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THE Love Island All Stars winners have finally been revealed – scooping the £50,000 prize in a dramatic live final.

It’s been a season packed with drama, bombshells, and second chances.

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Gabby and Casey scooped the £50,000 prize[/caption]

In the end, Gabby Allen and Casey O’Gorman stole the crown.

The pair were the underdogs in a nail-biting finalie, facing the bookies favourites to win, Grace Jackson and Luca Bish.

They also beat fellow finalists Curtis Pritchard and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu who came in third place, and Catherine Agbaje and Omar Nyame who were revealed in fourth place.

Also in the running were Elma Pazar and Sammy Root who came in fifth place.

Host Maya Jama made a jaw-dropping entrance into the villa, looking sensational in a daring cut-out dress as she announced the results.

Gabby and Casey looked completely stunned as their names were called, sharing a celebratory kiss as fireworks erupted behind them.

The couple, who found love in the South African villa, have gone from strength to strength and now they leave with both each other and the cash prize.

Speaking to Maya before they were crowned, Casey gushed over Gabby and insisted he had already won.

He told Maya after finding out they had made the final two: “I absolutely adore her (Gabby).

“She has just blown me off my socks since I got here.

“As soon as that first conversation I had with her, it was game over for me.”

SECOND TIME LUCKY

Gabby went from being paired up with her Love Island ex who cheated on her whilst they were on holiday together to winning the show.

The beauty first shot to fame in the ITV2 reality series back in 2017.

She initially faced a tough few days when she returned to the villa, after the public coupled her up with her cheating ex Marcel Somerville.

However, the pair eventually worked through their difficult past to become good friends.

Gabby was then swept off her feet by surprise bombshell Casey – who was back for his third stint in the series.

Casey initially entered Love Island in 2023 as a bombshell, before returning for the first series of All Stars last year.

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A dozen axed stars also returned to South Africa and in a chaotic live final, islanders were seen and heard taking swipes at each other throughout the show.

Tonight, the finalists were also involved in some of the drama after Grace was accused of fakery.

Olivia Hawkins claimed she’d seen explosive text messages, allegedly from Grace, stating she had a game plan before entering the villa – and host Maya didn’t shy away from the conversation.

Before bringing it up with the warring pair, Maya told viewers: “It’s only our second year of All Stars and what a series it has been … it’s ended in complete chaos, just how we like it.”

The presenter said to Olivia: “Absolute scenes when you came into the villa the other day.

“The question we all want to know, do you have the receipts?”

The axed Islander doubled down on her comments and insisted she “had the reciepts.”

Olivia replied: “I’ve seen them, I’ve said what I’ve said. You know me, I’m very straight talking. I’m straight to the point. I honestly wish them the best.”

Grace retorted “I’m straight talking” adding “there were no receipts” and said she looked forward to “apparently seeing them”.

Elsewhere, viewers at home thought Sammy Root looked fuming that he came in fifth place after winning Love Island first time around.

One tweeted: “Sammy’s disappointed he didn’t win again! He thought Elma being favourite girl would get him the 50k.”

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A MAN who stabbed his mum-of-three ex-girlfriend to death in a busy street after chasing her down has been jailed for life.

Logan Burnett, 27, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 24 years for horrifically killing Courtney Mitchell, 26, in broad daylight last August.

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Courtney Mitchell, 26, was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack by ex-boyfriend Logan Burnett, 27[/caption]

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The monster had launched an attack on Courtney as she walked with friends in Ipswich last August[/caption]

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Burnett, pictured here while being arrested, has been sentenced to life in prison for Courtney’s murder[/caption]

The monster waged a twisted campaign of harassment against Courtney before launching a ferocious attack while the young mum was out with friends in Ipswich, Suffolk.

Burnett was sentenced on Monday at Ipswich Crown Court after pleading guilty in November to the murder of Courtney.

Courtney had dumped Burnett prior to his attack but he had refused to accept the end of their relationship.

The “violent coward” had cause a flood in her Courtney’s home before he chased her down and knifed her in broad daylight on August 6, 2024.

Police were called to Burrell Road in the Suffolk town shortly after 7.10pm where they found Courtney lying on the pavement.

The young mum died in hospital a short time later, despite the best attempts of paramedics and members of the public to save her life.

A Home Office post-mortem examination concluded that the cause of death was fatal injuries from stab wounds to the chest.

Courtney had told her friends of the vile physical and verbal abuse she had suffered at the hands of Burnett prior to the attack, including alleged threats to kill.

The monster attempted to contact Courtney 22 times in a five-hour period on the day he brutally murdered her, and he was also in contact with associates of the pair on the day, where witnesses reported he made threats to kill Courtney.

He was caught walking on camera from his home towards the town centre, while Courtney was seen in town walking with a group of friends on the tragic evening.

The group noticed Burnett while walking across Stoke Bridge and instantly turned around and fled towards Burrell Road.

However, the killer caught up to them and then assaulted Courtney before fatally stabbing her.

The murderer fled the scene after the attack towards the river, with CCTV enquiries later showing he crossed the river to avoid being detected.

Police immediately identified him as the suspect and officers began extensive enquiries to locate him, later arresting him at a house in north-east Ipswich the following morning.

Upon being arrested on suspicion of murder, Burnett asked an officer, “What, so she died?”.

‘COURTNEY WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED’

Courtney’s heartbroken family released a touching statement in light of Burnett’s sentencing.

It read: “Although we got some sort of justice today for our daughter, it won’t bring her back and no justice will ever be enough.

“We have made a promise to Courtney to keep her memory alive and she won’t just be remembered as the young woman who got murdered, she will be remembered for greatness and change.

“We vow to her, to do everything in our power to raise awareness in her name and for the public services to listen to the cries for help regarding domestic violence.”

The statement continued: “Women are dying every day at the hands of men, enough is enough, it’s time we take a stand and fight back against violent men, violent relationships and knife crime.

“This is a national problem that needs to be taken seriously, people are dying. We want you to know, you are not alone and there is help you can receive.

“Our daughter fought endlessly in the last year of her life trying to escape from those around her. She will not be another statistic; we will do everything in our power to fight.”

Her family added: “She has three beautiful young children who now have to grow up without their mummy.

“We as a family are now serving our own life sentence without her and it’s the hardest thing we’ve ever had to do.

“She had so much more life to live and so many plans for the future, which we believe she would have achieved.

“In her last six months of life that monster ripped everything away from her.”

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Courtney (third from left) pictured with her siblings (from left), Mimi, Harv and Char[/caption]

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The family and friends of Courtney Mitchell pictured outside Ipswich Crown after Burnett was sentenced for her murder[/caption]

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Courtney had three young children[/caption]

Courtney’s family also paid thanks to the emergency services, first responders, and members of the public that desperately tried to save Courtney’s life and were with her in her final moments.

They also praised the investigation teams for “bringing justice for Courtney and her children”.

Their statement added: “We would also like to thank the passers-by for trying to save her and staying with Courtney in her last moments and for the person who tried to prevent it.

“It took a massive amount of bravery and courage to do so, and you gave her some comfort in her last moments which we were robbed of, but we will be forever grateful that she wasn’t alone.

“Although everything was ripped away from Courtney before she was murdered, she left behind three beautiful children.

“She should be here to raise them, but we will do the best we can.”

They continued: “We are just so grateful that she decided to have children, if not we would have been left with nothing but fading memories.

“Looking into their eyes every day is a constant reminder that she is loved and had lived.

“Courtney will always be remembered and the person who took her life will rot away behind a cell and eventually be forgotten by society.

“She is a mummy, a daughter, a sister, a granddaughter, an aunty, a niece and a cousin.

“We love you always Courts, we promise to live on and fight every day for you to keep your memory alive.”

Following the sentencing, Detective Superintendent Nicola Wallace said: “The sentence handed out by the court today can never bring back the life of a young woman who was attacked in the street of our county town on a summer’s evening. 

“This brutal attack was planned and carried out in front of innocent members of the public and Courtney’s friends who are all affected by the actions of Logan Burnett – actions that were described by the Judge when passing sentence as ‘a personal execution.’

“I would like to commend the bravery of Courtney’s family who have shared the impact of this tragedy with the court today and will forever be reminded of the tragic events of 6 August 2024. 

“Suffolk police are committed to tackle domestic violence in all forms across our communities, with the aim of trying to prevent such horrific attacks and the impact on victim’s and families in future.”

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Logan Burnett seen smirking in a police mugshot after his arrest[/caption]

FAMILIES of hostages still held in Gaza yesterday pleaded for their release as protests were held across Israel to mark 500 days of war.

Relatives took part in a 500-minute fast while marches blocked roads in towns and cities.

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Families of hostages still held in Gaza pleaded for their release as protests were held across Israel to mark 500 days of war[/caption]

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Released hostages spoke at rallies and told of the horrific conditions they were held in.

One freed captive lost nearly 4st — but was given huge amounts of food including rotting vegetables ahead of his release so he did not look emaciated.

Ten-year-old Emily Hand, released during the November 2023 ceasefire, told a conference that her “dreams are not always good ones”.

She said: “I miss my kibbutz, my friends, and the people we lost.” Ohad Ben Ami, 56, released ten days ago, said: “There were six of us in terrible conditions in six square metres (65sq ft).

“I appeal to the government and people of Israel: Keep going, go out, fight.”

Levi Ben Baruch, whose nephew Edan Alexander, 21, is still being held, led a prayer for the return of hostages in front of PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Jerusalem.

He said: “Our hearts are torn apart.”

Shimi Calderon, uncle of recently released hostage Ofer Calderon, said: “Three months ago, he weighed 25kg (55lb) less.

“When Hamas realised he would be among those freed, they fattened him with rotten veg.”

The war began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas killed about 1,200 people in Israel and took 251 hostages.

Of those, 73 remain in Gaza of whom 36 are believed to be dead. On Thursday, the bodies of up to five killed in Gazan captivity will be returned.

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A FAN says he bought two tickets for an Arsenal match — and found they were given free to Gunners star Gabriel Martinelli.

 Nathan Shaw, 51, paid £350 for the pair of tickets clearly marked “Player Complimentary”.

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Arsenal insiders said Gunners star Gabriel Martinelli had not applied to use the tickets[/caption]

They were for seats in the away end for his team’s 2-0 win at Leicester on Saturday.

He said that after buying them, he was called by a club official saying they were originally allocated to injured £180,000-per-week Brazilian striker Martinelli, 23.

But last night, Arsenal insiders said Martinelli had not applied to use the tickets.

They were put in a central pot and redistributed to a ­contractor who asked for some. Sales manager Nathan, from Hawkhurst, Kent, snapped the tickets up from website Livefootballtickets for £175 each.

He had failed to get two of the 3,200 seats in the away end for himself and pal Cillian Oliver when Arsenal sold out their allocation of the £30 tickets.

Nathan, who has a season ticket for home games, got a message from the site telling him to pick up the tickets at a collection point at Leicester’s ground before the match, and to bring ID.

The message named a club worker.

Our source said the contractor had given the tickets to a pal who sold them to the site.

Nathan said: “I was delighted to get tickets but stunned when I picked them up and they were clearly complimentary ones given to a player.

“I got a call as well before the game, and the guy told me they were Martinelli’s.

“I don’t blame Martinelli and suspect he might have just not used them and someone else has sold them on. I doubt he needs the money.”

There is no suggestion of any wrongdoing by Martinelli, who did not travel to the ­Midlands.

Arsenal and the site were approached for comment.

CAST your mind back 11 years to the last time David Moyes was in a Goodison Park dugout for an Everton v Manchester United match.

Then, we were treated to the ghoulish sight of a bookmaker’s stooge dressed as the Grim Reaper, seated yards away from Moyes, dangling his scythe at the soon-to-be-former United boss.

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David Moyes’ brilliant Everton run could inflict more misery on Man Utd[/caption]

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Ruben Amorim’s side head to Goodison on Saturday lunchtime[/caption]

Everton won 2-0 and two days later, Moyes was sacked.

‘The Chosen One’ banner, displayed at Old Trafford since he had replaced Sir Alex Ferguson, was hauled down after eight months in situ.

And 11 years later, the Red Devils haven’t recovered from their spiral of chaos and doom.

On Saturday, Ruben Amorim takes what remains of his battered United squad to Goodison for his club’s final visit to Everton’s historic home.

And this time, Moyes himself can play the Reaper.

The Scot, 61, who returned to the Toffees last month, has amassed 13 points from his past five matches — four wins and a dramatic draw against runaway leaders Liverpool.

That points tally is only one fewer than Amorim has mustered in 14 league games as United boss.

One month ago, Everton were nine points adrift of the Red Devils and also West Ham.

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Already, Moyes’ side have leap-frogged both of the clubs who scorned him.

It would be too simplistic to claim that if United had stuck with Moyes back in 2014, rather than becoming just another hire-and-fire Premier League club, then everything would have turned out fine and dandy.

It is likely that no manager in world football could have successfully succeeded Ferguson.

United’s squad was ageing and Fergie was a genius who had run the whole Old Trafford empire, leaving behind no recognisable modern  management infrastructure.

And perhaps Moyes’ skill-set has always been better suited to overachieving at clubs just outside the elite, rather than getting the best out of world-class players.

But still, the contrast in fortunes between Everton and United is glaring.

Amorim’s side plunged into the bottom six at an advanced stage of a Premier League season for the first time when they lost Sunday’s ‘Hell Clasico’ to fellow strugglers Spurs.

There, the Portuguese named eight teenaged substitutes who had never previously played for United’s first team, using only one of them —   forward Chido Obi — as a 91st- minute replacement for a gone-at-all-levels Casemiro.

Perhaps Amorim should actually have named his 63-year-old goal-keeping coach Jorge Vital among his subs in North London having claimed last month he would rather select the old boy over Marcus Rashford.

Defeat by Tottenham was United’s sixth in nine league matches.

And looking at the table, it is easy to imagine United finishing in the bottom six.

Their position is not a false one, unless you want to argue that they should actually be even further down, among the dead men.

Three of the four league wins Amorim has mustered have been  fortunate — they trailed 1-0 at home to Southampton after 80 minutes, they were 1-0 down to Manchester City before a miraculous late derby turnaround, and won 1-0 at Fulham with their only shot on target, which was massively deflected.

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou offered no sympathy for Amorim’s current injury crisis — ‘welcome to my world, mate, try it for two months’ was his comment.

But United had left themselves wide open to this eventuality by loaning out Rashford and Antony in the winter window, without replacing either.

The subsequent season-ending injury to Amad Diallo — the one bright spark of Amorim’s reign — would not have felt quite so debilitating had United not left themselves so short of attacking numbers.

And the fact that Antony has now won three successive man-of-the-match awards for Real Betis, while Rashford is showing early promise at Aston Villa, only adds to questions over Amorim’s decision-making.

His insistence on refusing to compromise on a 3-4-3 formation, even when robbed of the services of 12 senior players, is beginning to look like severe bloody-mindedness. Beware of the dogma.

There’s much to like about Amorim, such as his unswerving, often damning, honesty about United and a charismatic strength of personality which makes it believable he could turn around the club’s fortunes in the long term.

But there comes a point at any major club — and we still have to regard United as one of those despite a dozen years of trauma — when things become so bad that you have to wonder whether the manager even has a long-term future.

Amorim’s appointment seemed like a massive coup.

He was the hottest young property in management after an excellent spell at Sporting Lisbon.

And yet it is increasingly intriguing to consider why Dan Ashworth — United’s hugely-respected, short-lived sporting director — should have left after just five months having disagreed over Amorim’s appointment.

Ashworth is believed to have favoured replacing Erik ten Hag with a manager experienced in the English game.

His three previous appointments — Eddie Howe at Newcastle, Gareth Southgate at England and Graham Potter at Brighton — were all great successes and all three were linked with United.

By the time Ten Hag was sacked, Brentford’s Thomas Frank was Ashworth’s pick, with Amorim the choice of chief executive Omar Berrada — the finance man, rather than their football man.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has spent £25million in hiring and firing Ashworth, sacking Ten Hag and poaching Amorim with some of this cost being recouped in demoralising mass redundancies among the club’s staff.

United must sell before they buy this summer, reviving the prospect of stars Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho being flogged off to keep the club in line with Profit and Sustainability Rules.

With a dysfunctional current squad and no quick fixes in sight, Amorim, 40, must be wondering whether he made a serious mistake in taking on the biggest basket case in world football.

So perhaps, at Goodison Park on Saturday, Moyes should bring along a Scary Movie mask and scythe.

SON HEUNG-MIN has told Roy Keane: You are wrong about James Maddison.

Midfielder Maddison made it clear Keane WAS the target of his ‘shush’ celebration after netting the winner against Manchester United on Sunday, with a TikTok video posted later that night.

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James Maddison directed his darts celebration at Roy Keane[/caption]

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He shushed the former Manchester United captain[/caption]

It came after Red Devils icon Keane, 53, belittled the oche-obsessed star’s ability last week, saying: “Maddison isn’t bad, when he’s not at the darts.”

Now Tottenham skipper Son has leapt to his team-mate’s defence, revealing the pair discussed the stinging criticism and how to prove it to be wide of the mark.

South Korean international forward Son, 32, said: “Everybody has an opinion but I don’t care what they say.

“Madders is one of the best team-mates I’ve played with in my career.

“In big games, he steps up and scores goals, that’s why we’ve missed him.

“Me and Madders had a chat about this because he’s always had a good personality and been able to move on.

“He’s shown people that it’s wrong. He showed great character and put on a great performance.”

Keane’s comments about Maddison went viral — to the point where they even caught the Tottenham midfielder’s attention.

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United’s legendary Treble-winning captain Keane claimed: “If you think he’s going to come back and get Spurs into the top six, you’re in cuckoo land.

“He’s a talented player. But if you’re a player in Spurs’ dressing room and Maddison’s back in the squad, you wouldn’t be looking and going, ‘He’s back, we’re going to be fine’.”

Keane’s dig appeared to fire up Maddison against the Irishman’s old club, as he returned from three weeks out with a calf problem to net the game’s only goal after just 13 minutes.

England star Maddison then hit back with his celebration where he made a ‘talking’ gesture with his hand before his trademark darts-throwing routine and then shushed Keane with his finger.

He did not name who it was aimed at in his post-match interview.

But it became clear later that evening with a video posted on social media platform TikTok.

The footage started with Keane’s criticism, then fellow pundit Ian Wright urging Maddison to “silence” the former midfielder’s damning verdict, before a clip of Maddison’s goal and celebration to the backdrop of amusingly dramatic music.

Maddison, who attended the Bafta Awards after-party on Sunday night, was one of four Spurs players to return from injury against United along with goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and subs Brennan Johnson and Wilson Odobert.

After a long three months with so many absentees, Spurs’ problems look to be easing with Dominic Solanke, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven hopefully back soon.

Son paid tribute to youngsters like Archie Gray, 18, and 19-year-old Lucas Bergvall for stepping up over the winter in the absence of the injured senior pros.

The Tottenham captain added: “I don’t want to dwell on our dreams or blame anything on us missing our main players.

“In the period of time they have been out, everyone at the club should appreciate the job the young players have done and never forget all the tough moments they have faced in the last two-and-a-half months.

“They didn’t deserve it but they have handled it really well.

“Now it’s the turn of the senior players to step up.”

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Keane had a pop at Maddison on Stick To Football[/caption]

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Son Heung-min stood by his vice-captain[/caption]

LOVE Island All Stars fans have left fuming after Maya Jama announced the final two couples of the series.

Viewers slammed the show when it was revealed Catherine Agbaje and Omar Nyame had finished in fourth place, with Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Curtis Pritchard landing in third.

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Their exists left Luca Bish and Grace Jackson, and Casey O’Gorman and Gabby Allen in the top two spots – and fans were not happy.

Taking to social media, disgruntled viewers were quick to share their thoughts on the way the public vote had gone.

Some even called for a “recount”, with many be shocked at Gabby and Casey’s presence in the final two.

One fan wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “The worst potential top 2 has become reality.”

Another added: “CASEY AND GABBY ARE IN TOP 2 INSTEAD OF COMAR????”

A third said: “I’m not even joking if Casey and Gabby win i won’t be watching love island.”

And someone else simply wrote: “WE DEMAND A RECOUNT.”

Five couples went head-to-head in Monday night’s Love Island All Stars Live Final.

The first couple to be shown the door were Elma Pazar and Sammy Root, which finished in fourth place.

They were followed close behind by Catherine and Omar.

When asked by Maya what they had planned for when they get back to the UK, Catherine gushed: “Everything happens next!”

Omar added: ‘We’ve spoken about meeting family and private dates. A little holiday maybe.”

Catherine also told Maya how she was really looking forward to swapping bikinis for hoodies and “chilling out” together.

Former Love Island winner Ekin-Su and her new boyfriend Curtis were next to finish.

Despite missing out on first place, both were all smiles and quick to tell Maya what a perfect match they are for each other.

Curtis even revealed he and Ekin had been busy talking in the villa about a potential theatre career together.

The professional dancer, who is the brother of former Strictly Come Dancing AJ Prichard, said: “Ekin wants to do West End, so maybe we can do something together.”

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'It's scary how much they’ve spent and wasted.'

The spot where Philip and Elaine Marco died had been linked to at least four similar incidents in the same year, a report found.

It is the tenth polar vortex to hit the US this winter.