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A chef who murdered his lover and ate part of his flesh was a violent drunk with a history of aggressive behaviour.

Anthony Morley once attacked a former boyfriend with a meat cleaver before threatening ambulance staff with an air rifle. On another occasion he told a man he could kill him with his bare hands. The 36-year-old was jailed for life, with a minimum term of 30 years, at Leeds Crown Court after being convicted of murdering Damian Oldfield.
At the centre of Morley's destructive anger lay confusion over his sexuality, the court heard.
Since his first homosexual relationship when he was a teenager, Morley, of Bexley Place, Leeds, did not know whether he was gay, straight or bisexual. And this frustration was said to have contributed to the "cold-blooded, savagely executed murder" of 33-year-old Mr Oldfield in Morley's bedroom in April. Morley grew up in Leeds and had dreams of becoming a dancer.

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A chef has been found guilty of stabbing his lover to death before slicing pieces of his flesh off and cooking them.
Anthony Morley, 36, the first winner of Mr Gay UK, had denied murdering 33-year-old Damian Oldfield.
Pieces of cooked human flesh were found in Morley's kitchen at Bexley Avenue, Leeds, a jury at Leeds Crown Court heard. Morley then walked to a nearby takeaway and admitted the killing. The murder was described by prosecutors in court, as "terrible, horrific and bizarre".
When the jury returned their verdict members of the packed public gallery cheered and applauded. Morley bowed his head and several members of the jury left the court in tears. During the two-week trial jurors heard Morley had carved sections of flesh from Mr Oldfield's body. Police who searched the house found pieces of Mr Oldfield's flesh cooked on a chopping board.

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About four in every ten gay men in the UK who have HIV are undiagnosed, the British HIV Association’s Autumn Conference heard on 10 October, for the most part because they do not test often enough rather than because they refuse to test.

The conference also heard details of mathematical modelling which suggests that almost half of gay men in the UK diagnosed in 2008 are likely to have acquired HIV in the previous year.

One presenter suggested that clinics should recall gay men at least annually for an HIV test.

The conference also heard that an even higher proportion of African people in the UK who have HIV - over six in ten - are undiagnosed. The main reason for this is because they have not tested in their country of origin, often arrive with low CD4 counts and tend not to test until they have symptoms.

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Church of England parishes unhappy at liberal teachings on homosexuality have been urged to seek alternative oversight from another bishop if their own diocesan bishop expounds “unbiblical” teaching from the pulpit.

Evangelicals at a conference in Central London were told that the Church of England now consists of two religions, one liberal and pro-gay and the other conservative and strictly biblical.

The Rev Rod Thomas, the chairman of Reform, the conservative evangelical grouping that represents dozens of Anglican congregations, told parishes that they should go ahead and seek alternative oversight, even if the Church of England fails to accommodate this solution through its General Synod.

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A sous chef currently on trial for murdering a man and cutting off pieces of his flesh before cooking and seasoning them told a court that he must have believed he was preparing a piece of meat from work.  Anthony Morley, 36, allegedly chewed one of the pieces before throwing it into his kitchen bin.

The jury heard that Morley - the first winner of Mr Gay UK  - could not remember killing his friend, Damian Oldfield, or seasoning and cooking pieces of his flesh.

Morley, giving evidence for the first time in the case at Leeds Crown Court  yesterday told the jury that he had probably reacted in fear that he was going to be raped.

Earlier that evening Morley, whose favourite foods to cook with were seafood and crustacea, claimed that he had told Mr Oldfield that he wanted to take their blossoming relationship slowly.

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Three men have gone on trial in the Netherlands accused of deliberately infecting at least 14 other men with HIV - the virus that causes Aids.

The prosecution says the three promoted gay sex parties on the internet, then drugged and raped their guests and injected them with HIV-infected blood.

Twelve of the alleged victims have tested positive for HIV.

The three defendants, all HIV-positive, deny the charges. They face up to 21 years in prison if convicted.

They are charged with assault, rape and possession of illegal drugs.

The court, in the northern city of Groningen, heard that the three men allegedly drugged their party guests with a combination of ecstasy and a date rape drug before sexually assaulting them and injecting them with their own HIV-positive blood.

A lawyer for the alleged victims said they would launch a civil case for compensation if the defendants were convicted.

"They are hoping the trial will provide an answer to the question of why this happened to them," said the lawyer, Fred Kappelhof.

Gohil, the prince of the erstwhile state of Rajpipla who made his homosexuality public two years ago, has now declared openly that he has found a lover. Cupid was apparently following shoot-at-sight orders when Gohil first saw Michael Lower, a 35-year-old Briton.

“I met Mike in a gay bar in Britain and I felt that it was love at first sight for me,” Gohil said of Michael, who works as a media agent for an Indian in the UK. “I told Mike that I was in the UK to find love and then started dating him at coffee shops and restaurants.” Michael, who refers to Gohil as 'Mani', was smitten by the prince's unassuming ways. “Mani is very simple and I love him for that,” Michael said. “I was in a relationship before, for eleven long years, but for the past three years I have been single.”

Michael said that he has a son aged 14 through a relationship with a woman. “But I have not seen my son for a decade. I had realised that women are not a choice for me,” he said.

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The head of the UK Border Agency has enraged human rights groups after stating that gay asylum seekers should not be allowed to stay in Britain simply because their sexual orientation is outlawed in the country they have fled.

Lin Homer, chief executive of the Home Office agency responsible for applying Britain's asylum policies and enforcing border controls, told The Scotsman that a ban on homosexuality in a home country is not in itself a reason not to deport asylum seekers who fear persecution because they are gay.

After speaking at a conference in Glasgow organised by Scottish Refugee Council, Ms Homer said judges consider the "practical consequences" for homosexuals if they are returned, not a country's societal or legal approach to homosexuality.

Last week, The Scotsman revealed how Jojo Yakob, a young Syrian man who claims he was tortured for being gay, fears for his life after a Scottish judge threw out his appeal against a deportation order.

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