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The family of ex-gangster Dave Courtney has paid tribute to his “incredible, colourful, rock ‘n’ roll life” after the 64-year-old was found dead at his home in south-east London.

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels has died aged 56.Abraham starred in as Dean in Guy Ritchie’s 1998 debut alongside actors Jason Statham and Vinnie Jones.Born in Toxteth, Liverpool, the 56-year-old actor began his acting career in the 1980s at The Everyman Youth Theatre. Abraham worked for nearly four decades on both theatre and screen.In July, Abraham spoke to the Liverpool Echo after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year.He told the publication that he first visited his doctor back in February after feeling unwell. “I was working but I wasn’t feeling well,” he told the Echo.

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ITV Hollywood correspondent Ross King has secretly split from his glamorous actress wife. The presenter, who appears on Lorraine Kelly’s morning show, quietly parted ways with his US-born wife Brianna Deutsch before the pandemic but the pair have remained friends. When they married in 2015, they had one of the most star-studded wedding’s in showbiz with Take That singer Gary Barlow performing at the ceremony, and Gerard Butler, Jackie Collins, Patsy Palmer and Vinnie Jones among guests.

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Guy Ritchie is set to reunite with longtime collaborator Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch) in Netflix’s The Gentlemen, a TV series inspired by Ritchie’s 2019 Miramax film. Jones joins the cast alongside Kaya Scodalerio (Crawl), Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul), Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie), Joely Richardson (Lady Chatterley’s Lover) and Peter Serafinowicz (The Tick).

READ MORE: Grisly life of London gangster nicknamed after Mike Tyson who laughed when murdering copHere, we take a look at five notorious outlaws to see where they are now.Dave Courtney is now a celebrity author and actor – and in 1995, he organised the security at Ronnie Kray's funeral in Bethnal Green.The 63-year-old, who was born in Bermondsey but now lives in Plumstead, was in the news recently after his pet peacock escaped from his garden.Courtney, former member of the Richardson ‘torture gang’, said he didn’t realise the exotic bird could fly, despite acknowledging it made him sound “like a bit of a d***head”.The self-proclaimed ex-gangster has written six books about his delinquent past and he was reportedly the inspiration behind Vinnie Jones' character Big Chris in Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrel.He speaks openly about being shot and killing others to stay alive but he now earns a living as a celebrity.One of his most recent public appearances was taking his mum to join the queue to pay respects to the Queen.He shares updates on his wild life on his Instagram page where he has 20,000 followers and describes himself as “London’s original fun lovin criminal”.Former enforcer John Pridmore made a fortune in London’s West End working in the drugs trade in the 1990s.He was born in the city's East End and found trouble early on and was put in a detention centre when he was 15 for stealing.But he later found God after leaving a man for dead outside a nightclub.On his website, he states: “I had what I thought was everything. Money, power, girls, drugs the lot.

Gary Lineker has revealed that his puppy trashed five sets of cushions after it was accidentally left home alone. The 61-year-old was holidaying in Ibiza when a mix-up in communications with his son George led to Filbert being left home alone.

Newcastle United are considering making a move for highly-rated Ukrainian star Mykhaylo Mudryk - who had been hotly linked with Arsenal over the summer.Mudryk has impressed for Shakhtar Donetsk, and the Magpies could pay up to £50million for his services. According to the i, Newcastle are 'considering' making an approach for the Ukrainian youngster, but they could face competition from Liverpool, Everton and the Gunners.The Ukrainian Neymar, as he has been dubbed in his homeland, is already known to Premier League sides.

READ MORE: 'Hardest footballer' branded 'evil' threw best punch Vinnie Jones ever saw in pub fight"In the message, after the snake bite you can hear that he is losing consciousness," she said.Amanda says that following the voice note, she "sent him a message back but he didn't open it".Mr Wicker was responsible for managing 650,000 hectares of land in Mozambique’s Zambezi Delta that’s home to the likes of buffalos, rhinos, and leopards.Sebastian’s client had one dose of anti-venom that he gave to him immediately. He was then taken to Marromeu Hospital, a 45-minute drive away where it was confirmed the doctors did not have any supply of anti-venom.Despite being helicoptered to Beira Private Hospital in search of anti-venom, it was too late.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Amanda said, “One of his work colleagues phoned me in tears to tell me he had died.

READ MORE: Gazza's pal drove 7 hours to get mug as he couldn't sleep knowing it 'lost its mates'However, there was one battering ram centre forward who, according to opponents, made his fellow tough guys look like pussycats with his violent, menacing and bloody antics. Billy Whitehurst was football's hard man amongst hard men.The 'specialist' role of the tough-tackling, elbow-throwing, even eye-gouging nutcase has given way to technically-polished, luxury ball players across the park in the modern game.You could even argue the genuine football hard man is in danger of becoming a relic, confined to history.But Whitehurst still haunts the minds of those he tortured, both on and off the pitch.Here, Daily Star Sport has taken an in-depth look at his career.Jones, now a Hollywood movie star, was once asked what it was like being the hardest man in football, but the one-time leader of Wimbledon's notorious Crazy Gang pointed to Whitehurst, saying: "You better ask him!"Arsenal legend Martin Keown also recalled: "Playing against Whitehurst was as tough as it gets, and it stood me in good stead for the future - facing forwards like John Fashanu was easy by comparison."However, Whitehurst isn't fondly remembered by everyone he came up against.

Premier League has been graced by some of the hardest players in football history since it's inception in 1992. Ahead of the new season, a host of stars will be hoping to stamp their mark on the opposition and cement their name as one of the league's most feared players during the campaign.

Premier League season.It is indeed a momentous landmark. From the scrappy Divison One, the English game has evolved and modernised into what’s considered the best league in the world now.

Leeds fans as Marcelo Bielsa's replacement.Following in the footsteps of Bielsa at Elland Road will feel akin to an act of treason once Marsch walks through the doors of the Yorkshire club, such is the iconic status of the Argentine legend. But Marsch has one thing in his favour - he once chopped former Manchester United superstar David Beckham down to size.

rescue dog turned “Vinnie Bones” to save his owner’s life by giving him CPR.The five-year-old pooch jumped up and down on Ray Whiteley’s chest to restart his ticker just as Hollywood hardman Vinnie Jones taught in his life-saving TV ad for the British Heart Foundation.Chewie followed the tough guy actor’s `push hard and fast on the sovereign’ advice after finding Ray slumped on the sofa at home following a heart attack.First the Yorkie-Doberman cross started barking to alert Ray’s wife Loretta who was in the garden.Then he started leaping up and down on her lifeless husband’s chest.Stunned Loretta, 56, walked in to find the hero hound battling to save Ray’s life.To her astonishment Chewie’s efforts paid off and her husband started to breathe again.Without his pet’s efforts Ray would almost certainly have died as it took an ambulance an agonising eight-and-a-half minutes to reach the couple’s home in Leyland, Lancashire. Chewie is one of five finalists up for the Hero Dog Award at Crufts in March.Loretta said he had developed a particularly close bond with the couple after a brush with death himself.He was found with the rest of his litter half buried in a bag with their paws and mouths taped up at 12-weeks-old.The Whiteleys offered him a new forever home and - both trained first aiders - taught him and their other pets to do CPR as a `bit of fun’ never imagining how vital it would prove.Ray, who has multiple sclerosis, frequently suffers with pneumonia which triggered a cardiac arrest.Loretta said: “Ray had stopped breathing but Chewie would not give up on him.

one TikTok user, with a lot of investing, deemed the match being shown to be Son's South Korea facing off Paraguay.The user explained that a lot of over fans had incorrectly assumed the match being shown was between Spain and Belgium.But after noticing the incorrect socks on the Spanish side, he trawled through all of Spain's fixtures with matching socks to find a match to the stadium.And after no success, he was tipped off by a friend it could be South Korea.After looking at South Korean fixtures, the user was able to find the game in question: South Korea vs Paraguay. What footballer is most like a superhero? Let us know in the comments sectionDespite his recent cameo in one of Marvel's latest releases, don't expect Son Heung-min to become his secret identity any time soon.The same can't be said for English footballing hardman Vinnie Jones, who played the role of the Juggernaut in the X-Men series in the early 2000s.

Vinnie Jones', lived up to his reputation after receiving a straight red card seven minutes into his Bordeaux debut on Sunday.The Ukrainian midfielder joined the relegation-threatened Ligue 1 outfit last month on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk and has already made his mark - mainly on opposition players.Following his unveiling at the French club, the hot-headed 24-year-old admitted he couldn't promise he wouldn't get himself sent off and it didn't take long for his prophecy to come to pass.Only seven minutes into making his Bordeaux bow, Ignatenko was given his marching orders as his new side were walloped 5-0 by a Hugo Ekitike-inspired Reims.Known for his crunching challenges and damning disciplinary record, Ignatenko has been labelled the 'Ukrainian Vinnie Jones' in reference to football's former hardest of hard men.The aggressive Jones gained his reputation during his playing days in the 80s and 90s, and was often regarded as the ringleader of Wimbledon's infamous "Crazy Gang".The former Welsh midfielder turned actor was sent off 12 times in his controversial career and holds the unwanted record of receiving the quickest ever booking in a football match, when he was cautioned after just three seconds.Is Vinnie Jones the toughest ever footballer? Let us know what you think in the comments section below...Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

role as Garsa Fwip on, Jennifer Beals is joining another popular and ever-expanding TV universe,. ET recently confirmed that the actress will next be seen on, the latest spinoff following the return of Christopher Meloni’s character, Det.