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A Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? contestant turned convicted fraudster has been ordered to hand over more than £4million after profiting from financial crimes.Jeff Arundell, 75, from Sion Hill in Lansdown, Bath, faced a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Bristol Crown Court in October this year.On December 19, it was determined Arundell had illegally gained £4.8million through his criminal activities.Bristol Crown Court subsequently issued a confiscation order for £4,140,428.59, representing the available assets.More than £220,000 from this sum will be returned to his victims.Arundell was sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison in October 2023 following his conviction for…

Seven former SAS commanders have accused the Government of “doing the enemy’s work” by exposing Britain’s elite troops to legal action under Labour’s new Northern Ireland legislation.The retired officers have warned that dragging soldiers through the courts risks destroying the country’s special forces.They claim politicians are using troops as “scapegoats” – while handing propaganda victories to hostile states.”Britain’s special forces are small, discreet, uniquely lethal… Their humiliation rewards Moscow, Tehran, and Beijing,” the commanders wrote in The Telegraph.The intervention follows Labour’s decision to abandon the Tory Government’s Legacy Act, which had granted legal immunity to veterans who served in the…

Tom Richardson NewsbeatRockstarA long wait: Grand Theft Auto 6 might finally arrive in 2026The video games industry is unpredictable.If you’d told us this time last year that a previously unknown French studio would claim game of the year, Battlefield 6 would knock Call of Duty off the top of the annual charts and that Saudi Arabia would buy gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) we’d have been… sceptical.So you’d have to be very sure of yourself – or very foolish – to try and predict what’s going to happen in the year ahead. Luckily, we’re not in the crystal ball business…

Borussia Dortmund lead the race for Oscar Bobb, Marc Guehi has his eye on a move to Real Madrid in the summer, while Juventus want to sign Guido Rodriguez from West Ham. Manchester City’s Norway winger Oscar Bobb could join Borussia Dortmund on loan until the end of the season, while Crystal Palace, Bournemouth and Newcastle are among the clubs also interested in the 22-year-old. (Mail – subscription required), externalLiverpool remain interested in signing Crystal Palace’s England defender Marc Guehi next summer, but he will prioritise a move to Real Madrid, who are also keen on the 25-year-old. (AS -…

Colin PatersonEntertainment correspondent Studios/Andy HeathcoteRonan Keating on stage at the Riverside Studios in London, where he will be seen performing hits from across his more than 30-year careerRonan Keating has said he hopes his New Year’s Eve concert, shown on One either side of the midnight fireworks, will help those who are finding things difficult. “It can be a very lonely time for a lot of people. A very hard time,” he told News during rehearsals at London’s Riverside Studios. “Especially when you reflect on a tough year.”So you want to look at, maybe, optimism into 2026,” said the Boyzone…

Burnley captain Josh Cullen is set for a “prolonged period on the sidelines” after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.The Republic of Ireland midfielder suffered the injury early in the second half of Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Everton before being replaced by Florentino Luis.Cullen had scans on Monday which confirmed the injury and the 29-year-old is set to undergo surgery.”Everyone at Burnley Football Club wishes Josh all the best for a successful and speedy recovery,” the Clarets said in statement.Cullen started all 18 games of the season before missing Burnley’s 3-1 defeat at Newcastle on Tuesday.Scott Parker’s…

Shamima Begum could be poised to make an extraordinary return to the UK after EU judges formally laid down a challenge to Britain.The European Court of Human Rights has formally contacted the Home Office regarding Begum’s citizenship case.Strasbourg is said to believe her human rights may have been violated – and has demanded Shabana Mahmood’s department justifies its decision to strip the jihadi bride of her British citizenship.Begum’s lawyers at Birnberg Peirce Solicitors have described the ECHR’s intervention as an “unprecedented opportunity”.But the move could open the door to a major clash between SW1 and Strasbourg.ECHR judges have asked the…

ContributedEdward was one of the first children in England to be given the gene therapy Zolgensma through the NHSA five-year-old boy who received the world’s most expensive drug as a baby has made “incredible progress” and can walk independently, his mother said.Edward, from Colchester, has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) which means he lacks a protein vital for muscle development.He was one of the first children in England to be given the gene therapy Zolgensma, which costs £1.79m for the one-off treatment, through the NHS in 2021.Mother Megan said Edward was her “pride and joy” and he had achieved milestones she…

It had seemed like Arsenal were starting to wobble.After starting December with defeat by Aston Villa, they were far from convincing as they beat Wolves, Everton and Brighton by narrow margins.But the Gunners ground out vital results and they answered any lingering doubts over their title credentials with an emphatic 4-1 home victory over Villa on Tuesday.It not only kept Unai Emery’s in-form side at bay in third place, it served as a powerful statement to any team hoping to derail their trophy ambitions.Arsenal head into 2026, and the second half of the campaign, at the top of the league…

Emma GiannuzziEmma Giannuzzi says she used sunbeds regularly in her late teens but now uses fake tan products as they are “safer” With nights out planned out for New Year’s Eve, for many a tan is high on the priority list. While sunbeds may be tempting, skin cancer survivor Emma Giannuzzi, 36, is urging people to use fake tanning products instead, highlighting the risks associated with sunbed use. The mother-of-two from Rogerstone, Newport, used sunbeds regularly throughout her late teens, and was twice diagnosed with melanoma, the first time at 23, and the second when she was pregnant. “It is…