Mechanic 'beat gay lover, 15, to death after £2k blackmail ultimatum', court hears

Best friends always know! Rihanna admitted that while she was able to keep her pregnancy out of the public eye for months, her friends guessed she had a baby coming early on.

Big Brother favourite Glyn Wise has shared an insight into his wild night at G-A-Y with pole-dancing Adele.The 34-year-old, who blasted onto our screens in 2006 aged 18 wearing lifeguard shorts when he entered the Big Brother house, enjoyed a wild night out at Heaven nightclub in Charing Cross alongside superstar Adele.The Welshman admitted to the MailOnline that he mistook the Easy On Me singer, 33, for Kylie Minogue, 53.He said: “I had never seen Adele in the flesh before, but I mistook her for Kylie Minogue. This is nothing new as I once spent the whole day with Mutya from Sugababes thinking she was Tracy Beaker from kid's TV!”Recalling the moment the penny dropped that an A-lister was in the building, Glyn disclosed: “I had just been to athletics training.

vaping ravaged her lungs.Juliet Roberts, 18, started vaping over four-and-a-half years ago at the age of 14 along with her school friends.She says she quickly became “addicted”, going through a disposable e-cigarette every two weeks.After all those years of regular use, the vaping took a huge toll on the teenager’s lungs and on January 7 she was hospitalised as she was struggling to breathe. Concerned doctors put Juliet on life support for five days and despite a “miraculous” recovery, she remains on oxygen 24/7. Now recovering at home, Juliet was told she's still at risk of having a heart attack due to the strain on her weak lungs.

Christine McGuinness has revealed why she celebrated Valentine's Day early with Paddy this year.The smitten showbiz pair have been married for over 10 years since they tied the knot in 2011, but they clearly still make the most of the most romantic day of the year.That's because model Christine, 33, and comedian Paddy, 48, decided to mark Valentine's day a few days before everybody else.The famous couple have action-packed diaries, and they both spotted they had a rare day off on Thursday this week (February 10).The mum-of-three dished on her date with Paddy to the Mirror - explaining that they chose a day before their kids broke up from school as it meant they'd get some time alone.She said: "We did our Valentine's yesterday because our children break up from school today.

The Only Way Is Essex star Joey Turner has admitted to seeing his slimmed-down style as inspired by "heroin chic" after posting his latest series of images.The reality TV star was seen posing shirtless with just a cropped satin waistcoat and cropped pinstripe flared trousers for his outing, setting off his look with a grey baker boy cap and silver rosary beads.Joey, 20, seized his opportunity to hit out at critics of his look - which previously sparked concern with TOWIE fans - by responding to an article by Dazed which raised the question if the '90s trend of glamorising drug usage and waif-like bodies is making a comeback.He wrote: "Everyone stop copying me!!! Honestly I think I can see the future without realising it, bcos I did the whole 2000s thing way before it become a trend and same with the heroin chic thing, like everything that ends up becoming a trend I did it before."Joey then went on to use the moment to hit back at those who have criticised his look despite his reassurance that he is "fine."He continued: "I also bet when it becomes a 'trend' people won't get crucified for it the way i did, because it's just a 'trend', anyways I ran so you could walk, enjoy heroin chic, it's my gift to you all."Joey captioned his post with the words from the Catholic Hail Mary prayer and Latin opera song Sancta Maria.He wrote: "Sancta Maria, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen."The TV star turned fashion designer previously released a statement dismissing claims that his weight was worrying.He wrote: "I am not your role model.

, is here! We've been impatiently anticipating the release since production was announced and have withstood a year-long delay (due to the pandemic), but it's finally arrived — just in time for Valentine's Day weekend. premiered in both theaters and on Peacock simultaneously on Friday, Feb. 11.The romantic comedy follows pop star Kat Valdez (Jennifer Lopez), who on the day of her extremely public wedding to celebrity hunk Bastian (Maluma), finds out he's been unfaithful.

Valentine’s Day came early for Jennifer Lopez.

direct to your inboxA teenager accused of murdering a schoolboy told a jury he felt 'ashamed' at the 'pain' he had caused, adding: "The killing... I’ll never forget that."Matthew Mason, 19, is on trial at Chester Crown Court.He admits killing 15-year-old Alex Rodda in woodland in Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12 last year, but denies murder.The jury has heard Mr Mason paid the Holmes Chapel High School pupil more than £2,000 over a three-week period.

direct to your inboxThe young man accused of murdering a schoolboy wept in the witness box as he told a jury: "I still accept my actions caused the death of Alex Rodda."Matthew Mason, 19, also told jurors Alex was still breathing when he left him in the woods after hitting him over the head with a spanner during a scuffle.The teenager said he threw the 15-year-old's phone out of his car having driven away from the scene, but returned 'mainly to move him' after realising he had died.Mr Mason is accused of murdering Alex.The prosecution has previously told the murder trial at Chester Crown Court Mr Mason beat Alex to death with the large metal tool in a wooded area near the village of Ashley, Cheshire, on December 13 last year.Mr Mason, then

A teenager has told a court he killed a schoolboy after he threatened to "ruin" his life by revealing their sexual relationship.

direct to your inboxA trial has heard about the moment a police officer smashed a car window and pulled a young man out before he was arrested on suspicion of murdering a Cheshire schoolboy. The evidence came after a jury was told about the 'violent and repetitive' attack - consisting of 'at least 15 separate blows with a blunt-shaped weapon' - said to have been launched on Alex Rodda.

direct to your inboxThe ex-girlfriend of the alleged murderer of Alex Rodda said he 'confessed' to killing him in a prison visit, a jury was told.Matthew Mason, aged 19, is charged with the murder of the schoolboy, whose body was found in woodland near the village of Ashley, in Cheshire, on December 13 last year.A trial at Chester Crown Court has previously heard how Mr Mason, then 18, allegedly murdered the 15-year-old because he ‘didn’t want anyone to know he was gay’.Prosecutors initially told the trial that Mr Mason would pay Alex for sex, and that more than £2,000 had been paid to him over a three-week period after the teen allegedly threatened to reveal their relationship.The Crown claims that Mr Mason beat Alex to death using a large

The ex-girlfriend of a teen accused of murder has told a court he broke down in tears and told her about the killing.

direct to your inboxA binman has described the moment he found alleged murder victim Alex Rodda's body.Matthew Mason is on trial at Chester Crown Court accused of murdering the 15-year-old, whose body was found in woodland near the Cheshire village of Ashley, near Hale Barns, on December 13 last year.The trial has previously heard how Mr Mason had allegedly murdered the schoolboy because 'he didn't want to know anyone he was gay'. Mr Mason initially paid Alex for sex, prosecutors have told jurors.

direct to your inboxAlex Rodda was a gregarious, openly gay schoolboy of 15 whose short life ended violently in Cheshire woodland a year ago.Jurors in a trial which opened this week have been told by prosecutors that he was beaten to death by a young farmer, Matthew Mason.Mr Mason is said to have been fearful of his sexual 'relationship' with Alex - and his sexual orientation - being made public.In the first week of the trial jurors heard shocking details of Alex's death and how events unravelled in the days and weeks before his body was discovered.The younger boy, the court has heard, was bludgeoned with a wrench near the village of Ashley during the night of December 12, 2019, and his battered semi-naked body found by refuse collectors

direct to your inboxA schoolboy found dead in the woods had been given 'hush money' by the young man accused of murdering him to keep their sexual relationship secret - and 'saw it as a game', a jury has heard.Matthew Mason, 19, beat Alex Rodda to death with a large metal wrench in Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12 last year, prosecutors have said.The Crown claims Mr Mason, who was 18 at the time, killed Alex because he was being blackmailed after paying him for sex.Prosecutors allege Mr Mason continued to pay Alex in a bid to keep the relationship a secret.Payments of more than £2,000 were made, jurors have previously heard.Mr Mason denies murder.Gordon Cole QC, defending, has told jurors they will have to consider whether the killing was

direct to your inboxThe mother of a schoolboy found dead in remote woodland told a jury of the moment she looked into the 'soulless' eyes of the young man accused of murdering her son as he stood in her home days earlier.Alex Rodda, 15, was beaten to death with a large metal wrench in Ashley, Cheshire, on December 12 last year, prosecutors have told jurors.Matthew Mason, who was 18 at the time of the incident, denies murdering the teenager.Mr Mason, now 19, killed Alex because he was being 'blackmailed', the prosecution claims.He was paying his victim for sex, but didn't want anyone to find out about their relationship, according to the Crown.Payments of more than £2,000 were made to Alex by Mr Mason, jurors have previously heard.Gordon

direct to your inboxA teenager accused of murdering a schoolboy he 'paid to have sex with' didn't want anyone to know he was gay 'because he was in the Young Farmers', a jury heard as a police interview with a friend of the deceased was played in court.Matthew Mason, then 18, lured Alex Rodda to a remote woodland near the rural village of Ashley in Cheshire before beating him to death with a metal wrench in December last year, prosecutors allege.Mr Mason, now 19, killed the 15-year-old because he was being 'blackmailed', the prosecution claims.He was paying his victim for sex, but didn't want anyone to find out about their relationship, according to the Crown.On the third day of a trial at Chester Crown Court, jurors were played an

Cour t on Monday, Ian Unsworth QC, prosecuting, said the case for the prosecution was that "Matthew Mason took Alexander Rodda to the woods on the pretence of sexual activity and then murdered him in cold blood." He said the defendant, then 18, and Alex had known each other for some months before his death and "enjoyed an intimate sexual relationship".Mr Unsworth said Alex, a pupil at Holmes Chapel High School, was struck with at least 15 heavy blows in the "brutal" and "merciless" attack in a remote wooded area near Ashley, not far from Bowdon in Cheshire.He added: "Alex did not stand a chance.

An apprentice mechanic bludgeoned his 15-year-old lover to death after paying more than £2,000 to stop him reporting their relationship, a court has heard.

direct to your inboxA teenager lured his schoolboy lover to remote woodland with the promise of sex and bludgeoned him to death with a wrench, a murder trial was told today.Matthew Mason, an apprentice mechanic then aged 18, is said to have paid his 15-year-old victim, Alex Rodda, more than £2,000 over a three-week period following an alleged threat by his victim to reveal their relationship.Alex was said to have revealed he would report his lover to police if the payments stopped.He was warned this was ‘akin to blackmail’, a jury was told.Mr Mason drove Alex to remote woodland and inflicted at least 15 blows with a long wrench, a court heardAlex Rodda’s semi-naked body was found dead near the Cheshire village of Ashley, near Hale Barns, on