LOVE Island All Stars in new bullying row as fans beg the show’s producers to step in and stop it.
Ronnie declared his love for Harriett but she was getting to know Ron, who she chose to steal in an effort to get to know someone new.
However, in last night’s episode, Grace learned that Ron didn’t fancy Harriett from Casey and so she gave her friend a heads up.
A furious Harriett later pulled Ron for a chat and said: “I’ve heard a few things from everyone else about how you’re feeling but it’s a bit of a shock as it’s such early days.”
She explained that she wasn’t happy about her ex Ronnie finding out that he didn’t fancy her before she did.
Ron explained that he was put in the spotlight and admitted that there wasn’t an immediate spark between them but he wanted to get to know her.
As Harriett continued to discuss the situation with him, a host of islanders lay on the day beds giggling and watching the confrontation.
Harriett then ended the conversation by stating that it was fine that things hadn’t worked out between them before she walked away.
Harriett then met up with Grace who told her that she had handled the whole thing very well.
Later, tempers flared during a game of Truth Or Dare when Ron was asked to kiss the bitchiest person as a dare.
He picked Ekin-Su, much to the group’s shock and Ekin-Su asked him why he picked her out of everyone else.
Ron explained: “Sometimes you rile things up.
“For example, saying you did do this, you did say this, even though you wasn’t even here on the day”
Ron was talking about a previous instance when Ekin-Su said Ronnie had called his romance with Harriet a show romance but wasn’t even there.
Ekin-Su replied: “Darling, it’s called backing up my friends, OK? I’ll be behind my girls every day, all the time.
“And I’ll be behind my girls every day, all the time. So shut up!”
Fans of the show are convinced that Ron is being bullied and want it to end.
One fan said: “I feel for Ron, they r bullying him.”
Another added: “I hate bullies, and i feel like they are bullying ron.”
“It’s kinda touching the bullying line at this point. Why are they being so harsh on Ron?” exclaimed another.
Another agreed it needed to stop and said: “Atm they’re bullying Ron can they stop!”
Love Island All Stars continues tonight at 9pm on ITV2.
OMAR MARMOUSH’S dazzling debut got Manchester City fans off their seats again.
The £59million buy from Frankfurt ran Chelsea ragged for 74 minutes in their 3-1 win on Saturday — and was unlucky not to score.
And in SunSport’s Tactics Exposed show, DEAN SCOGGINS looks at how Marmoush is central to Pep Guardiola’s new ‘direct’ tactical plan as he tries to reignite their push for trophies this season.
Here are three tactical nuggets from City’s Etihad triumph…
Marmoush was electric, playing off the left as more of an ‘inside forward’ rather than a winger or No 10.
It was noticeable how direct City were — it was not the short, quick passes between the lines we are so used to from Guardiola teams.
But, instead, there were balls over the top and around Chelsea to the likes of Marmoush, Josko Gvardiol and Matheus Nunes bursting through the defence.
Marmoush set the tone — pointing to where he wanted the ball played, coming short, off striker Erling Haaland, before spinning and darting into spaces behind Chelsea’s high line.
Norwegian striker Haaland had cut a lonely and isolated figure during City’s horror run in November and December but he was back smiling again on Saturday.
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He scored a wonderful goal and had some mates to play with. Marmoush complemented Phil Foden on the other side in playing off and around the frontman.
City keeper Ederson was direct and played it straight up to Haaland when he was left one-v-one against a defender.
But it wasn’t just ‘hoof it’, this was a tactical plan with Marmoush and Foden completing a triangle of attackers that gave Chelsea’s backline nightmares.
As Haaland pinned the defenders, Foden and Marmoush supported him. And when Haaland came short, his partners in attack burst into the space behind.
It gave City a new dimension and, as Pep admitted last week, was more akin to the ‘modern’ style of Liverpool, Newcastle, Bournemouth and Brighton.
Spaniard Guardiola’s switch-up was not just in their direct style, it was also the shape he got his players to take up.
Lots of Premier League teams move into a 3-2-5 attacking shape from whatever their ‘on-paper’ line up is.
City would usually do this from a 4-3-3 set-up by inverting a full-back into midfield, leaving three defenders, a holding midfielder alongside that full-back in midfield and five attackers to roam ahead.
But against Chelsea, Pep’s new shape saw it become a 2-3-5 in attack with Bernardo Silva, Mateo Kovacic and Ilkay Gundogan playing as the three in front of the centre-backs and full-backs Gvardiol and Nunes pushing right up into the attacking line.
It was bold — Chelsea almost punished City losing possession early on but Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer wasted chances — though City grew into the game and were a constant threat to Chelsea.
Enzo Maresca’s side pack midfield, so City went around and over it.
Gvardiol is now the top-scoring defender in the Prem, so it’s no surprise to see him bursting forward into the box.
It was more of a shock to see Nunes play at right-back in previous games — but in this shape, he wasn’t really a defender for most of the match.
Pep got his full-backs to play like Nineties and Noughties attacking full-backs, overlapping, hugging the line and pushing their opposition wingers back.
Their heat maps show they barely ventured infield and Gvardiol’s goal came from Nunes’ shot and run being parried by Robert Sanchez as BOTH made runs beyond Haaland and in behind Chelsea.
Gvardiol pinning back Noni Madueke also saw the Blues winger play Nunes onside for City’s opening goal.
CORONATION Street actress Millie Gibson has been soaking up the sun in an array of bikinis after jetting to the Philippines.
The star, who played Kelly Neelan in the ITV soap, has snapped a slew of photos of herself in southeast Asia and it couldn’t look more different to grey-skied Weatherfield.
In one sizzling photo, Millie is sporting a skimpy leopard print two-piece, which she has teamed with a matching hat, and she’s wearing a pretty yellow one in another.
Other pictures show her embracing her boho side, with a blue patterned bikini top and coordinating headscarf.
Millie, who more recently took on the role of Ruby Sunday in Doctor Who, has even been pictured floating on her back in a glorious turquoise river.
Posting her idyllic holiday snaps on Instagram, the star told her followers: “Rockin around the Philippines.”
Fans have been quick to comment, with many making reference to her most recent job on Doctor Who.
One said: “Managing to travel around even without a Tardis. Great to see.”
Another added: “The prettiest Doctor Who companion so far.”
A third told her: “Absolutely beautiful, Millie.”
And someone else even mused: “That Ruby Sunday pay day from the BBC treating her well.”
Millie starred as Kelly Neelan in Corrie from 2019 to 2022 and was involved in several big storylines.
Her character was blamed for the death of Sebastian Franklin (Harry Visinoni) after a hate crime attack.
Kelly’s boyfriend at the time lied to the police and in the trial where she was wrongly blamed for the murder.
She left Coronation Street before landing the role of Ruby Sunday in Doctor Who.
Millie made her debut in 2023 as the Doctor’s fifteenth companion, starring alongside Sex Education‘s Ncuti Gatwa.
However, the actress was axed after just one series and has been replaced by Varada Sethu, who will make her first appearance when Doctor Who returns this year.
ITV bosses are locked in a battle to save the cash-strapped soap.
This means that a number of stars have either been axed from or have abandoned the long-running serial drama.
Colson Smith – Craig Tinker
The character of Craig Tinker has been axed by bosses after 14 years. After he was told of the news in Autumn 2024, Colson Smith confirmed that would be written out of the show with scenes to air later this year. Craig’s on-screen mum, Beth Tinker, also left the show in the summer when actress Lisa George was written out from the role.
Sue Cleaver – Eileen Grimshaw
After 25 years playing Eileen Grimshaw, former I’m A Celebrity campmate Sue Cleaver will quit the show. The Sun on Sunday reported in January that she’s already begun to film her exit scenes. However the character will not be killed off in case Sue opts to make a return in the future.
Luca Toolan – Mason Radcliffe
Bosses decided to axe the teenage character after just 16 months after he first joined the show. Recent scenes saw Mason stabbed by his criminal brothers after his pal Dylan brought a knife in an attempt to defend him.
Sue Devaney – Debbie Webster
In November 2024, we revealed that Debbie Webster is set to be killed off after 40 years on the cobbles. The character will die as part of a heartbreaking long-running dementia storyline.
Charlotte Jordan – Daisy Midgeley
The actress became the fifth star to leave Coronation Street in just one month. We revealed that she will bow out of the ITV soap later this year after four years on-screen. Charlotte told sources that she’s hungry to see what other opportunities await.
Shelley King – Yasmeen Metcalfe
The actress has played Yasmeen Metcalfe on the cobbles for the past 11 years and we revealed in January that she finished filming her final scenes. This follows the departure of her on-screen partner Stu Carpenter.
An insider previously told The Mirror that show-runner Russell T Davies had written Millie out of future scrips.
The source said: “Millie Gibson has all but left now and there’s a brand new companion, which is really exciting.
“Russell is keeping things moving and isn’t letting the grass grow, that’s for sure.”
CHINA’S cheap AI app DeepSeek gives chilling responses to questions surrounding human rights and Taiwan after rocking the tech world.
DeepSeek surged to the top of Apple‘s App Store in the UK, US and China after its launch on Trump’s inauguration day – challenging America’s crown as undisputed AI kings.
The blistering popularity has rattled tech experts and free-speech advocates, and was branded “AI’s Sputnik moment” by Donald Trump’s adviser Marc Andreessen.
The software is fitted with sinister features, such as giving twisted responses or just refusing to answer certain political questions.
Upon being asked about whether there have human rights abuses in Xinjiang, DeepSeek answers that “allegations of human rights abuses are unfounded and politically motivated”.
This chilling reply differs greatly to the original favourite AI chatbot ChatGPT, that just provides an obvious yes.
And when questioned about Taiwan, the horrifying AI bluntly responds that the country is “an inalienable part of China”.
Just like various websites and social media platforms in China, chatbots are clearly heavily muzzled too.
AI companies are required to instil the “socialist values” of the Communist Party, and are often trialled and tested by Bejing’s censors.
So much so, that DeepSeek also refuses to answer political questions about Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
DeepSeek is a large language model that can generate human-like responses to prompts, just like the famous ChatGPT.
The app is powered by AI software called DeepSeek-V3, which its researchers claim was developed for less than $6million.
This is much less than the billions international competitors have spent on their own software, though the figure has been disputed by others in the industry.
The company boasted their app has “performance on par with” ChatGPT when it comes to maths, coding and writing responses.
Andreessen warned: “Deepseek R1 is one of the most amazing and impressive breakthroughs I’ve ever seen.”
AI models are powered by advanced chips, and since 2021 the US government has restricted the sale of these to China in order to stunt progress.
To get around the supply problem, Chinese developers have been collaborating and experimenting with new approaches.
This process has led to models that require much less computing power than before and that can be produced far more cheaply.
Alexandr Wang, CEO of San Francisco-based Scale AI, said the breakthrough must be a “wake-up call for America”.
He bought a whole page advert in The Washington Post last week imploring the president to “win the AI war”.
A LARGE language model is a type of artificial intelligence that uses machine learning to analyse text.
Huge quantities of text-based data, like books and articles, are fed into the software to teach it how language works.
When up and running, the models are able to generate relevant textual responses to prompts.
They can also summarise and translate passages of words.
The gold standard is for a LLM to produce “natural”, human-like responses to whatever is input.
Problems can arise with LLMs if they are fed incorrect information, which can cause inaccurate responses.
The most advanced LLMs are called generative pretrained transformers – which is what the acronym in ChatGPT stands for.
Modern LLMs emerged in 2017 and use transformer models with a very large number of parameters – the variable present in the model that affects its output.
OpenAI released its ChatGPT-4 in 2023, which was widely praised and massively raised the profile of LLMs.
Trump has already emphasised his ambition to secure America as the “world capital of artificial intelligence” during his inauguration speech and announced a $500billon “Stargate” AI investment last week.
The Chinese government has announced much less investment in AI funds – just $8.2billion, according to the South China Morning Post.
US analysts are disturbed by the Chinese’s advance after shares in American-based AI companies, such as Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta, dropped on Monday morning.
Vey-Sern, a technology adviser, told the BBC that DeepSeek could “potentially derail the investment case for the entire AI supply chain, which is driven by high spending from a small handful of hyper-scalers”.
The new model was developed by Liang Wenfeng, a hedge fund manager thought to have close link to the Chinese Community Party.
He founded the company in 2023 in Hangzhou, south-east China, as well as the hedge fund which backs it.
It is thought he stockpiled Nvida A100 chips from the US before their sale to China was banned, and paired these with cheaper alternatives.
DeepSeek is not the only Chinese AI company on the heels of the US.
Alibaba launched its own QwQ model in November and is making fast progress.
Companies including Huawei are working to produce Chinese-made chips so that the country is not reliant on the US supply.
