Bride 'delivery service' for sham marriage ring exposed when couple 'had to use iPhone app to converse because they spoke different languages'

A 'delivery service' for foreign brides was exposed after registrars became suspicious because a couple used an iPhone app to talk to each other during their wedding ceremony, a court has heard.

One bride allegedly booked a flight to Prague within hours of tying the knot while a second couple went to KFC to celebrate their union, the jury at Manchester Crown Court was told.

Prosecutors say ten women were shipped into Britain on cross-channel ferries between September 2012 and June last year before marrying Asian students who had 'questionable' immigration status.

Hamid Mushtaq, 24 (left), and Blanka Farkasova, 35 (right), are among the couples accused of arranging sham marriages in which some partners did not even speak the same language

Hamid Mushtaq, 24, and Pavlina Kratka, 28, deny conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration, as do Waqas Hussein, 25, and Blanka Farkasova, 35.

Klement Buncik, 43, who was allegedly central to the ‘trade in women’, bringing brides

'So many mistakes': Reeva Steenkamp’s parents tell of fury at judge as legal experts criticise her decision to acquit Oscar Pistorius of murder

The parents of the woman shot dead by Oscar Pistorius today spoke of their fury that the athlete wasn't convicted of her murder.
June and Barry Steenkamp blasted the judge for making 'so many mistakes' when she acquitted the Paralympian of deliberately killing their daughter Reeva.

In reaching her decision, Judge Thokozile Masipa said there wasn't enough evidence to disprove the athlete's account that he accidentally shot the model through a locked toilet door after mistaking her for an intruder.

June and Barry Steenkamp condemned the judge for making 'so many mistakes' throughout the trial which resulted Pistorius being found guilty of culpable homicide for the shooting of their daughter

Ebola claims its first European victim: Spanish priest dies in Madrid five days after being flown out of Liberia

The Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa claimed its first European life yesterday.
Spanish priest Miguel Pajares died five days after being airlifted from Liberia to Madrid for expert care.
With the death toll climbing above 1,000 and the outbreak showing no signs of slowing, the World Health Organisation declared it ethical to use untested drugs to attempt to control the virus.
Mr Pajares, a 75-year-old missionary, caught Ebola – one of the deadliest diseases known to man – while treating patients in Liberia.

Spanish priest: Miguel Pajares died in a Madrid hospital after contracting the Ebola virus in Liberia

His condition was described as stable on arrival in Spain and it is thought he was given ZMapp, an experimental drug credited with the ‘miraculous’ recovery of two

Looks like he brought back up! Action man Sly Stallone joined by his beautiful wife and daughters at The Expendables 3 premiere

He takes on burly men in his action-packed films, but off-camera Sylvester Stallone comes with his own entourage.

The 68-year-old was once again joined by his beautiful wife Jennifer Flavin, 45, and daughters Sophia, 17, Sistene, 16, and Scarlet 12, for the Hollywood premiere of The Expendables 3 at the TCL Chinese Theatre.

Sly looked protective as he posed beside his lovely family while clad in a light beige blazer and all-black ensemble on Monday.

Family man! Sylvester Stallone arrived to the premiere for his film The Expendables 3 with his lovely family (L to R) daughters Sistene Rose Stallone, Sophia Rose, wife Jennifer Flavin, and daughter Scarlet Rose. 

And though Sylvester reigns as the star of The Expendables 3, it was his beautiful wife Jennifer that stole the spotlight.
The mother-of-three donned an eye-catching pink frock that hugged her curves, along

'I'll never understand how he could be loved so deeply and not find it in his heart to stay': Robin Williams' children release poignant tributes to comic as it emerged he killed himself while his wife slept next door

Robin Williams's three children have all issued their own deeply touching and emotional statements in which they pay tribute to their father, who was found hanged in his bedroom in California after battling with depression.
In a searing message on Tuesday to well wishers, first son Zak Williams, 31, said that the 63-year-old's suicide meant 'I lost my father and a best friend and the world got a little grayer.'
'I would ask those that loved him to remember him by being as gentle, kind, and generous as he would be,' said Zak, whose mother, Valerie Velardi was the comic legend's first wife.

Loss: Robin Williams with his son Cody Williams (pictured in 2007) and with his daughter Zelda Williams (right) in 2011

'Grateful to see her smile': Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson takes wheelchair-bound mother home from hospital following crash with drunk driver

His mother and cousin were injured in a head-on collision last weekend with a drunk driver.

And Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson looked understandably relieved as he took mother Ata Naivia-Johnson home from the hospital on Tuesday.

The 42-year-old grinned as he pushed his smiling mother in a wheelchair in a new Instagram snap.

'Grateful': Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson took his mother Ata home from the hospital on Tuesday following a DUI crash

In the caption, the Hercules star expressed his gratitude for his mother's recovery.

'Takin' mama home. Banged up, but she's a tough one and will make a full recovery.

He needs a Protector! Jackie Chan clings onto hat as he gets mobbed by excited fans at screening of Chinese Zodiac in London

It looked like Jackie Chain needed to channel some of his past roles to fight off the attention he received when he stepped out on Tuesday evening in London.

However the Shanghai Noon star looked happy to sign autographs after being mobbed by eager fans hoping to catch a glimpse of him as he arrived at the BFI Southbank.

The 60-year-old stood out from the crowd as he showed off his unique style before spending time with those that lined the route ahead of a screening of 2012's Chinese Zodiac.

Causing a stir: Jackie Chan proved quite a hit with locals as he arrived at London's BFI Southbank on Tuesday evening