Gangster who led gun and cocaine trafficking ring tells court "it's not a big deal" as Rolex is seized

Captain Sandy Yawn is known for her no nonsense attitude, cracking the whip with her crew as they sail across the Mediterranean sea, waiting on demanding guests in the most stunning locations.

Last week, Manchester town hall's planning committee gave the go-ahead for yet another plan for yet another high-rise block in the city centre. But this time, a Grade II-listed building would have to be demolished.

As another exciting time in the dales got underway this week, many fans at home were surprised to see a familiar face among the cast, when former Coronation Street star Kyle Rowe swapped the cobbles for a brand new role in Emmerdale.The talented actor will be best known to fans for his role as Ethan Corinn in Corrie, a young man who met up for drinks with David Platt’s rapist Josh Tucker in 2018. Keen to make sure nobody suffered at Josh’s hands again, vicar Billy Mayhew warned Ethan that Josh had attacked someone previously after drugging them - a move which eventually saw Ethan beat Josh to within an inch of his life, after discovering he had GHB in his pocket on their date.

Militarie Gun have shared details of a new tour across Europe and the UK, set to kick off later this year. Find a full list of tour dates below.Announced today (August 2), the live shows follow on from the hardcore band’s debut album, ‘Life Under The Gun’, which arrived earlier this year.

Roland Emmerich’s upcoming gladiator series Those About to Die has been picked up by Prime Video across Europe.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Prime Video has acquired the Ancient Rome gladiator drama series “Those About to Die” in multiple European territories. The show is directed by “Independence Day” helmer Roland Emmerich and Marco Kreuzpaintner. The 10-episode first season will debut exclusively on Prime Video in Germany, the U.K., France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Poland, Turkey, Andorra, Monaco, Luxembourg and Belgium.

Sinead O’Connor‘s cover of Nirvana‘s track ‘All Apologies’ in light of the Irish singer’s passing.Her cover of the grunge hit was featured as the seventh track on her fourth studio album, 1994’s ‘Universal Mother’. O’Connor’s version of the song also transforms the Nirvana track into an acoustic ballad and the accompanying video features O’Connor singing in front of a house.‘All Apologies’ was the second single from Nirvana’s third LP, 1993’s ‘In Utero’.

Exhausted families arriving back in Manchester from Rhodes have told of the horrific scenes that left their holidays in tatters, with some fleeing their hotels with just their passports and others forced to endure nights on a school floor with complete strangers.

A Scots man who went missing in Magaluf is now back home "safe and well" after a group of Irish holidaymakers found him and got him a taxi back to his hotel.

Manchester United defender Will Fish could feature in Erik ten Hag's side in the pre-season friendly against Wrexham on Wednesday.

A boy racer who filmed himself driving at speeds of over 120mph before crashing into and killing a pregnant mum is one of those locked up in Greater Manchester this week.

A couple's plans to jet off before the school holidays began had their dreams scuppered after two cancelled flights meant they lost almost a third of their holiday.

Manchester United are set to begin their tour of the US with a friendly against Arsenal in New York on Saturday.

The family of a man stabbed to death on his own doorstep by someone he had earlier spoken to and hugged wept as his killer was convicted of murder.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag The driver of a BMW who killed a pregnant former Hollyoaks actress in a crash has been jailed for 12 years. Adil Iqbal, 22, had pleaded guilty to killing Frankie Jules-Hough, 38, in a motorway crash and causing serious injury to her son Thomas, 9. Her other son Rocky, two, was also in the car, as was her nephew Tobias, four, who was also badly hurt in the incident on the M66 in Bury, Greater Manchester, on 13 May.

A driver who killed former Hollyoaks actress Frankie Hough in a high speed motorway crash has been jailed for 12 years. Adil Iqbal was driving with one hand and using his phone with the other to film himself.

Two men have admitted manslaughter after a beloved grandad died in a fire.

Bruno Fernandes has not yet reported back for pre-season training at Manchester United due to his post-campaign international commitments.

Angelina Jolie has accused ex Brad Pitt of "looting" and stripping the couple's former French vineyard of assets in new court documents. Jolie claimed Pitt has been the mastermind of a "vindictive campaign" to "loot" the profitable business since she first filed for divorce in 2016, according to documents filed Monday and obtained by Fox News Digital.

Lady Gaga doesn’t have to pay a penny to the woman who was an accomplice in the stealing of her French bulldogs back in 2021.