Mirror's Daily Digest - the top five stories you need to read tonight

Welcome to the Mirror's Daily Digest, where we'll be pulling together all the best stories of the day from our News, Showbiz, Sport teams and more. This Friday we're featuring everything from US rapper Chris Brown appearing in court on charges of grievous bodily harm with intent, through to the tragic tale of a 14-year-old boy whose silly 'split-second' decision cost him his life.

Our showbiz reporters bring you the news of a grim-faced James Argent seen for the first time since assaulting his model girlfriend, while our royal team reveal ' major cancer update in a rare admission about his treatment.

Elsewhere, our TV team report that Gary Lineker is 'on the brink of an early BBC exit' following a huge backlash over a social media post.

Gary Lineker 'on brink of early BBC exit' after backlash over social media post

is said to be on the cusp of leaving the after leaving staff members at the corporation 'disgusted' with a social media post he shared at the start of the week.

The outgoing host, 64, announced earlier this season that he would be standing down from his role on the show after 26 years. But he is now poised to leave the corporation early, according to a new report.

claim that insiders have indicated 's position has become untenable after sharing a pro-Palestine video on his account earlier this week from the campaign group, Palestine Lobby.

Chris Brown in court LIVE: R&B singer remanded in custody as tour dates thrown into chaos

Singer has appeared in court today as he faced charges of grievous bodily harm with intent over an alleged assault at a London nightclub in February 2023.

The singer, 36, appeared at Magistrates' Court today after being Chris is alleged to have been involved in a bottle attack in a London nightclub in February 2023. He had arrived in Manchester in an private jet on Wednesday afternoon and was staying at The Lowry Hotel when the Metropolitan Police arrested him shortly after 2am on Thursday.

Brown was reportedly arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm to music producer Abe Diaw at and The court heard how Brown allegedly hit the producer with a bottle.

King Charles gives major cancer update in rare admission about his treatment

King about his cancer journey in a rare admission about his treatment. The King was on an away day in Bradford when he revealed that he would like to think .

His comments came as he chatted to a former cancer patient as he travelled to the West Yorkshire city with to celebrate its status as the UK's City of Culture. The King has been receiving ongoing cancer care for about 15 months since he was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of the disease early in 2024.

Teenager, 14, made silly 'split-second' decision - he paid with his life

A has launched a life-saving campaign to prevent children from meeting the same tragic fate as her son after he died having made a 'split-second decision' and got on an .

Jacob Calland, 14, had been warned about the dangers of e-scooters by his mum, who refused to let him get one. But the made a 'split-second decision' to hop on the back of another boy's scooter one fateful afternoon in March this year - a decision that cost him his life. Police were called to Wythenshawe to after an e-scooter being ridden by two 14-year-olds collided with a car and came to rest on a third vehicle.

Grim-faced James Argent seen for first time since assaulting model girlfriend

Finally, Grim-faced has been seen for the first time since assaulting his Swedish girlfriend in Spain.

The 37-year-old star, known for his appearances on , was pictured looking pensive on Brighton Marina after receiving a suspended sentence over a heated row with girlfriend Nicoline Artursson during their trip to La Cala de Mijas.

Arg was handed a six-month suspended sentence and a two-year restraining order after admitting to pushing Nicoline during an argument.

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