Fraudster who tricked more than 20 victims into handing over luxury watches, gold and jewellery in £2million scam is jailed for 12 years

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Singer, 76, was in Manchester with his band for penultimate UK show of his Songs in the Key of Life anniversary tour When Stevie Wonder’s team just called to say: “Can we all come to your restaurant in Stalybridge at 11pm on a Sunday?” Ryan Robinson, of course, said yes. First the band turned up, and then – at 12.30am – the man himself arrived. Hours later, staff at the Cafe Continental were sharing a £1,000 tip. Continue reading...

Royal Festival Hall, London With this programme of Strauss (Johann II and Richard) and Mozart – and Emanuel Ax the deft and lucid soloist – Manfred Honeck, who joins as principal conductor in 2028, gave an exciting statement of intent ‘I am a man of tradition,” Manfred Honeck, the Philharmonia’s new principal conductor designate, declared earlier this week in rehearsals. But for the 68-year-old Austrian, who in 2028 becomes only the seventh principal conductor in the ensemble’s 81-year history,

Robyn Cowen is joined by Jacob Steinberg, Lars Sivertsen and Paul Watson as Manchester United appoint Mauricio Pochettino as their head coach and Harry Kane becomes the sole leading appearance maker for the England men’s team Continue reading...