Plots to harm Tommy Robinson in prison, court told
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Plots to harm Tommy Robinson in prison, court told Banzai Japan Music Video The High Court has said it expects to rule on Friday on whether far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon can challenge his jail conditions. Prison authorities segregated Yaxley-Lennon, who goes by the alias Tommy Robinson, after concluding other inmates had put a “mark on his head” and may have been planning to try to kill him. The Luton man says that the segregation at HMP Woodhill, Milton Keynes, is destroying his mental health and breaching his human rights. Book Novotel Hotel Details of his life in jail reveal he has received more visits than any other inmates as part of a “bespoke regime” to keep him safe – but Yaxley-Lennon says his separation from other inmates is ideologically motivated. He is due to be released on licence at the end of July. Yaxley-Lennon’s High Court application to challenge his prison conditions means an unrelated prosecution – for allegedly refusing to comply with a counter-terrorism search of his phone – has been put back for months. That trial, which relates to his alleged refusal to co-operate with police at the Eurotunnel terminal last July, had been due to begin today. That case has been delayed to allow his challenge to be heard first. The founder of the now-defunct English Defence League was jailed for 18 months last October for breaching a court order which had directed him not to repeat lies about a Syrian refugee. Since November, he has been held in a closed wing at HMP Woodhill. Alisdair Williamson KC, for Yaxley-Lennon, said the conditions amounted to a breach of the European Convention on Human Rights because his client had a complex form of post-traumatic stress disorder. Yaxley-Lennon was said to be concerned that his mental health would deteriorate on release and he would return to substance abuse to cope. He told the court that his client’s treatment did not amount to torture but was unlawful degrading treatment, and he was being dealt with differently partly because of his ideology. Tom Cross KC, for the justice secretary, said the segregation was not a punishment but a carefully considered “bespoke regime” to keep the prisoner safe. Prison authorities had received intelligence that Yaxley-Lennon had “a mark on his head”, he said. Two prisoners had been planning to assault him to “gain kudos and notoriety”. Another tip suggested that an inmate serving a life sentence would kill Yaxley-Lennon if they were ever placed on the same wing. Mr Cross said Yaxley-Lennon had three hours to exercise and use a gym. He can arrange four two-hour long visits a week from friends and family. Some 120 people have been authorised to see him on 93 visits – more than any other inmate. He has a TV and a DVD player and is receiving hundreds of emails from supporters on a dedicated laptop. While that evidence was given, thickly-bearded Yaxley-Lennon could be seen shaking his head on a video link from prison and occasionally gesticulating with his arms. Mr Justice Chamberlain said he hoped to rule on Friday on whether the case would go ahead to a full challenge. Banzai Japan Music Video Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Book Novotel Hotel Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
How an iPad dug up from the Thames solved museum thieves’ murder plot
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel How an iPad dug up from the Thames solved museum thieves’ murder plot Banzai Japan Music Video A Ming vase stolen from a Swiss museum. A shooting at a comedian’s house in Woodford, east London. The robbery of a luxury apartment in Sevenoaks, Kent. These seemingly unconnected events were all part of a web of international organised crime that police untangled after a six-year-long investigation. A key piece of evidence – an iPad, found under an inch of sand on the foreshore of the River Thames just downstream from the O2 Arena. Book Novotel Hotel Its discovery was pivotal to the investigation that has led to three people being found guilty at the Old Bailey of the near-assassination of one of Britain’s most notorious armed robbers. When found by a police officer with a metal detector on a cold November morning last year, the iPad was found caked in mud having been underwater for more than five years. Forensics were able to clean it and open the Sim tray – which still contained a pink Vodafone Sim card. Call data that was subsequently salvaged provided damning evidence on three men – Louis Ahearne, Stewart Ahearne and Daniel Kelly – who were all also involved in a heist at a museum in Switzerland a month earlier. “I’ve questioned this a lot,” Det Supt Matthew Webb ponders. “Is it calamitous blunders tripping them up or was it just they were so blasé they wouldn’t get caught?” Banzai Japan Music Video A ‘meticulously planned’ assassination plot The Ahearne brothers and Kelly first caught the attention of police after gunshots pierced the silence of a late summer evening in an affluent Woodford area on 11 July 2019. Six bullets tore through a glass conservatory at a luxury property owned by comedian Russell Kane that had been rented out to Paul Allen. One severed one of Allen’s fingers, the other went through his throat and became lodged in his spinal cord, leaving him struggling to breathe and bleeding profusely. “He’s been shot, he’s been shot!” Allen’s partner, Jade Bovington, screamed. As she frantically called an ambulance, neighbours and a private security guard heard the cries and rushed to render first aid. One eyewitness described seeing an unidentified man vault a low wall, run between some bushes and get straight into a waiting vehicle which immediately sped off. To this day, Allen relies on a wheelchair, paralysed below his upper chest. Allen gained notoriety as one of the ringleaders of what remains Britain’s biggest ever armed robbery. In 2006, Allen was part of a balaclava-wearing gang toting guns including an AK-47 assault rifle who threatened to kill staff at the Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent. They stole £53m in Bank of England cash notes – leaving behind £154m which would not fit into their lorry. Allen fled to Morocco four days later, but was arrested in Rabat alongside friend and fellow robber Lee Murray, who remains in jail in nearby Tiflet. In January 2008, Allen was extradited to the UK and subsequently sentenced to 18 years in prison. Allen was released in 2016 and moved back to his roots in south-east London. But he relocated to Woodford with his partner and two younger children after a gunman opened fire at him and his pregnant daughter in the doorway of their Woolwich home in September 2018. Ten months later, Allen almost died after those two bullets hit him as he stood in the kitchen of his Woodford haven. Prosecutors argued the Ahearnes and Kelly were equally culpable in the plot to murder Allen – which involved a hired car, surveillance and unregistered pay-as-you-go phones. “This was a meticulously researched and planned assassination attempt by a team of men well versed in the level of criminality to pull it off,” prosecutor Michael Shaw KC said. In discovering how the three knew where to find Allen, police would uncover their criminality stretched into mainland Europe. The Geneva job and the Mayfair hotel sting Just one month before the shooting, the Ahearne brothers and Kelly stood outside the Museum of Far Eastern Art in Geneva equipped with a sledgehammer, angle grinders and crowbars. Within seconds of forcing their way through the front door, they shattered glass casings housing 14th Century Chinese Ming Dynasty antiques. Three items were seized – a rare pomegranate vase; a doucai-style wine cup and a porcelain bowl – and had a combined insured value of £2.8m. In their hurry to flee, Stewart scraped his stomach against the sides of the hole the gang had made in the front wooden door – leaving traces of his DNA. He also hired the getaway car, a Renault Koleos from Avis at Geneva Airport. Louis was caught on CCTV filming the inside and outside of the museum the day before the raid. Within days of returning to south-east London with the stolen goods, the trio set about attempting to dispose of the items they had pinched. The brothers flew to Hong Kong with Kelly as they tried to sell one of the stolen items at an auction house. The auction house tipped off police in London, who were able to send undercover officers posing as art dealers to catch some other gang members in a sting operation as two of them tried to sell another plundered item which had been concealed in a JD Sports bag. During a seven-week trial at the Old Bailey, prosecutors argued that international burglary proved the Ahearnes and Kelly were “at the top end” of criminality. But little did police know while pursuing the stolen antiquities, the three would leave behind near-enough similar clues to give away their presence in the Woodford shooting. The hire car and the Oasis purchase In the hours after the shooting, the crime scene in Woodford was forensically examined. 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Brooklyn Nine-Nine Star Stephanie Beatriz Joins MCM Comic Con in May
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Brooklyn Nine-Nine Star Stephanie Beatriz Joins MCM Comic Con in May Banzai Japan Music Video Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Encanto and In The Heights star will appear at MCM Comic Con at Excel London on Friday 23 May and Saturday 24 May for autographs, photo opportunities and a Friday spotlight panel. London, UK – Friday, 28 February, 2025 | Nine-Nine! Argentine-American actor Stephanie Beatriz, best-known for playing Detective Rosa Diaz in iconic TV sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine, is coming to MCM Comic Con this May. Book Novotel Hotel As well as starring as Diaz for nearly 10 years, Stephanie has also starred in Disney’s Encanto as Mirabel Madrigal and lit up the streets of New York in Jon M. Chu’s In The Heights as Carla. Her work also includes Hazbin Hotel and The Legend of Vox Machina. Currently, Stephanie is starring alongside Captain America star Anthony Mackie in Twisted Metal and portrays Didi in A Man on the Inside with Ted Danson on Netflix. Banzai Japan Music Video Stephanie will be appearing at MCM Comic Con on Friday 23 May and Saturday 24 May with a spotlight panel on Friday 23 May to share never heard before, behind-the-scenes information about her fan-favourite projects. MCM Comic Con is the ultimate celebration of pop and geek culture, playing host to a packed schedule of celebrity guests, insightful panels and unforgettable experiences. The convention will return to Excel London from Friday 23rd May to Sunday 25th May, after welcoming hundreds of thousands of dedicated fans across three shows throughout 2024. Keep an eye on the official MCM Comic Con pages for the latest announcements as Reedpop reveals more exciting guests, panels and activities in the lead up to MCM Comic Con May. Tickets can be purchased HERE. Book Novotel Hotel Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
MCM Comic Con Announces Power Rangers Cast As Guests For May
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel MCM Comic Con Announces Power Rangers Cast As Guests For May Banzai Japan Music Video Friday, 21st March 2025: Reedpop is excited to reveal that the cast of Mighty Morphin Power Rangerswill be attending MCM Comic Con at ExCeL London from Friday 23 May to Sunday 25 May. The cast includes Walter Emanuel Jones, Steve Cardenas and Karan Ashley who will appear at MCM for all three days of the convention for photo opportunities and autographs. The Power Rangers stars will also take to the Centre Stage at 1:00PM on Sunday 25 May for a panel diving into behind-the-scenes insights from the series, free for Sunday and Weekend ticket holders. Book Novotel Hotel Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is the first entry of the Power Rangers franchise, proving to be a 90s pop culture phenomenon. Sparking multiple shows, movies and toys, the franchise has remained popular to this day. In 2023, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always was released on Netflix as a celebration for the 30th anniversary and starred Steve, Karan and Walter. Banzai Japan Music Video Walter Emanuel Jones Born in Detroit, Michigan, Walter is an American actor, martial artist and dancer known for his role as Zack Taylor, the original Black Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. He also appeared in many successful TV shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Family Matters, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Walter also has voice credits in animated movies such as Open Season 2and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. Steve Cardenas Before his career as the much loved Red Ranger, Steve initially started training in martial arts when he was 12 years old and achieved his black belt in Taekwondo at age 16. At 20 years old, Steve left Texas to audition for his first acting role in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and was cast as Rocky DeSantos. Alongside Power Rangers, Steve has opened two martial arts studios in Burbank, California and in his hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Karan Ashley Best known as Aisha Campbell and the second Yellow Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Karan Ashley accepted this role days before starting her first year at university. As well as her life-changing role in Power Rangers, Karan also executively produced the independent film Devon’s Ghost and in 2017, produced the short film The Order. Karan has also made guest appearances in TV shows such as Kenan & Kel and Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper. MCM Comic Con is the ultimate celebration of pop and geek culture, playing host to a packed schedule of celebrity guests, insightful panels and unforgettable experiences. The convention will return to ExCeL London from Friday 23 May to Sunday 25 May, after welcoming hundreds of thousands of dedicated fans across three shows throughout 2024. Keep an eye on the official MCM Comic Con pages for the latest announcements as Reedpop reveals more exciting guests, panels and activities in the lead up to MCM Comic Con May. Tickets can be purchased HERE. Book Novotel Hotel Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
David Tennant announced as guest for MCM London Comic Con
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel David Tennant announced as guest for MCM London Comic Con Banzai Japan Music Video It’s a good day to be a Doctor Who fan: David Tennant is coming to MCM Comic Con London this May, it has been announced. The veteran actor will have his own spotlight panel – aka an interview about his life and career – and will be available for signing and photo opportunities on Saturday May 24. Book Novotel Hotel Tennant is, at this point, a bit of a household name. Born in Paisley, Scotland, he’s most famous for playing the Tenth Doctor in the beloved series Doctor Who, between 2005-2010. That included a long-awaited return to screens in 2023, where he reprised is role as Ten in a three-episode arc that eventually introduced Ncuti Gatwa as the current Doctor. More recently, he’s also appeared in the Prime Video series Good Omens as the devil Crawley, opposite Michael Sheen’s angelic Aziraphale, as the two reluctantly join forces to save the world – at this point, multiple times. Banzai Japan Music Video He’s appeared in Broadchurch, the hit Zoom-lockdown series Staged (also with Sheen, in which both played themselves), as Disney+ series rivals as the villainous Tony Baddingham, and several Shakespeare productions, including a celebrated run as Hamlet, and one as Macbeth, opposite Cush Jumbo, at the Donmar Warehouse. He’s joining a guest list which includes Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Stephanie Beatriz, PlayStation’s Miles Morales Nadji Jeter, sci-fi author Adrian Tchaikovsky, and other stars from Star Wars: The Bad Batch and Power Rangers. The show, which runs between Friday May 23 and Sunday May 25, is held at the Excel Arena and is a chance for people to get together and celebrate their favourite films, books, comics and TV shows. In addition to time with the celebrities attending the event, there’s the chance to attend panels featuring some of the biggest names in pop culture, attend a cosplay masquerade (worth the attendance fee in itself) and hang out with your favourite creators at the Creator’s Pavilion. There’s even a Gaming section, where fans of tabletop games like Dungeons and Dragons, or live action role playing (or LARPing) can meet. Can’t wait to get stuck in? Tickets for the weekend cost £97 for the full three days and can be purchased here, while new announcements will be made on the MCM Comic Con pages here. Book Novotel Hotel Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
David Tennant confirmed for MCM Comic Con
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel David Tennant confirmed for MCM Comic Con Banzai Japan Music Video This year’s MCM Comic Con in London is set to welcome a Time Lord, as it has been confirmed that David Tennant will be appearing. This year’s event runs from Friday 23rd May to Sunday 25th May, and Tennant will be appearing on the Saturday, featuring in his own spotlight session and being available for signing and photo opportunities. Tennant is, of course, known as both the Tenth and Fourteenth Doctor in Doctor Who, as well as for his roles in shows such as Good Omens, Rivals, Broadchurch, Staged and Jessica Jones. Book Novotel Hotel He was recently seen hosting this year’s BAFTA Film Awards, and this year returned to do a third season of his podcast David Tennant Does a Podcast with…. Tennant will also soon be seen in The Hack, a seven-part ITV drama about the phone hacking scandal, in which he plays investigative journalist Nick Davies. Banzai Japan Music Video The actor said of the series while speaking on the Off Menu podcast with James Acaster and Ed Gamble: “I’m playing a journalist who sort of broke the case open, and there’s just a lot of quite technical stuff. “And obviously you have to be very specifically on that, because there’s a lot of lawyers watching to make sure you don’t say the wrong thing.” He added: “That was quite a long shoot and that was very intense. But you then do something like that and you’re very proud to be part of something like that, it’s one of the stories of our time that needs telling.” In February, it was also confirmed that Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Stephanie Beatriz would be appearing at MCM Comic Con this May, appearing at a spotlight panel in which she will share never-heard-before behind-the-scenes information about her projects. Other stars to have already been announced as attending include PlayStation’s Miles Morales Nadji Jeter, as well as stars from Star Wars: The Bad Batch and Power Rangers. David Tennant will be at MCM Comic Con on Saturday 24th May. Buy tickets now. Book Novotel Hotel Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
Actor and singer duo Aly & AJ announced for MCM Comic Con x EGX this October
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Actor and singer duo Aly & AJ announced for MCM Comic Con x EGX this October Banzai Japan Music Video Thursday 27 June, London: ReedPop today is delighted to reveal the American pop-rock duo Aly & AJ will be attending the next MCM Comic Con at ExCeL London on Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th October. The pair will be appearing on a free stage panel, and attendees can purchase autographs and photo ops with Aly & AJ throughout the weekend. Book Novotel Hotel Aly & AJ are best known for their music career, with their debut album landing in 2005. Since then, they have seen more success with their critically acclaimed 2021 album A Touch of the Beat Gets You Up on Your Feet Gets You Out and Then Into the Sun. Alongside this, the pair have both had prosperous acting careers with notable appearances on the Disney Channel, ABC, CW Network, and more! Banzai Japan Music Video Now, fans of this fantastic duo will be able to meet… Aly Michalka – Aly portrays the upbeat and ambitious Peyton Charles in CW network’s I-Zombie, and has also featured in Easy A, Hellcats and Disney’s Phil of the Future. AJ Michalka – AJ voices Catra, one of the lead characters in Netflix’s hit show She-Ra and the Princess of Power. AJ has also appeared in a range of films and TV shows including The Lovely Bones, Super 8, and ABC’s The Goldbergs. MCM Comic Con London and EGX will take place from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th October, and will be the first time both events are under one roof. Attendees can expect many more guest announcements in the coming months. Keep an eye on the official MCM Comic Con & EGX pages for further announcements. Book Novotel Hotel Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol
Avatar The Last Airbender cast soars into MCM Comic Con x EGX this October
Buy Now An error occurred. Buy Now An error occurred. Book Novotel Hotel Avatar The Last Airbender cast soars into MCM Comic Con x EGX this October Banzai Japan Music Video Thursday 22 August, London: ReedPop is pleased to reveal today that the cast of Avatar The Last Airbender will be attending MCM Comic Con x EGX from the 25th to the 27th of October at ExCeL London. Running across three seasons from 2005 to 2008, Avatar The Last Airbender captured the imagination of children and adults alike, as viewers followed Aang’s journey to master all four elements and save the world from domination by the fire nation. Along the way, Aang and his friends, Sokka, Katara and Toph struggled to overcome the immense pressure placed upon them whilst also navigating the challenges of adolescence, making for a truly timeless story. Book Novotel Hotel Fans of the series will be able to meet… Zach Eisen – The voice of Aang, Zach Eisen played the show’s titular avatar throughout all 61 episodes of the series. Zach’s voice acting lent much of the heart and emotion which enthralled a generation. In addition to Aang, Zach also voiced Pablo in The Backyardigans for nine years. Jack De Sena – Jack voiced Aang’s best friend, Sokka, who grew immensely as a character over the course of the series. Starting out as a brash, abrasive teen, Sokka ends the show as a caring and thoughtful tactician. Jack also runs the aptly-named “Chris and Jack” sketch comedy YouTube channel with over 400,000 subscribers, alongside his friend and fellow actor, Chris W. Smith Michaela Jill Murphy – Also known by Jessie Flower, Michaela is best known for voicing Toph Beifong in Avatar The Last Airbender, a role she embodied from the age of eleven until her first year of highschool. Aside from voicing Toph, Michaela also voiced characters in films such as Curious George and the Emperor’s New Groove 2, all before graduating Yale University. Banzai Japan Music Video The trio will be on a panel at MCM Comic Con x EGX, delving into their experiences working together on the hit series, as well as their inspirations and methods for voice acting. All panels are free to attend for ticket holders. In addition to the panel, MCM Comic Con x EGX attendees will also be able to purchase autographs and photo opportunities with Zach, Jack and Michaela throughout the entire long weekend. MCM Comic Con London and EGX will take place at ExCeL London from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th October, and will be the first time both events are under one roof. ReedPop will continue to reveal more exciting guests throughout the coming months. Keep an eye on the official MCM Comic Con & EGX pages for the latest announcements and purchase tickets HERE. — END — Book Novotel Hotel Banzai Japan Social Media Fumi Fujisaki Idol Riko Ueno Idol Rino Ibusuki Idol Yunagi Nino Idol Shiori Fujisaki Idol Kana Ichinose Idol Hoshino Arice Idol Sasa Sasagawa Idol Kosaka Yuu Idol Tsukumo Aira Idol Maika Ando Idol Yuuki Mochimaru Idol