Jury fails to reach verdict in Norwegian 'hitman' trial

Johannes Natland, 19, was remanded in custody and will now face a retrial. Jury fails to reach verdict in Norwegian "hitman" trial Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Johannes Natland was remanded in custody until a retrial can take place A court sketch of a young man sat in court. He is wearing a white shirt and has medium-length brown hair with a middle parting. Jury fails to reach verdict in Norwegian 'hitman' trial A jury has failed to reach a verdict in the trial of a Norwegian teenager accused of travelling to England to carry out a killing on behalf of an international crime gang backed by Iran. Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, allegedly agreed with the Swedish Foxes gang to shoot an unknown target for 25,000 euros (£21,500) in March last year. Two days after arriving in the UK, armed police swooped to arrest him at a hotel in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, and seized two guns and 12 live bullets. Natland admitted possession of the firearms and ammunition but denied conspiracy to murder. Prosecutors said the Crown would seek a retrial and Natland was remanded into custody. Jurors retired to deliberate on a verdict on Tuesday morning and were given a majority direction by Mr Justice Lavender earlier. Shortly before 15:00 BST, the senior judge discharged the jury after it failed to reach a verdict following 14 hours and 43 minutes in retirement. Are running for political office, have you held political office or have you been involved in a political or campaigning organisation in the last 10 years? Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. Our Ask Me Anything team explain why the player's Norway shirt displays the name Erling Braut Haaland. Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who suffered from pulmonary fibrosis, will now spend several weeks recovering in hospital. Erling Haaland says he doesn't think he is the world's best goalscorer after getting his first World Cup goals against Iraq. Ismail Hussain, 28, is jailed for 15 years after being convicted of two counts of raping a young man. Watchdog praises leadership at the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust after inspection. Numerous venues and bars will be showing the big match live in a variety of settings. Hospice charities say that their operating costs are rising but funding is not plugging the gaps. A survey by Carents' Room found 96% of 4,293 respondents say they are "always on alert" as a carer.