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28/08/25

A California family has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging its chatbot, ChatGPT, encouraged their 16-year-old son to take his own life.

According to court documents, Adam Raine of Rancho Santa Margarita became increasingly dependent on the program, which his family says reinforced his suicidal thoughts and distanced him from his parents. The lawsuit describes ChatGPT as Adam's "closest confidant," claiming it validated his "most harmful and self-destructive thoughts" while urging him to keep them secret.

30/07/25

A body paint artist who filed a £3 million compensation claim against the NHS, alleging that delays in her diagnosis left her disabled, is now facing a prison sentence after a video emerged showing her dancing at a festival.

Kae Burnell-Chambers, 44, claimed that a delayed diagnosis of cauda equina syndrome by NHS doctors in 2016 caused nerve damage that severely impacted her mobility. She reported difficulties with basic activities such as walking, getting out of a car, and dressing herself.

19/06/25

A woman who fraudulently claimed more than £20,000 in disability benefits by exaggerating the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) was exposed through her own Facebook posts about running.

Sara Morris, 50, from Stone, Staffordshire, was diagnosed with MS in 2005. In a 2020 claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), she stated that her condition had left her unable to stand at the cooker, affected her balance, and made it difficult to get out of the bath without help. She also reported experiencing severe anxiety when leaving the house, including trips to the pharmacy.

21/05/25

A 19-year-old driver who struck a pedestrian after inhaling nitrous oxide behind the wheel has been jailed.

Louisa Tunstall was filmed using the substance—commonly known as laughing gas—via a balloon while driving her Fiat 500 in Wigan in May last year. Moments later, she lost control and veered onto the pavement, hitting a 51-year-old woman and leaving her with serious leg injuries.

25/04/25

Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, the owner of a paddleboarding company, has been sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison after admitting to four counts of gross negligence manslaughter. The charges stem from the deaths of Paul O'Dwyer, 42, Andrea Powell, 41, Morgan Rogers, 24, and Nicola Wheatley, 40, who drowned during a paddleboarding excursion on the River Cleddau in Haverfordwest, south-west Wales.