TV tonight: Brianna Ghey's mother bravely tells her daughter's story
9pm, ITV1The last text Esther Ghey sent to her daughter, Brianna, said 'how good it was' that she was going out and re-entering society. Esther doesn't know if she ever saw that message – Brianna was murdered in 2023 by two 15-year-olds, one who she believed was her friend, in a brutal attack partly motivated by her transgender identity. This devastating and brave documentary tells Brianna's story, from the sparkling, beloved girl she was to how the disturbing online world affected her wellbeing. It also examines the legacy she has left, as her mother continues to campaign for social media reform. Her friends help paint a picture of her, while journalists and police give insights into a case that shocked and saddened the nation. Hollie Richardson
10pm, Channel 4This real-time documentary follows journalist Christo Grozev, whose exposés on Putin lead to him having to flee an assassination plot. It also follows a defector from Russia's 'poison programme' trying to get his family to safety in Europe, and a Russian activist twice poisoned by Putin, whose wife wants to team up with Grozev to free him during his treason trial. Alexi Duggins
9pm, Channel 5Sainte Victoire's antique-dealing sleuth Jean White (Sally Lindsay) gets stuck into another murder case: Aunt Fifi's poisoning. Her nephew Charlie's interest in her valuable antiques collection makes him a suspect. HR
9pm, BBC Three
Stacey Dooley is once again brilliantly engaging as she spends time with the Gypsy and Traveller communities. She meets four different women as they go about their day-to-day lives, including Chantelle who is popular TikToker Gypsy Wife. HR
9pm, Sky AtlanticA lethally spiked shipment of cocaine has upset the fragile peace between London's underworld factions. Surely gangster pariah Sean Wallace (Joe Cole) couldn't have orchestrated it all from behind bars? As series three of the bloodthirsty crime drama ramps up, some heavily armed stakeholders seem determined to find out. Graeme Virtue
10pm, Sky AtlanticAs Chris O'Dowd's Hollywood-in-Ireland dramedy ambles amiably towards next week's finale, the production is plunged into crisis – not helped by the fact that Wendy (Christina Hendricks) never read the source novel. Meanwhile, Séamus (Paddy Considine) is facing a disciplinary. The real trouble, though, is in his marriage. Ellen E Jones
Holland (Mimi Cave, 2025), Prime Video
Mimi Cave's comic mystery is set not in the Netherlands but Holland, Michigan, though it does boast tulips and a windmill. Nicole Kidman's 'life management' schoolteacher Nancy Vandergroot lives a chintzy, slightly suffocating life as a dutiful wife and mother. But her husband, optician and model-railway enthusiast Fred (Matthew Macfadyen), is away a lot at conferences and Nancy suspects he is having an affair. She and her colleague Dave (Gael García Bernal) try their hand at amateur sleuthing in a story of humorous, if mild, peril – until an almighty twist throws everything out of whack. Simon Wardell
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Coleen Rooney's mercy mission to meet Ukrainian child victims of Putin's war
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And during a trip to a UNICEF Educational Rehabilitation School, Coleen met fitness coach Kateryna and her seven-year-old son, Murat, who has learning difficulties and is unable to speak. They fled Nikolayev - the frontline of Volodymyr Zelenskyy defense against Putin's brutal regime - and made a two-day bus trip of nearly 700 miles to find safety in Krakow. Speaking exclusively to the Mirror about her encounter with stricken mothers forced from their homes, Coleen said: "As a mum, your first thought was what would you do? What goes through your mind is just to protect the children and make sure that they are OK. And that's exactly what these mum's were doing, they got out of Ukraine. "I spoke to one lovely mum, Kateryna, who said a tank blew up outside her house. They had their son behind double walls in the house so that if anything hit the house, they were protected by the outer wall." 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He played the character for a total of 141 episodes - and his performance also earned him an Emmy win for Best Supporting Actor in 1997. In 2001, Hector starred opposite Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews in the Disney movie The Princess Diaries. He played the character of security guard Joe - a role he would reprise in the 2004 sequel Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. Other projects he has taken on roles in include Monk, Grey's Anatomy and Last Man Standing - where he played El Alzate from 2011-2021. His last acting credit was in 2023 when he reprised his role as Monk's psychiatrist Dr. Neven Bell in the TV movie Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie. Elizondo is also known for appearing in 18 movies directed by Garry Marshall aside from Pretty Woman and The Princess Diaries franchise, such as Runaway Bride (1999), Raising Helen (2004), Valentine's Day (2010) and New Year's Eve (2011). 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'You have to put in the time, the sweat. Nowhere is it written that you're going to be successful. And I've reminded kids to redefine success.' The actor added, 'Just put one foot in front of the other. Remind yourself that it's a lot of hard work and be prepared when you're called.'
BreakingNews.ie
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As she broke free the man then touched her vagina over her jeans. The woman said she was scared and moved across the grass area but the young men came over to them again. The same man then put his hand on her thigh and then began to put his hand over her vagina again before he put his hand down the back of her trousers and grabbed her backside. Advertisement The young woman phoned a friend and was crying at this stage but the court was told the young man grabbed her again and was trying to kiss her on the neck and lips despite her consistently asking him to stop. The two men then got into a van but the young woman was able to take a picture of the accused as other people present came to the assistance of the young woman. A mother and daughter who were also in the area also managed to get videos of the men leaving and they told Gardai what they had seen. The two girls approached another couple and asked them to talk to them as they were both very stressed and speaking very quickly. Advertisement This couple contacted gardaí with a description of the van. Gardaí arrived a short time later to find two distressed females who flagged them down and provided them with details of what had happened and a possible name of one of the men. Some time later a man presented himself at Buncrana Garda Station saying he wanted to report an incident of being hassled by people in the park including a mother and daughter who were filming him. That individual turned out to be the accused man. Advertisement When questioned by gardaí about the alleged incident, Diver said the incidents between him and the young woman were consensual, that she had taken his hands, smiled and they went behind a ditch. He said he then noticed that he was being recorded. Diver's clothing was then seized by investigating gardaí and he was then identified at the scene by phone footage. The court was told that Diver is from Derry and that he has no previous criminal convictions. A victim impact statement from the young woman told how her life changed on that day. Simple things like leaving her home causes her great anxiety, she constantly looks over her shoulder fearing she will be attacked again when she once felt safe. She has frequent nightmares reliving her trauma and cannot visit Swan Park again as it brings back so many traumatic moments. She has feelings of depression, shame and self-blame even though she knows it was not her fault and cannot trust others and cannot form new relationships. She also had to take time off work to attend counselling and that was a financial strain while her studies and career progression have also been affected. "It has changed the course of my life and I am scarred for life inside," the young woman said. Barrister for the accused, Mr Peter Nolan, BL, said it was his client's view that there were 'signals' coming from this young lady and that he misinterpreted them. He said the girls had looked over at Diver and his friend and began giggling at them and that he misread the situation and approached the girls. Mr Nolan said his client had never tried to hide or deny anything and that in his full memo of interview. Diver's barrister said he put it that his client had misread the situation and should have been more careful. Addressing his client's background, Mr Nolan said he had left school at 14 as he was not academic but had a full history of employment and works in Northern Ireland as a labourer. The Probation Service had placed him in the moderate to high risk of reoffending, that he has no medical issues and that he is capable of community service and is also willing to comply with the Probation Services. Mr Nolan again reiterated that Diver had 'misread the signals very, very, badly' and that he needs some maturity to his sexual behaviour but is entirely sorry for what he did. Diver took to the witness stand and said he would like to "deeply apologise" to the woman for the offence that happened saying his apology was from "the bottom of my heart." He added that he understood the seriousness of the situation and that he was deeply apologetic. Passing sentence, Judge John Aylmer said this was a "very nasty sexual assault on a young woman in a public park" adding there was "no question of her behaviour to you" and that it was clear that she was being harassed and set upon by Diver. He added that it was clearly a very frightening experience for the young woman noting she still suffers from anxiety and depression for the last four years. Judge Aylmer placed the offence in the mid range of such offences and one which merits a sentence of four years in prison before mitigation. He noted there was a late plea to the charge which was nevertheless valuable in these cases, that he has no previous convictions and that he was a very young man of 20 at the time. He said the Probation Service in Northern Ireland placed him at a moderate to high risk of reoffending because of his minimisation and tendency to victim blame when, the Judge said, "you have absolutely no grounds to blame her for anything, as it is clear that you were the predator preying on her and that was clear to all watching what was going on." He added that he will reduce the sentence to one of three years and that he considered suspending any of that sentence. However, because of the report of the Probation Service and the accused man's minimisation and victim blaming, he was not minded to suspend any portion of that three years sentence. If you have been affected by any of the issues raised in this article, you can call the national 24-hour Rape Crisis Helpline at 1800-77 8888, access text service and webchat options at or visit Rape Crisis Help.
