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      Premier League star’s shock after gang take over home he owns & turn it into cannabis factory with hundreds of plants

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      A CRIMINAL gang took over a Premier League star’s home and forced his tenant to let them grow cannabis.The cuckoo-plot crooks left the female occupant surrounded by hundreds of plants.
      A criminal gang took over a Premier League star’s home and forced his tenant to let them grow cannabisCredit: Getty
      The cuckoo-plot crooks left the female occupant surrounded by hundreds of plantsCredit: Getty
      But when police raided the home, the player had to prove his innocence to avoid charges.
      Police also released the tenant without charge after deciding she was set up by the gang.
      A source told The Sun: “This player owns the house in the North West as part of a buy-to-let empire.
      “Another family member manages the properties but they couldn’t believe it when cops found a large-scale cannabis farm.
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      “The plants were taken away and destroyed and the player had to show paperwork to prove that while he was the owner of the property, he had someone else living in it.”
      Under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, production and possession of cannabis with the intent to supply is a criminal offence that can result in up to 14 years in jail.
      Landlords who fail to report suspicions of illegal activity can be liable and face the same penalty.
      Rental income could also be seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act.
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      The number of cannabis farms operating in homes is growing.
      In June, more than 1,000 were raided, with plants worth £130million seized and 1,000 suspects arrested.
      Sham estate agents was a front for brazen drug lord who raked in £11m a YEAR
      Single plants are often attributed a value of £840 in criminal trials.
      The National Police Chiefs’ Council has said: “Organised networks involved in cannabis production are also directly linked to other serious criminality such as Class A drug importation, slavery, violence and exploitation.” More

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      Geri Halliwell supported by all the Spice Girls as Red Bull F1 chief husband Christian Horner faces sex text claims

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      GERI Halliwell is being supported by her Spice Girls pals as her F1 chief hubby faces sex text claims.Mel B, Mel C, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham are rallying around Geri while Red Bull Racing boss Christian Horner is investigated over his alleged conduct at work.
      The Spice Girls are rallying around Geri HalliwellCredit: PA:Press Association
      Geri’s husband Christian Horner is being investigated over his alleged conduct at workCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      He was thought to have been under investigation for alleged controlling behaviour after a female employee lodged an official complaint last year.
      But Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf claimed to have seen messages at the heart of the probe that were “sexually orientated”.
      Horner, 50, vehemently denies the allegations and has vowed to fight the claims.
      He is said to be hoping for the investigation to be resolved within the next week — when the team will fly to Bahrain for pre-season testing.

      He has already faced an eight-hour grilling but is said to be happy to cooperate with the investigation for as long as necessary, including answering more questions from an independent lawyer.
      In the meantime, the Spice Girls, who had a hit with Say You’ll Be There, have been rallying around Geri, 51.
      A source said: “They are quietly supporting her behind the scenes and checking in to make sure she is OK.
      “Geri has been left ­broken by the ordeal, but is grateful for the kindness being shown to her by friends.”
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      Christian Horner makes FIRST public appearance since bombshell ‘inappropriate behaviour’ claims at Red Bull F1 launch
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      Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner Georgina has bum edited out of picture by hardline Iranian newspaper

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      MODEL Georgina Rodriguez has had her curvaceous bum censored — by the hardline Iranian regime.Her rounded buttocks were digitally altered to look as flat as a pancake in a family snap with footie icon partner Cristiano Ronaldo and their kids.
      This is Cristiano Ronaldo’s picture of his 39th birthday celebrations featuring girlfriend Georgina RodriguezCredit: Instagram
      This is how the image looked when printed by the Iranian regime’s Hamshahri newspaper
      She was pictured in a figure- hugging black dress during Ronaldo’s 39th birthday celebrations.
      But there was no sign of her protruding posterior when the image was printed by the Iranian regime’s Hamshahri newspaper.
      A source said: “Georgina will be very upset.
      “She works hard for her body and is very proud of her curves.
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      “It just shows the view of women in some parts of the world is twisted. It’s only a bottom.”
      The model, 30, likes to show off her rear on social media.
      But since moving with Ronaldo to Saudi Arabia, she has followed Muslim custom and kept covered up.
      Women in Iran have to wear a veil and loose-fitting clothes which cover all but the hands and face — or face up to ten years in jail.
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      Belgium MP Darya Safai, who spotted the digital manipulation, said: “This is exactly how sick Islamists look at women.”
      And British-Iranian actor Omid Djalili added: “Displaying such little respect for women by publicly disfiguring them says so much.”
      Who is Georgina Rodriguez?
      Georgina Rodriguez grew up in Jaca, a city in northeastern Spain and part of the province of Huesca, near the Pyrenees.
      She was born to a Spanish mum and an Argentinian dad.
      Georgina learned dance before changing careers to modelling after studying English in London.
      The Sun revealed that her father is a convicted cocaine trafficker named Jorge Rodriguez, who spent ten years in jail.
      The 29-year-old was first spotted on a string of dates with then-Real Madrid superstar Ronaldo towards the end of 2016.
      Georgina has claimed that her first meeting with the football star was “love at first sight.”
      “Our first meeting was at Gucci, where I worked as a sales assistant,” she recalled in an interview with The Sun .
      “Days later, we saw each other again at another brand’s event.
      “It was then that we could talk in a relaxed atmosphere, outside my work environment. It was love at first sight for both.”
      News of her relationship with the footballer began to emerge in November 2016 when they were snapped walking around Disneyland Paris arm-in-arm and publicly showing their affection for one another.
      And despite putting on a disguise, the Italian magazine Chi was able to identify Ronaldo as he cuddled up to his new love interest.
      Georgina gave birth to baby daughter Alana Martina on November 12, 2017, with Ronaldo posting a picture on Instagram, writing: “Alana Martina is just born! Both Geo and Alana are doing great! We are all very happy!'”
      And just over two years later, the pair were forced to deny rumours that they had got hitched in a low-key ceremony in Morocco. More

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      Shock for Ryan Reynolds after cops find traces of cocaine in Wrexham’s toilets on 3 occasions

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      COPS found traces of cocaine in Wrexham FC’s toilets on three occasions during their record-breaking 2022-23 season.Officers tested for the Class A drug on three matchdays, a Freedom of Information request revealed.
      COPS found traces of cocaine in the public toilets at the club which is owned by Hollywood star Ryan ReynoldsCredit: AFP
      Police launched operations to test for the Class-A drug at the Welsh club’s Racecourse Ground last yearCredit: EPA
      Cops mounted a hat-trick of operations to test for remnants of the Class-A drug at the Welsh club’s 10,700-capacity Racecourse Ground last year.
      Traces of cocaine — linked to footie violence — were found at the ground last February at games against Wealdstone Athletic and Dorking Wanderers, and two months later for the clash with Oldham Athletic.
      It comes after the 2022 Boxing Day match when a fan was caught snorting powder in the toilets.
      He admitted possessing cocaine and was fined and banned from matches for three years.
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      Lee Fernandes, of the UK Addiction Treatment Group, said: “Unfortunately it has become commonplace for men to associate a football game with taking cocaine and drinking alcohol.
      “Mixing cocaine use with alcohol, plus the added adrenaline from the excitement brought about by the football match can lead to bouts of aggression from fans.
      “Cocaine is a highly addictive substance that we see ruining lives every day.
      “It can go from being a social drug to something much more sinister very quickly.”
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      North Wales Police were the only force to respond to the FOI request. Wrexham were approached for comment.
      A Sun investigation in December 2021 – after cocaine-fuelled violence marred England’s Euro final with Italy – found traces at the grounds of clubs including Arsenal, Man City, Spurs, and Chelsea.
      Some police forces are known to have started to use sniffer dogs outside grounds in a bid to deter fans from taking illegal drugs into the stadiums.
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      England ace Jack Grealish due in court this week after he’s caught speeding – the latest in string of driving woes

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      ENGLAND footie ace Jack Grealish is due in court on a speeding charge this week — the latest in a string of driving woes.The Manchester City star’s £100,000 motor was caught on camera breaking a 30mph limit last July.
      Jack Grealish is due in court on a speeding charge this weekCredit: Cavendish
      The Manchester City star has had a string of driving offencesCredit: Getty
      The next month, he was charged with failing to give information relating to the identification of the driver in Wythall, near Birmingham.
      If convicted of speeding, the 28-year-old faces a fine based on his £300,000 weekly wage and up to six ­penalty points.
      The second offence also carries a fine and six points.
      Grealish has a chequered driving history.
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      He got a nine-month ban and an £82,000 fine after crashing his Range Rover into two parked vehicles in 2020.
      He was also charged with speeding after clocking almost 100mph on the M42 when he was with Aston Villa.
      He pleaded guilty to careless driving and was only allowed back in a car in September 2022.
      At the time of those offences, Grealish had six points on his licence from 2018 when caught speeding on the M42.
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      His case is due to be heard by Worcestershire JPs on Thursday.
      His agent said the hearing was a “mix up” and that his partner Sasha Attwood paid the fine at the time of the speeding offence.
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      Chinese footie fans brand Messi a ‘thief’ for no-showing a friendly game – and taunt the Argentine over the Falklands

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      CHINESE footie fans have slammed Lionel Messi for a no-show — and taunted him over the Falklands.The Argentine legend sparked anger after failing to play for Inter Miami in a Hong Kong exhibition game this month.
      Footie fans were angered when Lionel Messi failed to show up at Inter Miami’s exhibition game in Hong KongCredit: AFP – Getty
      Fans in mainland China took to social media site Weibo to voice their support for Britain’s claim to the Falklands in the wake of Messi’s snubCredit: Getty
      Club officials blamed a hamstring injury but days later Messi played in China’s rival Japan.
      Fans in mainland China saw it as a major snub and started targeting the social media account of the Argentinian embassy in Beijing.
      They blasted Messi, 36, and hailed British rule over the Falkands using the same terms the Communist Party uses for its claim that Taiwan is part of China.
      Landi Xie wrote: “The Falklands are an integral and inseparable part of the United Kingdom.”
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      One user of Weibo – the Chinese equivalent of X/Twitter – said: “The fact that the islands belong to Britain is beyond doubt.
      “Messi is a thief. All his Ballon d’Or awards were stolen.”
      Another – using the name for the Falklands in Spanish – referred to the 1982 war and said: “The Malvinas Islands are part of the UK.
      “They were before, they are now, and of course, they will always be in the future.
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      “Your country doesn’t have the capability to take them back either.”
      The Falklands defy Argentina with a referendumWhat is the Falkland Islands dispute?

      The Falklands are a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic.
      The UK Government says it has the right to the land based on its long-term administration of the Falklands and on the principle of self-determination for the islanders, who are almost all of British descent.
      In a referendum on the islands in 2013 just three residents out of 1,517 were against remaining British.
      However, Argentina says it has a right to the islands because it inherited them from the Spanish Empire.
      It has also based its claim on the islands’ proximity to the South American mainland.
      In 1982, Argentina’s military junta landed its forces on the Falklands to stake a territorial claim.
      Some 255 British service personnel died in the successful defence of the islands.
      The 72-day war also left 649 Argentine soldiers dead.
      Britain has tried to improve relations with Argentina since the war, although Argentina continues to claim sovereignty over the islands. More

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      David Baddiel reveals tiny amount Three Lions song makes on Spotify despite millions of streams

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      DAVID Baddiel says he got just 0.003p a time from Spotify for footie anthem Three Lions during the 2018 World Cup.The comedian and writer admitted he did well out of the song when it was first released for the 1996 Euros.
      David Baddiel has revealed the amount his song Three Lions has made via Spotify streamsCredit: Getty
      But he said he, Frank Skinner and band The Lightning Seeds have seen little in the way of royalties since the rise of Spotify and other online  services.
      Asked what the record had brought him apart from greater fame, Baddiel said: “Not money, for a start.
      “It brought me, Frank and Ian Broudie of The Lightning Seeds a fair wedge.
      “But not since Spotify took over has it brought us much money. In fact, when England played Colombia in the 2018 World Cup, it was downloaded four ­million times — for which Frank, Ian and I received £1,200 from Spotify.”
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      He added that, despite the huge success of the song in the Nineties, he and his wife Morwenna Banks have never flashed their money around.
      He told the Comfort Eating podcast: “It (Three Lions) came out in 1996, and it went platinum in 1996 – just to be clear we’ve done OK.”
      He added: “Let me tell you something that just happened today. Because I am from sort of lower middle-class immigrant stock, and I’ve done alright in my life, but I find it quite hard, as does my wife Morwenna Banks, who is from rural poverty in Cornwall, to actually flex anything.
      “Yesterday, two towels arrived, that have a high thread count that were quite fluffy. And that’s because we sat there the other day, having got out the bath, saying ‘Why are we drying ourselves with these rags – surely we can do better that this?’
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      “It had never occurred to us in years and years and years.”
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      Pierre Gasly’s model girlfriend Kika Gomes wows in tiny turquoise bikini as she celebrates the F1 star’s birthday

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      MODEL Kika Gomes gets the pulses racing after celebrating her Formula One star boyfriend’s birthday.The Portuguese showed off her figure in a turquoise bikini for a Drope Clothing swimwear shoot.
      Kika Gomes stunned in this bikini after she celebrated her Formula One star boyfriend’s birthdayCredit: Capture Media Agency
      Kika is dating Alpine driver Pierre GaslyCredit: Instagram / @francisca.cgomes
      Kika and Pierre celebrate the racer’s birthdayCredit: Instagram
      Kika is dating French driver Pierre Gasly and was with him as he turned 28 last week, after they toasted her 21st last month.
      He wrote online: “I’m filled with love & joy going into the 28th season of my life!”
      Kika has been dating F1 driver Pierre since last October.
      She grew up in the fast lane with racing driver dad Gonçalo and TV host mum Maria.
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      Kika, real name Francisca, has collaborated with several beachwear brands including Calzedonia and Natura Portugal.
      Her mum Maria is a top TV presenter and model, and dad Goncalo was a racing driver.
      Gasly, 27, drives for the Alpine team now co-owned by Trent Alexander-Arnold and Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce.
      He is considered as one of the sport’s biggest rising stars.
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      Frenchman Gasly showed good clutch control as he hugged Kika on a holiday in Italy earlier this year, after joking she was his “lucky charm” at race weekends.
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