The year 1996 is notable as we can gain a real insight into what life was like on the cusp of the move towards a society that would become dominated by technology following the millennium. The year itself was littered with historic events including the divorce of the Prince and Princess of Wales alongside the birth of Dolly the sheep. At the top of the charts were acts such as the Spice Girls with their classic single Wannabe , Baddiel and Skinner with Three Lions and Los del Rio with Macarena alongside the Britpop craze consisting of legendary bands such as Oasis and Blur.
2 Russians convicted of attack on man at Euro 2016 in France
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Dec 14, 2020 at 8:58 am EDT
PARIS Two Russians on Monday were convicted of permanently disabling a British soccer supporter in southern France during the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament.
Spartak Moscow fan Pavel Kosov was sentenced to 10 years in prison, while Mikhail Ivkin was given a three-year sentence. They had been on trial in the southern French port city of Marseille accused of “gang violence with weapons, leading to permanent infirmity.” They had been held in prison in France since March 2018.
The pair attacked Andrew Bache, 55, during the European Football Championships in June 2016. His son Harry represented him in court and faced his father’s alleged assailants. Andrew’s lawyer, Olivier Rosato, said that the attack left his client severely disabled and he can no longer bear to return to Marseille.