It is the perfect venue for them, totally out of the way but in the most beautiful place.”
The singer met Australian model Dingwall in 2023 on Raya, an exclusive dating app commonly used by celebrities.
Mel C with new husband, Chris Dingwall (Getty Images)
In November 2025, she revealed on Laura Byrne’s Life Uncut podcast that her friends convinced her to download it on a night out after splitting from an ex, thought to be producer Joe Marshall.
She soon matched with Dingwall, who was living in Australia at the time, and the pair met when Chisholm travelled overseas for a tour.
The singer was previously in a relationship with Starr from 2002 to 2012.
Chisholm was writing her latest album, Sweat, when she met and “fell in love” with Dingwall, and she told The Telegraph in May: “I ended up having this wonderful arc of emotions throughout the album – of heartbreak and then that excitement of a new relationship.”
She described her new husband as “very laidback” and “loads of fun”, revealing that they work out together.
“We have very similar personalities and lifestyles,” she added.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Cuban government’s “brutal crackdown against its own people five years ago is yet another reminder of the unique misery and evil that is innate to the communist system”.
“Otero Alcántara’s only ‘crime’ was refusing to stay silent and using his art to demand the basic freedoms everyday Cubans have been denied for almost seven decades,” he said in a statement.
The cases of Otero Alcántara and fellow SIM member Maykel Castillo, known as “Osorbo”, who is serving an eight-year prison sentence, have been a recurring source of diplomatic tension between Washington and Havana.
That tension has swelled in recent months, with the Trump administration hitting Cuba with an oil blockade, sanctions and openly threatening military intervention.
Last week the BBC’s US news partner CBS reported that the Pentagon was looking at military options in Cuba, although it quoted officials as saying the briefings did not mean any decision to carry out an operation had been made.
The US also announced in May an unprecedented murder indictment against former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, over the 1996 downing of two planes, an incident that killed four people. Russia and China condemned the move.
Tourism has taken a major hit amid the US sanctions, with fewer than 360,000 people visiting the island in the first five months of 2026, a decrease of nearly 60% compared to the same period last year, according to Onei.
Washington warned in May that a peaceful agreement with the Caribbean nation was unlikely.
Every parent loses their temper sometimes. Sleepless nights, work stress, endless to-do lists and the daily challenges of raising children can push even the calmest adult to react in ways they later regret. A raised voice, a harsh word or a moment of frustration is part of being human. But what happens next may matter far more than the shouting itself. According to psychologists, apologising to your child after losing your temper is not a sign of weak parenting. In fact, research suggests it can strengthen trust, improve emotional security and teach children one of life’s most valuable lessons: everyone makes mistakes, and healthy relationships are repaired through accountability. Here’s what experts say.
Children learn more from what you do than what you say
Parents are a child’s first role models. Children constantly observe how adults handle anger, conflict and mistakes. When a parent apologises sincerely after shouting, they demonstrate that taking responsibility is normal and that hurting someone, even unintentionally, deserves acknowledgment.
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According to the American Psychological Association (APA), children develop social and emotional skills by observing and imitating the behaviour of trusted adults. If they regularly witness respectful conflict resolution, they are more likely to use those same strategies in their own relationships.
An apology helps repair emotional safety
Shouting can leave children feeling frightened, confused or ashamed, especially younger children who may not fully understand why their parent became angry. A sincere apology helps restore the emotional connection that may have been disrupted during the conflict. Developmental psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy, author of Good Inside, often describes repair as one of the most important parts of parenting. According to her, conflict is inevitable in every family, but what builds secure relationships is the willingness to reconnect afterward. Children do not need perfect parents. They need caregivers who repair moments of disconnection.
It teaches accountability without blame
Many parents worry that apologising will undermine their authority. Psychologists say the opposite is usually true. A thoughtful apology communicates that while parents remain responsible for setting boundaries, they are also responsible for their own behaviour. This helps children understand an important distinction: discipline is acceptable, but losing control is not. For example, saying, “I shouldn’t have shouted. I was frustrated, but that wasn’t the right way to speak to you,” acknowledges the behaviour without abandoning the original lesson or household rule. Children learn that authority and accountability can exist together.
Secure relationships are built through repair
Research on attachment theory has consistently shown that healthy parent-child relationships are not defined by perfection. Instead, they are characterised by repeated experiences of safety, responsiveness and emotional repair. According to Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child, supportive, responsive relationships help children build resilience and manage stress more effectively throughout life. Moments of conflict become less damaging when they are followed by warmth, understanding and reconnection.
An apology teaches emotional intelligence
When parents name their own emotions, children gradually learn to recognise theirs. Instead of pretending nothing happened, an apology might sound like: “I was feeling overwhelmed and I shouted. That wasn’t okay. I’m sorry.” This simple conversation helps children understand that emotions themselves are not wrong. What matters is how we respond to them. Researchers have found that children who grow up in emotionally responsive environments are more likely to develop empathy, self-regulation and healthier interpersonal relationships.John Gottman’s work on emotion coaching also highlights that parents who acknowledge emotions while setting limits help children develop stronger emotional regulation over time.
What makes an apology meaningful?
Not every apology has the same impact. Psychologists say an effective apology usually includes three elements. Acknowledge what happened without making excuses. Take responsibility for your behaviour. Explain how you will try to handle the situation differently next time. Equally important is listening if your child wants to express how they felt. Feeling heard reinforces trust and helps children understand that their emotions matter too.
Apologising does not mean abandoning boundaries
One common misconception is that saying sorry means letting children avoid consequences. Experts emphasise that these are two separate issues. A parent can apologise for shouting while still addressing the behaviour that prompted the conflict. For example, if a child broke an important household rule, the consequence may still be appropriate. The apology is about the parent’s reaction, not the child’s responsibility. This distinction teaches children that everyone is accountable for their own actions, regardless of age.
Progress matters more than perfection
No parent stays calm all the time. The goal is not to eliminate conflict but to navigate it in healthier ways. Psychologists consistently emphasise that children benefit most from relationships where mistakes are acknowledged, emotions are discussed openly and trust is rebuilt after difficult moments.In the end, apologising after shouting is about more than saying two simple words. It tells a child that respect flows both ways, that love is not withdrawn during conflict and that even adults continue learning. Those lessons often stay with children far longer than the argument that made the apology necessary.
He lost nearly a third of his bodyweight and weighed 63kg.
His recovery was such that he felt able to commit to one last fight, although he said it would be a one-off.
And Askren, who had three UFC fights in 2019, stayed true to his word after losing 6-3 to Muhammad.
Askren produced a mainly defensive performance and clearly faded during the third and final period.
“My legs gave out, they wouldn’t carry me any longer,” he said. “For sure it’s my last time on the mat. I couldn’t find a better place to do this.
“I worked hard over the last year. It was tough. There were times I couldn’t feed myself, I couldn’t stand up or go to the bathroom.
“Every day I woke up and thanked God for the chance to do it just one more time. I promised I’m going to make the most of this day. I’m going to treat people well, work my ass off and try to make a difference in the world.”
Muhammad beat British fighter Leon Edwards to win the UFC welterweight title in 2024 and had the last of his 22 UFC fights in June.
The 38-year-old added: “He [Askren] came back from death, this guy’s a legend.
“He’s changing lives. I know, he changed my life. I’m at home ready to quit. I’m tired, I’m sore, all my losses, but I look at Ben still fighting every single day.
“It shows you man, life is precious. Go after it bro.”
Sports analyst Dan Dakich previews the FIFA World Cup Final between Argentina and Spain, highlighting Lionel Messi’s leadership. Dakich predicts Argentina will win, praising Messi’s consistent greatness. The discussion then shifts to WNBA star Caitlin Clark, whom NBA Commissioner Adam Silver called a ‘political football’ amid physical play controversies. Dakich attributes some issues to WNBA players’ jealousy and envy.
The two soccer powerhouses will look to etch their names in the history books and become World Cup champions when they play at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The game will be broadcast on FOX.
For Argentina, they have the opportunity to become the first back-to-back World Cup winner since Brazil did it in 1958 and 1962, and just the third country to win back-to-back titles overall. Italy first won consecutive World Cups in 1934 and 1938.
(Left) Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) reacts during the World Cup semifinal soccer match between England and Argentina in Atlanta, Georgia, on July 15, 2026. (Right) Spain’s Lamine Yamal (19) reacts during warm-up ahead of the World Cup Round of 16 soccer match between Portugal and Spain in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, on July 6, 2026.(Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo; Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo)
However, for a long time in Argentina’s semifinal matchup against England, it did not look like they were going to have a chance to make history. The Three Lions held Argentina off the scoresheet for 85 minutes, but Lionel Messi sparked another electrifying come-from-behind win.
Anthony Gordon got the scoring started when he buried a cross from Morgan Rogers to put England on the board first in the 55th minute with an acrobatic finish. Harry Kane sparked the counter with a long pass that left the Argentina defense flummoxed for the first time all game.
However, that would end up being the lone true scoring opportunity of the game for the Three Lions. After England got on the board, Argentina’s pressure was relentless, but England was able to stave off the Argentine attack for about 30 minutes.
Enzo Fernandez of Argentina celebrates his goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Semi Final match between England and Argentina at Atlanta Stadium on July 15, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.(Image Photo Agency/Getty Images)
They finally broke through when Messi set up Enzo Fernandez just outside of the penalty box, and the 25-year-old hooked a shot around England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford into the back of the net to knot it at 1-1.
Lautaro Martinez then played the hero as he came off the bench and into Argentine soccer lore by scoring the winning goal in stoppage. In the 92nd minute, Messi recorded his second assist after he gathered a loose ball and played a beautiful pass into the penalty area, where Martinez was waiting unmarked. Martinez headed the ball past Pickford to send the Argentine fans into a frenzy as they completed the comeback.
It was not the first remarkable comeback of Argentina’s run to the title game. In the Round of 16, they scored three goals in 13 minutes to erase a 2-0 second-half deficit against Egypt to keep their World Cup hopes alive .
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For Spain, their run have not been quite as dramatic, but it still has been remarkably dominant.
Mikel Oyarzabal of Spain celebrates after converting a penalty to score his team’s first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinal match between France and Spain at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas.(Lars Baron/Getty Images)
They have shut out their opponents in six of their seven matches, and has allowed just one goal all tournament. Belgium was the lone country to break through against Spain , but the Spaniards beat Belgium 2-1 in the quarterfinals.
Against France in the semifinal, Spain capitalized on an early mistake and never looked back.
Veteran French defender Lucas Digne misread the ball and challenged a ball on a cross, but kicked Lamine Yamal instead, committing a foul and giving Spain a penalty kick in the 22nd minute.
Mikel Oyarzabal stepped up for Spain and buried the penalty kick, giving the Spaniards a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
Pedro Porro doubled the lead for Spain in the 58th minute, when he broke through the French defense and found the back of net after beating France goalkeeper Mike Maignan on a crisp pass from Dani Olmo.
The French desperately tried to get back into the game, but the Spanish defense was too sound for them to break through , and held on for the win.
Pedro Porro of Spain celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinal match between France and Spain at Dallas Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on July 14, 2026.(David Ramos/Getty Images)
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LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Andy Burnham will enter 10 Downing Street on Monday with a wave of enthusiasm behind him and a mountain of challenges ahead.
His coronation as British prime minister may be short-lived as he faces the same struggles as his predecessor in trying to temper a cost-of-living crisis, improve overstretched public services, and step into the international spotlight during major wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Leading a government delivering services for 70 million people will be a monumentally larger task with problems on a larger scale and facing issues foreign to a leader of a region with 3 million residents.
Here are the main issues confronting Burnham and some hints to how he may approach them:
Burnham has been vague, but promised to provide details this week about how he would fund a domestic agenda to kick-start a sluggish economy, enhance services and raise living standards.
“This change today is the most significant change moment in our politics for 40 years,” he said Friday as he became Labour Party leader. “It will take us to a country where life is more affordable, and all people and places are lifted from where they are now.”
Burnham inherits an economy that was improving until the Iran war upended forecasts and growth is now widely predicted to slow sharply over this year while inflation rises.
He has said he wants to equalize opportunities around the U.K., particularly by decentralizing government, funneling money to local governments and taking back some services that were privatized four decades ago.
His brand of business-friendly socialism — known as “Manchesterism” and aiming to harness private and public money to invest in areas like transportation, housing and infrastructure — could take years to put in place.
Joshi Herrmann, founder of Manchester news site The Mill, who has covered Burnham for years, said he may be able to soften the blow for some people who are struggling.
“But if the essay question is who can get economic growth and who can remodel the economy in the post-Brexit, post-financial crash era, I’d be very surprised if the answer to that question is Andy Burnham,” Herrmann said.
With the uncertain state of public finances, Burnham won’t have much room to raise spending. He is replacing Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who was elected on a manifesto that ruled out increases in the government’s major tax rates, so he’s locked in unless he breaks those pledges.
Burnham said he would not rule out a wealth tax, telling Gary Lineker on the Goalhanger podcast last week that the government “might be having to ask for a little more.”
Burnham has little foreign policy experience, but has promised to continue the government’s NATO commitment and support for the U.K.’s nuclear deterrent.
He said Britain will remain a strong booster of Ukraine and a firm United States ally.
Relations with the U.S. could depend on how he interacts with a capricious President Donald Trump, who initially gave Starmer glowing reviews only to sour on him for not supporting his war with Iran.
Burnham has publicly criticized Trump in the past but has said he would deal with him respectfully, as he does with others, but would also be willing to disagree.
“I like to think I’ve got some personality myself and I’ll just, you know, I’ll deal with him very upfront in the same way,” he told Lineker. “Where you disagree, do it, but do it in a way that is kind of meeting him where he’s at.”
Trump has pushed NATO members to significantly boost military spending, and Burnham will be under pressure to exceed the defense spending goals set out by Starmer.
The defense plan calling for a 15 billion pound ($20 billion) spending boost is much smaller than military leaders had sought and has been criticized for not being fully funded under the current budget.
Burnham has criticized Starmer’s approach to Israel’s war with Hamas and the devastation of Gaza.
Burnham condemned the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on southern Israel by Hamas militants, who killed around 1,200 people and took 251 others hostage, but said the British government waited too long to call for a ceasefire.
More than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which is part of the Hamas-led government. The ministry, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants, is staffed by medical professionals who maintain detailed records viewed as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts.
Burnham said the U.K. would consider further sanctions against Israelis involved in Gaza violence and illegal West Bank settlements.
The issue is a sensitive one for Labour, which was found to be tainted with antisemitism before Starmer took over, and also relies on the support of a large Muslim population.
Burnham’s comments drew a backlash from Jewish groups, but he’s also been criticized by pro-Palestinian groups for not declaring Israel’s bombardment of Gaza a genocide.
During his acceptance speech as Labour’s leader on Friday, Burnham did not mention immigration, which is a top issue for many voters.
Like much of Europe and other wealthier nations, the U.K. has seen an influx of migrants fleeing war-torn areas, famine, climate-driven crises, political persecution and poverty.
Concerns over English Channel crossings in overcrowded inflatable boats has helped propel the anti-immigration Reform UK party to victory in recent local and regional elections that led Labour to oust Starmer as leader.
Burnham has largely said he would follow the current Labour playbook on migration, which has touted reductions in net migration from more than 900,000 in 2023 to 171,000 last year. Channel crossings are down 40% this year compared to the same time in 2025.
Burnham wants to continue reducing net migration and voted in support of a bill that aims to further cut channel crossings and direct people to safer, legal routes.
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Associated Press writers Pan Pylas and Jill Lawless contributed to this story.
Before a ball had been kicked, the World Cup was apparently going to make Britain rich.
One estimate put the potential boost to the UK economy at £7.6bn between May and July. Pubs were told that England reaching the final could be worth £275m to them. There would be millions of extra pints, packed bars and a nation temporarily forgetting that it had spent most of the year worrying about the price of almost everything.
And the receipts suggest Britain has spent the past month eating burgers, ordering pizza and drinking an extraordinary amount of lager.
The most obvious winner is the pub. England’s three group games generated an estimated 5.5 million extra pints of draught beer and cider. By the time they beat Panama, pubs, bars and social clubs had sold around 8.6 million pints in a single day – roughly a fifth more than a typical June Saturday.
The quarter-final was bigger still. During England’s extra-time win over Norway, an estimated 12.5 million pints were sold. More than four in five pubs and bars screened the match and, as the game dragged deep into the night, people simply stayed put, with footfall in venues showing it was almost 50 per cent higher than the average pub between 10pm and 1am.
Extra time, it turns out, is excellent for the drinks trade – possibly to quiet nerves around a potential penalty shootout. By midnight, pub spending was more than double what it had been at the same time the previous Saturday. Beer and cider sales after 11pm tripled.
Matchdays meant more than football, with pubs, takeaways and supermarkets all reporting a surge in spending (Getty)
Barclays’ figures tell much the same story. The Panama game produced the busiest pub trading day of the year so far by transaction volume. Compared with an average day in 2026, pub transactions were almost five times higher.
This is not simply a story about pubs, though. In some ways, the more interesting money is the money spent by people who never left the sofa.
Visa found food and grocery spending on England matchdays during the group stage was 10 per cent higher than on equivalent weekdays last year. Across the group-stage period, grocery spending rose 7 per cent.
What did we buy? Pretty much exactly what you would expect a country watching football to buy.
Lager sales rose sharply, cider did too, and premixed alcoholic drinks had a particularly good month. Soft drinks were up as well. NielsenIQ said warmer weather and the start of the World Cup were encouraging viewing parties and other social occasions.
Britain has been unusually hot and it would be convenient, but wrong, to give Harry Kane credit for every burger sold during a heatwave. Retail analysts have repeatedly pointed to the combination of sunshine and football rather than the tournament alone.
Still, a fairly clear World Cup menu is emerging. Fresh beef burger sales were up 40 per cent during the tournament. Prepared salads and chilled dips both rose 13 per cent, while no and low-alcohol drinks climbed 23 per cent.
The cost of living crisis has not disappeared because England got through the group stage. Britain is splashing out, but with one eye on the yellow sticker
The weather helped, certainly, but so did the sudden national requirement for food that can be put on a table and eaten while looking in another direction.
We are not, apparently, cooking elaborate three-course meals before kick-off. Ahead of the tournament, 43 per cent of World Cup followers said they planned to buy more convenient, easy-to-prepare food. The later match times were expected to reshape mealtimes and the sales data suggests they did.
World food also did well. Sales of Japanese, Thai and southeast Asian and Mexican products all rose, fitting neatly with the idea of quicker dinners, sharing food and things that can be opened, heated or put down in front of a group without much ceremony.
The combination of sunshine and football helped turn food and drink into part of the occasion (Getty)
There is another clue in the way we are shopping. Promotional purchases now account for a quarter of sales across everyday consumer goods, helped in part by World Cup-themed offers. Before the tournament, almost half of the followers said they would be looking for deals.
In other words, the cost of living crisis has not disappeared because England got through the group stage. Britain is splashing out, but with one eye on the yellow sticker. We will buy the lager, dips and better burgers; we would simply prefer them on a Clubcard offer.
The supermarket figures support that slightly contradictory picture. Food sales rose in June, but not by enough to suggest consumers have suddenly stopped worrying about money. The World Cup has created spikes rather than a new boom.
A nation that remains cautious about money has simply found a reason to make an exception for Saturday night. Nowhere is that clearer than in takeaway data.
During England games, Just Eat saw orders rise by an average of 16 per cent compared with the same period the previous week. Burgers repeatedly topped the charts, with pizza and chicken close behind.
The tournament’s North American time zones have produced some stranger habits, too. England’s 2am game against Mexico caused orders to more than double in the build-up to and during the match.
There were effectively two dinners: a normal rush between 6pm and 7pm, followed by another between 2am and 3am as supporters opened the app again before kick-off.
The morning after has become a food-based occasion in its own right. Morning orders rose across England’s first five games. After Mexico, supporters apparently decided even ordering breakfast was too much work and grocery deliveries rose instead.
Longer evenings and later kick-offs kept fans eating and drinking well into the night (Getty)
There is something very British in all this. Faced with a World Cup being played five to eight hours behind us, we have not adjusted our sleep patterns so much as added extra meals.
Even the timing of takeaway orders tells a story. For evening and late-night games, around three-quarters are placed before kick-off. People want the pizza on the table and the doorbell safely silenced before the football begins.
The exception was England’s 5pm match against DR Congo, when orders continued rising during the game because football had collided directly with family dinner time.
Pubs have had to adapt to the same timetable. Spending later in the evening rose sharply during the group stage and, on the night England played Ghana, late-night pub spending was more than triple the comparable level a year earlier.
England went far enough for us to know what a World Cup run looks like in pounds, pints and pizza boxes. It looks like 12.5 million pints during a quarter-final. Burgers up 40 per cent. Grocery spending rising on matchdays
NielsenIQ’s on-trade data recorded huge matchday uplifts too. Drinks sales were 45 per cent higher year on year on the day of England’s opening game and nearly 72 per cent higher for the Ghana fixture.
Again, the sun deserves some of the credit. Pub gardens were already doing brisk trade before England had done anything useful.
One for the road: England’s defeat ended the tournament, but five weeks of football had already changed spending habits across Britain (Getty)
But the matchday surges are difficult to argue with. England have done something publicans, supermarkets and takeaway companies have spent much of the past year trying to do: persuade people to create an occasion.
That might be the World Cup’s real economic value. Not the £7.6bn headline, which is an estimate rather than a final bill to be presented to the Treasury, nor the suggestion that a good run of football can somehow repair the economics of British hospitality.
It cannot. Drinks sales were weak before the tournament’s biggest England nights and food retail growth in June remained below its 12-month average. The costs squeezing pubs – wages, energy, business rates and food and drink inflation – do not disappear at the final whistle.
A World Cup is also a finite number of very good nights. England’s defeat to Argentina means there will be no final on Sunday and no last enormous rush of supporters ordering another round or filling a shopping basket for the biggest game of all. The flags will come down and the supermarket displays will eventually be given over to something else.
But England went far enough for us to know what a World Cup run looks like in pounds, pints and pizza boxes.
It looks like 12.5 million pints during a quarter-final. Burgers up 40 per cent. Grocery spending rising on matchdays. Takeaway orders arriving twice in one night because kick-off was at two in the morning.
Football did not save the British food and drink industry, and England could not stretch the party to the final. But for five weeks, the team persuaded a financially cautious country to go out, invite people over and spend a little more on dinner.
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The older brother of former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been charged after Honolulu police say he allegedly tried to lure several children to his Waikīkī hotel room by offering them gum and money, as his family says he is continuing to receive psychiatric treatment.
Batarti Gabbard, 55, was charged with second-degree custodial interference after the July 12 “stranger danger” incident at a Waikīkī hotel pool, according to police.
Honolulu police allege Gabbard approached several children, including a 9-year-old boy, asked for their names, wrote them in a notebook and offered them money and gum if they would accompany him to his hotel room.
People on Waikīkī Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii.(Eugene Tanner/AFP, File)
Fox News Digital obtained new comment from Gabbard’s father, Hawaii state Sen. Mike Gabbard, who declined to discuss the allegations, but confirmed his son continues to receive medical and psychiatric treatment.
“We love him, and asked him to follow the protocol at the hospital, which he says he will do,” Mike Gabbard told Fox News Digital. “We’re praying for his speedy recovery, and would appreciate the prayers of others.”
Fox News Digital also reached out to Tulsi Gabbard through her public office and left a voicemail requesting comment.
Former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s older brother, Batarti, is facing charges in Hawaii.(Win McNamee/Getty Images, File)
Police said the incident occurred around 2 p.m. on July 12 at the pool area of an unnamed Waikīkī hotel, where Batarti Gabbard allegedly approached several children.
According to police, the children refused and Gabbard walked away.
A 42-year-old woman reported the incident to police.
KITV reported that no court date has yet been set on the custodial interference charge.
Honolulu Police confirmed to Fox News Digital that Gabbard is no longer in custody.
Jasmine Baehr is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, legal debates surrounding life and family policy, as well as faith and culture.
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan, the controversial social media influencers, were arrested Saturday evening in Miami, after British prosecutors brought new charges of rape and sex trafficking against them, according to U.S. and U.K. authorities.
The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed to ABC News the brothers were taken into custody into Miami.
Andrew Tate, right, and his brother Tristan arrive an event, April 11, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool, File)
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The Crown Prosecution Service said in a news release that the brothers were charged in connection with sexual offenses involving four women that allegedly took place between July 2010 and August 2017.
Andrew Tate, 39, was hit with “seven further counts of rape, three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation, three counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and 19 additional charges for offences relating to indecent images of a child and extreme pornography,” prosecutors said.
Tristan Tate, 38, was charged with “with one count of sexual assault, two counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation,” according to the CPS.
They are both awaiting extradition, according to prosecutors.
“These arrests were made in accordance with the treaties and law enforcement agreements governing Justice Department extraditions,” a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement Saturday.
Attorney information for the brothers was not immediately available.
The brothers are slated to make a court appearance in Florida next week, according to a law enforcement source.
The arrests mark the latest development in a series of court cases spanning multiple countries.
Andrew Tate (L) and his brother Tristan Tate are pictured inside The Court of Appeal in Bucharest, Romania, on December 10, 2024.
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The brothers were previously charged in the U.K. in May 2025 with a total of 21 counts — including multiple counts of rape, bodily harm and human trafficking. That case involved three women, British prosecutors said.
The brothers denied all charges in that case.
When the charges were authorized last year, lawyers for the Tate brothers accused U.K. prosecutors and police of refusing to give “even the most basic information” about the charges, including who the alleged victims were. They also accused the media of a “vendetta” and broadcasting a “vast amount of misinformation,” suggesting it could affect the Tate’s right to a fair trial.
In Romania, where Andrew and Tristan Tate made their home for several years, they were charged in both 2023 and 2024 with human trafficking, sexual abuse, money laundering and forming an organized criminal group.
In December 2024, a Bucharest court ruled that the first case against the Tates and their two female associates couldn’t proceed to trial because of multiple legal and procedural irregularities and sent it back to prosecutors. The charges were not dropped. The second human trafficking case against the brothers in Romania was also still ongoing as of February 2025.
The Tate brothers have also denied the charges in the cases in Romania.
Speaking to reporters upon arriving in Florida in February 2025 Andrew Tate said he believed he and his brother were “largely misunderstood.”
“We’ve yet to be convicted of any crime in our lives ever. We have no criminal record anywhere on the planet, ever,” Andrew Tate said.
Past decisions should not imprison individuals, as life requires daily reconsideration. Reanalyzing choices keeps the mind active and prevents monotony from setting in. Making present choices makes even routines feel purposeful and less like a burden. This message is relevant today amid widespread burnout and constant comparison. Adjusting schedules and setting boundaries can make daily life feel more human.
Many people carry habits, duties, and decisions for years without ever asking whether they still fit who they are. Over time, that can make life feel heavy, robotic, and quite distant from the person ‘living’ it. We often keep moving because we once said yes and decided for ourselves, either out of challenge, hurt, or ego, not because we still truly mean it.Sadhguru beautifully weighs in on this thought with his wise words, advising that past thoughts should not bind us from being and living in the present.
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Quote of the day
Do not do something just because you decided a long time ago and feel you have no choice You must reconsider your life every day When every moment is a choice everything that you do becomes beautiful
Sadhguru
What does the quote mean?
Sadhguru says that the past decision should not become a prison. He advises reanalysing, retrospecting, and reconsidering life, so that it keeps the mind active and alive every day; on the contrary, while doing something only because “I decided long ago” can turn life into a burden and feel quite monotonous.He talks about making choices every day, in the present. If we are making a real choice in the present, even repeated routines can feel purposeful rather than forced. In his view, being “joyfully confused” is healthier than clinging to rigid conclusions.
How is the quote relevant now?
This quote feels is important to ponder upon today because many people spend their lives endlessly following the same routine without reconsideration, pressure, and constant comparison with others.Work habits, relationships, and personal goals can continue even after they stop feeling right, simply because changing them seems inconvenient or scary.In the present, this message also describes a world where burnout is common and attention is distributed. Reconsidering your life does not always mean making massive changes; sometimes it means adjusting your schedule, setting better boundaries, or choosing more intentionally. That kind of awareness can make daily life feel less machine like and more human.
