Drug dealing 'family man' with EncroChat alter ego hid gun under his patio

Love Island host Maya Jama could be set for a big payday to stay on as the show’s presenter.The star, 28, took over from former host Laura Whitmore for the winter and summer version of this year’s show on ITV, with one source suggesting the star could be set for a payday of £750,000 to stay on the show. Maya has already landed in Mallorca ahead of the Love Island final on Monday evening (31st July) where she was seen relaxing by the pool ahead of the last show of this summer’s series.There are five couples left on the show - Tyrique and Ella T, Whitney and Lochan, Sammy and Jess, Molly and Zach and Mitch and Ella B - and Maya is soon set to make an entrance at the villa to host the big final and announce who has won this series. According to one insider, Maya has been a hit with ITV bosses and they are keen to keep her on for future series.

A fraudster who flew out of Manchester Airport to escape justice after stealing £150,000 from her employer remains on the run. 'Greedy' conwoman Donna Wells stole the huge sum from the charity where she worked.

Enjoying a home-cooked breakfast is one of the delights of staying at a B&B. While all B&Bs provide you with a tasty meal to set you up for the day, there are a few which go above and beyond, delivering the wow factor.

Cleaning guru Mrs Hinch looked incredible as she posted a collection of delightful snaps from her recent holiday to Nerja in Spain.The mum-of-two shared the snaps of her enjoying the lavish getaway with her husband Jamie and their sons Ronnie, four, and Lennie, two. In one picture, the influencer showed off her enviable figure as she posed on her other half's shoulders in the pool, wearing a flattering, strapless black swimsuit with frilly detailing. Another image showed the star dressed up for the evening as she posed alongside Jamie, wearing a skin-tight textured emerald green dress, paired with Birkenstock sandals and oversized sunglasses.

Martine McCutcheon opened up on her health struggles as she enjoyed a holiday with family. The actress, 47, headed to Mallorca with husband Jack McManus and son Rafferty where she shared her experience of struggling with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome while on holiday. Martine was diagnosed with the illness in 2011 and is often open with fans on how the condition has an effect on her life.

EastEnders' Lucy Benjamin has revealed that she's banned her teenage daughters from watching Love Island, as she 'doesn't think it puts out the right message'. The 53 year old actress, who is known as Lisa Fowler in EastEnders, is mum to Bessie Jo, 16, and Rosie, 12, with her husband, Richard Taggart. But she's spoken out about her views on Love Island, the hit ITV2 dating show, and explained why it isn't on in her house with two young daughters.

Barbie and Oppenheimer enjoyed a hugely anticipated dual release this month (July 21), with huge box office returns.While answering questions from fans on his Instagram page, Coppola was asked about the two films, and he said it sets a shining example for cinema.“I have yet to see them, but the fact that people are filling big theaters to see them and that they are neither ‘sequels’ nor ‘prequels’… no number attached to them meaning they are true one-off’s is victory for Cinema,” he said.Oppenheimer, directed by Christopher Nolan, scored a glowing five-star review from NME‘s Paul Bradshaw, who wrote: “Not just the definitive account of the man behind the atom bomb, Oppenheimer is a monumental achievement in grown-up filmmaking. For years, Nolan has been perfecting the art of the serious blockbuster – crafting smart, finely-tuned multiplex epics that demand attention; that can’t be watched anywhere other than in a cinema, uninterrupted, without distractions.

John Lydon has shared his thoughts on AI warning that it “will ultimately make decisions for you, and that’s very dangerous”.The Public Image Ltd frontman spoke about the recent developments in the technology in a new interview with The Guardian.When asked about his views on the ever-increasing impact of AI on the arts, Lydon said: “Who’s in charge and who’s feeding the information and giving the guidelines to these artifices? What or where is the moral code? It has infiltrated young people’s minds now to the point of total domination. What will this create?”He continued: “My advice is make small steps against this – and get that fucking Siri or whatever out of your house.

It has been a jam-packed summer for Rangers boss Michael Beale as he stayed true to his word that the Ibrox squad would have a massive shake up before the new season.

Louise Redknapp's fans can’t believe her real age after she posted a number of snaps with her 19 year old son, Charley, to celebrate his birthday. Pop star Louise is certainly blessed with good genes as, at age 49, she could pass for a woman half her age - with her fans floored that she is old enough to have a 19 year old son. She posted a number of snaps of Charley, who she shares with ex-husband, former footballer Jamie Redknapp, 50.They also share son Beau, 14.

Mollie King has shared an adorable tribute to her cricketer fiancé Stuart Broad as he announced his retirement from the sport.The presenter and former The Saturdays star, 36, got engaged to England cricketer Stuart, 37, in 2021 and the couple share a daughter called Annabella together, who was born last year. England bowler Stuart has announced he will retire from Test cricket following the Ashes. He made the announcement at stumps on day three of the final Test against Australia at the Kia Oval.Taking to Instagram, Mollie has shared how she and their daughter would be watching him as he takes on his final match.

Veteran BBC presenter Esther Rantzen fears her lung cancer may have been caused by exposure to asbestos in the studios where she worked for decades.

Sinéad O’Connor aired on TV this weekend (July 29) as planned despite the singer’s death.Kathryn Ferguson’s film Nothing Compares was originally set for release on Saturday on Sky Documentaries and the Now streaming service.After O’Connor passed away earlier this week (July 26) at the age of 56, Ferguson said that after much deliberation she decided to proceed with the release of the film as planned.“We had been scheduled to release Nothing Compares today on Sky / Now for a very long time and after lots of thought we are going to go ahead with that plan,” Ferguson tweeted on Saturday.“The reaction to the film and love for Sinead has been palpable and we feel screening it this weekend is the right thing to do, so that people can see her in all her glory and hear her tell her side of the story.”She added: “An option she was rarely granted by some facets of the media who spent so much of their time being reductive of all she had to say.”Ferguson went on: “Nothing Compares is a love letter to Sinead. She meant the absolute world to me and I know she did to many of you.“Watch the film, feel the rage, have a good cry and let’s remember the woman for her radical, magical ways and all she has done for us.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Throughout the years, EastEnders has had some pretty iconic moments. From poisoning plots to characters returning from the dead, there’s not a lot that the BBC One soap hasn’t seen.

Ex on the Beach star Charlotte Dawson has welcomed her second child into the world alongside fiance Matt Sarsfield, following a 'false alarm'.

A Scots couple who had to drive from London to Edinburgh after their flight was cancelled have been denied compensation.

Charlotte Dawson’s fiancé, Matt Sarsfield, said he is ‘so proud’ as he shared a video of Charlotte giving birth to their second child.The 30-year-old reality star went into labour in the middle of the night, with Matt sharing more details of the birth on his Instagram story. Matt posted a short clip of Charlotte in the hospital wearing a blood pressure monitor as she took deep breaths to relax herself through the birth.The couple revealed that their baby boy arrived in little over an hour, with Charlotte being admitted to the hospital at 1am, before giving birth by 2:13 am.

Kerry Katona has revealed that her 'colourful life' is set to be made into a small screen film which will air on Netflix. The 42 year old mum-of-five has had a chequered - and well documented - history, since she first burst onto the scene in 1998 as part of the girl band, Atomic Kitten. She's been married three times, struggled with drug addiction and multiple bankruptcies, and endured mental and physical abuse at the hands of her ex-husband, George Kay, who died in 2019.

Elon Musk has reinstated Kanye West‘s Twitter account after an eight month ban.It comes after he was previously banned from the platform three times, the last being on December 2 last year after the rapper tweeted an illustration of a swastika inside a Star of David.The inflammatory post was one of many West – also known as Ye – tweeted at the time, culminating in Musk confirming that West’s account would be suspended due to violating the platform’s policies “against incitement to violence”.The rapper previously faced significant backlash after making a series of antisemitic remarks, wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt, and expressing false claims about the death of George Floyd.Despite his return to Twitter, West will now not be eligible to monetise his account and advertisements will not appear next to his posts, reports the Wall Street Journal.His account was reinstated after receiving reassurance that he would not use the platform to share antisemitic or otherwise harmful language. He is yet to post any new tweets.Meanwhile, Ice Cube recently said that West has “learned a lot” from a controversial year that’s seen him express numerous antisemitic views.During a recent appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored, Ice Cube was asked about his “wobbly relationship” with Ye before he confirmed that he had met up with the rapper “a couple of weeks ago”.When asked about how West is currently dealing with what’s happened, the ‘Fuck Tha Police’ artist responded: “I believe he’s doing great.

Haim dressed up as the step-sisters from Taylor Swift‘s ‘Bejeweled’ to perform ‘No Body, No Crime’ with her in California this weekend.The video for the ‘Midnights’ track guest starred Haim as a trio of step-sisters, who wore gowns that they also sported on stage in Santa Clara, California on Friday night (July 28).“hi from the step sisters!” they wrote on Instagram, with footage and photos showing them playing the ‘Evermore’ murder ballad while in full dress.It comes after Swift and Haim gave a live debut to ‘No Body, No Crime’ at the first ‘Eras’ Tour show in Seattle last weekend (July 22). Haim are supporting Swift on the latest leg of her North American stadium tour and have been joining her for the 2020 song during the ‘Evermore’ segment of the set.Elsewhere in Santa Clara, Aaron Dessner joined Swift on night one to give a live debut to ‘Evermore’ bonus track ‘Right Where You Left Me’, while night two saw her play ‘Red’ track ‘Stay Stay Stay’ for the first time in a decade and give a live debut to ‘All Of The Girls You Loved Before’.See footage from all the goings on at the latest stop of the ‘Eras’ Tour below.

Barbie’s all-conquering reach has extended to the UK music charts, where the movie’s soundtrack album has broken records.

Veteran filmmaker Oliver Stone has voiced his regret for voting for President Joe Biden, saying he fears the US leader may take America into World War 3.

One of the titles in the bestselling Arthur children’s book series faces a potential ban after a conservative claimant said that it “damaged souls.”

Raging motorists abandoned their cars during a nightmare gridlock at a multi-storey car park.

The ultimate classic chocolate bar with the iconic purple packaging has been revealed as the 'nation's favourite', a new study has revealed.

It's only pre-season but the sparring between Celtic and Rangers has already kicked off - with Todd Cantwell at the centre of it.

They’re flaky.They’ve got zero resilience. And they split at the first sign of stress. No, I’m not talking about Gen Z stereotypes, but my natural nails.

Josie Gibson has admitted to questioning whether she is 'good enough' when presenting on This Morning despite having now appeared on the show for a number of years.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with two robberies in Bolton town centre.

A woman crashed a Range Rover into a barrier while almost double the legal drink-drive limit, police said.

Sadly, winning the lottery is a dream most of us will never make a reality in our lifetime.

A man has been arrested after a terrifying armed attempted robbery at a Post Office in Bolton.

David Beckham has reportedly been left feeling "absolutely bloody furious" after his and Victoria's friendship with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is speculated to be over.

did not Like It.Cardi B hurled her microphone at an unruly concertgoer who launched a drink at the rapper during a performance in Las Vegas on Saturday, becoming the latest artist to have an object thrown at them while onstage. The New York native had been performing “Bodak Yellow” at Drai’s Beachclub in Las Vegas when a fan raised a white, decorated cup and tossed liquid in the 30-year-old rapper’s direction.The rapper, at first startled and visibly in disbelief, transformed into a fastball-throwing southpaw and launched the microphone at the woman.

Two killer drivers have been jailed for taking the life of an innocent member of the public. One had stolen a car - the other was a learner driver.

A man was stabbed to death in a mass brawl outside a bar, a trial has heard.