Metropolitan Police Jacky Jhaj is on the sex offenders register, and is currently in pretrial detention in France The British paedophile charged in connection with organising a “mock wedding” to a child in Disneyland Paris is Jacky Jhaj, who was found guilty of sexual activity with two 15-year-olds in 2016, the BBC understands. Jhaj, 39, … Read more
As tech billionaire Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez prepare for their upcoming nuptials in Venice, Italy, some details about the lavish wedding event have been revealed — and some residents say they are concerned about the scale of the event. Representatives for the couple are remaining relatively tight-lipped about the wedding, which is set for later … Read more
A British man has been charged in connection with organising the “mock wedding” of a nine-year-old Ukrainian girl in Disneyland Paris. French prosecutors said the 39-year-old man was a convicted sexual offender who is wanted in the UK. His name has not been made public. He was arrested when police were called to the amusement … Read more
As It Happens6:26Venetians plan to swim in the canals to disrupt Jeff Bezos’s wedding When the world’s third richest man ties the knot in Venice this week, Federica Toninello plans to be just outside, having a swim in the canal. Toninello is one of hundreds of protesters who are doing whatever they can to disrupt … Read more
A bride was shot dead on her wedding night in a village near the south-east French city of Avignon after masked gunmen opened fire, local officials say. One suspected attacker was also killed in an apparent exchange of fire, and the groom and a child of 13 were seriously wounded during the incident in the … Read more
Stefano Mazzola/Getty Images Activists unfurled various anti-Bezos banners around Venice Activists in Venice have launched a series of protests against Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos, who is due to marry fiancée Lauren Sánchez next week in a lavish, multi-million dollar ceremony that could shut parts of the famous city down. Jeff Bezos, 61, is the world’s … Read more
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez are preparing to have their star-studded wedding in Venice, Italy, at the end of June, but many locals are claiming there’s “No Space For Bezos” in the city. Last week, activists in Venice gathered to organize protests on June 26, 27 and 28 — the dates … Read more