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Jamaican dancehall star Vybz Kartel has had his homicide conviction overturned, after a London court docket dominated a juror's makes an attempt to bribe the trial jury had made the conviction unsafe.The musician, whose actual identify is Adidja Palmer, has been in a Jamaican jail since 2011 over the disappearance of his affiliate Clive "Lizard" Williams, whose physique has by no means been discovered. Kartel and three others have been convicted three years later, after a 64-day trial in Kingston, and he was jailed for all times with a minimal of 35 years.But final month he and his co-defendants launched an attraction on the Privy Council in London - the ultimate court docket of attraction in Jamaica and another Commonwealth international locations.His legal professionals sta...

Star Wars and James Bond actor Michael Culver has died on the age of 85.In the enduring 1980 Star Wars film The Empire Strikes Back, he performed Captain Lorth Needa and met his finish on the hand of the villainous Darth Vader. Described as a "classic English actor" by his agent, he additionally had two smaller roles in James Bond films and later in life turned a passionate political activist.Mr Culver's company introduced at present that he died at residence on 27 February.The actor's agent, Thomas Bowington, paid tribute to him, telling Sky News: "The half in Star Wars was one of many smallest elements he ever performed and have become one of many greatest in his life. "He belonged to the backbone of the nation, he wasn't a star like a Michael Caine, but everything he did w...