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'ISIS Beatle Kotey faces his worst nightmare - being locked up in US prison'

Chris Hughes interviewed Alexanda Kotey in a Syrian jail three years ago. He showed no sign of contrition for the suffering of ISIS victims. but said he was terrified of being locked up in the States

Daily Mirror

Islamic State 'Beatle' Kotey sentenced to life in US jail

Washington (AFP) - Alexanda Kotey, part of the Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles," was sentenced to life in jail by a United States court on Friday.

AFP

Quadruple-chasing Liverpool hitting all the right notes

Liverpool (AFP) - As Liverpool fans all around Anfield celebrated their Champions League semi-final first leg victory over Villarreal, it was fitting they choose a Beatles song to serenade the mastermind of their bid for football immortality.

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El Shafee Elsheikh, from London to Syria to IS 'Beatle'

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - El Shafee Elsheikh, convicted on all charges in the deaths of four American hostages, went to Syria a decade ago with two childhood friends from London to wage jihad against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad.

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Islamic State 'Beatle' guilty of all charges in US hostage deaths

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - El Shafee Elsheikh, a member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles," was found guilty of all charges on Thursday for the deaths of four American hostages in Syria.

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Brit convicted as 'Beatle' in Islamic State beheadings trial

A jury has convicted a British national for his role in an Islamic State group hostage-taking scheme that took roughly two dozen Westerners captive a decade ago

The Independent UK

British ISIS fighter El Shafee Elsheikh found guilty of role in kidnapping and killing hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh is the most high profile Isis figure to stand trial in the US

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ISIS ‘Beatle’ Case Goes to the Jury in Virginia

A jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, a former British national who went to Syria to join ISIS and allegedly became a member of the notorious kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles." Wrapping up the government's case, prosecutor Raj Parekh said it had been proven…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What fans sang to Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager makes Champions League power play

Liverpool match verdict from Paul Gorst after the 3-3 draw in the Champions League against Benfica

Liverpool Echo

Islamic State 'Beatle' case goes to the jury in Virginia

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - A jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, a former British national who went to Syria to join the Islamic State and allegedly became a member of the notorious kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles."

AFP

‘Relentless abuse and torture’: Prosecution wraps evidence in trial of British Isis fighter as jury deliberates

El Shafee Elsheikh denies being one of a kidnapping group nicknamed the ‘Beatles’

The Independent UK

US Prosecutors Rest Case Against ISIS ‘Beatle’

Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against an alleged member of the notorious ISIS kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles." El Shafee Elsheikh, 33, declined the opportunity to testify in his own defense at his trial in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. Asked by Judge T.S.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US prosecutors rest case against Islamic State 'Beatle'

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against an alleged member of the notorious Islamic State kidnap-and-murder cell known as the "Beatles."

AFP

Yazidi woman testifies about IS leader's treatment of US hostage Kayla Mueller

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - A young Yazidi woman testified on Monday that American aid worker Kayla Mueller told her she was raped by former Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and threatened with death if she tried to escape.

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Liverpool Echo

Paul McCartney's brother says he could have had a very different job

Paul started the band after a chance meeting with John Lennon in 1957

The Guardian - UK

Beatle v mobster: the day John Lennon put paid to a shady record label boss

Lawyer’s book reveals the inside story of the musician’s 1976 court battle with Morris Levy, a mafia-affiliated music mogul

Asharq Al-Awsat

Former Hostages Unmask ISIS ‘Beatle’ at Trial

Former hostages taking the witness stand at the trial of their alleged ISIS group captor have described their brutal treatment in chilling detail. Eight former ISIS hostages have testified so far at the trial of El Shafee Elsheikh, accused of being a member of the notorious kidnap-and-murder cell known as…

AFP

Former hostages unmask Islamic State 'Beatle' at trial

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - Former hostages taking the witness stand at the trial of their alleged Islamic State group captor have described their brutal treatment in chilling detail.

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IS captives were forced to sing 'Hotel Osama': French hostage

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - A French journalist held by the Islamic State in Syria testified Wednesday that he and other hostages were forced by their captors to sing a depraved parody of the Eagles song "Hotel California" called "Hotel Osama."

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney’s childhood home to be made available for unsigned musicians

The Forthlin Sessions invites artists to write and perform where many Beatles classics were written

The Independent UK

‘I hoped it was a cruel joke’: Mother of James Foley describes torment of son’s public killing by Isis

Diane Foley found out about the death of her son in a phone call from a journalist

Liverpool Echo

George Harrison's childhood home turned into Airbnb for Beatles fans

The terraced house sold at auction for £171,000 and Beatles fans can now stay there

Evening Standard

Islamic State hostages ‘forced into brutal prison fights by captors known as The Beatles’

An aid worker held by the Islamic State “Beatles” says he and fellow prisoners were forced to take part in “Royal Rumble” fights during 14 months in captivity.

AFP

Italian aid worker recalls brutal treatment by IS 'Beatles'

Alexandria (United States) (AFP) - An Italian aid worker described being beaten with a rubber cable and waterboarded in harrowing testimony Thursday at the trial of a jihadist accused of being one of his Islamic State captors known as the "Beatles."

The Independent UK

‘They played games with us’: Former hostage of Isis ‘Beatles’ describes brutal treatment at hands of British jailers

El Shafee Elsheikh is standing trial in Virginia for alleged involvement in hostage-taking operation

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