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'ISIS Beatle Kotey faces his worst nightmare - being locked up in US prison'

Chris Hughes interviewed Alexanda Kotey in a Syrian jail three years ago. He showed no sign of contrition for the suffering of ISIS victims. but said he was terrified of being locked up in the States

Daily Mirror

Brit convicted as 'Beatle' in Islamic State beheadings trial

A jury has convicted a British national for his role in an Islamic State group hostage-taking scheme that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago

The Independent UK

British ISIS fighter El Shafee Elsheikh found guilty of role in kidnapping and killing hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh is the most high profile Isis figure to stand trial in the US

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ISIS ‘Beatle’ Case Goes to the Jury in Virginia

A jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, a former British national who went to Syria to join ISIS and allegedly became a member of the notorious kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles." Wrapping up the government's case, prosecutor Raj Parekh said it had been proven…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What fans sang to Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager makes Champions League power play

Liverpool match verdict from Paul Gorst after the 3-3 draw in the Champions League against Benfica

Liverpool Echo

‘Relentless abuse and torture’: Prosecution wraps evidence in trial of British Isis fighter as jury deliberates

El Shafee Elsheikh denies being one of a kidnapping group nicknamed the ‘Beatles’

The Independent UK

US Prosecutors Rest Case Against ISIS ‘Beatle’

Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against an alleged member of the notorious ISIS kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles." El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, declined the opportunity to testify in his own defense at his trial in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. Asked by Judge T.S.

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Paul McCartney's brother says he could have had a very different job

Paul started the band after a chance meeting with John Lennon in 1957

Liverpool Echo

Beatle v mobster: the day John Lennon put paid to a shady record label boss

Lawyer’s book reveals the inside story of the musician’s 1976 court battle with Morris Levy, a mafia-affiliated music mogul

The Guardian - UK

Former Hostages Unmask ISIS ‘Beatle’ at Trial

Former hostages taking the witness stand at the trial of their alleged ISIS group captor have described their brutal treatment in chilling detail. Eight former ISIS hostages have testified so far at the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, accused of being a member of the notorious kidnap-and-murder cell known as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Paul McCartney’s childhood home to be made available for unsigned musicians

The Forthlin Sessions invites artists to write and perform where many Beatles classics were written

The Independent UK

‘I hoped it was a cruel joke’: Mother of James Foley describes torment of son’s public killing by Isis

Diane Foley found out about the death of her son in a phone call from a journalist

The Independent UK

George Harrison's childhood home turned into Airbnb for Beatles fans

The terraced house sold at auction for £171,000 and Beatles fans can now stay there

Liverpool Echo

Islamic State hostages ‘forced into brutal prison fights by captors known as The Beatles’

An aid worker held by the Islamic State “Beatles” says he and fellow prisoners were forced to take part in “Royal Rumble” fights during 14 months in captivity.

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‘They played games with us’: Former hostage of Isis ‘Beatles’ describes brutal treatment at hands of British jailers

El Shafee Elsheikh is standing trial in Virginia for alleged involvement in hostage-taking operation

The Independent UK

Prosecutor: Brit's brutality uncommon even for Islamic State

Prosecutors told a federal jury that a British national on trial for terrorist acts that resulted in the gruesome deaths of four American hostages had a reputation for outsize brutality

The Independent UK

‘A simple Isis soldier’: British jihadist denies he was member of infamous Beatles terror cell as landmark US trial begins

Prosecutors allege El Shafee Elsheikh seemed to ‘enjoy and take satisfaction’ in the physical abuse of detainees

Reuters

U.S. prosecutors accuse alleged ISIS 'Beatle' of 'brutal hostage-taking'

A former British national accused of engaging in "brutal hostage-taking" as an alleged member of an Islamic State cell nicknamed "the Beatles" appeared in a U.S. federal court on Wednesday for the start of his criminal trial.

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Naming of new performance centre after Yoko Ono ‘means a lot’, says son Sean

The Yoko Ono Lennon Centre is home to the University of Liverpool’s new 400-seat concert hall, The Tung Auditorium.

Liverpool Echo

21 actors, musicians and reality stars who were spotted doing touristy things on Merseyside

Many famous faces have been seen through the years

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve recently got into Ozzy Osbourne. People think he’s a bit weird’: Paul Chowdhry’s honest playlist

He grew up with the Beatles and lip-synced to Prince – but what does the comedian listen to behind closed doors?

Liverpool Echo

Set of Beatles watches selling for £16,000 in aid of music charity

The four piece set has been curated in aid of Nordoff Robbins, the UK's largest music therapy charity

Wales Online

New mural of Beatles' Ringo Starr completed on former local pub

The Empress is a destination for Beatles fans taking in the city, with tourists frequently visiting the landmark

Liverpool Echo

Giant mural of Ringo Starr appears on Toxteth pub

The Empress pub in Toxteth is to be transformed into a Beatles themed hotel

Liverpool Echo

Woman wanted to find the Beatles but found 'Mick from Liverpool'

Janice Mitchell came to England from America to chase The Beatles and fell in love after a 23-day whirlwind romance

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