Negotiations Go Down to the Wire As Possibility of EU Exit Loom Large

Page 1 Afternoon Tea Now Served Immigration Attorney Steven Landaal • Green Cards through Marriage and Family • Employment Visas • Monthly Payments Available Tel: (310) 395-2828 11.30-4.00pm in our Tea Room Ye Olde Kings Head, 116 Santa Monica Blvd See our ad on Page 3 California’s British Accent ™ - Since 1984 Saturday, February 20, 2016 • Number 16134 Always Free CRUNCH TIME FOR CAMERON Negotiations go down to the wire as possibility of EU exit loom large DAVID CAMERON was fighting could end without a this summit if we make work to do overnight and about finding a resolution breakthrough, almost some real progress from we have got to see real to Britain’s concerns, the desperately on Friday to keep alive his certainly delaying a where we were at 8.30 progress.” Downing Street source last-ditch bid to secure an EU reform referendum until after the this evening,” said the Despite a string of said Mr Tusk shared the deal which will allow him to call a summer. Number 10 source. European leaders, PM’s assessment that “The Prime Minister “If we don’t, we are including German more movement was referendum on British membership left them in no doubt not going to have an Chancellor Angela needed to secure a deal. on June 23. that we are only going agreement at this summit. Merkel, saying they were “While many countries to do an agreement at “There is some real hard ready to be constructive cont. on page 3, col. 1 With sentiment The Prime Minister hardening in Brusssels urged fellow leaders to against granting the agree a new “live and let Music to our ears at Cal State Northridge... Prime Minister the live” settlement which concessions he is seeking, he said could resolve the Cameron warned EU “festering” problem of leaders that he was ready Britain’s relationship with to walk away from their Europe for a generation. summit without a deal But as the first session unless they gave ground of talks broke up on on key British demands Thursday evening, a and provided him with Number 10 source said a “credible” package he there was more work to can sell to voters. do on key issues including As officials began migrant welfare, child intensive negotiations benefit, relations with the expected to stretch eurozone, treaty change through the night, the PM and a British exemption conferred with European from the requirement for Council president “ever-closer union”. Donald Tusk on how to With leaders due to keep the deal on track, return to the negotiating following discussions table at breakfast-time which Downing Street to assess progress made said showed little sign of overnight, the possibility bridging differences with remained that a summit a number of the other 27 described by Mr Tusk The Band of the Royal Marines and the Pipes, Drums, and Highland Dancers of the Scots Guards visit the EU states. as “make or break” Valley Performing Arts in Northridge next Sunday for an afternoon of classic military music. (see page 6) Inside: News from Britain 2-6; Meet a Member 7, Crossword 7, Stargazing 9, Book Review 9, Brits in LA 10, Sean Borg 11, Legal Notices 12-17, Sport 18-20 Page 2 The british Weekly, Sat. FEb. 20, 2016 News from Britain Cilla Supreme Court overturns controversial murder law leaves n Momentous decision could mean dozens of high-profile cases will be re-tried IN A MOMENTOUS Leicestershire police £15m to legal decision that could officer Paul Fyfe in 2011. leave British courts tied The court heard that her sons up for years in retrials, Jogee had “egged on” his the Supreme Court friend Mohammed Hirsi, Singer and TV star Cilla ruled on Thursday that a who stabbed Mr Fyfe Black has left more than controversial law which in the heart. Both men £15.2m of her UK estate has allowed people to received life sentences for to her sons, according be convicted of murder murder. to her will. even if they did not inflict Jogee had argued he The Liverpool-born the fatal blow has been was not inside the house performer died of a wrongly interpreted for when the incident took stroke aged 72 after a more than 30 years. place, and could not have PROBLEMATIC CASES: Ameen Jogee (center), was sentenced for murder even though his friend Mohamed Hirsi (left) did the actually killing of victim fall at her Spanish villa The joint enterprise law foreseen what his friend Paul Fyfe in 2011; and Samantha Joseph (right) was jailed for ten years for her has been used to convict intended to do. last year. role in the ‘honey trap’ slaying of 16 year old Shakilus Townsend in 2008 The beneficiaries are people in gang-related Joint enterprise law has listed as her children cases if defendants “could” been used to convict and death. Joseph led Shakilus The husband was hoped he would soon be Robert, Ben and Jack have foreseen violent acts hand down long sentences to a quiet cul-de-sac in stabbed to death at the free. Willis with a further by their associates. in several high-profile Thornton Heath, south hand of at least one of the She called joint £20,000 left to Penelope However, judges cases: London, where he was gang members. All three enterprise “a lazy law”, Walker, understood to ruled it was wrong to treat Stephen beaten with baseball bats were convicted of murder. saying: “It should never However, the change to have been invented. It’s have been her long- “foresight” as a sufficient Lawrence: David Norris and stabbed six times by her older boyfriend Danny the law is not retrospective just been used to convict standing housekeeper. test. and Gary Dobson were Their decision could convicted under joint McLean. They were both - so anyone appealing innocent people of crimes Black’s husband pave the way for hundreds enterprise in 2012 for convicted of murder would have to show they didn’t commit.” Bobby Willis died of of prisoners to seek the 1993 murder of Delivering the that they would suffer cancer in 1999 and she appeals. Stephen Lawrence. He was judgement, Lord “substantial injustice” if ‘Pack of animals’ never remarried. It will apply in England, stabbed to death by a gang Neuberger said it was they were not allowed to Simon Natas, a lawyer Born Priscilla Maria Wales, Northern Ireland in a racially motivated wrong to treat “foresight” appeal, according to one who has worked with Veronica White, she and most UK overseas murder in Eltham, south- as a sufficient test to convict legal expert. campaign group Joint found fame in the 1960s common law territories east London, when he was someone of murder. In Jogee’s case, the Enterprise Not Guilty before becoming a TV but not in Scotland, which 18. “The court is satisfied Supreme Court “set aside” By Association, said the host. has its own rules on joint Garry Newlove: Three after a much fuller review his conviction - meaning “historic” ruling would The former Blind enterprise. teenagers - Adam of the law than in the the verdict in his original make the law “fairer for Date and Surprise! Campaigners against Swellings, Stephen Sorton earlier cases that the courts trial no longer stands. everybody”. Surprise! presenter joint enterprise welcomed and Jordan Cunliffe - were took a wrong turn in 1984. However, the ruling But Lorraine Fraser, was sunbathing when the ruling, saying it would jailed for life for the 2007 And it is the responsibility does not mean Jogee whose son Tyrone Clarke she lost her balance, mean a fairer law - but murder of Garry Newlove. of this court to put the law will walk free, as the was killed by a gang in fell and hit her head, some murder victims’ He was attacked after he right,” he said. court found he was 2004, said she thought the which knocked her relatives said they were confronted a group outside The judgement refers unquestionably guilty of law should stay in place. unconscious on 1 worried about possible his house in Warrington, to a ruling by the Judicial at least manslaughter, and Four men were found August. appeals. Cheshire. Committee of the Privy there was evidence that he guilty of Tyrone’s murder She was buried in The ruling came after Shakilus Council in a case in which could have been guilty of by joint enterprise.“They Liverpool on 20 August a panel of five Supreme Townsend: Samantha three gang members armed murder. were a pack of animals following a service at St Court judges considered Joseph was jailed for 10 with knives burst into Jogee’s mother Rachel around him and they Mary’s Church in the the case of Ameen Jogee, years for the 2008 killing the home of a prostitute Whitehead said she was all pleaded not guilty in and her husband in Hong “absolutely delighted” Liverpool suburb of who had been convicted of Shakilus Townsend, 16, court,” she said, adding Kong, intending to collect her son was no longer Woolton. under joint enterprise after acting as a “honey they should not be allowed of the murder of former trap” to lure him to his a debt. convicted of murder, and to appeal.” The british Weekly, Sat. Feb. 20, 2016 Page 3 News from Britain Cameron: cont. from page one said they wanted to help Independent to cease print run keep Britain in the EU, there wasn’t much sign of n how they are planning to Money-losing title to go online-only next month do that in practice,” said the source.

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