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Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Daily Mirror
Brutal background of gangland pair that ended in Brit holiday hotspot bloodbath
Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons, murdered in the popular Spanish resort of Fuengirola, were leading members of a crime gang at war with the rival Daniel clan for decades Ross Monaghan looked like any other parent as he joined mums and dads on the Monday morning school run. He had just dropped his daughter off when he was approached by what appeared to be another dad pushing a buggy. But the stranger, who had a scarf and a wooly hat pulled over his face, did not have a child with him. Instead the pram held a gun which he pulled out and fired at Monaghan, hitting him in the back as he fled. The intended target of the 2017 Glasgow shooting was later discharged from hospital. Rather than your average dad, Monaghan, was a leading member of the Lyons crime gang. He fled to Spain a short time later where his past finally caught up with him on Saturday. Monaghan, 43, and his gangland associate Eddie Lyons Jnr, 46, had just finished watching the Champions League final in a Costa del Sol bar when they were gunned down. Holidaymakers looked on in horror as a masked hitman brazenly stormed the beachfront pub and shot both men in the chest at close range. The brutal double murder of two of Scotland's most notorious gangsters was the latest chapter in a bloody feud between the Lyons network and the rival Daniel mob that has lasted over two decades. It has led to a string of shootings and knife attacks including the murder of Michael Lyons in 2006 and Daniel enforcer Kevin "Gerbil" Carroll in 2010. A year later Monaghan was on remand in Glasgow's HMP Barlinnie charged with Carroll's murder when detectives issued him with a threat to life warning, known as an Osman. One source said at the time: "Monaghan had a meeting with cops just before Christmas and was told to watch his back. Osman Warnings are only issued when an individual is believed to be at serious risk of being killed. "Even though Monaghan is in prison, the police are taking no chances. The nature of the crime he is accused of has made him a number of enemies." But Monaghan was acquitted in 2012 of having any involvement in the slaughter of Gerbil, 29, who got his nickname from the character in the kid's TV show Roland Rat. Lyons clan associate Bully "Buff" Paterson, 45, was eventually convicted of the killing in 2015 and sentenced to 22 years. Two years later Monaghan was lucky to survive the primary school shooting. He fled to Spain a short time later and is said to have run the bar where he met his end in Fuengirola, Andalucia, on Saturday night. Images from the scene showed a bloody man in shorts and a T-shirt lying lifeless on a terrace of the bar. A spokesman for the National Police in Malaga said on Sunday: "Around midnight an incident with firearms occurred in Fuengirola, specifically at an entertainment venue along the seafront. Two males died as a result from gunshot wounds ... no arrests have been made so far." One of the victims died instantly while the other passed away at the scene a short time later. A third man was also shot and is in hospital. In 2005 Monaghan was cleared along with Eddie's Lyon's brother Stephen of trying to kill three men in a St Valentine's night attack. Robert Anderson, Garry Brown and Graham Syne - all in their 20s - were stabbed outside the Tuscany club in Kirkintilloch, near Glasgow, in 2004. All were scarred for life. But Lyons and Monaghan, then 23, were cleared after key witnesses could not - or would not - identify the attackers in court. A senior police source was quoted at the time saying: "They walked because witnesses never spoke up. Many were afraid of the Lyons family's reputation." The gangland feud is said to date back to 2001 when a £20,000 consignment of cocaine disappeared from a Daniel safe house in Milton, in the north of Glasgow. Graeme Pearson, former director general of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, told the BBC podcast "Gangster": "It was alleged that members of the Lyons family group stole a delivery of drugs that were due for the Daniel family and there had been a real upset about the theft of those drugs. "Equally, it was alleged that the Lyons family had decided that they were also retailing in the north side [of Glasgow], where the Daniel family traditionally had the upper hand. This was their territory. This was where they made profit and they wouldn't stand for it. That couldn't go without some response." Convicted heroin smuggler Jamie Daniel, who led the gang after making millions from drugs and counterfeit cigarettes died aged 58 of cancer in 2016. This sparked a new round of violence with five attempted murders in the next few months. Robert Daniel's car was rammed on December 8, 2016, before he was chased into a house. He was struck twice on the back of the head with what he later told police was a hatchet or a machete. Asked in court if there was any bad blood between the two families, Robert, 29, replied: "Not that I know of." Stephen "Bonzo" Daniel was the victim of perhaps the most chilling of all the attacks when his car was rammed in 2017 by a Volkswagen Golf in Milton. He was chased at speeds of up to 100mph through north Glasgow before crashing off a ramp of the M8 in the Port Dundas area. The impact left him unconscious and as he lay slumped at the wheel he was subjected to a horrific attack with bladed weapons which left him with appalling facial wounds. Eddie Jnr and Monaghan were cleared of a vicious street attack on three men outside a bar in East Dunbartonshire which took place in April 2016. But the trial at Glasgow Sheriff Court collapsed when two of the alleged victims said they had no memory of what had happened to them.
Express Tribune
4 days ago
- Climate
- Express Tribune
Osman Khalid Butt rants about the rain
Actor Osman Khalid Butt took to X (formerly Twitter) on Friday to share his signature blend of wit and weather commentary, this time on the rainy season in Islamabad. "The thunder, the cool breeze, petrichor, rain in Islamabad makes me believe in love," he wrote, before taking a sharp, humorous turn. "Traffic during rain makes me believe in natural selection." The post quickly resonated with Islamabadis and beyond, capturing the emotional and logistical duality of the city's monsoon season, beloved for its moody skies and fragrant earth, cursed for its traffic jams and waterlogged roads. While many fans replied with memes and their own rainy day photos, others echoed OKB's observation, pointing out the lack of city preparedness for even moderate rainfall. On Friday, intermittent rainfall swept across Islamabad and Rawalpindi, offering brief spells of relief from the heat. The Pakistan Meteorological Department had forecast more showers and thunderstorms over the weekend, particularly in upper Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Islamabad. The rain cooled temperatures but also caused localised flooding and traffic snarls in major areas such as Blue Area, F-6, and Faizabad. Commuters reported extended delays due to water accumulation and malfunctioning traffic signals, a seasonal frustration that has come to define urban rain. Osman's online presence continues to strike a chord with fans, blending humour, and relatable observations. In April, the star sparked a wave of early-internet nostalgia with a heartfelt post on X (formerly Twitter), writing: "I miss Orkut and waking up one random day to find someone's written you a beautiful testimonial." The post resonated deeply with millennials who came of age during Orkut's heyday, prompting an outpouring of memories. Fans reminisced about the platform's simplicity, sincerity, and lost sense of community. "Good old days," many commented, while others noted how their generation uniquely experienced the shift from Orkut to Facebook and Instagram.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Everything We Know About Netflix's ‘The Thursday Murder Club' So Far
Watch out Knives Out 3! Another Netflix murder mystery film, The Thursday Murder Club, is in the works from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Netflix, based on a book by BBC game show host and British TV presenter Richard Osman. The cast was stacked from the start, and production on the film was set to start in June of 2024. Osman confirmed the news of the film's development on his podcast The Rest Is Entertainment in April 2024. More from Deadline Netflix Joins 'The Thursday Murder Club', Chris Columbus & Amblin Entertainment's Feature Adaptation Of Big-Selling Richard Osman Novel 'Baby Reindeer': Richard Osman Claims 'Everyone' In Industry Knows Who TV Writer Abuser Is Steven Spielberg's Shark Hits 50: Steven Soderbergh On Why 'Jaws' Is The Most Disruptive Film Of Our Lives & Why Spielberg Is The GOAT Read on for everything we know about The Thursday Murder Club movie: When does movie come out? The film will arrive August 28 on Netflix. Is in production? Production ran from June to September 2024. What is about? Based on the novel by Osman, the story traces a group of old friends who solve murders for fun at their retirement home only to find themselves with a real case on their hands. The core group of four friends have to sift through the suspects to find out who committed the crime. Osman has three more books in the series — The Man Who Died Twice, The Bullet That Missed, and The Last Devil to Die. Who will be in Movie? Pierce Brosnan will play former union activist Ron, Helen Mirren will play ex-spy Elizabeth, Kingsley will play Ibrahim, an ex-psychiatrist and Celia Imrie will portray the fourth member of the club — Joyce, an ex-nurse. Mirren, Brosnan and Kingsley's castings were announced before Imrie boarded the project. RELATED: The next round of castings revealed that Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (We Were the Lucky Ones, Killing Eve), Naomi Ackie (Blink Twice, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody), Daniel Mays (Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget) and David Tennant (Doctor Who) would join the film. Last but not least, Tom Ellis (Lucifer), Ingrid Oliver (Doctor Who), Sarah Niles (Ted Lasso), Paul Freeman (Raiders of the Lost Ark) and Richard E. Grant Withnail & I) boarded the project in July 2024. Who is directing movie? Chris Columbus (Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, and the first two Harry Potter films) will direct and adapt the best-selling book. Who else is behind movie? Steven Spielberg bought the rights to adapt the book from Osman in September 2020. His Amblin Entertainment production company has a partnership with Netflix, and the streamer joined the deal package soon after it was first announced. RELATED: Is there a trailer for ? Yes, the film's first trailer has arrived, giving a glimpse of Helen Mirren, particularly, in action. RELATED: Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Tonys, Emmys, Oscars & More
Leader Live
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren team up in The Thursday Murder Club trailer
The adaptation, based on the book series by game show host and author Osman, follows four retirees, played by Dame Helen, former James Bond actor Brosnan, Celia Imrie, and Sir Ben Kingsley, who spend their time solving historic murders. In the trailer a woman's body can be seen flying out of a window with a knife in her chest, as the crime solving group stand around a board of evidence before being interrupted by a woman who asks 'isn't this room normally reserved for jigsaws', 'not on a Thursday, no', Dame Helen's character replies. Later in the clip, Imrie's character can be heard saying: 'There's been a murder, an actual murder, now we've got a real cast to solve, isn't it wonderful? Obviously RIP and all that.' In later shots, Dame Helen can be seen racing through the streets in a silver sports car, and being approached by a figure in the shadows. Dame Helen, 79, and Brosnan, 71, recently starred alongside one another as husband and wife in Ronan Bennett's series MobLand, also starring Tom Hardy. The film is directed by Harry Potter producer Christopher Columbus and follows the characters, who usually focus on cold cases, as an unexplained death leads to them taking on a whodunnit case. The cast also includes Richard E Grant, Tom Ellis, David Tennant, Sir Jonathan Pryce, Daniel Mays and Henry Lloyd-Hughes. After it was released in September 2023, Osman's fourth instalment in The Thursday Murder Club book series, The Last Devil To Die, achieved platinum status. His follow-up book is called The Impossible Fortune and is set for release in September. The Thursday Murder Club will launch on August 28 exclusively on Netflix.
RTÉ News
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren team up in The Thursday Murder Club trailer
Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan can be seen teaming up to solve a cold case in a new trailer for the Netflix film adaption of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club. The adaptation, based on the book series by game show host and author Osman, follows four retirees, played by Mirren, former James Bond actor Brosnan, Celia Imrie, and Kingsley, who spend their time solving historic murders. In the trailer a woman's body can be seen flying out of a window with a knife in her chest, as the crime solving group stand around a board of evidence before being interrupted by a woman who asks "isn't this room normally reserved for jigsaws", "not on a Thursday, no", Mirren's character replies. Later in the clip, Imrie's character can be heard saying: "There's been a murder, an actual murder, now we've got a real cast to solve, isn't it wonderful? Obviously RIP and all that." In later shots, Mirren can be seen racing through the streets in a silver sports car and being approached by a figure in the shadows. Mirren, 79, and Brosnan, 71, recently starred alongside one another as husband and wife in Ronan Bennett's series MobLand, also starring Tom Hardy. The Thursday Murder Club is directed by Harry Potter producer Christopher Columbus and follows the characters, who usually focus on cold cases, as an unexplained death leads to them taking on a whodunnit case. The cast also includes Richard E Grant, Tom Ellis, David Tennant, Jonathan Pryce, Daniel Mays and Henry Lloyd-Hughes. After it was released in September 2023, Osman's fourth instalment in The Thursday Murder Club book series, The Last Devil To Die, achieved platinum sales status. His follow-up book is called The Impossible Fortune and is set for release in September. The Thursday Murder Club will launch on 28 August on Netflix.
