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Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Padres vs. Dodgers rivalry gets heated, Phillies sweep Mets, CWS update & more
There was no lack of drama at Chavez Ravine this week as an already heated intradivision rivalry turned the heat up even more. Ejections, players being hit, benches clearing and a walk-off home run were all sprinkled throughout the Dodgers and Padres matchup that saw LA take three of the four games. Jake and Jordan get into all of the drama from the series as they discuss the ejections of both managers, Tatis' injury, the Dodgers starting to look dominant again and more. Plus, the Dodgers' owner now owns another storied LA franchise, and the guys give their thoughts on the impact this may have on the Lakers. Advertisement While things are heating up in LA, they seem to be cooling off in NYC. Although the Yankees were able to escape a sweep by the Angels, the Mets did not get as lucky as they got swept by the Braves. The guys dive into the series and discuss if the surging Braves, led by Ronald Acuña Jr., are destined for the postseason and how the Mets can snap their six-game losing streak. Plus, Jake and Jordan talk about the Braves' Didier Fuentes reaching the MLB before his 21st birthday and what to make of the NL East. Jake has returned from the Men's College World Series. He shares all that he saw in Omaha and the guys chat about the epic matchup of Coastal Carolina vs. LSU. Plus, Jake tells an amazing story from the aftermath of the Arkansas loss that you don't want to miss. Finally, what does the Pope, Nick Castellanos and some men named Ryan have in common? The Good, The Bad & The Uggla of course! Everyone's favorite segment of the week drops the latest edition. Close out your week with us at the Baseball Bar-B-Cast. Padres vs. Dodgers series gets heated, managers ejected AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) (1:15) - Dodgers/Padres rivalry heats up Advertisement (22:36) - Braves sweep Mets (35:00) - What to make of the NL East (42:20) - College World Series update (54:28) - The Good, The Bad & The Uggla Follow the show on X at @CespedesBBQ Follow Jake @Jake_Mintz Follow Jordan @J_Shusterman_ 🖥️ Watch this full episode on YouTube Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at or at Yahoo Sports Podcasts
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Jake Quickenden's son says his late dad came to visit in emotional video
I'm A Celebrity star Jake Quickenden shared an emotional video of his son, Leo, who said he saw Jake's late father, Paul, in the house following the star's dad's death in 2009 Jake Quickenden was left shaken after his son Leo claimed he saw the 36-year-old's late father standing by the bedroom doorway. The singer and ex-footballer quickly filmed a video asking his son questions about what he saw while Leo looked nonchalant about the entire paranormal ordeal. In the emotional video, Leo stood on his bed answering his dad's questions. Jake asked: "What did you say to me a minute ago?", to which Leo answered: "Your daddy's here." Jake repeated what Leo said and asked where the toddler saw his late father. Leo said: "He's invisible because he was is the sky." READ MORE: 'Brilliant' air cooling fan that keeps homes cool during the heatwave slashed from £150 to £40 Jake then asked whether he saw his later father Paul, who died in 2009 from myeloma, in the house. Leo pointed towards the doorway of the bedroom, telling Jake that's where he saw Paul. When asked what the late Paul was doing standing by the doorway, Leo said: "He was saying hi to me." A visibly shaken Jake also asked whether Paul left a message to him. Leo, now lying down on the bed, revealed Paul told Leo he loves Jake. The star admitted he was a bit 'scared' by the paranormal situation. He wrote in the caption: "I don't know whether to be totally terrified or cry my eyes out here, me and Leo was just playing in my room and he randomly just started saying this stuff, literally out the blue!! "He then described him and everything lol he's seen a couple pics but yeah total madness. What would make him come out with that??? They say kids see." Friends and fans rushed to the comment section to share their thoughts, with Celebrity Big Brother's Chris Hughes writing: "And I believe every word, very sweet of him to pop bye to see you." "This is truly beautiful, and kids are so in tune with this sort of thing, how amazing," Lucy Jo Hudson posted. One fan added: "He was there babes - your beautiful boy just told you! How amazing so happy for you." The loss of Jake's dad in 2009 to myeloma tore him apart, and the grief struck again when his brother Oliver died after being diagnosed with bone cancer at just 19 in 2013. Yet, their spirits remain part of the family tapestry, with Jake sharing a heartfelt nod to them by naming his kids after them. "Leo's middle name is Oliver, after my little brother, and the new baby's middle name is going to be Paul after my dad," he said before his second child, Kit, was born.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mirror
Shocking number of Brits 'go for weeks' without experiencing joy
A staggering 94 per cent of Brits believe it's essential to find joy in the little things, according to the survey of 2,000 adults conducted by discount retailer QD More than 10 million Brits go weeks on end without experiencing any joy at all, a study shows. The nationwide poll discovered a surprising 16 per cent of people in the UK experience joy less than once every four weeks – equating to around 10.8 million people across the country. However a staggering 94 per cent believe it's essential to find joy in the little things, according to the survey of 2,000 adults conducted by discount retailer QD - A comforting cuppa of tea or coffee was named as the UK's number one mood booster at (62 per cent). Simple airport duty free trick to bag cheaper beauty and alcohol before arriving In comparison, some turn to music (54 per cent), and others find helping someone else (49 per cent) brings them a bit of happiness. Having a good chat and enjoying the weather were also found to be significant mood boosters for nearly half of Brits. Whether joyful moments are big or small, such as celebrating a personal milestone or birthday, 89 per cent of the nation agrees that moments of joy can turn a bad day into a good one. Not only do Brits seek out little moments of joy, but more than eight in 10 (84%) say being kind to others improves their mental health, while 83 per cent claim they have done something kind for someone else in the last month. Following the recent poll, QD is launching its '40 Acts of Joy' campaign, with TV personality Jake Quickenden, pledging to deliver joy-filled moments to its customers, staff, and communities over the next six months. Jake, 36, said: "Sometimes it's the smallest acts of joy that create the biggest impact, whether that be a kind word, a simple gesture or a moment of connection. At QD, they're pledging to make that difference, one small joy at a time, and I'm excited to be part of the movement." Meanwhile, the poll showed that 82 per cent of Brits believe joy is contagious. QDBrand and marketing manager Nisha Collins said: "Our survey demonstrates just how important it is for us to recognise and enjoy the small moments in our lives. "QD has committed to bringing value and joy to our customers for 40 years now, and to celebrate our 40th anniversary, we're delighted to announce our 40 Acts of Joy. Our initiative will continue to bring happiness to our customers, our communities, and hopefully will inspire others to pass it on."
The Advertiser
3 days ago
- Business
- The Advertiser
Manly crisis: Is it time to blow up the NRL's most loyal combination?
The best thing for the Trbojevic brothers - Tom and Jake - and the Manly club would be to go their separate ways when the contracts of the two players expire at the end of next season. Or even earlier, if the right opportunity elsewhere materialised for either player before then. It's the brothers I'm thinking of, ahead of the club. They've given their all to the Sea Eagles and deserve the opportunity to get the most out of what is left of their careers - financially and also in terms of satisfaction and achievement. I doubt whether they can get that entire combination at Manly. Whatever degree of premiership window the Sea Eagles have had in recent years, it's shut now. The decision by halfback Daly Cherry-Evans to leave the club at the end of this season and his patchy form since announcing that decision, Tom's continued injury problems and Jake having arrived at the veteran stage of his career are major factors there. When all three have been at the top of their game it has created a false impression of how good the team was as a whole. Other players looked better through association than what they genuinely were. The holes in the side were still there to see, if you looked closely enough, but now they're obvious for all to see. There is too much work that needs to be done on the playing squad for Manly to become a major force again in a hurry. If they can make the finals this season it will be a good result, but even if they did they wouldn't be capable of going far. Right now, in the week of State of Origin II and when Manly have got a bye in the NRL, the Sea Eagles were still the subjects of unwanted publicity. It was reported coach Anthony Seibold had one-on-one meetings with his players on Monday, in the wake of back-to-back losses to Newcastle and Gold Coast, and that some players weren't happy with how those meetings were conducted. Seibold is contracted until the end of 2027 and Manly chief executive Tony Mestrov was quoted saying: "At the moment, 'Seibs' is safe at this point. Seibs understands as well as I do, it's all about winning games. Seibs is safe at this point." If I were a coach under pressure I think I'd rather hear I had the full support of the board! Tom and Jake are tremendous people and great club-men and I hope the rest of their careers work out well for them. But for that to happen they should consider all of the available options and not limit themselves. They've each made it clear they hate the thought of playing against Manly, which only leaves the English Super League in that case. They should eliminate those thoughts and be open to any opportunities that may be available at other clubs in the NRL as well. Surely the younger Tom would be a target for the new Perth Bears franchise in 2027 if he wanted to be. And that is despite the obvious gamble over whether he'll continue to be plagued by injury. It's been reported Mestrov has begun negotiations with the brothers' management about new deals, with the suggestion it might be a one-year deal for Jake, who is now 31, and longer for 28-year-old Tom. Manly need to rebuild at some stage and must think hard about what the best way into the future might be for the club and whether it includes new deals for Tom and Jake or ending the club's association with them at the end of next season. Just because it might be best for all parties to move on and have a fresh start. Tom and Jake would still be regarded as Manly greats at the end of their careers and be treated as such by the club's fans. That would never change. The scheduling of the Warriors v Penrith game for this weekend's NRL round really is ridiculous and Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has every reason to be unhappy about it. Penrith have in previous years been travelling well enough on the competition table to be able to give their State of Origin players a rest at crucial times, but as Cleary pointed out that was a decision they had the freedom to make either way themselves. But this week the scheduling of the Warriors-Panthers game on Saturday afternoon in Auckland, less than 72 hours after Penrith's stars had played Origin in Perth, made it ridiculous to even consider them backing up. So the decision was effectively taken out of Penrith's hands and as Cleary said that simply isn't fair. MORE NRL NEWS It will be a stunning result if the in-form Warriors somehow don't win at home against a severely-depleted Panthers outfit and that's why the bookmakers have the home side as $1.25 favourites. And it is, of course, just another reason why the NRL must look at changing the Origin schedule sooner rather than later so that in future years it doesn't disrupt the NRL competition so much. Penrith, after winning four straight premierships, have found this season very difficult after the annual loss of star players due to the salary cap biting finally caught up with the club. But they had battled their way up to ninth place, just one point outside of the top eight, ahead of this round. IF Melbourne beat South Sydney on Saturday night and Cronulla lose to Brisbane on Sunday we'll be left with a six-point gap between the top four and the rest of the field after this weekend's round. Not great news for the chasers, even with another 11 rounds to go after this one before the finals. The best thing for the Trbojevic brothers - Tom and Jake - and the Manly club would be to go their separate ways when the contracts of the two players expire at the end of next season. Or even earlier, if the right opportunity elsewhere materialised for either player before then. It's the brothers I'm thinking of, ahead of the club. They've given their all to the Sea Eagles and deserve the opportunity to get the most out of what is left of their careers - financially and also in terms of satisfaction and achievement. I doubt whether they can get that entire combination at Manly. Whatever degree of premiership window the Sea Eagles have had in recent years, it's shut now. The decision by halfback Daly Cherry-Evans to leave the club at the end of this season and his patchy form since announcing that decision, Tom's continued injury problems and Jake having arrived at the veteran stage of his career are major factors there. When all three have been at the top of their game it has created a false impression of how good the team was as a whole. Other players looked better through association than what they genuinely were. The holes in the side were still there to see, if you looked closely enough, but now they're obvious for all to see. There is too much work that needs to be done on the playing squad for Manly to become a major force again in a hurry. If they can make the finals this season it will be a good result, but even if they did they wouldn't be capable of going far. Right now, in the week of State of Origin II and when Manly have got a bye in the NRL, the Sea Eagles were still the subjects of unwanted publicity. It was reported coach Anthony Seibold had one-on-one meetings with his players on Monday, in the wake of back-to-back losses to Newcastle and Gold Coast, and that some players weren't happy with how those meetings were conducted. Seibold is contracted until the end of 2027 and Manly chief executive Tony Mestrov was quoted saying: "At the moment, 'Seibs' is safe at this point. Seibs understands as well as I do, it's all about winning games. Seibs is safe at this point." If I were a coach under pressure I think I'd rather hear I had the full support of the board! Tom and Jake are tremendous people and great club-men and I hope the rest of their careers work out well for them. But for that to happen they should consider all of the available options and not limit themselves. They've each made it clear they hate the thought of playing against Manly, which only leaves the English Super League in that case. They should eliminate those thoughts and be open to any opportunities that may be available at other clubs in the NRL as well. Surely the younger Tom would be a target for the new Perth Bears franchise in 2027 if he wanted to be. And that is despite the obvious gamble over whether he'll continue to be plagued by injury. It's been reported Mestrov has begun negotiations with the brothers' management about new deals, with the suggestion it might be a one-year deal for Jake, who is now 31, and longer for 28-year-old Tom. Manly need to rebuild at some stage and must think hard about what the best way into the future might be for the club and whether it includes new deals for Tom and Jake or ending the club's association with them at the end of next season. Just because it might be best for all parties to move on and have a fresh start. Tom and Jake would still be regarded as Manly greats at the end of their careers and be treated as such by the club's fans. That would never change. The scheduling of the Warriors v Penrith game for this weekend's NRL round really is ridiculous and Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has every reason to be unhappy about it. Penrith have in previous years been travelling well enough on the competition table to be able to give their State of Origin players a rest at crucial times, but as Cleary pointed out that was a decision they had the freedom to make either way themselves. But this week the scheduling of the Warriors-Panthers game on Saturday afternoon in Auckland, less than 72 hours after Penrith's stars had played Origin in Perth, made it ridiculous to even consider them backing up. So the decision was effectively taken out of Penrith's hands and as Cleary said that simply isn't fair. MORE NRL NEWS It will be a stunning result if the in-form Warriors somehow don't win at home against a severely-depleted Panthers outfit and that's why the bookmakers have the home side as $1.25 favourites. And it is, of course, just another reason why the NRL must look at changing the Origin schedule sooner rather than later so that in future years it doesn't disrupt the NRL competition so much. Penrith, after winning four straight premierships, have found this season very difficult after the annual loss of star players due to the salary cap biting finally caught up with the club. But they had battled their way up to ninth place, just one point outside of the top eight, ahead of this round. IF Melbourne beat South Sydney on Saturday night and Cronulla lose to Brisbane on Sunday we'll be left with a six-point gap between the top four and the rest of the field after this weekend's round. Not great news for the chasers, even with another 11 rounds to go after this one before the finals. The best thing for the Trbojevic brothers - Tom and Jake - and the Manly club would be to go their separate ways when the contracts of the two players expire at the end of next season. Or even earlier, if the right opportunity elsewhere materialised for either player before then. It's the brothers I'm thinking of, ahead of the club. They've given their all to the Sea Eagles and deserve the opportunity to get the most out of what is left of their careers - financially and also in terms of satisfaction and achievement. I doubt whether they can get that entire combination at Manly. Whatever degree of premiership window the Sea Eagles have had in recent years, it's shut now. The decision by halfback Daly Cherry-Evans to leave the club at the end of this season and his patchy form since announcing that decision, Tom's continued injury problems and Jake having arrived at the veteran stage of his career are major factors there. When all three have been at the top of their game it has created a false impression of how good the team was as a whole. Other players looked better through association than what they genuinely were. The holes in the side were still there to see, if you looked closely enough, but now they're obvious for all to see. There is too much work that needs to be done on the playing squad for Manly to become a major force again in a hurry. If they can make the finals this season it will be a good result, but even if they did they wouldn't be capable of going far. Right now, in the week of State of Origin II and when Manly have got a bye in the NRL, the Sea Eagles were still the subjects of unwanted publicity. It was reported coach Anthony Seibold had one-on-one meetings with his players on Monday, in the wake of back-to-back losses to Newcastle and Gold Coast, and that some players weren't happy with how those meetings were conducted. Seibold is contracted until the end of 2027 and Manly chief executive Tony Mestrov was quoted saying: "At the moment, 'Seibs' is safe at this point. Seibs understands as well as I do, it's all about winning games. Seibs is safe at this point." If I were a coach under pressure I think I'd rather hear I had the full support of the board! Tom and Jake are tremendous people and great club-men and I hope the rest of their careers work out well for them. But for that to happen they should consider all of the available options and not limit themselves. They've each made it clear they hate the thought of playing against Manly, which only leaves the English Super League in that case. They should eliminate those thoughts and be open to any opportunities that may be available at other clubs in the NRL as well. Surely the younger Tom would be a target for the new Perth Bears franchise in 2027 if he wanted to be. And that is despite the obvious gamble over whether he'll continue to be plagued by injury. It's been reported Mestrov has begun negotiations with the brothers' management about new deals, with the suggestion it might be a one-year deal for Jake, who is now 31, and longer for 28-year-old Tom. Manly need to rebuild at some stage and must think hard about what the best way into the future might be for the club and whether it includes new deals for Tom and Jake or ending the club's association with them at the end of next season. Just because it might be best for all parties to move on and have a fresh start. Tom and Jake would still be regarded as Manly greats at the end of their careers and be treated as such by the club's fans. That would never change. The scheduling of the Warriors v Penrith game for this weekend's NRL round really is ridiculous and Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has every reason to be unhappy about it. Penrith have in previous years been travelling well enough on the competition table to be able to give their State of Origin players a rest at crucial times, but as Cleary pointed out that was a decision they had the freedom to make either way themselves. But this week the scheduling of the Warriors-Panthers game on Saturday afternoon in Auckland, less than 72 hours after Penrith's stars had played Origin in Perth, made it ridiculous to even consider them backing up. So the decision was effectively taken out of Penrith's hands and as Cleary said that simply isn't fair. MORE NRL NEWS It will be a stunning result if the in-form Warriors somehow don't win at home against a severely-depleted Panthers outfit and that's why the bookmakers have the home side as $1.25 favourites. And it is, of course, just another reason why the NRL must look at changing the Origin schedule sooner rather than later so that in future years it doesn't disrupt the NRL competition so much. Penrith, after winning four straight premierships, have found this season very difficult after the annual loss of star players due to the salary cap biting finally caught up with the club. But they had battled their way up to ninth place, just one point outside of the top eight, ahead of this round. IF Melbourne beat South Sydney on Saturday night and Cronulla lose to Brisbane on Sunday we'll be left with a six-point gap between the top four and the rest of the field after this weekend's round. Not great news for the chasers, even with another 11 rounds to go after this one before the finals. The best thing for the Trbojevic brothers - Tom and Jake - and the Manly club would be to go their separate ways when the contracts of the two players expire at the end of next season. Or even earlier, if the right opportunity elsewhere materialised for either player before then. It's the brothers I'm thinking of, ahead of the club. They've given their all to the Sea Eagles and deserve the opportunity to get the most out of what is left of their careers - financially and also in terms of satisfaction and achievement. I doubt whether they can get that entire combination at Manly. Whatever degree of premiership window the Sea Eagles have had in recent years, it's shut now. The decision by halfback Daly Cherry-Evans to leave the club at the end of this season and his patchy form since announcing that decision, Tom's continued injury problems and Jake having arrived at the veteran stage of his career are major factors there. When all three have been at the top of their game it has created a false impression of how good the team was as a whole. Other players looked better through association than what they genuinely were. The holes in the side were still there to see, if you looked closely enough, but now they're obvious for all to see. There is too much work that needs to be done on the playing squad for Manly to become a major force again in a hurry. If they can make the finals this season it will be a good result, but even if they did they wouldn't be capable of going far. Right now, in the week of State of Origin II and when Manly have got a bye in the NRL, the Sea Eagles were still the subjects of unwanted publicity. It was reported coach Anthony Seibold had one-on-one meetings with his players on Monday, in the wake of back-to-back losses to Newcastle and Gold Coast, and that some players weren't happy with how those meetings were conducted. Seibold is contracted until the end of 2027 and Manly chief executive Tony Mestrov was quoted saying: "At the moment, 'Seibs' is safe at this point. Seibs understands as well as I do, it's all about winning games. Seibs is safe at this point." If I were a coach under pressure I think I'd rather hear I had the full support of the board! Tom and Jake are tremendous people and great club-men and I hope the rest of their careers work out well for them. But for that to happen they should consider all of the available options and not limit themselves. They've each made it clear they hate the thought of playing against Manly, which only leaves the English Super League in that case. They should eliminate those thoughts and be open to any opportunities that may be available at other clubs in the NRL as well. Surely the younger Tom would be a target for the new Perth Bears franchise in 2027 if he wanted to be. And that is despite the obvious gamble over whether he'll continue to be plagued by injury. It's been reported Mestrov has begun negotiations with the brothers' management about new deals, with the suggestion it might be a one-year deal for Jake, who is now 31, and longer for 28-year-old Tom. Manly need to rebuild at some stage and must think hard about what the best way into the future might be for the club and whether it includes new deals for Tom and Jake or ending the club's association with them at the end of next season. Just because it might be best for all parties to move on and have a fresh start. Tom and Jake would still be regarded as Manly greats at the end of their careers and be treated as such by the club's fans. That would never change. The scheduling of the Warriors v Penrith game for this weekend's NRL round really is ridiculous and Panthers coach Ivan Cleary has every reason to be unhappy about it. Penrith have in previous years been travelling well enough on the competition table to be able to give their State of Origin players a rest at crucial times, but as Cleary pointed out that was a decision they had the freedom to make either way themselves. But this week the scheduling of the Warriors-Panthers game on Saturday afternoon in Auckland, less than 72 hours after Penrith's stars had played Origin in Perth, made it ridiculous to even consider them backing up. So the decision was effectively taken out of Penrith's hands and as Cleary said that simply isn't fair. MORE NRL NEWS It will be a stunning result if the in-form Warriors somehow don't win at home against a severely-depleted Panthers outfit and that's why the bookmakers have the home side as $1.25 favourites. And it is, of course, just another reason why the NRL must look at changing the Origin schedule sooner rather than later so that in future years it doesn't disrupt the NRL competition so much. Penrith, after winning four straight premierships, have found this season very difficult after the annual loss of star players due to the salary cap biting finally caught up with the club. But they had battled their way up to ninth place, just one point outside of the top eight, ahead of this round. IF Melbourne beat South Sydney on Saturday night and Cronulla lose to Brisbane on Sunday we'll be left with a six-point gap between the top four and the rest of the field after this weekend's round. Not great news for the chasers, even with another 11 rounds to go after this one before the finals.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Teen's desperate bid to stop killer dad's cocaine-fuelled Christmas Day massacre
Jazwell Brown sat quietly while his son Jake came to visit the home he shared with partner Joanne Pearson and her dog Tilly in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire on Christmas Day A teenager who went to visit his dad on Christmas night tried to stop him killing his partner, neighbour and dog in a horrific double murder. High after smoking crack cocaine, Jazwell Brown sat quietly while his son Jake came to visit the home he shared with partner Joanne Pearson and her dog Tilly in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Jo had said she didn't want to smoke around Brown's teenage son Jake, and the atmosphere changed. A court heard Brown picked up a screwdriver and a kitchen knife from the table in the living room and approached Jo, who asked him what he was doing and tried to walk away. Without saying a word, 49-year-old Brown launched his attack, puncturing Jo's body 31 times. The court heard his son Jake, from a previous relationship, tried to stop him. Prosecutor Deanna Heer KC said: 'Jake Brown tried to pull his father away from her, only for the defendant to turn to him and stab him in the chest.' The lad, now 18, described his father as being 'completely expressionless' as he attacked them, the court heard. As the killing went on, Jake called the police as he hid in the bathroom before Brown breached the room, holding the baseball bat. He later told officers there had been no argument and nothing to justify the defendant's actions, and that the attack was like 'watching a horror film'. The court also heard that after killing his partner, Brown made his way across a communal landing to the flat next door, where Bradley Latter and Teohna Grant were sitting in the living room enjoying a quiet Christmas Day. The defendant stabbed both victims multiple times with a 'blank' face, Ms Heer said. 'He stared Mr Latter dead in the eyes and continued to stab him, without saying a word.' Soon afterwards, a witness living opposite the flat saw Ms Grant come out onto the balcony of the flat holding the front of her throat with her hands, shouting: 'Help! I can't breathe.' After leaving the second flat, Brown then walked 'in a manner described as casual with his hands in his pockets' towards the car park where he got into his car, the prosecutor said. Police officers, who had arrived at the scene and were standing in the road, attempted to stop him but the defendant instead drove directly towards them, forcing them to move out of the way, before driving off without switching his headlights on. Brown's vehicle was located by the police driving erratically at speeds of up to 50mph, eventually being brought to a halt by armed police in Milton Keynes. Officers described the defendant as 'spaced out' and he appeared to have blood on his hands as they were placed in handcuffs. A bloodstained knife was found on the passenger seat of his car, with the defendant's fingerprint in blood on the knife, while spots of Ms Pearson's and Mr Latter's blood were found on his trainers. While in a cell following his arrest, Brown made the unsolicited comment: 'Oh Jesus, what happened tonight What happened tonight, boy? Pure f*****g madness. Pure madness. I've gone f*****g crazy guys. Just gone crazy.' He went on to say 'I've gone bloody looney', before later saying: 'Not self-defence. Murder. It's plain murder, not self-defence. Murder.' Mr Justice Kerr sentenced Brown to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 39 years for each of the murders of Ms Pearson and Ms Grant, with the sentences to run concurrently. He also handed down 21 years imprisonment and 18 years imprisonment for the attempted murders of Mr Litter and Jake Brown respectively, an 18-month sentence for possession of a knife in a public place and a nine-month sentence for causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal, all to run concurrently.
