Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has pleaded guilty to one charge of domestic abuse over a five-year period against his former partner. Selkirk Sheriff Court heard Hogg’s behaviour left the mother of his children scared and wishing “for it…
Matthew Perry’s assistant ‘repeatedly’ injected Perry with ketamine, including on day actor died
Matthew Perry’s live-in personal assistant pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the Friends star’s death, which was caused by “the acute effects of ketamine” in October 2023. Perry’s assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, was one of five defendants charged with offenses…
Cowardly rapist bursts into tears while being sentenced for brutal attack
A rapist who filmed his ‘sadistic’ attack on a vulnerable homeless woman wailed in the dock after he was found guilty. Liam Stimpson, 24, targeted his 40-year-old victim in the early hours of December 27 last year after spending Boxing…
Very angry man is suddenly a lot less shouty after being told he faces jail
A road rage driver filmed screaming abuse at a fellow motorist appeared a lot more subdued after he was told he could face prison. Peter Abbott, 60, was a lot less slavering when he emerged from Poole Magistrates Court where…
Naira Abuse: Why Bobrisky is in jail, Cubana Chief Priest isn’t — Timi Agbaje
Timi Agbaje, a lawyer by profession and a Master of Ceremony, has explained why Bobrisky is in jail and Cubana Chief Priest is not. In a short video on his X account, Agbaje gives reasons why Bobrisky is jailed, and…
Times Square hate crime victim confronts attacker in court, says she’s ‘surprised’ he apologised
A 68-year-old anti-Asian hate crime victim described the moment she faced her attacker this week, three years after he brutally assaulted her in New York City’s Times Square. The victim, Vilma Kari, attended the sentencing of 41-year-old Brandon Elliot to…
“Guilty” by Joan Wawira Thatiah is on the shortlist of 15 for this year’s #QuramoWritersPrize (QWP019)
Excerpt from Chapter 9 “I was calling to tell you the pregnancy test was faulty. I took another one at the clinic and it turned out negative.” “Oh, that’s great news.” His response was like a punch in her belly.…
Does Biodun Fatoyinbo know the meaning of shame? – NFNF
The dictionary defines shame as – noun “a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.” Often seen as a word it can also refer to a sense of being, a cognition as…
Don’t feel guilty for your child – Peju Akande
I’ve read too many stories of parents going into hiding or running away just because they have special needs children. They won’t socialise and they won’t bring their children out either because of what people would say. I knew a…