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Bhim Kohli: MPs demand sentence review for killers of man, 80
Two MPs have called for a review into "unduly lenient" sentences given to two teenagers convicted of killing an 80-year-old man at a Kohli died in hospital a day after being attacked while walking his dog at Franklin Park in Braunstone Town, Leicestershire, in September.A 15-year-old boy was sentenced to seven years in custody for manslaughter at Leicester Crown Court on Thursday while a 13-year-old girl was given a three-year youth rehabilitation order and made subject to a six-month Mid Leicestershire MP Peter Bedford and Alberto Costa, MP for South Leicestershire, have written to the Attorney General's Office (AGO) calling for the sentences to be looked at. The AGO told the BBC it had received several requests to review the sentences given to the pair, who cannot be named due to their the Attorney General and Solicitor General agree the sentence appears unduly lenient, they can ask the Court of Appeal to review the sentence. 'Shocked and appalled' During the hearing on Thursday, prosecutor Harpreet Sandu KC said Mr Kohli was subjected to a "seven-and-a-half minute period of continuing aggression" at the boy racially abused Mr Kohli, attacked him and slapped him in the face with a slider shoe while the girl encouraged the assault and laughed as she filmed it on her attack left Mr Kohli with three broken ribs and other fractures, but Mr Sandhu KC said the fatal injury was to his spinal cord, caused by a spine sentencing, the victim's daughter Susan Kohli said she felt angry and disappointed the punishments did not match the severity of the he had written to the AGO, Bedford said: "I am shocked and appalled at the leniency of these sentences."These two young people will soon be able to move forward with their lives, while the family of Mr Kohli serve a life sentence of pain and grief."The Ministry of Justice has been contacted for comment.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Juve do just enough to reach Champions League. Will Conte join them there?
Serie A's title race ended on Friday night, but the drama certainly didn't. Still to be decided were the final qualifiers for all three European competitions and which teams would join Monza in dropping out of the top division. The six games that could affect those outcomes kicked off simultaneously on Sunday. Within 70 seconds, Daniel Fila had given 19th-placed Venezia the lead over fourth-placed Juventus. A tone-setter for an evening of twists and turns. Juventus thought they had equalised almost immediately at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, Alberto Costa driving a brilliant half-volley in from the edge of the area. But he handled in the buildup. Roma took the lead away to Torino. One point behind the Bianconeri at the start of play, they were on course for the last Champions League spot. Related: Conte masterminds 'most unexpected' scudetto with single-minded Napoli | Nicky Bandini Venezia needed to win this game, and hope neither Lecce nor Empoli did the same, to have any shot at survival. So far, so good. The former were drawing and the latter a goal down at home to Verona. But Juventus came back. Kenan Yildiz equalised in the 25th minute, receiving the ball from a throw-in and dribbling inside before finishing at the near post. Randal Kolo Muani made it 2-1 soon after but they conceded another equaliser to Ridgeciano Haps at the start of the second half. In many ways, this was the perfect still-frame of Juventus in 2025. They have improved since hiring Igor Tudor to replace Thiago Motta for the final stretch, moving the ball quicker and adding purpose to their press, but a defensive injury crisis has kept them looking vulnerable. The starting back-three for this game was two right-backs and Lloyd Kelly, who has had a tough adjustment since joining on loan from Newcastle in mid-season. Roma were 2-0 up now and back on track for fourth place. Lecce had also taken the lead at Lazio but were down to 10 men. Venezia needed to score again and hope for some help from Lazio. Juventus simply had to win. The underdogs could have taken it. In the 71st minute, John Yeboah released Issa Doumbia, whose fierce near-post effort demanded a good save from Michele Di Gregorio. But moments later, Francisco Conceição jinked into the box at the far end and drew a foul from Hans Nicolussi Caviglia. Manuel Locatelli placed his penalty into the right corner. This time Juventus defended their lead successfully. A 3-2 win was enough to keep fourth, while Roma took fifth after beating Torino. Still a very creditable result when you remember they were 12th, with three wins from 12 games, when Claudio Ranieri took charge. Lecce, impressively, held on to beat Lazio, securing a fourth-consecutive season in Serie A, their longest run in the top-flight. At full-time, they paid tribute to Graziano Fiorita, the club's physio who died at the age of 38 last month. Lazio's defeat meant they dropped out of the European places, allowing Fiorentina – who came from behind to beat Udinese 3-2 – to secure a place in the Conference League for the fourth consecutive season. Empoli lost 2-1 to Verona, suffering relegation with Venezia and Monza. Back at the Penzo, there were questions about what Juventus's victory would mean for Tudor's future. The club's director of football, Cristiano Giuntoli, said in a pre-game interview that the manager would at least stay in charge for the Club World Cup, which begins in less than three weeks. Tudor called his bluff. 'You will know everything soon. Very soon,' he said. 'It would not be right to go to America without a definite decision. If someone is not going to be here next year, there is no sense in them going to the Club World Cup.' The common belief is that Juventus intend to replace him with Antonio Conte – fresh from his scudetto triumph with Napoli. Giorgio Chiellini, who returned to the club in a new role as the head of institutional relations last September, is understood to have been in contact with the man under whose coaching he won the first three of nine Serie A titles. There is no lack of appreciation for Tudor's work. Qualifying for the Champions League will bring in more than €50m in additional revenues. In a cruel irony, it may make it easier for Juventus's directors to persuade Conte to return. Although Juventus were fifth when Tudor took over, they had lost four of their final six games under Motta, including a 4-0 drubbing by Atalanta and a 3-0 loss to Fiorentina. Juventus only really beat the teams they were supposed to beat – all five of Tudor's wins came against teams from the bottom half of the table – but that was enough. They avoided defeat in key end-of-season head-to-heads, drawing with Roma, Bologna, Lazio. His only loss came away to Parma. Tudor seemed philosophical on Sunday, expressing gratitude for the experience and satisfaction at achieving the goal he was set. 'I lived through a lot of emotions this evening,' he said. 'I felt a crazy adrenaline in my body.' His positivity may have been the thing Juventus needed most in the final part of the season. In the past few years they have often looked like a team weighed down by their club's identity – the permanent expectation that, whatever else happens, they simply ought to win. Locatelli, the club captain, characterised his decisive penalty as 'like kicking a medicine ball'. Napoli 2-0 Cagliari, Como 0-2 Inter Milan, Bologna 1-3 Genoa, Milan 2-0 Monza, Atalanta 2-3 Parma, Empoli 1-2 Verona, Lazio 0-1 Lecce, Torino 0-2 Roma, Udinese 2-3 Fiorentina, Venezia 2-3 Juventus Tudor reminded everyone that this is an inexperienced group coming together. Juventus fielded the second-youngest starting XIs, on average, in all of Serie A. Yildiz, third on the team with seven goals, celebrated his 20th birthday at the start of this month. Conceição is 22. Khéphren Thuram, who picked up the league's player of the month award before kick-off, is 24. There are interesting pieces here for a manager to build on. Champions League revenues should make it easier to address the issue highlighted by Tudor as their greatest weakness: a lack of depth in key positions. It appears unlikely he will be the one who gets to take the project forward. As we saw on Sunday, though, a lot can change – and then change again – in a short space of time. Pos Team P GD Pts 1 Napoli 38 32 82 2 Inter Milan 38 44 81 3 Atalanta 38 41 74 4 Juventus 38 23 70 5 Roma 38 21 69 6 Fiorentina 38 19 65 7 Lazio 38 12 65 8 AC Milan 38 18 63 9 Bologna 38 10 62 10 Como 38 -3 49 11 Torino 38 -6 44 12 Udinese 38 -15 44 13 Genoa 38 -12 43 14 Verona 38 -32 37 15 Cagliari 38 -16 36 16 Parma 38 -14 36 17 Lecce 38 -31 34 18 Empoli 38 -26 31 19 Venezia 38 -24 29 20 Monza 38 -41 18
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Juve do just enough to reach Champions League. Will Conte join them there?
Serie A's title race ended on Friday night, but the drama certainly didn't. Still to be decided were the final qualifiers for all three European competitions, and which teams would join Monza in dropping out of the top division. The six games that could impact those outcomes kicked off simultaneously on Sunday. Within 70 seconds, Daniel Fila had given 19th-placed Venezia the lead over fourth-placed Juventus. A tone-setter for an evening of twists and turns. Advertisement Juventus thought they had equalised almost immediately at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo, Alberto Costa driving a brilliant half-volley in from the edge of the box. But he handled in the buildup. Instead, Roma took a lead away to Torino. One point behind the Bianconeri at the start of play, they were now on course for the last Champions League spot. Related: Conte masterminds 'most unexpected' scudetto with single-minded Napoli | Nicky Bandini Venezia needed to win this game, and hope that neither Lecce nor Empoli did the same, to have any shot at survival. So far, so good. The former were drawing, and the latter a goal down at home to Verona. But Juventus came back. Kenan Yildiz equalised in the 25th minute, receiving the ball from a throw-in and dribbling inside before finishing at the near post. Randal Kolo Muani made it 2-1 soon after. And then they conceded another equaliser to Ridgeciano Haps at the start of the second half. Advertisement In many ways, this was the perfect still-frame of Juventus in 2025. They have improved since hiring Igor Tudor to replace Thiago Motta for the final stretch, moving the ball quicker and adding purpose to their press, but a defensive injury crisis has kept them looking vulnerable all the same. The starting back-three for this game was made up of two right-backs and Lloyd Kelly, who has had a tough adjustment since joining on loan from Newcastle in mid-season. Roma were 2-0 up now, and back on track for fourth place. Lecce had also taken a lead at Lazio but were down to 10 men. Venezia needed to score again and hope for some help from the Biancocelesti. Juventus simply had to win. The underdogs could have taken it. In the 71st minute, John Yeboah released Issa Doumbia, whose fierce near-post effort demanded a good save from Michele Di Gregorio. But moments later, Francisco Conceição jinked into the box at the far end and drew a foul from Hans Nicolussi Caviglia. Manuel Locatelli placed his penalty into the right corner. This time Juventus defended their lead successfully. A 3-2 win was enough to keep fourth, while Roma took fifth after beating Torino. Still a very creditable result, when you remember they were 12th, with only three wins from 12 games, on the day Claudio Ranieri took charge. Advertisement Lecce, impressively, held on to beat Lazio, securing a fourth-consecutive season in Serie A, their longest run ever in the top-flight. At full-time they paid tribute to Graziano Fiorita, the club's physio who died at the age of just 38 last month. Lazio's defeat meant that they dropped out of Europe altogether, allowing Fiorentina – who came from behind to beat Udinese 3-2, to secure a place in the Conference League for the fourth consecutive season. Empoli lost 2-1 to Verona, suffering relegation together with Venezia and Monza. Back at the Penzo, there were questions about what Juventus's victory might mean for Tudor's future. The club's director of football, Cristiano Giuntoli, said in a pre-game interview that the manager would at least stay in charge for the Club World Cup, which begins in less than three weeks. Tudor called his bluff, saying at full-time that he had no intention of leading the team into that tournament without confirmation that he was getting the job permanently. 'You will know everything soon. Very soon,' said Tudor. 'It would not be right to go to America without a definite decision. If someone is not going to be here next year, there is no sense in them going to the Club World Cup.' Advertisement The common belief is that Juventus intend to replace him with Antonio Conte – fresh from his scudetto triumph with Napoli. Giorgio Chiellini, who returned to the club in a new role as the head of institutional relations last September, is understood to have been in contact with the man under whose coaching he won the first three of nine Serie A titles. There is no lack of appreciation for Tudor's work. Qualifying for the Champions League will bring in more than €50m in additional revenues. In a cruel irony, it might even make it easier for Juventus's directors to persuade Conte to return. Although the Bianconeri were fifth when Tudor took over, they had lost four of their final six games under Motta, including a 4-0 drubbing by Atalanta and a 3-0 loss to Fiorentina. He only really beat the teams he was supposed beat – all five of Tudor's wins came against teams from the bottom-half of the table – but that was enough. Juventus avoided defeat in key end-of-season head-to-heads, drawing with Roma, Bologna, Lazio. His only loss came away to Parma. Tudor seemed philosophical on Sunday, expressing gratitude for the experience and satisfaction at achieving the goal he was set. 'I lived through a lot of emotions this evening,' he said. 'I felt a crazy adrenaline in my body.' Advertisement His positivity might have been the thing Juventus needed most in this final part of the season. They have often in these last few years looked like a team weighed down by their club's identity – the permanent expectation that, whatever else happens, they simply ought to win. Locatelli, the club captain, characterised his decisive penalty as 'like kicking a medicine ball'. Tudor reminded reporters that this is still an inexperienced group coming together. Juventus fielded the second-youngest starting XIs, on average, in all of Serie A. Yildiz, third on the team with seven goals, only celebrated his 20th birthday at the start of this month. Conceição is 22. Khéphren Thuram, who picked up the league's player of the month award before kick-off, is 24. Napoli 2-0 Cagliari, Como 0-2 Inter Milan, Bologna 1-3 Genoa, Milan 2-0 Monza, Atalanta 2-3 Parma, Empoli 1-2 Verona, Lazio 0-1 Lecce, Torino 0-2 Roma, Udinese 2-3 Fiorentina, Venezia 2-3 Juventus There are interesting pieces here for a manager to build on. Champions League revenues should make it easier to address the issue highlighted by Tudor as their greatest weakness: a lack of depth in key positions. Advertisement At time of writing, it appears unlikely that he will be the one who gets to take the project forward. As we saw on Sunday, though, a lot can change – and then change again – in a short space of time.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🔴 LIVE: Juventus have goal disallowed and trail Venezia
2025-05-25T19:01:07Z HITS THE POST Roma go close as Eldor Shomurodov thumps the post. 2025-05-25T18:55:51Z JUVENTUS GOAL DISALLOWED Alberto Costa levels just two minutes later, firing in a powerful half volley, but the effort is ruled out for handball in the build-up. Advertisement 2025-05-25T18:54:13Z With that early Venezia strike, Juventus still hold on to fourth spot, but are now level on points with chasing Roma. 2025-05-25T18:52:53Z GOAL VENEZIA Wow, within the opening two minutes, Daniel Fila wastes no time volleying into the net! 2025-05-25T18:49:59Z KICK OFF This evening's action is underway! 2025-05-25T18:33:16Z Towards the bottom of the table, Verona, Parma and Lecce start outside the bottom three. However, 18th Empoli and 19th Venezia still have a chance to jump out of the relegation places. 2025-05-25T18:26:53Z Good evening and welcome to our live coverage of the final round of 2024/25 Serie A fixtures. There's an intense battle for the fourth and final Champions League spot. Juventus lead the race on 67 points, while Roma trails by one point and Lazio by two.
Telegraph
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
MPs to debate returning Elgin Marbles to Greece
MPs will debate the return of the Elgin Marbles to Greece on Wednesday. Alberto Costa, the Tory MP for south Leicestershire MP, secured the Westminster Hall debate on the sculptures, which he wants returned on indefinite loan. He told The Telegraph that a deal could be sweetened if Greece agreed to waive the £17 entry fee to the Acropolis Museum for British visitors. The museum is already free for Greeks and would house the sculptures, which are also known as the Parthenon Marbles. Some 4.5 million British tourists visited Greece in 2023, the highest number on record. Mr Costa said: 'Greece could show goodwill towards British citizens by allowing British citizens free access to view the marbles in their new purpose-built home. 'This proposal is not about emptying the British Museum. It's about restoring a set of uniquely significant artefacts to their original context.' He said Athens could also offer a series of rotating exhibitions of Greece's most treasured artefacts, including the likes of the Antikythera mechanism, the world's first known analogue computer, and the Mask of Agamemnon, in major museums across the UK. Mr Costa, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Greece, added: 'This debate is not about apportioning blame or rewriting history. 'It's about seizing a post-Brexit opportunity, to show friendship, mutual respect and imagination in our cultural diplomacy.' Margaritis Schinas, a former European Commission vice-president and an ally of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek prime minister, backed the idea and said it would help Sir Keir Starmer's 'reset' with the EU. He told The Telegraph: 'Alberto Costa MP's initiative is a welcome example of how dialogue and imagination can overcome historic grievances and build enduring friendship. 'A negotiated, long-term arrangement for the Parthenon Marbles would be a powerful symbol of goodwill between Britain and Greece. It would also mark a positive step in redefining the UK's cultural and diplomatic relationships after Brexit.' The debate will take place on Wednesday at 11am in the Grand Committee Room. It is expected to last about 40 minutes and the Government must respond to questions raised. History of the Elgin Marbles The British Museum and Athens are in negotiations over the return of the sculptures and architectural features taken from the Acropolis by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1805. Lord Elgin is accused by Greece of having stolen the marbles or bribed officials to get them. The British Museum insists that the marbles were legally bought from the Ottoman Empire, which ruled Athens at the time. Negotiators' hands are tied to an extent by the British Museum Act 1963, which is a legal barrier to simply returning the marbles. An indefinite loan would circumvent it. The talks have dragged on since 2021. In December there were reports that a deal was 'close' after negotiations between George Osborne, the chair of the British Museum, and the Greek foreign ministry. That deal was planned to be underpinned by a cultural partnership between the UK and Greece and blockbuster Greek exhibits touring the UK in return for the loaning back of the marbles. The Government has said the negotiations are a matter for the British Museum and Sir Keir has made it clear that he will not obstruct any deal to return the marbles.
