Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was arrested in Huddersfield with two guns and live ammunition
A teenage hitman who travelled from Norway to the UK with the intention of carrying out a murder on behalf of an Iran-backed international crime gang has been jailed for 20 years.
Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, a talented footballer, had agreed to shoot an unknown target in return for €25,000 (£21,500).
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© Photograph: Metropolitan Police/Reuters
© Photograph: Metropolitan Police/Reuters
© Photograph: Metropolitan Police/Reuters
Cristian Mungiu’s Cannes winner echoes the news story of a Romanian couple whose children were taken by the Norwegian government. As it heads to London film festival, two writers explain how the film exposes real hypocrisies
When Cristian Mungiu’s Fjord was shown in Romania as a one-day preview this June, the reception was extraordinary. Across 53 towns and 96 cinemas, the film reportedly pulled in over 40,000 viewers in a single night, a number arthouse cinema rarely sees in Romania. But the response here had little to do with cinema. It felt instead like a reopening of a familiar fault line about the clash of values within the EU itself.
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© Photograph: ©Tudor Panduru
© Photograph: ©Tudor Panduru
© Photograph: ©Tudor Panduru
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