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‘He looked devastated’: club tells of Barcelona fan who ended up in Exeter

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Admin

Supporter mistakenly travelled to St James Park ground instead of Newcastle namesake (save for an apostrophe)

The two stadiums are 366 miles apart. One holds more than 50,000 people, the other less than 10,000. The buzz as you walk up to the two grounds is a little different.

But nevertheless, one Barcelona fan appeared not to have realised that he was at the wrong ground and tried to get through the turnstiles at Exeter City’s modest stadium (St James Park), rather than Newcastle United’s hulking one (St James’ Park).

Maoist cult leader was found dead in bed in prison cell, inquest hears

Posted on August 1, 2024 by Admin

Aravindan Balakrishnan, jailed in 2016 for string of sexual assaults, died of natural causes, coroner rules

A Maoist cult leader jailed for a string of sexual assaults and for keeping his daughter captive for three decades was found dead in bed in his prison cell, an inquest has heard.

Aravindan Balakrishnan, 81, who called himself Comrade Bala and brainwashed his cult into thinking he had godlike powers and could read their minds, died at HMP Dartmoor in Devon on 8 April 2022.