68 m. ago Notorious gangster Dave Courtney died penniless and without a will after taking his own life at the age of 64

Courtney, who claimed to be an associate of 1960s gangland criminals the Kray twins, swapped an earlier life of crime for writing books in his later years.

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Trump reportedly constructed his own take on the chain’s iconic burgers while on the campaign trail

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The Maldives promises gorgeous beaches and turquoise waters but comes with a hefty price tag. Here's an alternative that has the same beautiful surroundings...

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1 hour ago England star names his ultimate XV and current Wales player makes cut

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1 hour ago Celebrity gangster Dave Courtney died penniless and without a will after taking his own life at the age of 64

Courtney, who claimed to be an associate of 1960s gangland criminals the Kray twins, swapped an earlier life of crime for writing books in his later years.

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2 h. ago Ballad of a Small Player review – Colin Farrell seeks redemption in Edward Berger’s high

Debts, secrets and a cartoonish Tilda Swinton catch up with Farrell’s self-styled ‘Lord Doyle’ as he confronts his own destiny in a chance to win salvationThe vast emptiness of luxury hotels is part of the mystery and spectacle of Edward Berger’s intriguing if static and overwrought psychological drama-thriller; it is about a desperate chancer and gambling addict, faced with the metaphysical crisis of renewing or annulling his existence by staking everything on a single bet. Screenwriter Rowan Joffe adapts the 2014 novel by Lawrence Osborne, whose title is ironic. He would not have these problems if he really was a small player. He is a big player and a big loser, although his smallness comes through in other ways.Colin Farrell plays a professional gambler who styles himself “Lord Doyle”, adrift in the Chinese gambling mecca of Macau, the Asian Vegas; he is a despised “gweilo” or foreign ghost. Farrell shows us a seedy guy with an outrageously spivvy moustache and a flop sweat, runn...

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2 h. ago Brit 'chased up street' by Tenerife shop owner after stunt goes wrong

The couple admitted to having drank a few cocktails before the incident took place

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Trump reportedly constructed his own take on the chain’s iconic burgers while on the campaign trail

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2 h. ago Andrew Cavenagh faces Rangers implosion as Hotline warns owner over public enemy No.1 at Ibrox

Ryan McDonald takes your calls as the debate over Gers' next manager rages on during the so-called quiet international break

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3 h. ago Owner admits two offences after XL Bullies killed man in street

52-year-old Ian Price died despite the efforts of members of the public and 999 crews

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3 h. ago Essex asylum seeker hotel in ‘flagrant’ breach of planning laws, court told

Epping Forest District Council is taking legal action against Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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3 h. ago Woman scammed children's cancer charity then faked her own wedding

"Serial fraudster" Charlotte Blackwell previously pleaded guilty to four counts of fraud following the wedding con

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3 h. ago Where sick Lostprophets fan who arranged for Ian Watkins to rape her baby is now

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. One of the twisted mothers who offered up her own baby as a victim for slain paedophile Ian Watkins could soon walk free, with a parole hearing understood to be on the cards

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3 h. ago XL bully owner whose dogs fatally mauled man admits two offences

Ian Price, 52, died in hospital after being attacked by two XL bully dogs in Stonnall, Staffordshire, in September 2023.

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4 h. ago Woman brands police 'murderers' after they shoot her XL Bully with pump shotgun

Sophie Zaherali's dog Ghost was gunned down after officers thought he had bitten a woman in Sheffield last year, but the owner is angry - and claims police wrongfully killed her pet

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4 h. ago WHO global alert over contaminated cough syrup that has killed at least 20 kids

The 20 children, all of whom were under the age of five, are said to have ingested Colrif cough medicine before dying from poisoning symptoms as the company's owner has been arrested

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4 h. ago Kim Kardashian stuns Skims fans with faux pubic hair underwear launch: ‘Marketing genius or fever dream?’

The new Skims thongs caused quite a stir, with one social media user saying, ‘I’m calling 911’

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The regulator believes the industry is in need of modernisation

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4 h. ago Six parties interested in buying Cardiff Rugby as WRU hold talks with Welsh club rivals

Who will be the new owners of Cardiff Rugby

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