Oscar Pistorius hopes to secure parole terms that would allow him to work with children when he leaves prison as early as August. The South African athlete was sentenced in October to five years in jail for manslaughter after admitting that he had shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, four times through a locked bathroom door. … Continued
Andrew Marr and the X Factor presenter Dermot O’Leary are among celebrities defying protests over the sale of foie gras at a butcher’s shop owned by a friend of Jamie Oliver. The television presenters are buying meat from Jack O’Shea despite protests in Primrose Hill, north London. O’Shea says he is determined to bring foie … Continued
The acquittal of William Roache raises the question: should events that took place decades ago be judged by the standards we uphold today? ‘He’s 81 but he’s still gotit,it’s incredible,” said James Roache of his father, who was acquitted last week of sex crimes dating backnearlyhalf a century. “My dad’s like a pin-up and his … Continued
