EncroChat drug dealer who moved 30kgs of cocaine dies in prison as probe launched

Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies outside of the U.S. who are shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to Jordan Schwarzenberger, one of the founders of Arcade Media, a London-based management company that manages YouTube megastars the Sidemen. Schwarzenberger has used skills honed as an agent to help the group of creators move to new levels.

EXCLUSIVE: The Forsyte Saga, John Galsworthy’s sweeping portrait of a wealthy British family in 1880s London, is getting its third TV adaptation in less than 60 years.

Fans of Married At First Sight have been treated to eight weeks of drama and scandal Down Under.The latest series of the Channel 4 show certainly had its fair share of explosive arguments, odd remarks and not one, but two cheating scandals. But despite all the drama, have any of the couples managed to stick it out? While Aussie viewers have already had the pleasure of watching the dramatic MAFS 2024 season finale, including the special two-part reunion, UK audiences are yet to see it, so there's still plenty of drama to come.

Rebel Wilson has opened up about the moment she was allegedly invited by a member of the British royal family to a party, where drugs were being taken, and an orgy was set to happen.In her recent memoir, Rebel Rising, the actor recalled the moment, which reportedly occurred in 2014.According to Entertainment Weekly, the Pitch Perfect star wrote: “I got thrown a last-minute invite to a tech billionaire’s party”.She continued: “The guy who invited me, who’s like 15th or 12th in line to the British throne, had said to my male friend, ‘We need more girls.’”Wilson explained how she got ready for the event, in accordance with its medieval theme, and went to a ranch just outside of Los Angeles. “The party was insane,” she described.

Rebel Wilson is making some claims about a royal.

Rawandan-British actor Ncuti Gatwa is on the rise with roles in “Sex Education,” “Barbie,” and currently, as the lead of “Doctor Who,” the wildly popular BBC sci-fi comedy series that first aired in 1963. Gatwa’s casting in “Doctor Who” saw the actor face an extreme level of racist backlash, reminding us all over again of the sexism that fellow “Doctor Who” alumni Jodie Whittaker experienced when she was hired to play the Doctor in 2017 (the role has mostly been portrayed by white men so far).

One rarely-seen Royal figure is said to have a net worth larger than Kate Middleton, Princess Anne and Prince Edward combined.

Harry Styles and sent him 8,000 cards has been jailed and has been banned from attending his gigs.35-year-old Brazilian Myra Carvalho had sent the ‘Lights Up’ singer 8,000 cards and handwritten letters in less than a month while in the UK. Some of the cards were wedding-themed and two of the letters were hand-delivered to the pop star’s address, Harrow Crown Court was told (per BBC).Carvalho was sentenced to 14 weeks of imprisonment after pleading guilty to a stalking charge on Tuesday (April 16).

Star Wars and Harry Potter actor Warwick Davis, has died aged 53.Davis paid tribute to Samantha in a statement, revealing his wife of 32 years had died on March 24.The couple, who first met on the set of Ron Howard’s 1988 fantasy film Willow, co-founded the dwarfism charity Little People UK.Davis told the BBC that Samantha’s death “has left a huge hole in our lives as a family”, adding: “I miss her hugs.”The Life’s Too Short actor, who also hosted ITV game shows Celebrity Squares and Tenable, described Samantha as his “most trusted confidant and an ardent supporter of everything I did in my career”.He added: “She was a unique character, always seeing the sunny side of life she had a wicked sense of humour and always laughed at my bad jokes.Davis said that with his wife by his side, he felt as if he could achieve anything, adding: “It was like having a super-power.”“Without Sammy, there would have been no Tenable quiz show, no Willow series. No Idiot Abroad Series 3.”The actor explained that it was his wife who persuaded Ricky Gervais to send him with Karl Pilkington for the third series of the hit travel show.The couple’s children, Harrison and Annabelle, joined their father in paying tribute, saying “her love and happiness carried us through our whole lives.

Police investigating a drugs gang have seized cannabis, cocaine and £20,000 during a series of raids. Tactical Aid Unit cops smashed down doors at homes and 'stash houses' across Rochdale and Lancashire this morning.

A high-ranking member of an organised crime group that trafficked heroin and cocaine has been convicted after he was extradited from Portugal.

currently suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for access to the royal’s visa documents to determine whether he made false statements about prior drug use. Harry has admitted to experimenting with cocaine, cannabis, and psychedelic mushrooms — behavior he would have been required to disclose on application forms filed before he relocated to the United States in 2020.

Forums where people share private intimate images of men and women include dedicated threads to people in Manchester.

A convicted drug dealer known by the Encrochat handle 'Diorpaw' has died behind bars. John Digweed died at HMP Garth in Lancashire today, the Prison Service confirmed.

Sharon Osbourne has broken her silence after Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden branded her and Louis Walsh 'bitter and pathetic' in a scathing interview. Amanda, 53, recently waded in on an alleged falling out between Simon Cowell and Sharon and Louis in a chat with the Daily Mail.

Doctor Who has cast Varada Sethu (Andor) for Season 2 as the Doctor’s new companion, alongside current companion Ruby Sunday. The series is currently in production and slated to debut in 2025 on Disney+ and the BBC in the UK.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are said to be "planning their escape route" back to the UK amid a high-profile lawsuit brought by The Heritage Foundation in Washington DC who are investigating the duke's drug use that he confessed to in his tell-all memoir.

James Bond. Created by Ian Fleming, Bond epitomizes the suave, sophisticated spy with a penchant for danger and romance.

Paul Fox, the British television executive who commissioned iconic shows such as The Two Ronnies and Parkinson, has died aged 98.

EXCLUSIVE: The extraordinary exploits of convicted fraudster Russell King will be recounted in King of All Cons (WT), a feature doc that has just gone into production. Emmy-nominated Dash Pictures is making the film with Sky in the UK and Matthew Lorenzo Productions, the indie set up by the titular Lorenzo, a former Sky Sports presenter.