Met to reinvestigate decision to charge Caroline Flack as new evidence ‘may be available’
The Met said it was making ‘further enquiries’ into the actions of officers who appealed against the initial decision not to charge the TV presenter
July 2023
Face fillers, fire pits and the ick – how 10 series of Love Island have shaped UK culture
The reality TV dating show remains a winning formula despite being blamed for everything from body shaming to fast fashion
June 2023
Caroline Flack’s mother criticises ITV over Phillip Schofield departure
Broadcaster treats on-screen talent as ‘commodities’ and ‘learned nothing’ from her daughter’s death, she has said
March 2023
Caroline Flack’s mother rejects Met apology over handling of case
Christine Flack says she thinks her daughter would still be alive if police had not charged her with assault
February 2023
Met police apologise to Caroline Flack’s family over record-keeping
A review found the force did not record why it appealed against CPS advice to caution the TV presenter
February 2022
Christine Flack: ‘I just want the police to say they got it wrong’
I work with celebrities, so take it from me – fame has never been so dangerous
Mark Borkowski
Police to look again at decision to charge Caroline Flack with assault
Ex-fiance of Caroline Flack jailed for harassment of Dan Wootton
November 2021
Laura Whitmore says online abuse still rife despite Caroline Flack’s death
Friend of Love Island presenter says the way people speak to each other on the internet is ‘not OK’
August 2021
Love Island and the concerns about psychological distress that won’t go away
Contestants get more support after Caroline Flack and two islanders took their own lives but experts remain uneasy over format
April 2021
Channel 5 pulls ‘immoral’ plastic surgery show about Charlotte Crosby’s appearance
Broadcaster says sorry over episode that dissected changes in reality TV star’s appearance
March 2021
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Grace; The Flight Attendant; Dark Secrets of a Trillion Dollar Island and more – review
If anyone can make Peter James’s bestselling Brighton crime world rock, surely it’s Endeavour writer Russell Lewis?
TV review
Caroline Flack: Her Life and Death review – a compassionate eulogy suffused with pain
Charlie Russell and Dov Freedman’s documentary captures the TV presenter’s joyful nature, the pitfalls of social media – and her family’s grief a year on from her death
TV tonight
Tonight's TV: Caroline Flack, as remembered by her friends and family
Warning: tabloids may contain nonsense
Media failed to learn from Caroline Flack's death, her mother warns
August 2020
Caroline Flack took her own life amid fears of prosecution, inquest rules
Caroline Flack's friends feared she was suicidal night before death, inquest told
May 2020
Reality checked
Why suicide is still the shadow that hangs over reality TV
Yomi Adegoke
The death of Hana Kimura, who had just taken part in the Japanese reality show Terrace House, is another tragic reminder that action is urgently needed
