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Failed asylum seeker, 40, who raped 15-year-old girl after do-gooder cabin crew delayed his deportation to Africa, cannot modify his plea to not guilty
A failed asylum seeker who assaulted a 15-year-old girl after his deportation was halted by cabin staff has been informed that he cannot change his plea to not guilty. Anicet Mayela, 40, once protested outside a detention center with a sign reading migrants are not criminals, guilty of the December 2018 attack at Oxford Crown Court in April.
Sir Terry Wogan’s son tweets sorrowful tribute to ‘wonderful’ mother and grandma Lady Helen when she dies
Sir Terry Wogan's wife Lady Helen has died, her son Mark announced in a sorrowful Instagram post. He posted a black and white photo of his parents on the social networking platform, captioned 'Lady Helen Wogan - 1936-2024.' Lady Helen was married to the late broadcaster for over 50 years, until his death from cancer in January 2016.
Two enormous pythons found writhing in Devon woodlands prompt warning that others may be out there
Two gigantic pythons have been discovered in a British woodland, and experts worry there are more on the loose. The non-venomous snakes, which can grow to six feet long, are not large enough to kill an adult but may bite youngsters and small pets. On August 30, a ball python, commonly known as a royal python, was discovered in Huntsham Wood, Tiverton, Devon.
On anniversary of 1972 Israeli athlete attack, gunman ‘shoots at German policeman’ near Munich Nazi museum and Israeli consulate before police back fire and kill suspect
Armed officers killed a suspected attacker in Munich this morning after bullets were fired near the Israeli Consulate General and the city's Nazi Documentation Centre. Munich police confirmed a large-scale operation in Briennerstrasse and Karolinenplatz, establishing a perimeter and deploying a police aircraft over the site. The guy is claimed to have fired several bullets at police stations near the Israeli consulate building, which is only a few yards away from the Munich Documentation Centre. This former Nazi party headquarters is now dedicated to confronting the city's problematic history.
Putin dismisses ICC war crimes warrant during visit to Mongolia
Vladimir Putin's formal visit to Mongolia began without incident, as Ulaanbaatar rejected an arrest warrant for the Russian president. On Tuesday, Putin arrived in Mongolia's capital to meet with the country's leader, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh and was greeted by an honour guard. Mongolia has rejected efforts to arrest the Russian leader on an international warrant. Mongolia is a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which issued an arrest warrant against Putin last year for suspected war crimes in Ukraine, including the deportation of minors to Russia.
Friends of 80-year-old grandfather ‘kicked to death while seconds from home’ say they are ‘sick’ at the tragedy as they honour ‘decent gent’
A friend of an 80-year-old man who died after being allegedly 'kicked in the neck and back by a bunch of children' paid tribute to the 'genuine gent'. Bhim Sen Kohli was walking his dog in Franklin Park in Leicester on Sunday evening when he was seriously assaulted by a 'gang of teenagers. According to post-mortem data, the grandfather died the next day in the hospital from a neck injury.
Chinese artist criticising Cultural Revolution arrested
According to his brother and creative associate Gao Qiang, Gao Zhen, a Chinese artist known for his works critical of the Cultural Revolution, has been jailed by Chinese authorities. According to Gao Qiang, authorities raided the brothers' art studio in Sanhe, east of Beijing, on August 26th, confiscated many works of art, and arrested Gao Zhen after he refused to hand up his phone. He stated that authorities had received a complaint but did not provide further specifics. He said the Sanhe public security department informed Gao Zhen's wife the next day that her husband was suspected of slandering China's heroes and martyrs, a misdemeanour punishable by up to three years in prison.
Netanyahu demands Philadelphi Corridor authority in any truce
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for him to do more to ensure the release of Israelis held captive in the Gaza Strip after 11 months of fighting. Netanyahu is facing domestic outrage and pressure from US President Joe Biden after Israeli soldiers discovered the remains of six hostages over the weekend, including 23-year-old American-Israeli Hersh Goldberg-Polin. On Monday, however, he made it clear that he was unwilling to compromise.
Extremist settlers are rapidly acquiring West Bank land
Last October, Palestinian grandmother Ayesha Shtayyeh claimed a man put a gun at her head and ordered her to leave the location she had called home for 50 years. She said that the armed threat was the result of an increasingly aggressive campaign of harassment and intimidation that began in 2021 when an illegal settler outpost was erected near her home in the occupied West Bank.
Former Volkswagen CEO stands trial for ‘Dieselgate’ role
Following repeated delays, former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn's criminal trial in Germany for his role in the "dieselgate" scandal has begun. The trial began on Tuesday, nine years after Volkswagen admitted to falsifying emissions testing, causing worldwide industrial havoc. Winterkorn, accused of conspiracy to commit fraud, faces up to ten years in prison.
HP will sue for $4bn against late tech mogul Mike Lynch
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has revealed that it will seek $4 billion in damages from the estate of tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch following his death in a yacht crash off the coast of Sicily. HPE had sued Lynch and his former CFO, Sushovan Hussain, for allegedly misrepresenting the worth of his software firm, Autonomy, before its $11 billion acquisition in 2011.
The government sets out more Having an anti-Israel stance
The new-ish government has taken a different stance on Israel and the Middle East crisis than its predecessor, the third time in two months. When David Lammy became foreign secretary in early July, he asked for an evaluation of whether the evidence suggested that Israel's approach to the conflict violated international law. As I understand it, the assessment was comparable to those requested by the previous government and carried out by the same officials.