Former TOWIE star Lewis Bloor 'used fake name in £3m diamond scam', court told

When identical twins Briana and Brittany Deane met identical twin brothers Josh and Jeremy Salyers, it was love at first sight.The sisters, 35, married the brothers, 37, in a joint ceremony back in 2018 and became pregnant months apart. Now the two couples share one-year-old sons - Jax and Jett - so genetically similar they’re more like brothers than cousins.The foursome live under the same roof and are one of about 300 ‘quaternary’ marriages in the whole world! “Jett and Jax were born to identical twin parents less than nine months apart,” Brittany explained to TODAY Parents.

Fashion Week season is finally upon us and designers around the world have been showcasing their Autumn/Winter 2022 collections. The shows give us a sneak peak at what to expect from high fashion brands, high street retailers and everything in between, as trends trickle down after being debuted on the catwalk.

Former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison is on cloud nine after getting engaged in sunny Dubai. On Tuesday, the TV personality shared sweet snaps of her boyfriend Ercan Ramandan down on one knee, with a dazzling ring they helped design together.The 34-year-old stunned on the sun-soaked beach as she kissed her fiance in front of the iconic hotel Burj al Arab. Vicky captioned the pictures: “I choose you and I'll choose you over and over without pause, without a doubt, in a heartbeat...

Simon Cowell has paid an emotional tribute to an ex America's Got Talent singer who passed away after a battle with cancer.

More than £170,000 of heroin was seized during a drugs raid in Paisley.

A horrifying virtual tool allows people to see how devastating the impact of a nuclear bomb would be.

Rangers legend Ally McCoist has named his ultimate team for the Masters, and included a Celtic hero in his line-up.

Cruz Beckham has received backlash for posing in his underwear for a photoshoot and magazine front page.

An unsettling 'nuke map' exposes what the effect of nuclear warfare would be if bombs were dropped in Scotland.

Not since The Crown did enthusiasts get such an up close and personal look inside a real life royal home.

Fern Britton appears to have put an end to her feud with Phillip Schofield to congratulate him on his 40 years on television.MORE: Fern Britton clarifies BAFTA snub following spat with Phillip SchofieldAppearing on Lorraine earlier this week, the 64-year-old - who co-hosted This Morning with Phillip from 2002 to 2009 - took the time to send him a heartwarming message.WATCH: Fern Britton gets honest about single life"Forty years is an incredible milestone and it's time for you to stop and look back and see all that you have achieved and be proud of it," she said. "So I'm wishing you a very happy future.

Naman Ramachandran Iran’s Leila Hatami, Berlin best actress winner for Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning “A Separation,” has called for a wider range of Iranian cinema to be represented internationally.“More various films should be shown internationally from Iran because usually as everything is commercial, people choose the films which are more touristic [because] it gives you an aspect of the society,” Hatami told Variety. “What I would like is that the art of Iran would be shown more, because you see facts, events, moods in Iran – but you can see that everywhere. You can see it in the news.” “It’s good to have films about problems of society and such things, but what I appreciate especially is the art of Iranian cinema,” Hatami said.

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Röyksopp have shared their latest single ‘This Time, This Place’ – you can hear the duo’s new track below.The song, which features the vocals of film director and conceptualist Beki Mari, is part of the Norwegian pair’s “prodigious conceptual project” ‘Profound Mysteries’.Röyksopp previously said “goodbye to the traditional album format” following the release of their fifth LP ‘The Inevitable End’ in 2014, but vowed to continue making music together.‘This Time, This Place’ is the latest track to be lifted from the duo’s ‘Profound Mysteries’, and you can hear the song in the below Jonathan Zawada-directed visualiser.“I could only describe working with Röyksopp as an out of body experience,” Mari said in a statement about ‘This Time, This Place’. “My mind already had the trails of their music burnt-in; little pathways back to very specific memories and so being asked to sing for them filled me with an inimitable feeling.“In Norway, in their studio, my voice spanned octaves I didn’t know I had; which was especially interesting as I was still learning how to fly.

A student was left in shock after a huge tree crushed her car during Storm Franklin.

Kate Garraway responded to a Twitter user who accused her of "parading" her husband in front of the public after he was left unable to move or communicate proper after battling severe Covid.Derek Draper, 54, was placed into a coma in hospital in March 2020 after catching the deadly virus.After a year in hospital, he returned home to Good Morning Britain host Kate, 54, and their two children Darcey and Billy - but now requires care 24/7.Kate opened up about his recovery and her struggles caring for him in documentary Caring For Derek which aired on Tuesday.Since Derek fell ill Kate has been giving her fans regular updates on his health through the media.Hours before the documentary was set to air, a Twitter user said they were uncomfortable with the publicity Derek has received.They said: "I genuinely hope he makes as full a recovery as possible. Sadly I still can’t reconcile how Derek’s alleged inability to communicate ties in with him consenting to Kate parading him in front of the public."That’s never sat comfortably with me." Kate then retweeted the post and wrote: "If you watch the doc tonight you will see."Kate said at the start of the documentary how she is "very protective about people seeing [Derek] vulnerable, but I’ve talked to him a lot about this".She added: "And I think he understands we have to make it real, because this is the reality of life for people that are caring.

Fern Britton showed there was no bad blood between her and her former This Morning co-host Phillip Schofield as she congratulated him on his 40 years on TV. The pair presented the ITV daytime show together for years but it was reported that things went sour following Fern's exit and rumours of a feud have swirled around ever since.

Lewis Bloor left an alleged £3million diamond scam for "some poxy show", Southwark Crown Court heard on Wednesday 22 September. Former The Only Way Is Essex star, 31, stands accused of playing a "key role" in Imperial Assets Solutions, one of the companies that was involved in the scam.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterFormer The Only Way Is Essex star Lewis Bloor upset other members of a group allegedly involved in a £3million diamond scam when he left for "some poxy show", a court heard.Lewis, 31, joined the ITV programme in 2013 before leaving in 2016 and has since appeared on Celebrity Big Brother.Ahead of joining TOWIE, Lewis is alleged to have posed as "Thomas Harkin" in a cold-calling investment fraud.It's alleged the group conned more than 200 victims, many of whom were elderly, into buying coloured diamonds for around £750 with an eye-watering 600% mark up.Earlier today, Southwark Crown Court heard that Lewis allegedly played a "key role" in the running of Imperial Assets

Earlier today, former The Only Way Is Essex star Lewis Bloor attended court as he is put on trial for conspiracy to defraud following a shocking £3million diamond scam.The reality TV star, 31, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, September 20, 2021, as he must stand trial following a not-guilty plea for conspiracy to defraud between May 7, 2013 and July 1, 2014. Lewis is on trial alongside five other men for an alleged fraud which saw over 200 victims conned into spending their life savings and pensions on coloured diamonds.

showbiz gossip straight to your inbox with the Daily Star's FREE newsletterLewis Bloor is alleged to have been part of a multi-million-pound scam before he found fame on ITVBe's The Only Way Is Essex, a court has heard.The reality star, 32, has denied conspiracy to defraud between May 7, 2013, and July 1 2014 at Southwark Crown Court.Lewis who joined the reality programme in 2013 is on trial alongside several other people, who are said to have conned more than 200 victims into buying small coloured stones.A court heard that the ring had "told lies" to their victims, claiming the coloured stones were an investment.The alleged fraud is said to relate to two companies, Imperial Assets Solutions and Henderson & Forbes, which were involved in