18 h. ago How Premier League legend's uncle could now be set to take control of one of the UK's most secretive and dangerous drug gangs

A Premier League legend's second cousin could now be set to take control of one of the UK's most secretive and dangerous drug gangs.

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64 h. ago Brit 'drug mule' Bella Culley was 'watched by gang' as airport 'ignored cries for help'

Bella May Culley's illegal haul was allegedly held in her carry on, with her suitcase stashed with clothes. Now, the pregnant Brit is facing a life sentence in a notorious Georgian jail

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67 h. ago Rio Ferdinand's son, 18, joins Premier League club on first professional contract

Lorenz Ferdinand is hoping to follow in his father's steps by becoming a Premier League star. Unlike the Manchester United legend, the 18-year-old is a goalkeeper and is hoping to make an impact with Brighton

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67 h. ago Salford gangster Jamie Rothwell faces lengthy jail sentence after admitting gun and drug crimes

The prominent criminal appeared in court under armed guard

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2 d. ago Viktor Gyokeres claim over future with Arsenal will excite fans after Man Utd blow

Arsenal have been in hot pursuit of Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres all summer, but one Premier League legend believes the Swede would be worth the wait

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6 d. ago The crucial mistake that caused downfall of ruthless gang who tortured drug dealer to death in quiet cul

Planned with military precision, the plot to attack and torture Manchester gangster Thomas Campbell could have easily remained unsolved today.

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9 d. ago The humble superstar: How Diogo Jota refused to forget his working class roots as the boy who 'never asked for branded boots' and avoided wild nights out became a Premier League legend

Diogo Jota has died at the age of 28 in a tragic accident that has also killed his brother and left the world of football mourning one of the brightest modern talents.

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1 week ago Gangster who ordered drug deal that sparked Scotland's turf war caged over machete attack and firebombings

Michael Heeps orchestrated the drug deal with fake bank notes from his jail cell.

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1 week ago Welsh drug gang boss fled to Spain and South America as the net closed

Paul Harris, 28, ran an organised crime gang based in southeast Wales which was involved in the wholesale supply of cocaine and ketamine

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1 week ago Brit gang 'threatened to decapitate' 'drug mule' Bella Culley 'and to kill her family'

Bella Culley, 18, is facing 20 years behind bars in a Georgian prison when she goes on trial next week for allegedly smuggling 11kg of cannabis into the Black Sea nation

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1 week ago British gang 'threatened to decapitate' teen drug mule who faces jail in ex

Bella Culley is languishing in Women's Penitentiary No. 5 after being caught with the drugs as she entered Tbilisi Airport in the Georgian capital on May 10.

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1 week ago British gang 'threatened to decapitate teenage drug mule suspect and her family and tortured her with a hot iron to force her to smuggle narcotics into Georgia

Bella Culley is languishing in Women's Penitentiary No. 5 after being caught with the drugs as she entered Tbilisi Airport in the Georgian capital on May 10.

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2 w. ago 'I know a lot of dangerous secrets about the Kennedys. I will shock the world': Marilyn Monroe's ominous words before she was found naked and dead in bed... so was she murdered to silence her?

My god what a beautiful woman, thinks jazz singer and pianist Buddy Greco. He's sitting outside Frank Sinatra's bungalow in Lake Tahoe. It's Marilyn Monroe.

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2 w. ago The drug kingpin who made £2.5m a month: Gangland boss is hauled back to UK from Dubai after planning hit and being brought down by his own EncroChats

James Harding, 34, was arrested by counter terrorist specialist firearms officers at a London airport in May 2022 after being extradited from Switzerland on a private jet.

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2 w. ago Drug kingpin who plotted gangland murder from Dubai and smuggled £100m of cocaine into Britain is convicted after EncroChat probe

James Harding, 34, was arrested by counter terrorist specialist firearms officers at a London airport in May 2022 after being extradited from Switzerland on a private jet.

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2 w. ago Welcome back...good to see you! Moment counter terror cops arrested drug kingpin as he arrives back in Britain after he plotted gangland murder from his Dubai villa

James Harding, 34, was arrested by counter terrorist specialist firearms officers at a London airport in May 2022 after being extradited from Switzerland on a private jet.

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2 w. ago Drug kingpin who plotted gangland murder from Dubai and smuggled £100m of cocaine into the UK is convicted

James Harding, 34, and his 'loyal right-hand man' Jayes Kharouti, 39, ran a vast criminal empire from Dubai.

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2 w. ago Drug kingpin who plotted gangland murder of rival from his luxury Dubai villa and smuggled £5m worth of cocaine into the UK is convicted after one of the biggest EncroChat investigations in history

James Harding, 34, and his 'loyal right-hand man' Jayes Kharouti, 39, ran a vast criminal empire from Dubai.

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2 w. ago ‘One kid at a time’: How children’s books on male friendship could combat toxic masculinity

From Margaret McDonald’s Glasgow Boys to Nathanael Lessore’s King of Nothing, boys take centre stage in this year’s Carnegie-winning titles. Let’s hope that the male protagonists persuade more boys to pick up a bookThis year’s Carnegie medals for children’s writing, awarded on Thursday, brought to light an unexpected trend. At a time of widespread public anxiety about the decline in boys’ reading habits and the rise of the toxic influencers of the online “manosphere”, male friendship and masculinity were front and centre on the shortlist.The winner, Margaret McDonald’s superb debut, Glasgow Boys, tells the story of the relationship between two looked-after children on the threshold of adulthood who process trauma in different ways. Banjo’s aggression and Finlay’s avoidance could be seen as two models of dysfunctional masculinity. Luke Palmer’s Play, also on the shortlist, tells a story of male friendship which touches on rape culture and county lines drug gangs, while teenage gang m...

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2 w. ago Jobe Bellingham opens up on £32m Borussia Dortmund move, why he only has first name on shirt and the Premier League legends who inspire him

Bellingham joined Dortmund from Sunderland for an initial fee of  £27.8million plus £4million in add-ons, and he is currently representing the club at the Club World Cup.

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