A man wanted in connection with the murder of Julian Ebanks in New Cross has been named as Raphael Eregoba. Julian, 21, was stabbed to death on Kender Street on August 4 last year by a man who later fled the country, sentencing Judge Nicholas Heathcote Williams said. Julian’s childhood friend, 21-year-old Ismaiel Kallon, was jailed … Read more
A vulnerable east London mother hid her adult daughter’s decomposing body in their home as she could not accept she had died, a report has found. The “heavily decomposed” body of the 51-year-old disabled woman was discovered wearing a wig while being pushed around a local market in a wheelchair by her mother in Waltham … Read more
An uncle of the recently ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad used an adviser in Guernsey to secretly manage his wealth, which included a vast European property empire worth hundreds of millions of euros that prosecutors claim was acquired with funds looted from the wartorn state. Rifaat al-Assad, known as the “Butcher of Hama” for overseeing … Read more
POLICE have published clearer CCTV footage of a man who may have more information about a 23-year-old man who was reportedly assaulted in a pub beer garden in Caerphilly earlier this year. Gwent Police are investigating an assault which took place in The Court House beer garden in Caerphilly at around 9.45pm on Saturday, May 25. At the … Read more
A Welsh health board has warned that some patients will face an extended wait at A&E, due to the department being “exceptionally busy” across all of their hospitals. Cwm Taf Morgannwg are asking people to consider other NHS services other than the emergency department, stating that the Royal Glamorgan, Prince Charles and Princess of Wales … Read more
Incoming Tottenham signing Yang Min-hyeok has outlined his plans for his first days and weeks in London as he departs South Korea to join the club. As reported by Standard Sport last month, Spurs brought Yang’s arrival forward a few weeks to help the teenager settle before joining the first-team squad at the earliest opportunity … Read more
Sitting in the police headquarters of Homs, in an office that, until last week, was run by the feared intelligence network of Bashar al-Assad, Alaa Omran is holding court. A former regime police chief turned Islamist rebel commander, he faces an unenviable task: managing a tricky transition from five decades of brutal rule by the … Read more
-Credit:Fearless in Devotion/Tim Edwards Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong has seemingly opened the door to the possibility of playing a gig at Wrexham AFC’s Racecourse Ground. It comes after the frontman paid a visit to the Red Dragons’ home stadium to watch their 2-2 draw with Cambridge United alongside co-owner Ryan Reynolds on Saturday. … Read more
Every Christmas supermarket shelves are brimming with chocolate delights. Whether it is selection boxes, the golden balls of classic Ferrero Rocher or the tubs of sweets, it is hard to walk down an aisle without coming across them. One of the first things often to hit the bargain deals is the tubs of Heroes, Roses, … Read more
Few drinks have cultivated as much lore as Guinness. Sure, Champagne has its ancient appellation rules, but pints of plain are in a different league. A two-stage pouring ritual that makes its drinkers wait, wet-lipped and gasping as it settles on the bar. Then, once it’s ready, self-proclaimed connoisseurs tip the pint to observe the … Read more