EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear, the production, management and financing company founded by Teddy Schwarzman, on Thursday announced its signing of Simona Tabasco, one of the breakout Italian stars of The White Lotus‘ second season.
23.07.2023 - 15:43 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
As 3am approached, Goose Green was still bouncing. As friends and families chatted in the popular Altrincham courtyard - packed every weekend - there were few signs of the tragedy about to unfold.
It would become the scene of a terrifying double stabbing. It would be where a talented boxer - the much-loved cousin of Tyson Fury - would lose his life. Rico Burton, 31, enjoyed a night out with family and friends in the Trafford suburb.
According to reports at the time, he watched the Anthony Joshua v Oleksandr Usyk fight, enjoying summer drinks. He was later stabbed in the neck by a lone stranger out looking for trouble. That young man - Liam O'Pray - went out armed with a lock-knife.
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The 22-year-old had already kicked off with bouncers and threatened to blow a pub up after being chucked out. He's now been convicted of Rico's murder - and of wounding with intent in relation to another man, Harvey Reilly, who was also seriously hurt.
The killing shocked Greater Manchester - and prompted Rico's cousin Fury to demand the government do more to tackle knife crime, dubbing blade-carrying thugs 'cowards'. The outpouring of grief was put into even sharper focus as friends and family took to the streets ahead of Rico's funeral.
Now the yob who plunged a seven-inch knife into Rico's neck faces years behind bars. There was no reaction from O'Pray as he learned of the jury's decision.
Rico's family members shouted 'yes' as the verdicts were delivered.
O'Pray went out with pals in Wythenshawe and Sale on August 21. He was separated from his group and ended up in Altrincham's Goose Green at around 2.45am.
He went to Trader's Tiki Bar, but left. He tried to
EXCLUSIVE: Black Bear, the production, management and financing company founded by Teddy Schwarzman, on Thursday announced its signing of Simona Tabasco, one of the breakout Italian stars of The White Lotus‘ second season.
The Duke of Sussex was spotted trying on sunglasses as he shopped for a souvenir gift to take home to his wife Meghan during his solo trip to Japan. While Meghan was believed to be enjoying a girls' night out with her friend Lucy Fraser to watch a Taylor Swift gig in LA, Prince Harry enjoyed a day out shopping with polo player friend Nacho Figueras.The sportsman posted on Instagram that they were 'shopping for our wives' in central Tokyo and posed for a photograph wearing sunglasses, said to retail at $175.The picture, where the two cross arms and are donning matching outfits of a polo shirt and casual jeans, made eager fans flock to the comments to share their love for Harry and his friend.
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The mother of tragic Rico Burton - the cousin of world famous boxer Tyson Fury - spoke of her heartbreak as her son's murderer was jailed for life. Liam O'Pray, 22, knifed 31-year-old Mr Burton in Altrincham town centre in the early hours of August 21 last year.
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Sofia Vergara was spotted in an outing with some girlfriends. The Colombian actress and TV personality spent part of her Saturday at a restaurant in West Hollywood, looking stunning and ready for a good time. Sofia Vergara through the years: From the 90s until nowSofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello to resolve custody of dog Bubbles amid divorceVergara wore a skintight leopard print dress that she paired with some stunning accessories, including a Chanel handbag and some Christian Louboutin heels.
Hugh Coles, who plays George McFly in Broadway’s “Back to the Future,” once owned a vintage shop in his native England and said about 85% of his closet is filled with used clothing. “I made a conscious choice that I won’t buy anything new.
Tina Fey reportedly has a shot at taking over “Saturday Night Live” for Lorne Michaels.
Tommy Fury has been spotted for the first time without his fiancée Molly-Mae by his side after his fairytale clifftop proposal. The professional boxer, 24 was instead out in Manchester supporting his brother Tyson Fury and sister-in-law Paris Fury at the launch of the new energy drink 'Furiocity by Tyson Fury'. Newly engaged Tommy, who had clearly caught a tan from his recent Ibiza getaway, rocked a casual look to the event in a white T-shirt, green chino trousers and a pair of white and green shoes.
interview with the New York Times, the producer said, “I have no plans to retire.”A year before that, however, he left the door open to a new phase away from Studio 8H. Michaels told CBS Morning‘s Gayle King, “I think I’m committed to doing the show until its 50th anniversary, which is in three years… I’d like to see that through and I have a feeling that would be a really good time to leave.”The 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” is coming in the fall of 2024, and during that year the all-powerful Michaels will turn 80 years old. When it wraps up, another US presidential election — when “SNL” reliably gets its best ratings — likely featuring Donald Trump will have just ended.
Sinéad O’Connor released 10 albums over the course of her impressive career, but one moment stood out more than any other: her performance on Saturday Night Live.
Catherine Tyldesley's latest sensational appearance has left fans floored as the former Coronation Street showed her 'divine beauty' in a string of black and white snaps. Fans best know the actress for appearing in the ITV soap but she couldn't have looked further from her days on the cobbles.
Two days after the sudden death of Queen Elizabeth, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Prince William, and Princess Catherine (aka Kate Middleton) made an unannounced show of unity amid growing tensions between the families.