Chilling final texts of Stefanie Pieper, 31, as she spotted ‘dark figure’ on walk before being found dead in suitcase

Chilling final texts of Stefanie Pieper, 31, as she spotted ‘dark figure’ on walk before being found dead in suitcase

CHILLING texts from the final moments before an Austrian influencer went missing have been revealed. Stefanie Pieper, 31, described seeing a "creep in the stairwell" in a WhatsApp message sent before her disappearance. In newly uncovered messages, Pieper described the "creep" as "a dark figure". She had spotted the person after taking her golden retriever,...

Father Frost in India - Russian 'Santa' spreads New Year cheer around famous landmarks

Father Frost in India - Russian 'Santa' spreads New Year cheer around famous landmarks

"Russia’s Father Frost - a character similar to Santa Claus - arrived in India to spread festive cheer among locals ahead of the upcoming holiday. Footage from November 27 shows the iconic figure visiting the Sancta Maria International School in New Delhi and giving presents to children, while video from November 29 features him touring Pancha Rathas, posing with the famous Krishna’s Butterball rock, and walking along the Bengal Bay coast in Chennai. "I love travelling around towns and cities every year to wish children a happy New Year," Father Frost said, addressing the students. "Father Frost visited the Bengal Bay for the first time and dipped his feet in the water," said the legendary figure’s own press service. "He saw the bay before the storm that is approaching the Indian region. Now he’s off to Mumbai." The trip to India was organised through the Russian House in New Delhi and the Indian Association of Russian Compatriots. It comes ahead of the visit of another big Russian figure - Vladimir Putin - at the end of the week. In Russia and other countries, Father Frost brings presents to children on New Year’s Eve, leaving them under the New Year tree - similar to Father Christmas or Santa Claus on Christmas Eve."

‘No party on the planet was safe from Hoggy rocking up!’: Irvine Welsh on his friend Pam Hogg

‘No party on the planet was safe from Hoggy rocking up!’: Irvine Welsh on his friend Pam Hogg

‘I spent the 90s with Pam – clubbing and partying in the way those times demanded. What I saw was a truly groundbreaking artist, and a life marked by independence, courage and kindness’ • Pam Hogg, fashion designer with a rock’n’roll spirit, dies at 66 – news • Pam Hogg – obituary There are people who live life to the full, then there’s Pamela Hogg. Pam’s tenure on this earth is a trawl through just about every significant cultural and creative moment in the UK over the last 30-odd years. One of our most groundbreaking artists, Pam was a colourist of Warholian proportions, creating art to be hung on the body rather than the walls of a gallery. She was a punk who provocatively mashed up gender and sexual stereotypes. Fashion was the art form that freed her imagination, and her success was due to her talent and drive being greater than her disdain of the conformist industry and the gatekeepers surrounding it. I sat in St Joseph’s hospice in London by her unconscious but serenely beautiful figure – as if she’d made her exit into another work of art – telling her that her jam-packed life was characterised by creativity, independence, courage and kindness. “Hoggy, you left absolutely nothing on the table.” Continue reading...