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Philip Hoole's soldier son Joshua died on fitness test - now he's taken a petition to Downing St.
20/07/24 14:15
A FATHER who has spent eight years battling for justice after his soldier son collapsed and died during a fitness test wrongly held in hot weather has presented a petition at Downing Street . Phillip Hoole, 62, wants to see a new independent regulatory body created to ensure good governance is applied at all government organisations - with the power to prosecute organisations falling short. He said the change is needed after a raft of scandals including Tainted Blood, the Post Office Horizon system and the Metropolitan Police 's behaviour after the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence - as well as his own case. Mr Hoole, whose son, Corporal Joshua Hoole, died at the age of 26 eight years ago, presented the petition yesterday as he revealed he has been in discussions with the Crown Prosecution Service about what would be a landmark corporate manslaughter case against the Ministry of Defence....read
Four ex-Scotland Yard detectives who bungled Stephen Lawrence murder case should not face criminal charges for their actions in the case, review rules
18/06/24 13:18The Crown Prosecution Service announced today that it will not be taking any further action against the four Metropolitan Police officers.
Will bungling Metropolitan Police reopen probe into murder of Stephen Lawerence? Force admits 'serious mistakes' are still being made in case
17/06/24 00:14Two men were convicted of Stephen's murder in 2012, but the Metropolitan Police closed the probe in 2020 - a move opposed by Stephen's parents at the time.
Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn reveals why UK isn't a country you 'probably' want to raise your children in
31/05/24 10:13The 44-year-old shared his concerns for his own children's safety following the fatal stabbing last month of teenager Daniel Anjorin, just 10 miles from their Essex home.
SUE REID: In the tragic killing of a white teenager 22 years ago I saw the beginnings of a new sectarianism in Britain. Now I fear it's taken root...
13/05/24 01:12Many years ago, a teenager called Gavin Hopley was brutally murdered in a part of Oldham reputed to be a 'no-go zone' for white people.
Prince Harry hacking claim: Mail files 'trenchant defence of its journalism' to the High Court
09/05/24 00:00Associated Newspapers vowed to contest the 'preposterous' and unfounded allegations made by the group.
Sheku case was like Stephen Lawrence, says former law chief
02/05/24 22:20A former Lord Advocate yesterday compared the death of Sheku Bayoh to the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence.
A new police force will be called in to review the Met Police's handing of any new evidence in the Stephen Lawrence case in a huge embarrassment for under fire commissioner Sir Mark Rowley
22/04/24 20:54Stephen Lawrence, 18, an aspiring architect, was murdered on his way home in an unprovoked attack by a gang of racists in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993.
Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley apologises to Stephen Lawrence's mother for 'totally unacceptable' failed promise over sixth suspect in his murder
22/04/24 08:55The BBC says Baroness Doreen Lawrence was promised an explanation after the BBC last year named Matthew White as the sixth suspect in the case.
From a drunk pubgoer accusing Welsh bar staff of refusing to serve him because he's English to parents complaining about TikTok videos: The petty rows police are recording as hate incidents instead of tackling serious crime
01/04/24 21:51EXCLUSIVE: Forces nationwide are logging details of trivial arguments between neighbours, drunken rants and online spats if callers say they have been offended.
Has this ex-polo playing soldier from a wealthy family spent 35 years in prison for a murder that never happened? Clive Freeman was convicted of killing a vagrant by 'Burking' - the method used by the bodysnatchers Burke and Hare
13/03/24 01:40The case of 'The Gentleman and the Tramp' was one of the most extraordinary Old Bailey trials of its time
The damning chart that reveals how the public have lost faith in the Met Police under Sadiq Khan
27/01/24 08:37When Mayor Khan was elected in April 2016, the Metropolitan Police could be relied upon by 76 per cent of the population, while 75 per cent considered Scotland Yard treated everyone fairly.
Racist killer who bludgeoned his cell mate to death with a table leg and daubed a swastika on the wall is quietly FREED from prison
11/01/24 11:56EXCLUSIVE: Robert Stewart sparked national revulsion and a debate about racism in prisons when he beat Zahid Mubarek to death as he slept - then daubed a swastika on the walls.
Police record 'hate incident' against trans row Tory Rachel Maclean who was forced to apologise for sharing post calling rival Green Party candidate a 'man in a wig'
18/12/23 18:39West Mercia Police put Rachel Maclean's comments on file following a complaint about her language by Melissa Poulton, who is standing as a Green Party candidate
Sixth suspect in Stephen Lawrence murder boasted that he had killed before as he tried to stab black Lidl security guard - as Met apologises over failure to investigate
03/11/23 08:40The Met Police in June named Matthew White (pictured), who died aged 50 in 2021, as the sixth suspect in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in April 1993.
Moment Trevor Phillips grills Met chief Mark Rowley over why police 'have time to pull over Team GB Bianca Williams' in wrongful stop-and-search but can't clampdown on murders
30/10/23 12:14Ms Williams, 29, and her Olympic sprinter partner Ricardo Dos Santos, 28, were stopped by police in London on July 4, 2020.
'It shouldn't have taken three years to get this result': Tearful Team GB star Bianca Williams speaks out after two Met cops are sacked for lying about smelling drugs in stop and search of athlete boyfriend Ricardo Dos Santos
26/10/23 00:10The Team GB world championship medallist, 29, and the Portuguese Olympian, 28, were pulled over and handcuffed as their then baby son, Zuri, was in the back of their car on July 4, 2020.
Team GB sprinter Bianca Williams' athlete boyfriend Ricardo Dos Santos brands Met Police 'institutionally racist' and says 'little has changed' since Stephen Lawrence case as two cops are sacked after lying about smelling cannabis during stop and search
25/10/23 12:07Olympic sprinter Ricardo Dos Santos, 28, and his partner and Team GB athlete Bianca Williams, 29, made a complaint to the police watchdog.
Tiny traces of oil left on stump of Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall could help police crack case of who chopped it down, forensic scientists reveal
07/10/23 20:42The sycamore, which stood in a dip along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland for 300 years, had been one of the world's most photographed trees until it was chopped down.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan threatens scandal-hit Met Police to clean up its act or face being broken up - as he warns 'nothing is off the table'
23/09/23 00:55The London Mayor is preparing to launch a London Policing Board to help the force 'get its act together' in the wake of a series of scandals.
Gloating inmates mock the law as they intimidate guards and start cell fires in shocking TikTok videos from INSIDE B
15/09/23 23:22Details of the posts follow a former head of the Prison Service telling of chaos in the system and how it may have played a role in Daniel Khalife's escape from Wandsworth.
EXCLUSIVE Racist prison killer, 42, who beat his cellmate to death with a table leg and daubed swastika on the wall with blood is granted parole after serving 23 years behind bars
10/07/23 18:01Robert Stewart, then 20, sparked national revulsion and a debate about racism in prisons when he bludgeoned Zahid Mubarek, 19, to death as he slept in 2000.
I believe the police DELIBERATELY sabotaged the probe into my friend Stephen Lawrence's murder says Duwayne Brooks
07/07/23 22:53Duwayne Brooks has spent the best part of his adult life feeling angry. He was only 18 years old when, as he says, 'six thugs lynched' his best friend Stephen Lawrence as they waited for a bus.
Doreen Lawrence slams CPS decision not to charge four retired Met Police detectives accused of misconduct over botched inquiry into her son Stephen's murder and says she is in 'immense distress'
07/07/23 00:58Baroness Lawrence says she has been left in 'immense distress' by the fact four former Metropolitan Police officers will not face charges of misconduct in public office.
EXCLUSIVE - Four retired Met Police detectives accused of misconduct over botched Stephen Lawrence inquiry WON'T face criminal charges because of insufficient evidence, CPS rules
06/07/23 11:11After considering a file on the case for over two and a half years, the CPS has ruled there is insufficient evidence to charge any of the four retired officers with misconduct in public office.
The Stephen Lawrence murder investigation may never progress further because the mistakes made decades ago were 'so egregious' they would be impossible to repair, Scotland Yard commissioner admits
05/07/23 21:37Sir Mark Rowley said some errors made by investigators were 'so egregious' that they would be impossible to repair, despite detectives 'moving heaven and earth' in recent years.
I would 100% have picked 'sixth Stephen Lawrence suspect' out of an ID parade if Scotland Yard hadn't bungled their probe into his involvement, says Duwayne Brooks, the friend who witnessed the black teenager's racist murder
01/07/23 23:42Duwayne Brooks, Stephen's friend who survived the attack, said he could have identified Matthew White (pictured) - who was named as a suspect last week - had police put him in a line-up.
HARVEY PROCTOR: Only drastic change can fix the Met's crisis now... It horrifies me there could have been a sixth suspect in Stephen Lawrence's murder and that three decades of police blunders and cover-ups meant this was never widely known
27/06/23 22:05HARVEY PROCTOR: It horrifies me there could have been a sixth suspect for the killing of the 18-year-old in 1993.
Why are we still waiting to bring police to justice? Ex-CPS chief condemns delay over botched Stephen Lawrence case probe
27/06/23 21:35A former top prosecutor has attacked the 'excessive' time it has taken to decide whether four detectives in the Stephen Lawrence case should face criminal charges.
EXCLUSIVE: Revealed: Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Matthew White moved to quiet Cambridgeshire town in 2004 to escape 'hassle' over his arrest - as former neighbours say he was a drug addict who was 'off his face most of the time'
27/06/23 11:12The sixth suspect in the murder of Stephen Lawrence started a new life in Cambridgeshire to try and escape the 'hassle' he was exposed to after his arrest, it has been revealed.
Stephen Lawrence murder suspect's chilling nickname and threat to black man: Sixth suspect dubbed himself 'the lucky one' and warned victim, 'You'll be Stephen Lawrenced' in attack three years ago
27/06/23 07:38Matthew 'Matty' White, who died aged 50 of a drugs overdose in 2021, also attacked a black shopkeeper yards from where the aspiring architect died in Eltham.
Moment Stephen Lawrence murder suspects Neil and Jamie Acourt are confronted over new claims about their roles in sickening racist killing that rocked Britain
26/06/23 19:58Stephen Lawrence, 18, was murdered on his way home in an unprovoked attack in April 1993. Neil (pictured) and Jamie Acourt were confronted by the BBC over their alleged involvement.
EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Matthew White arranged to meet a police officer to discuss the racist killing - but the officer didn't turn up, relative claims
26/06/23 18:09EXCLUSIVE: A relative has told MailOnline that White's (pictured) stepfather Jack Severs arranged for his stepson to meet the officer who he knew.
Doreen Lawrence's fury at Scotland Yard for allowing sixth suspect in her son Stephen's murder to 'evade justice' - despite him confessing to his own stepfather more than 20 years ago that he played a role in the attack
26/06/23 07:39Doreen Lawrence said she hopes no other victims will go through what her family has endured, following more revelations about the failures in the investigation into her son's Stephen's murder in London in 1993.
EXCLUSIVE: Suella Braverman vows to stamp out grooming gangs behind organised child sex abuse
01/04/23 21:31Suella Braverman (pictured) today vows to stamp out the grooming gangs behind organised child sex abuse - and raises the prospect of jail sentences for people who fail to alert the authorities.
Former Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt, 46, has failed to pay back £90,000 he made from £3m drugs plot as court hears he earns £3,600-a-month as a courier after being freed from prison
24/03/23 16:37Jamie Acourt, 46, covered his face with a scarf as he arrived at City of London Magistrates' Court this afternoon, wearing Gucci sunglasses and a flat cap.
Forensics team who helped crack the Stephen Lawrence murder case recall their 'surprise' at finding 'a flake of the victim's blood' in packaging storing suspect's clothes
16/02/23 22:14Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in an unprovoked, racist attack on April 22, 1993 by a gang of white youths while he waited for a bus in Eltham.
Stephen Lawrence murderer David Norris is sent to tougher jail after he was caught twice with mobile phone behind bars
11/12/22 22:07Racist thug David Norris (pictured), 46, has been switched from Category C Dartmoor to Category B Exeter in the wake of the scandal.
EXCLUSIVE: Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris is caught with mobile phone in his cell for SECOND time as police launch another probe just months after first incident was revealed
27/11/22 22:04Prison chiefs are facing questions after David Norris, one of Stephen Lawrence's jailed killers, was found in possession of a mobile phone for the second time in two months.
Racist Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris left scarred for life after being slashed 'from his forehead to his chin' in prison attack - weeks after he was caught illegally using a smartphone in his cell
15/11/22 00:33Murderer David Norris (pictured), 46, was reportedly found profusely bleeding from his face after he was shivved by two inmates in HMP Dartmoor, Devon, on Sunday at 8.30pm.
Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt will be freed from prison in weeks after serving half of nine-year sentence for £3m drugs plot despite failing to pay back any of the £90,000 he made from it
07/10/22 15:19Jamie Acourt, 46, who spent more than two years on the run living in Spain under the alias Simon Alfonzo, will be released on November 3.
Prison X-ray finds illegal mobile phone INSIDE Stephen Lawrence killer's body: David Norris faces being denied parole - as experts probe 'large' device to see who the murderer was communicating with
28/09/22 21:00The smartphone used illegally by David Norris, 46, one of Stephen Lawrence's killers in his prison cell has been found inside his body after he was X-rayed at Dartmoor prison.
Stephen Lawrence murderer's sickening selfies from his jail cell: STEPHEN WRIGHT reveals how killer poses in flashy watch and aviator sunglasses and 'boasts HE knifed the teenager - and "never lost a wink of sleep" over it'
27/09/22 20:00One of Stephen Lawrence's killers faces a criminal investigation after sending sickening selfie pictures of himself in his prison cell to friends outside, the Daily Mail can reveal.
Prince Charles will launch scholarship with the Stephen Lawrence Foundation in memory of the aspiring architect who was killed in a racist attack
28/08/22 00:20The heir to the throne has often paid tribute to the teenager, who was murdered while waiting for a bus in 1993, who shared Charles's love of architecture.
Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris, 45, makes failed bid to be moved to an OPEN prison as he nears end of his 14 year and three month sentence for 1993 murder
18/05/22 14:54David Norris, 45, who was jailed for life in 2012 with a minimum term of 14 years for the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993, has failed in his application to transfer to an open prison.
Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt will spend more time in jail rather than hand over £90,000 he made in cannabis smuggling plot
18/01/22 17:49Jamie Acourt, 45, was jailed for nine years at Kingston Crown Court in 2018 after spending more than two years on the run, living in Spain under the alias Simon Alfonzo.
Tony Blair dismissed plans to sack racist police officers in the wake of Stephen Lawrence murder as 'OTT', newly-released archive papers reveal
30/12/21 00:01The then prime minister also blocked proposals for a race equality strategy following the landmark report into the 1993 murder of the black teenager by white thugs.
Stephen Lawrence drama written by Jeremy Corbyn ally ignores Sir Keir Starmer's key role in securing convictions for his murderers
21/08/21 21:00Sir Keir Starmer was Director of Public Prosecutions in 2012 when he made the bold decision to prosecute Gary Dobson and David Norris for the 1993 racist killing of Stephen Lawrence.
After I was thrown off the Stephen Lawrence case I cracked... then the Met asked me to lie to his family: Dogged detective who brought racist killers to justice tells all
18/08/21 21:11It was the 15th anniversary of Stephen Lawrence's murder. In April 1993 the black teenager was murdered by racist thugs as he waited for a bus home in south-east London.
EDDIE YOUNG: Ignoring the Press in any TV drama about the history of the Stephen Lawrence case is ludicrous and wrong
14/08/21 22:07EDDIE YOUNG: The inquest was disgraceful - the chief suspects refused to answer questions. This made a mockery of justice. And persuaded then-Mail Editor Paul Dacre that enough was enough.
Stephen FIRST LOOK: Adil Ray looks solemn as he takes on the role of solicitor Imran Khan in the ITV drama which details Stephen Lawrence's murder probe
12/08/21 17:31Adil Ray looked solemn while taking on the role of Imran Khan in newly-released images from ITV's upcoming drama, Stephen.
Family's fight for justice comes to the small screen: Cast of TV drama detailing Stephen Lawrence murder probe is shown for first time
09/08/21 23:01The cast of a TV drama about the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation has been shown in character for the first time.
MPs blast 'deep-rooted and unjustified racial disparities' in police forces and accuse officers of a 'systemic failure' to tackle racism 22 years after landmark Stephen Lawrence inquiry
29/07/21 23:06The Home Affairs Committee is calling for 'urgent action' to address 'persistent, deep-rooted and unjustified racial disparities' in policing in Britain. Pictured: Stephen Lawrence.
Stephen FIRST LOOK: Steve Coogan looks sombre as he plays a detective in courtroom scenes in new ITV drama about the murder of Stephen Lawrence
28/06/21 18:15The actor, 55, donned a suit as he played DCI Clive Driscoll, who helped secure the convictions of two members of the gang who committed the murder of Stephen, 18, in April 1993.
Line Of Duty pays tribute to Stephen Lawrence and Christopher Alder as the show names a murdered character after the two men in new storyline
19/04/21 13:26The BBC show introduced a new storyline in Sunday night's episode which saw character Lawrence Christopher, who was also killed in a racially motivated attack, named in honour of the two men.
Steve Coogan runs out of a police station in a football kit as he shoots scenes for new ITV crime drama about the murder of Stephen Lawrence
16/02/21 11:26The actor, 55, was spotted filming the latest scenes for ITV's new crime drama about the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence.
Steve Coogan transforms into a detective as filming for new ITV drama about the murder of Stephen Lawrence gets underway
15/02/21 15:58The actor, 55, held up a white face mask against his nose and mouth as he stepped out with crew members in Epping High Street on Monday afternoon.
Steve Coogan, Hugh Quarshie and Sharlene Whyte will star in three-part sequel to groundbreaking 1999 drama The Murder Of Stephen Lawrence
10/02/21 12:06Steve Coogan, Hugh Quarshie, and Sharlene Whyte will star in a three-part sequel to the groundbreaking 1999 drama, The Murder Of Stephen Lawrence.
Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt must hand over £90,000 of profits he made from £2.1m drugs import plot or be jailed for an extra year
21/01/21 18:30Jamie Acourt, 44, masterminded the £2.1million racket which saw imported cannabis resin distributed across England, and is serving a nine-year sentence after being convicted in 2018.
Stephen Lawrence lawyer fights for parents dragged from bedside of their dying six-year-old daughter after doctors said her life support was being withdrawn
13/12/20 02:57Imran Khan is acting for Rashid and Aliya Abbasi in a High Court bid to publicly name the hospital and medics involved in the care of their six-year-old child Zainab (pictured).
Four police officers involved in Stephen Lawrence case could face criminal prosecution for 'misconduct' over arrest of five suspects linked to 1993 racist murder
03/11/20 13:19Four former police officers have today been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service over their handling of the Stephen Lawrence murder.
MoD analyst who 'leaked top secret intelligence' likened himself to Stephen Lawrence as a victim of 'hate crime' after police asked for the names of his attackers, court hears
28/10/20 18:19Simon Finch, 50, had access to 'highly sensitive' details about a missiles project. The former analyst claimed he had been subjected to two serious homophobic assaults in 2013.
From a gripping six-part podcast about Stephen Lawrence to Peter 2.0, Comedians vs The News and Freezing Time, this week's top podcasts
03/10/20 21:00In this gripping six-part podcast, the Daily Mail's veteran crime writer Stephen Wright sheds light on the attitudes that led to the murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993.
Corrupt detective turned supergrass whose claims against Scotland Yard led to the second Stephen Lawrence inquiry is being probed for perjury
28/08/20 18:46Neil Putnam (pictured) is being investigated by the National Crime Agency, which is believed to be preparing evidence for prosecutors.
AMANDA PLATELL: Police close the Stephen Lawrence murder case, but I pray this isn't the end
14/08/20 23:42AMANDA PLATELL: Had he not been stabbed to death by racist thugs at a bus stop on April 22, 1993, Stephen Lawrence would now be 45 years old.
Smirking at the law: Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Luke Knight saunters barefoot outside his parents' house the day after Met shelve case - as victim's brother begs people to 'be brave' and turn in his killers
12/08/20 16:41Smirking as he strolls through the street in his flatcap and shorts, bearded Luke Knight looks a world away from the snarling thug who once stood alongside Stephen Lawrence's killers
Met Police closes investigation into racist murder of Stephen Lawrence after 27 years: Scotland Yard chief Cressida Dick moves case to to 'inactive phase'
11/08/20 13:57Police investigating the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in London have said that all 'identified lines of inquiry have been completed' and it has moved to an 'inactive phase'.
Brother of murdered Stephen Lawrence offers to meet Boris Johnson to discuss 'changing 400-year-old rhetoric that oppresses black people' - after accusing PM of having 'extreme' views and lack of diversity in cabinet
16/07/20 22:33Stuart Lawrence appeared on Good Morning Britain today where he told hosts Adil Ray and Charlotte Hawkins the country now needs to implement changes to bring about equality.
Groundbreaking drama The Murder Of Stephen Lawrence to get three-part sequel telling the ongoing story of murdered teen's parents and the conviction of two of his killers
13/07/20 12:12ITV has green-lit a three-part sequel series to groundbreaking drama The Murder Of Stephen Lawrence.
Father of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence says UK policing is still 'institutionally racist' and black people are 'treated as second-class citizens'
10/06/20 01:22Neville Lawrence (pictured), 78, whose son was stabbed to death in a racist attack in 1993, also praised the tearing down of statues such as that of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol.
Two ex-Scotland Yard detectives who bungled Stephen Lawrence murder case are probed for misconduct after National Crime Agency investigates why officers had suspects' names for two weeks but made no arrests
28/06/19 21:03Retired Det Supt Ian Crampton, in charge for the first three days of the inquiry, and retired Det Chief Supt William Ilsley, who supervised him, were interviewed under caution this week.
Five Stephen Lawrence suspects ‘have been handed £800,000 in legal aid since the murder in 1993’ – in contrast to teenager’s parents who had to fund their own court battle
29/04/19 00:56Since Stephen’s death in 1993 lawyers acting for Gary Dobson, David Norris, Jamie and Neil Acourt and Luke Knight have received £813,384. But Stephen's parents were denied legal aid.
Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Neil Acourt is pictured just two miles from spot where teenager was knifed to death - after being freed from jail last week having served less than half of six-year drugs sentence
31/03/19 13:06Neil Acourt (pictured) was seen loading a van with tools in south-east London just two miles from Eltham, where Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in a racist attack in 1993.
Stephen Lawrence murder suspects won't face justice, says victim's best friend who witnessed the racist attack
22/03/19 00:54Stephen Lawrence's best friend Duwayne Brooks, who was with Stephen when he was stabbed in London in 1993, says there is 'no way' more suspects will be brought to justice over his murder.
Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Neil Acourt 'will walk free from prison next week' after serving less than half of a six-year drugs sentence
12/03/19 00:09Neil Acourt was one of five men considered prime suspects in the killing of Stephen Lawrence, 18, who was stabbed to death by a gang in Eltham, London in 1993.
British forensic scientist who ‘helped solve murders of Stephen Lawrence and Damilola Taylor’ vows to try and crack the 'extraordinarily difficult' Madeleine McCann case
18/02/19 21:05Angela Gallop CBE, 69, said she isn't 'daunted' by the Madeleine McCann case but admits it would be difficult to work on as 'it's in a different country and you don't know what's happened to the exhibits.'
Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt 'gets move to luxury prison wing with access to games room and 50in HD TV after being punched by fellow inmate'
19/12/18 12:40Stephen Acourt, 42, was reportedly attacked by an inmate at Wandsworth Prison last week just days into a nine year sentence for his role in a £3 million drugs plot.
Stephen Lawrence murder suspect shamelessly claims his life has 'been dogged' by his association with the notorious killing in bid to get shorter sentence as he is jailed for nine years over £4m drugs plot
07/12/18 12:43Acourt, from south London, was at the centre of a £4million cannabis trafficking operation, but fled to Spain before police could corner him.
Stephen Lawrence suspect Jamie Acourt, 42, faces joining his brother in jail over £7.4m drugs plot - becoming the fourth of five men accused over the killing now behind bars
06/12/18 15:10Jamie Acourt, 42, had initially denied being part of the drugs gang but sensationally changed his plea to guilty on the second day of his trial in south-west London today.
Stephen Lawrence murder suspect 'was ringleader of drugs gang which made 34 trips taking cannabis from London to Newcastle without realising they were being watched by police the whole time', trial hears
05/12/18 14:27Jamie Acourt, 42, was arrested in Barcelona but denies being the ringleader of the drugs racket. He was once suspected of involvement in the Stephen Lawrence murder but not convicted.
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'Firm, tone and hydrate': Women praise sell-out face cream that promises to deliver an 'instant uplift' in as little as seven days
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Gemma Collins hits out at Strictly Come Dancing and reveals the REAL reason she'll never do the show
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A Place In The Sun viewers 'worry' about presenter Lee Juggurnauth in latest episode
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Channing Tatum talks marriage and kids as he gushes about acting with his fiancée Zoë Kravitz
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Travis Kelce's dad Ed hits back at Kanye West with withering response after rapper's new track referenced Taylor Swift and his son
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Beloved BBC game show returning to screens in just days with celebrity hosts after string of special episodes
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Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' daughter Suri Cruise, 18, is the spitting image of her actress mom as she steps out in NYC - weeks before college
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Jennifer Lopez tenderly kisses Jharell Jerome's forehead in first look of their upcoming film Unstoppable
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Ex-Emmerdale star Mica Keeble helps brides on their big day following bizarre viral Tik Tok trend
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Jade Thirlwall reveals she could have been a real life princess because her Little Mix bandmates tried to set her up with Prince Harry
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Huw Edwards is 'villain who was living a double life': BBC chair's eviscerating take down of fallen star in internal email to staff
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Emma Roberts dons a colourful polo top as she heads out to watch the Olympics Games in Paris
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds enjoy a date night after It Ends With Us screening - as she speaks on going head to head with husband at the box office
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Katie Price's boyfriend JJ Slater breaks cover as he heads to his car shirtless as star is bailed hours after arrest at Heathrow airport
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Beyond Paradise confirms return of major character as BBC drops first series three spoilers - and filming is already underway
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EXCLUSIVELizzie Cundy, 56, shows off her incredible figure in a skimpy printed bikini as she relaxes in Mallorca after suffering a mystery illness
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Love Island's Paige Thorne puts on a VERY cheeky display as she slips into a skimpy thong bikini during sun-soaked Florida getaway
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Katie Price RECAP: Latest court updates as judge tells ex-glamour models 'no holidays' as he warns her she faces PRISON if she swerves next court date
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EXCLUSIVELorri Haines recalls trauma of watching his parents spend all their money on alcohol while he was forced to go to school with holes in his shoes
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Jade Thirlwall transforms into a scorned bride in a corset and veil as she releases video for new version of her track Angel Of My Dreams
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Antiques Roadshow guest clasps hand to mouth and gasps 'I don't want to swear!' as she struggles to contain shock at value of record-breaking brooch
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Shawn Mendes reveals pregnancy scare that 'shook' him to his core in new song: 'I was about to be a father'
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Rihanna is left in HYSTERICS as she enjoys a thrilling inflatable boat ride with boyfriend A$AP Rocky during their holiday to Barbados
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Katie Price is bailed hours after she was arrested at Heathrow Airport - but still faces court today over enormous debt
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Lila Moss sends pulses racing in a skimpy black two-piece as she soaks up the sun in in Formentera with her mum Kate and boyfriend Yoni Helbitz
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Rita Ora shows off her incredible figure in a tiny bikini as she recovers from mystery hospital dash on holiday with Taika Waititi and Kate Moss
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This Morning fans slate 'worst opening to a show ever' and wonder if they're hallucinating after Josie Gibson and Craig Doyle's car crash intro
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Emily at the Olympics! Lily Collins styles sequined beret as she emulates her Netflix character to cheer on USA at Olympics in Paris
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BBC asks Huw Edwards to return more than £200,000 he was paid after being arrested over child abuse images
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Love Island's Jess is seen getting VERY cosy with bombshell Harry just days after Hugo split as worse-for-wear Islanders take to drinking in the streets
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Kym Marsh, 48, shows her youthful side in dog ears as she steps out with toyboy Samuel Thomas, 29, following their performance in 101 Dalmatians The Musical
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The Repair Shop fans panic as beloved BBC star 'goes missing' from new series - demanding 'where are they?!
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Dafne Keen stuns in a red figure-hugging halterneck dress as she steps out for the It Ends With Us London screening in Deadpool & Wolverine crossover
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The changing face of Blake Lively: Inside star's glamorous transformation from baby-faced teen to Hollywood leading lady
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Saturday Night Live movie FIRST LOOK: Trailer recreates the very first SNL episode from 1975 with 'chaotic scenes' and 'lookalike actors'
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Sabrina Carpenter, 25, turns heads in a figure-hugging gold dress amid mounting plastic surgery speculation
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Prince Philip's last gaffe revealed: Aled Jones discloses never-before-heard hilarious interruption Duke of Edinburgh would make
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Moment Travis Scott is seen in the back of French cop car as details emerge of 'drunk' 5am fight in Parisian five-star hotel that led to his arrest
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The Umbrella Academy fans 'want to cry, scream and throw up' after 'nauseating' age gap love scenes - demanding an apology from show creator
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King Carl Gustaf of Sweden tries out the famous 'no sex' cardboard beds all in the Olympic Village in Paris
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Taylor Swift beefs up security for her London shows after cancelling Vienna concerts amid terror plot - as 'Swiftonomics' uncover the cost of axed gigs
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Blake Lively says her new movie It Ends With Us is a story of 'joy, pain, possibility, and trauma' as she reveals what the role means to her
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Ekin-Su Culculoglu looks worlds away from her Love Island days as she debuts a major new hair transformation
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Moment Katie Price is met by police at Heathrow and arrested with son Harvey looking on and her head in a bandage after £10,000 facelift - as she faces court today
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EXCLUSIVERevealed: The WAG who has been helping Lauryn Goodman pen barbed social media posts and telling her how to behave in public. KATIE HIND reports
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ITV takes outrageous turn as Andi Peters compares himself to Olympic pole vaulter with racy manhood joke on Lorraine
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Downton Abbey bosses reveal it was 'terribly easy' to convince Maggie Smith that her character should be killed off
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Beaming Jeremy Renner is the picture of health as he's seen for the FIRST time on set of Knives out 3 alongside fellow Marvel star Josh Brolin
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Travis Scott looks 'hyped up' as he shouts and swears at Olympics crowd hours before being arrested
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Love Is Blind fans beg couple to 'take a DNA test' after string of worrying clues they're related - as stars admit 'I've got goosebumps'
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Emma Stone keeps a low profile beneath a beanie hat and shades as she revisits Cruella filming location in London - ahead of the blockbuster's sequel
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Strictly Come Dancing 2024 line-up: Every celebrity contestant we know so far as Tasha Ghouri and Pete Wicks are latest stars confirmed
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Good Morning Britain host 'grovels for his job' after technical gaffe - admitting to 'unplugging his microphone so he can go to the toilet' on live ITV show
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Tasha Ghouri is seen for the first time since her Strictly Come Dancing signing was confirmed as she arrives at a London studio
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's endless separation is humiliating - and utterly exhausting. But MAUREEN CALLAHAN has a theory...
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Crown Prince Haakon meets the viral Norwegian swimmer dubbed 'the muffin man' - amid his stepsons arrest
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Love Island's Gabby Allen flaunts her jaw-dropping figure in a VERY racy red dress as she joins equally daring Faye Winter at the It Ends With Us premiere
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Colin Farrell reveals son James' heartbreaking misdiagnosis before doctors confirmed he was suffering from Angelman syndrome
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Claire Sweeney, 53, cuts a stylish figure in a hot pink dress as she enjoys romantic meal with boyfriend Ricky Hatton, 45, in Tenerife
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Gemma Collins hops on the Brat summer trend as she wows in bright green ball gown
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Abbey Clancy shares adorable family holiday snap with husband Peter Crouch and their three kids after jetting off to mystery location
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Meera Syal becomes the latest star to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story as she honours South Asian Heritage Month
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Sir Paul McCartney shares never before seen snaps from Wings' 1974 Abbey Road recording sessions featuring late wife Linda
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BBC Breakfast grinds to a halt as Naga Munchetty rocked by back-to-back technical blunders - seething 'well this is great!'
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Russell Brand is 'axed from his big-money role in the Despicable Me film series and replaced by a British comic after rape and assault allegations'
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Rapper Travis Scott 'arrested in Paris after fight with his bodyguard' hours after cheering on US basketball stars in Olympics semi-final
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EXCLUSIVERevealed: Eamonn Holmes' new girlfriend, 42, has a son with a retired coach driver aged 81
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Blake Lively looks radiant in a £30,000 floral frock after making her FIFTH outfit change of the day for the UK premiere of It Ends With Us
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EXCLUSIVEKatie Price is set to appear in court TODAY: Reality star spent night behind bars after being met by police as she returned to Britain
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ALISON BOSHOFF: Jealous Huw Edwards was 'poison' in BBC news room, claim ex-colleagues
Would complain bitterly
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Princess Diana would have been 'broken-hearted' over Prince William and Prince Harry's feud, RICHARD KAY tells PALACE CONFIDENTIAL
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Jamie Lee Curtis pushes for cast and crew to wear name tags on film sets to help eliminate power hierarchies from forming
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Diddy's ex Yung Miami breaks silence over her relationship with disgraced rapper... following claims she 'transported pink cocaine for him'
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Bella Thorne commands attention in a power suit with a plunging neon yellow blazer at HollyShorts Film Festival - after slamming Ozempic use
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Olivia Wilde looks edgy chic in low-cut black dress and platform boots as she supports pal Zoe Kravitz's directorial debut Blink Twice in LA
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Colin Farrell reveals the heart-wrenching question he asked doctor after his son James, 20, was diagnosed with Angelman syndrome
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Naomi Watts reveals her surprising relationship with former co-star Simon Baker: 'I love you so much!'
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Justin Bieber looks unrecognizable in scruffy attire with his boxer shorts showing at posh Waldorf Astoria in LA without pregnant wife Hailey
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King Charles seethed at photographs of his mother posing with her hands in her pockets, but he and other royals do this too...
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Katie Price infuriates tourist who says their stay at five star hotel in Turkey was ruined by star using pool with 'blood all over her face'
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Michelle Keegan puts on a leggy display in a chic black minidress as she cosies up to husband Mark Wright on romantic trip to Paris
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Reese Witherspoon brings son Deacon Phillippe, 20, as her date to starry Blink Twice premiere in LA amid romance rumors with financier Oliver Haarmann
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The moment Scheana Shay gets BITTEN by King's Guard horse... as the Vanderpump Rules star becomes latest London tourist to ignore warning sign
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Zoe Kravitz and fiance Channing Tatum have the look of love as they make their red carpet debut at Blink Twice premiere in Los Angeles
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Ariana Grande exudes elegance in billowing pink gown and sky-high heels as she debuts campaign for her new LOVENOTES fragrance line
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EXCLUSIVEMeghan's brand troubles: Duchess of Sussex's new lifestyle venture American Riviera Orchard suffers setback over 'irregularities'
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Jennifer Lopez's close friends 'can't stand' Ben Affleck - and they say she's 'FURIOUS' that he 'humiliated her' amid ongoing divorce rumors
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Katy Perry's Lifetimes music video earns HIGH praise from fans after brutal Woman's World flop - as it's compared to her iconic Teenage Dream video
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Noel Gallagher, 57, vows to kerb his bad habits and give up drinking as former Oasis star admits he'll be 'f***ing lucky' if he makes it to 60
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Blake Lively stuns a tearful teenage superfan and her family by inviting her onto the red carpet and gifting her VIP tickets at premiere of It Ends With Us
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Ben Affleck works in LA amid rumored split with Jennifer Lopez as promotion of their upcoming film Unstoppable could make for 'awkward' and 'tricky' situation
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80s star looks exactly the same as she did when she quit Hollywood over 'nudity' to join the circus.. but can YOU guess who she is?
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Zac Efron reveals grand plans for the Australian property he bought during COVID... after star's mysterious hospitalization following pool incident in Ibiza
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Rumer Willis issues VERY raunchy response to 'trolls' who shamed her for promoting sex toys while being a mom
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'Y'all made me proud today': Snoop Dogg makes surprise call to Team USA's Gabby Thomas and other women's 200-meter final medalists after Paris Olympics triumph
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Olivia Attwood reveals her reaction after discovering husband Bradley Dack had cheated on her in early days of their relationship
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EXCLUSIVEKatie Price is ARRESTED and will appear in court TOMORROW as she is bundled into a police van after returning to the UK
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Baby Reindeer's Jessica Gunning says she's struggled to find work after playing obsessive stalker in hit Netflix series
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EXCLUSIVEBillions actor Akili McDowell, 21, had been seen 'armed and dealing marijuana' out of his Houston apartment before 'fatally shooting' 20-year-old rapper in parking lot
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Blake Lively claims husband Ryan Reynolds wrote 'iconic' scene in her new film It Ends With Us... as baffled screenwriter reacts
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Isabela Ferrer looks sensational in a chic black halterneck dress as she attends the UK premiere of It Ends With Us in London
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The celebrities who starred in Sex and the City alongside Sarah Jessica Parker before they were famous - can you recognize them?
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EXCLUSIVEThe war in Adele's old backyard... Homeowners slam tycoon and Turkish princess's plan to turn singer's old mansion into 13 separate homes
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Justin Timberlake and wife Jessica Biel look tense as they reunite before his Manchester concert in first sighting since DWI report
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EXCLUSIVETaylor Swift 'shaken' by Vienna terror plot - as insiders reveal why Travis Kelce can't be by her side after couple's 'wake-up call'
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Chart-topping British group are robbed of equipment and cash totalling £35,000 during work trip to Ibiza with French DJ David Guetta
nd laptops and cash'.
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Travis Scott told police officers he was 'scared' of large law enforcement presence during arrest in Miami Beach: There's '50 cops around me!'
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'I swear by it': Katy Perry reveals the 'weird thing' she does before getting into bed
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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: King Charles is reportedly frustrated at his inability to get involved in soothing the national unrest
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Danny Cipriani's estranged wife Victoria Rose slams him for 'not having a heart' and 'carrying on with other women' in now deleted post
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Love Islanders clash at reunion party and reveal the real reason behind their frosty feud
Tensions were high on Wednesday night
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Halsey flashes her taut tummy in new cheer-themed music video for Lucky after THAT beef with Britney Spears
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Nina Dobrev is 'a little ahead of schedule' in recovery from dirt bike accident with six more months to go: 'I'm doing pretty well'
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House of the Dragon tops the streaming charts for the first time with 1.27 billion viewing minutes... besting Suits and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
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Taylor Swift fans in Vienna gather in their hundreds to sing together after the pop star's concerts were cancelled
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Corrie's Jennie McAlpine says she hasn't ruled out having a fourth child 16 months after welcoming daughter Doris
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Netflix fans slate horror film that is so terrible it 'leaves their eyes twitching' as it climbs streaming charts despite appalling Rotten Tomatoes score
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Teen Mom: The Next Chapter: Mackenzie McKee's boyfriend Khesanio tells her father that he wants to propose... and he gives his blessing
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Jesy Nelson breaks her silence on former bandmate Jade Thirlwall's debut solo single Angel Of My Dreams after Little Mix feud
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Taylor Swift fans rush to sell their tickets for as much as £600 for five concerts at Wembley Stadium - as pop star cancelled three Austria appearances
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Marc Anthony's Dominican Republic home catches FIRE in terrifying incident with three bungalows destroyed in blaze
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Catherine Zeta-Jones shares never-before-seen footage of her son Dylan to celebrate his 24th birthday
Special day
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The Mallorca Files review: If the Beeb's Mallorca Files was a pedalo, Amazon's is a superyacht, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS
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Emma Roberts shows her allegiance in Team USA shirt and white trousers while heading to USA vs Serbia basketball semi-final game at Paris Olympics
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EXCLUSIVEZara McDermott slips into a plunging swimsuit as she and boyfriend Sam Thompson FINALLY put split rumours to bed on beach day in Ibiza
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Patsy Palmer CONFIRMS her return to Albert Square as Bianca Jackson - and another show legend is 'hot on her tail'
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Colin Farrell reveals he 'burst into tears' when his son took his first steps ahead of his fourth birthday as actor discusses James' Angelman Syndrome
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Inside Jodie Comer's unexpected childhood friendship with a popular Team GB Olympian as her sweet message is unearthed
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Madonna celebrates her 66th birthday a week early by looking back on her romance with Jean-Michel Basquiat - and flashing her silk-covered bottom
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Lady Gaga shows off 8 carat engagement ring on romantic Malibu date with Michael Polansky as they negotiate $900m prenup
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Ariana Grande compares feeling of the spicy sauce to a 'lip plumper' as she crushes the Hot Ones challenge
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Molly Smith stuns in a blush pink velvet minidress as she joins Love Island boyfriend Tom Clare for the UK gala screening of It Ends With Us
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Anthony Hopkins celebrates International Cat Day by posing with an adorable kitten as he fundraises for animal rescue in Morocco
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Frankie Bridge's face drops as Loose Women guest swipes at her with 'backhanded compliment' - and fans insist 'she definitely doesn't like her!'
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Jessica Simpson teases new music as she poses in boho chic duster at recording studio - after opening up about sobriety
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Shakira enjoys romantic dinner with mystery man in Miami after saying she is not ready for a 'formal relationship' after ugly Gerard Pique split
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Love Island star Arabella Chi flashes her underboob in a VERY racy white co-ord as she attends the UK premiere of It Ends With Us
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Jennifer Lopez has her wedding ring BACK ON despite 'imminent' Ben Affleck divorce rumors - as she steps out with child Emme, 16, in LA
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Inside the lavish life of Kanye West's dentist as he's accused of getting rapper hooked on nitrous oxide
Boasts many famous clients
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Selena Gomez sparks speculation that she is ENGAGED to Benny Blanco after eagle-eyed fans noticed a tell-tale clue on her Instagram
