In this Friday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we’ve pulled together the biggest stories of the day from Jay Slater’s heartbreaking inquest through to Donald Trump’s UK visit
Welcome to the Mirror’s Daily Digest, where we’ll be pulling together all the biggest stories of the day from our News, Politics, World teams and more. This Friday we’re featuring everything we know about Jay Slater’s death following this week’s heartbreaking inquest and Donald Trump’s arrival in the UK.
We’ve also got an opinion piece from audience writer Emily Malia on England’s nail-biting Euros semi final against Italy, as well as a ‘Have Your Say’ on the doctors going on strike. Meanwhile, the Mirror’s Defence and Security Editor Chris Hughes has reported that Gaza’s latest baby triplets are seen as miracles amid the ongoing war.
Everything we know about Jay Slater death from drugs ‘cocktail’ to stolen Rolex
After 13 months of agony for Jay Slater’s heartbroken family, an inquest has revealed the exact details of the tragic teen’s disappearance and how he fell to his death, reports our News team. Jay went missing after heading to an Airbnb in the remote village of Masca after spending the night at the NRG rave at the Papagayo nightclub in the resort district of Playa de las América last summer.
The 19-year-old, from Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, had taken a “cocktail” of drugs, along with alcohol, while partying. The next morning, he decided to attempt the 14-hour trek back to his apartment, telling friends he “couldn’t go back” to where he’d been.
Jay’s mother, Debbie Duncan, begged for key witnesses to take the stand when many of Jay’s friends failed to turn up at the initial inquest hearing earlier this year – leaving his loved ones frozen in grief and uncertainty.
Finally, three of the teen’s friends gave evidence as key witnesses at this week’s inquest, shedding light on Jay’s final night out, his whereabouts before he vanished, and the last phone call where he admitted he was frightened as he desperately tried to navigate unforgiving terrain in the “middle of nowhere”.
Read the full story here.
Do you agree with doctors going on strike? Take our poll
Five days of strike action by resident doctors began today after talks with the government broke down, putting thousands of NHS appointments and procedures at risk – and we asked ‘Do you support their decision to walk out?’
Previous walkouts saw hundreds of thousands of appointments and procedures cancelled – and we want to know if you support the strikes by taking our poll. Negotiations between the British Medical Association (BMA) and Health Secretary Wes Streeting broke down earlier this week without reaching an agreement. As a result, resident doctors – previously known as junior doctors – began their walkout across England at 7am today, continuing until 7am on Wednesday.
Mr Streeting has pledged to maintain NHS services with as little disruption as possible, and NHS England has instructed hospitals to cancel treatments only in exceptional cases. Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a last-minute plea last night, calling on doctors to reconsider the strike.
Read the full story here.
‘I watched Lionesses in Euros semi-final and one thing really surprised me’
England will take on Spain in the Women’s Euro 2025 final in Switzerland this Sunday, after a nail-biting semi-final clash with Italy – and Mirror journalist Emily Malia was there to witness the Lionesses in action.
She wrote: “This crowd was far less rowdy, less cruel to the opposition—seemingly less drunk too—but by no means did they lack that very same passion that drives any English football club.
“When it came to the game itself, the standout thing I couldn’t help but notice, and albeit could just be down to the intensity of this semi-final, is these players love to get handsy. The women on the pitch couldn’t help but foul left, right, and centre, and that goes for both sides.
“It proved these Lionesses have just as much, if not more grit, aggression, and daring streak than the male players I’ve been watching my entire life. Although it did have me cringing anytime a corner was taken – hoping and praying that we wouldn’t foul inside the box.
“But standing there in Geneva watching the Lionesses, it really did feel like it was everyone’s game and one that I could be a part of. I hugged the woman I just met when we watched a fresh-on-the-pitch 19-year-old Michelle Agyemang score that first goal.”
Read the full story here.
Gaza baby triplets survive nightmare birth in warzone as starvation rages
This afternoon, the Mirror’s Defence and Security Editor Chris Hughes reported that Gaza’s latest baby triplets are seen as miracles amid the ongoing war. Children die every day in the conflict-battered Strip but little girls Israa, Ayla and Aylol, despite being born underweight, are surviving. Just beyond their shelter the death toll in the Palestinian Strip is soaring towards the bloody milestone of 60,000, with 59,587 killed – another 62 dead on Thursday.
This family is still in danger and loving mother Alaa, 31, says she was terrified of losing her girls as she and her husband fought to bring them into the world. She says: “There were nights I went to sleep crying, not knowing if my daughters would still be alive in the morning or die. Two of my cousins had miscarriages this year – one lost her baby in the eighth month. I was sure I’d be next.”
Alaa and her family – her husband Louay, 36, and their two children, 7-year-old Alma and 2-year-old Ahmed – have been displaced forcibly three times by the relentless Israeli bombing and military orders. Their neighbour’s house was bombed, so Alaa, heavily pregnant with her girls and her family fled.
Read the full story here.
Donald Trump surrounded by ring of steel amid protests as he makes visit to UK
Meanwhile, our News team has been working around the clock to cover Donald Trump’s arrival in the UK today, where he will visit his Scottish golf courses. Police have deployed around 5,000 personnel to help enforce a tight ring of steel around the American President.
As well as playing golf at his clubs in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire during his four-day visit, the Trump is due to meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney, ahead of his state visit to the UK in September – where he is set to meet the King.
His visit is a world away from the controversy in the US where Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is grilling Ghislaine Maxwell over her associations with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Read the full story here.
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