Lacroix heads Crystal Palace past Zrinjski and into Conference League last 16

Lacroix heads Crystal Palace past Zrinjski and into Conference League last 16

It is a peculiarity particular to Crystal Palace that a season of such upheaval and unrest could still end up with Oliver Glasner’s side winning another trophy. Having left the pitch after last week’s first leg with supporters calling for the Austrian manager to be sacked in the morning, Maxence Lacroix’s first-half header made it a much more harmonious evening for Glasner and his side. They spurned a number of opportunities to wrap up the victory over Zrinjski before Evann Guessand eventually did late on after being fortunate to escape from last week’s trip to Bosnia and Herzegovina with a 1-1 draw. Continue reading...

Murder Case: The Hunt for Arlene Fraser’s Killer review – an enraging tale of domestic violence and murder

Murder Case: The Hunt for Arlene Fraser’s Killer review – an enraging tale of domestic violence and murder

When Arlene went missing, suspicion fell on her abusive husband. This documentary is a sober reflection on violence against women, and a gripping whodunnit where some questions remain unanswered When the police arrived at Arlene Fraser’s house in Elgin, Moray in April 1998, they found a place where time had stopped suddenly, like a needle lifted hastily from a record. Sights that would have been ordinary had she been there were disturbing in her absence: a bicycle on its side in the yard, a vacuum cleaner plugged into a socket in the hall, washing on the line. Having stood in her dressing gown to wave her two children off as they left for school that Tuesday morning, Arlene had since vanished. Across two episodes that sensitively manage to juggle a sobering reflection on violence against women and a gripping whodunnit where a full answer keeps maddeningly eluding the authorities, Murder Case lays out what is thought to have happened to Arlene, and replays the twists and surprises of the trial – or rather, the trials – where concrete details refused to emerge. It is sad, enraging, frustrating, compelling. Continue reading...