42 h. ago Moment drugs kingpin who ran string of cannabis farms across Britain while posing as a property developer is arrested

Roman Le, 37, drove around the country in his Bentley Continental, posing as a property developer surveying his empire of residential and commercial properties.

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3 d. ago ‘We were like brothers, but we scrapped’: the chaos and pranks that shaped The Goonies – by its cast and crew

Forty years on, Richard Donner’s adventure movie continues to delight audiences – and its heroes and villains. They remember the thrills they had behind the scenesWhen The Goonies was first released in 1985, the swashbuckling kids’ adventure became a resounding box office hit. Audiences were charmed by Mikey (Sean Astin), Data (Ke Huy Quan), Chunk (Jeff Cohen) and Mouth’s (Corey Feldman) rambunctious personalities as the self-styled Goonies, who were desperately trying to save their homes in Astoria, Oregon, from being sold off by a property development company.Steven Spielberg is rumoured to have come up with the idea for The Goonies when he wondered what kids got up to on rainy days. Apparently the answer was daring exploits worthy of Indiana Jones involving a dastardly family of ex-cons and a hidden shipwreck heaving with jewels. It all combined to make a touching film about the power of friendship that was also rip-roaring good fun. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Millionaire property developer is being prosecuted over 'wanton vandalism' of Victorian pub after his gang of workers smashed up historic tiles

Charlie Southall, 46, bought the 150-year-old Montreal Arms in Brighton 'on a whim' after it closed during lockdown. He then hired a team of workers who took a drill to the historic tiles of the pub.

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9 d. ago 'I thought I was in hell' Liverpool crash victim breaks down as he reveals moment he found his five

Daniel Eveson, from Telford, Shropshire, joined 10s of thousands of football fans who gathered in the city on Bank Holiday Monday to celebrate Liverpool winning the Premier League.

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1 week ago Moment Liverpool parade 'drug driver' is dragged out of car by police after injuring 65 people as it is claimed he was fuelled by 'road rage, not terror'

The motorist who drove into Liverpool fans during a victory parade was allegedly high on drugs, it was revealed yesterday.

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1 week ago James Bond franchise owners request more time to defend control of 007 spy name

Exclusive: Dubai-based property developer has challenged trademark registrations over lack of useThe owners of the multibillion-pound James Bond franchise have requested more time to mount their defence to keep control of the super spy’s name in Europe, after a legal challenge to their trademark rights across a range of goods and services.In February, the Guardian revealed that a Dubai-based property developer had filed claims in the UK and EU arguing that lack of use meant various protections had lapsed around James Bond’s intellectual property, including his name, his 007 assignation and the catchphrase “Bond, James Bond”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Gardeners' caught in £450,000 school cannabis farm ordered to pay just £1

The former school was being used to grow and process industrial quantities of cannabis

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2 w. ago Holiday home owner complains neighbours are shunning him after turning barn into £500

Property developer Karl Jones is furious with locals who protested about his £500-a-night barn makeover.

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2 w. ago Moores supports West Highland families with new community kitchen in Oban

Kitchen manufacturer Moores has partnered with housing and social enterprise, Link Group, and property developer, C~urb, to design and install a brand-new kitchen at Home Start Lorn’s headquarters in Oban, helping bring cooking skills and a sense of community to local families.

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2 w. ago Fine diners in luxury restaurant enjoyed £75 steaks as illegal migrant tended £1.5million cannabis farm on the floors above

Le Thanh Long, 23, worked as a gardener at the industrial-scale grow house as oblivious guests continued to 'enjoy fine dining' just a few floors below at the Casa Brighouse.

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2 w. ago Moment cat caught smuggling Class A drugs into Costa Rican prison

Police officers have caught a cat carrying hard drugs into a prison in Costa Rica.

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2 w. ago Moment 'bubbly' prison governor arrested in flat after affair with drug lord unearthed

Kerri Pegg was confronted by cops at her flat in Orrell, near Wigan, where they found a tooth brush and Hugo Boss flip flops with the DNA of her crime boss lover

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2 w. ago Nicușor Dan, the maths prodigy who beat an ultranationalist for Romanian presidency

Bucharest’s crusading mayor appeals for ‘specialists, civil society, new people’ to help him deliver changeEurope elections live – latest updatesRomania’s new president, a modest but driven maths prodigy who made a name for himself fighting corrupt property developers in Bucharest before becoming the capital’s crusading mayor, is expected to keep his country firmly on its pro-European track.Nicușor Dan won Sunday’s rerun against the ultranationalist George Simion by a convincing seven-point margin – despite only entering it after the original vote, won by another far-right firebrand, was cancelled over fears of Russian meddling. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Prue Leith's heartbreaking letter from late husband on his deathbed

Dame Prue Leith married her first husband Rayne Kruger in 1974, but the property developed died, aged 80, in 2002, leading Prue to fear she'd 'lost happiness'

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3 w. ago Kerri Pegg: Moment prison governor in relationship with ‘Jesse Pinkman’ drug gang boss arrested

Police bodycam footage shows the moment a prison governor who formed a relationship with a Liverpool drug gang boss was arrested at home.

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3 w. ago Moment 'highly dangerous' drugs lab explodes killing cannabis dealer and seven

Reece Galbraith, 33, has been jailed for 14 years at Newcastle Crown Court for manslaughter after causing the death of two people in a house explosion while making cannabis 'gummies'.

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3 w. ago Inside Kirstie Allsopp’s very famous family including This Morning star sister and tragedy

Kirstie Allsopp is best known for her Location, Location, Location role alongside co-host Phil Spencer, but the property developer is part of a very famous family

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4 w. ago Estantia and Lauriston Nursery achieving excellence in childcare

Estantia Ltd, a property development and investment company, leases its Dunfermline facility to Lauriston Nursery. Catering to children aged six weeks to five years old, Lauriston Nursery is owned by Estantia's directors and is set to grow, with staff numbers increasing from 68 to 85 by 2025.

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