Shane O'Brien stabbed 21-year-old Josh Hanson in an act of "pitiless savagery" at RE Bar in Hillingdon, west London, in October 2015, before going on the run for three years, the Old Bailey in London has heard.

POKER is a game of skill and not chance, the jury in a landmark case that could change the future of the game heard yesterday.

A CROWN court was introduced to the terms “flop”, a “blind bet” and “raising” as a landmark case opened yesterday that could decide the future growth of poker gaming.