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Scandalized French Olympic figure skater Morgan Cipres retires a year after allegations surfaced that he 'sent lewd pics of himself to a 13-year-old female American skater in 2017'

Morgan Cipres, the French Olympic figure skater accused of sending lewd photos to a 13-year-old female American skater, has announced his retirement nearly one year after the US Center for SafeSport and Florida law enforcement launched an investigation into the three-year-old claim. Both the 29-year-old Cipres and his pairs partner, 33-year-old Vanessa James announced their respective retirements through the French Federation of Ice Sport on Tuesday. The team was considered an Olympic medal contender for the 2022 Beijing Games, according to USA Today.  While training in the Tampa area in December of 2017, Cipres allegedly sent two photographs of his penis to the 13-year-old over Instagram's direct messenger, but the allegations did not surface until USA Today released its bombshell report two years later. Morgan Cipres , the French Olympic figure skater accused of sending lewd photos to a 13-year-old female American skater, has announced his retirement nearly one year after the US

Boris Johnson FINALLY bows to demands to give MPs vote before new lockdown curbs after furious Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasts him for treating Commons with 'contempt' - but PM still faces Tory backlash over Vallance and Whitty

Boris Johnson tonight finally bowed to demand to give MPs a vote before any fresh lockdown restrictions - after furious Speaker Lindsay Hoyle blasted him for treating the Commons with 'contempt'. In the face of a huge backbench rebellion over the scope of new laws introduced by ministers without being seen by MPs, Health Secretary Matt Hancock confirmed the government would 'consult Parliament' on any England-wide or UK-wide restrictions, and a vote will be held in advance 'wherever possible'. It came ahead of a vote in the Commons on renewing emergency coronavirus powers, with around 100 MPs ready to force changes if the Government failed to give concessions. Mr Hancock said: 'Today I can confirm to the House that for significant national measures, with effect in the whole of England or UK-wide, we will consult Parliament – wherever possible we will hold votes before such regulations come into force,' he said. 'But of course responding to the virus

New figures reveal how Covid growth is worst in North of England and Scotland as Boris Johnson stands by Whitty and Vallance to threaten new NATIONAL lockdown if cases and deaths keep rising

Boris Johnson tonight begged Britons to stick with his coronavirus plan as he warned that a 'more costly' second full lockdown cannot be ruled out Boris Johnson and his top two scientific advisers tonight wheeled out a set of striking statistics laying bare Britain's Covid-19 divide between the North and the South, as the Prime Minister warned of a second 'more costly' lockdown unless the outbreak tails off. In a rallying cry urging Britons to keep fighting the disease to protect the NHS and save lives, Mr Johnson insisted the country knows how to drive down the virus because 'we did it before'. And in warning the UK had reached a 'critical moment', he vowed not to 'throw in the sponge' and pledged to bring in tougher measures if needed.  And in a defiant message to Tory hawks desperate to reopen the economy faster, the PM insisted that letting the virus 'take its course', in a Sweden-style approach, risked overwhelming the NHS and ca