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Coronation Street star making a comeback to the show 15 years after being killed off – but WON’T be seen on screen
CORONATION Street star Reece Dinsdale is making an epic comeback to the cobbles – 15 years after he was killed off.
The actor played Gail Platt’s fourth husband Joe McIntyre before he met his demise after he tried to fake his death to claim insurance money.
But before ITV fans get excited, Reece won’t be reprising his role – instead he’s taken a job from behind the camera.
Reece has directed tonight’s and Friday’s episodes.
Taking to his X account, he wrote: “Tonight’s episodes of Coronation Street (and both of Friday’s) are directed by yours truly. Loved every second of making them. Hope you enjoy, too!“
Reece confirmed that the episodes were filmed around six to eight weeks ago.
In the comment section, Reece admitted he “loves” being a director on the show as fans shared their excitement ahead of the installments.
In April, Reece revealed he was making a return to the beloved soap.
He revealed he recently directed four episodes that month.
Reece is no stranger to directing Coronation Street and has made eight episodes since 2022.
He has also directed 42 episodes of Emmerdale since 2020, and helmed episodes of shows such as Pitching In, Moving On, and Secrets and Words.
The actor’s gig behind the camera comes after he was forced to defend his career prospects when he left Emmerdale.
In 2024, Reece announced he would be taking a break from directing the soap following the death of his mother.
He told fans: “Following the death of my Ma (& moving house), at 64 I’ve taken a decision to have some time out from work. Many months in fact. I’ve never done that consciously.
“I’ve stuff lined up down the line, so I know that’s easy for me to say. However, I’m loving every bloody second of it!”
Reece also played villain Paul Ashdale on Emmerdale in 2020 for a two-year stint, before he was killed off.
‘Radical’ new budget ‘supermini’ EV rivalling ‘beast’ Renault & ‘powerful’ Volkswagen is coming to UK in months
A “RADICAL” new budget “supermini” EV, set to rival Renault’s “beast” and Volkswagen’s “powerful” models, is arriving in the UK in just months.”
The Nio Firefly has been confirmed for the European market, with UK sales expected soon.
The Chinese EV offers an impressive 260-mile range and a single rear-mounted 141bhp motor.
The budget electric car is expected to cost around £12,500.
After launching in China, Nio sold 3,680 Firefly models last month, boosting the brand’s overall sales by a whopping 13.1 per cent.
Reports suggest that the Firefly will be available in UK showrooms imminently, according to Autocar.
Qin Lihong, Nio’s president, revealed that it would launch a right-hand-drive variant for the UK by October.
The Chinese car brand is rapidly expanding across Europe, aiming to enter 16 new global markets this year.
It comes after an ultra-ambitious car maker revealed a new budget EV that some claim could rival Tesla.
Little-known Chinese manufacturer Nio is to release a sub-brand called Firefly – which will offer entry-level electric vehicles.
Spy shots have revealed the brand testing a small city-style hatchback, which is tipped to be showcased to the world on December 21 for their so-called Nio Day in Guangzhou, China.
Known for their advanced technology and innovative features, Nio is a relatively new EV startup – established in 2014 and adopting its current name in 2016.
Their first mass-produced car was the ES8, an all-electric SUV, which began sales in June 2018.
Nio also has a family-oriented brand called Onvo, with Onvo L60 the only model currently available for sale under that name.
The new Firefly marque will sit at the bottom of their tier of brands and will focus on small and mid-size EVs.
Automotive outlet CarScoops first revealed the motor back in March, and new photos they obtained revealed it will look like a typical hatchback in size with a short front and rear overhang – resembling the five-door Mini Cooper and BYD Dolphin.
Photos of the Firefly’s interior have also been published by IT Home and CarNewsChina.
Judging by these, it appears it will feature a large central infotainment screen along with a digital instrument cluster – all despite its budget-orientated appeal.
Little else is known about the new hatchback, and it will initially be launched in China before it comes to Europe – although tariff hikes will likely make it pricier than originally planned.
The release of the Firefly could certainly give Tesla something to think about in the future.
‘That’s the saddest thing I’ve ever seen’ people cry as bloke proudly shows off Britney tattoo with VERY awkward error
A BLOKE has left people in stitches after proudly showing off his Britney Spears tattoo with a very awkward error.
The legendary pop artist Britney Spears, 43, has gained worldwide fame thanks to dozens of hits, such as Toxic, Circus, Baby One More Time, as well as some of her iconic phrases.
One such phrase that’s become a favourite for millions of her fans is ”It’s Britney, b**ch”, which kicks off her 2007 track, Gimme More.
And it seems that one man, only known as TikToker @tytanofficial, was so inspired by the tune he decided to dedicate a special inking to the pop princess.
However, the bloke went for a more creative approach – one that was recently shared on social media by fellow TikTok user @essexxink.
Instead of having ”It’s Britney, b***h”’ tattooed on his leg, the ink lover took the opportunity and went for ”It’s Brit(knee), b***c” .
The design starts at the top of his knee with ”It’s Brit”, with the knee serving as ”ney” part – while the rest of it is sitting under the kneecap.
”Look at his tattoo – It’s Brit… b***h,” the woman could be heard saying in the video.
The ink lover then proceeded to explain the logic behind the work, as he was all chuffed with himself and gave the camera a cheeky smile.
‘That’s the saddest thing I’ve ever seen’
But while the man was clearly happy with the tattoo, the clip soon went viral for all the wrong reasons.
Eagle-eyed social media users soon spotted that something was slightly off with the black inking – as they thought he had tattooed it way above his knee.
”Who’s gonna tell him where the knee lives?” one person commented under the video which has racked up over 900k views in just one day.
”but that can’t be his knee it’s too high up,” another was left in hysterics.
”it’s not even on his knee,” someone else couldn’t stop laughing.
”that’s the saddest thing I’ve ever seen,” wrote another viewer.
Which tattoos hurt the most?
Depending on what part of your body you choose to ink, tattoos can range significantly in terms of pain levels.
Some of the most painful areas are those where the skin tends to be thinner or closer to the bone.
Each area has specific factors which contribute to the level of pain.
Ribcage: Thin skin, little muscle, and many nerve endings.
Feet and ankles: Many bones, tendons, and nerve endings close to the surface.
Hands and fingers: Many bones, tendons, and nerve endings, resulting in increased pain during tattooing. Knuckles can be especially painful.
Spine: Proximity of the spinal cord and nerve endings makes it sensitive. Tattooing directly over the vertebrae can be especially painful.
Knees and elbows: Thin skin and little padding between the skin and the underlying bones.
Armpits and groin: High concentration of nerve endings and lymph nodes.
Neck and throat: Thin and sensitive skin, with many nerve endings and blood vessels close to the surface.
Source: Tatt2Away
But despite the huge amount of mean comments, there were also plenty of those who were fans of the inking – and some were even keen to get a similar design.
”OMG I AM JEALOUS WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THAT,” wrote a social media user.
”You need Whit knee Houston on the other leg!” someone else suggested.
”i need this,” chimed in another.
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Wills jokes ‘families can be a mixed bag – some of them might not want to see you much’
PRINCE William joked families can be a “mixed bag” when he visited soldiers at an army air field.
The Prince of Wales asked a group if their family are okay and if they see them enough, before quipping: “Some of them might not want to see you that much.
“It’s a mixed bag sometimes.”
This comes as the royal’s feud with his brother Prince Harry continues.
The latest blow to their fractured relationship came when the Duke of Sussex dropped some extraordinary bombshells in a BBC interview.
He filmed a rare sit-down chat after losing his appeal against the decision to remove his taxpayer-funded security.
William’s comments came after he observed a combat PT training session.
He visited the Army Air Corps in Wattisham, Suffolk, in his role as colonel-in-chief which he became in May 2024.
He also promised he would take up issues with accommodation which was raised by the soldiers, saying: “It probably hasn’t been looked at for a while.
There will be a big notebook on somebody’s desk.“Whether they listen to me, that’s another matter.”
He arrived yesterday as a passenger in a wildcat helicopter – a key element of AAC’s capabilities – before flying the chopper himself on the way home.
During the trip, he was also shown inside planning and comms tents to learn about their operations.
And he served bacon and sausage baps at an Archers Breakfast, a weekly social event held by 664 Squadron for its personnel and families.
He said as he served the food: “It’s making my mouth water.”
And the ladies serving with him praised his abilities, saying he was “spot on” and “had pace”.
He then spoke with soldiers and their families outside, including Mike and Lorna Pope, parents of Air Trooper Daniel Pope of 664 Squadron who sadly died of cancer in 2016.
The squadron and regiment honour his memory through an annual cross country race and by naming Pope’s Bar after him, which was the venue for meeting the families.
And he spoke with WO2 Matthew Foster and children Archie, six, and Ida, eight. He told the children: “Your dad does a very important job here.”
At the end of the engagement, he presented Staff Sergeant Kenneth Robert Copeland with an award for his exceptional service in West Africa.
He also presented promotions for several soldiers from corporal to sergeant.
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Meghan won’t take orders from anyone – that’s why her brand’s in chaos & it’s all her own fault, expert slams
ROYAL experts have slammed Meghan Markle, claiming her inability to take orders is behind the chaos surrounding her brand.
The Duchess of Sussex’s brand, As ever, is taking a short break after selling out all its items in just 45 minutes, according to Meghan.
However, experts claim the quick sellout highlights chaos behind the brand, suggesting there weren’t enough products to meet demand.
The Sun’s former Royal Correspondent and author Charles Rae said: “I’m not a businessman, but I would have thought that if you were setting up a new company, you would have enough products on the shelves or whatever is kept to satisfy the demand.”
Shoppers snapped up £10 jam and £22 honey from Meghan’s brand — though it’s unclear how many sold before the products were declared out of stock.
Royal experts believe that the lack of clarity from the brand stems from the Duchess “not wanting to take orders from anyone”.
“My view is that it is mainly, I would say, 90 per cent Megan who’s running,” said Charles.
He added: “Who’s running the show, because this is a woman who does not want to take orders from anybody.”
Royal Correspondent Sarah Hewson agreed and said: “She doesn’t want to let go.
“And I guess, you know, she is putting her name to it. But yes, it has been chaotic.“
The Duchess of Sussex has promised her As Ever goods will be back in stock this month – alongside “a few new things we can’t wait to show you”.
The about-turn came hours after she was heard telling Beyonce’s mother she had decided to “just pause” until completely ready.
Meghan appeared on her own podcast on Tuesday, recorded in May, telling Tina Knowles she feared annoying customers when the first batch of her jam and herbal teas sold out in less than an hour.
She said wanted to wait until it is “completely stable and we have everything we need”.
Meghan has since shared a photo of jam-making preparations including bowls of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, and freshly squeezed lemons, on her Instagram stories, writing: “‘June gloom?’ Not over here! Because this month your favourite products are back.”
Her official AsEver account also posted: “To all who’ve been wondering and waiting, thank you!
“Your favorites are returning, plus a few NEW things we can’t wait to show you. Coming this month…get excited!”
The Duchess’s bonus Confessions Of A Female Founder episode with Knowles was recorded on May 5, the day before Prince Archie’s sixth birthday.
Meghan, who celebrated Princess Lilibet’s fourth birthday on Wednesday by sharing previously unseen black and white family photographs of herself with her daughter, began selling her As Ever products in April.
The range includes flower sprinkles, which she used liberally during her Netflix lifestyle show, and raspberry spread, a crepe mix, wildflower honey and an assortment of herbal teas.
She renamed her brand from American Riviera Orchard after running into trademark issues.
It comes after Meghan Markle shared heartwarming pictures of her daughter Lilibet to celebrate her fourth birthday.
And Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz have reportedly hired Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s lawyer to help protect their reputations as their family feud escalates.
Popular children’s cup sold at Matalan for £3 urgently recalled over ‘risk of eye injury’
A POPULAR children’s cup sold at Matalan for £3 has urgently been recalled as it poses a “risk of eye injury”.
Matalan has recalled its Blue Easter Tumbler Cup with Straw over safety fears, warning it could pose a serious risk to children.
The £3 cup features a bunny wearing sunglasses, with ears sticking out from the lid.
It poses an injury risk, as users could accidentally be poked in the eye by the pointed ears.
The sought-after Matalan cup does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, according to the government’s website.
Shoppers who bought the Bunny Tumbler with Straw are urged to stop using it immediately and return it to their nearest Matalan store for a full refund.
Those with further queries can contact Matalan’s Customer Care Team on 0333 0044444 or email customercareceo@matalan.co.uk.
It comes after the retail giant urgently recalled three children’s clothing products over a “risk of being strangled”.
Matalan made the decision after deciding that a number of boy’s swim shorts posed a serious risk to kids.
The recall affects the blue shark rash vest and shorts worth £12 on the website at the time of writing.
The other two products recalled were the seersucker swimshorts in blue and the boys tie dye swimshorts.
Parents were urged to take the faulty items away from little ones and return them “immediately” to a Matalan store.
All three products could cause entrapment and strangulation, warned the retailer.
Matalan stressed that no receipt will be required to claim the refund.
Matalan said: “It has come to our attention that the above boys’ swim shorts do not meet our usual high standards for quality and safety, as there is a high possibility of entrapment and strangulation with the draw cord.”
The company also urged customers who bought the swimwear as gifts to inform others about the recall notice straight away.
It added: “If you have bought the above for someone else or know someone who has one then please let them know
immediately about this notice.”
Matalan apologised for the inconvenience caused to shoppers and confirmed that the recall does not affect any other products.
The retailer added: “We pride ourselves on delivering great quality at great prices, and we’re really sorry for any inconvenience caused.”
This follows the owners of a dysin gair styling dupe warning shoppers of its danger – with the potential to overheat and/or explode.
And a popular children’s swimming float has been urgently recalled over fears it could cause serious injury or even drowning.
Eerie Roswell crash memo holds key to cracking UFO mystery after ‘FOUR alien bodies found,’ expert insists
A BIZARRE memo about the Roswell UFO crash could unlock secrets and expose the truth about the “flying saucer” mystery.
A prominent ufologist made the startling claim after aliens were rumored as being spotted dead among the wreckage.
The so-called Roswell Incident happened on July 2, 1947, in a remote desert area in New Mexico.
Conspiracy theories and mystery swirling the alleged crash have fascinated UFO watchers for nearly 80 years.
Back in 1947, the 509th Bomb Group – based in Roswell – released a press release claiming a UFO had crashed in the area, and the United States Army Air Forces were in possession of a “flying disk.”
However, confusion ensued after that release was later retracted, and replaced with a statement saying the object was in fact a high altitude weather balloon.
The news alert had initially been issued by 1st Lt. Walter Haut, the public information officer at the base.
Decades later, his daughter, Julie Shuster, was adamant that his original “flying disk” statement had been accurate.
But he had to keep everything “secret.”
A similar view has been expressed by veteran researcher Kevin Randle, a prominent ufologist who is regarded as one of the top experts on the reported crash.
Randle has written multiple books about UFOs and the Roswell story.
He’s adamant that he has “eliminated all possible terrestrial explanations.”
“What we can say with authority is that something fell at Roswell,” he said.
“We have eliminated all the terrestrial explanations.”
The expert, who served in the Air Force and National Guard, said the UFO case could be solved by delving into a historic memo.
The eerie memo can be seen in a black and white photograph sent out on the news wires at the time.
The grainy note appears to say the words “victims of the crash.”
The memo itself can be seen in the old pic being held by Brigadier General Roger Ramey, who at the time of the crash was commanding officer of the 8th Air Force in Roswell.
Ramey is holding the piece of paper slightly turned away from the camera. But, fortunately, some words can now be read using technology.
KEY MEMO
“The Ramey memo could be the key to this whole thing,” Randle said.
“Ramey was holding the memo in his hand when he was photographed with the debris in his office.
“And what’s interesting is we know when the picture was transmitted over the wire, we know who took it and we can see Ramey is holding the document in his hand.
“So we pretty much have the provenance nailed down.
“There are words in the document when you blow it up, that you can read.
“Some people interpret the critical line as saying ‘victims of the wreck.’
“Well, ‘victims of the wreck’ takes it out of the realm of a weather balloon – but it’s kind of an interpretation of what you see.”
Randle has interviewed some 600 people over the past few decades in his search to establish the truth around the mysterious case.
POLITICAL HOAX
He has concluded that the weather balloon story is nothing but a “government hoax” to fob off those intrigued by UFO sightings.
Randle said, “What they’ve said officially is that the Roswell crash was a weather balloon and [radar-type] target from this experiment being conducted in New Mexico.
“What I discovered is that while [the radar-type] targets were a part of the experiments conducted on the east coast, when they got to New Mexico, they didn’t use those targets.
“That kind of points the finger at this being a government hoax to explain away the Roswell case.”
KEPT SECRET
Julie Shuster, Walter Haut’s daughter, told SBS News, a broadcaster based in Australia, that she had many conversations with the former Army PR man about the “flying disk” he wrote about in 1947.
She said before her death in 2015, “People began to talk about Roswell in the late ’70s after several decades of keeping quiet.
“I would ask dad to tell me the whole story, and he told me the same thing he told everybody: ‘I put out the press release’, and nothing else.”
It was not from this Earth, it was something manufactured off this Earth.
It later emerged that Haut had been sworn to secrecy by base commander and close personal friend, Colonel William Blanchard.
But, Haut was unhappy about keeping such a big secret, and prepared a signed affidavit to be opened after his death.
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, he died in Roswell in 2005.
“Basically dad said yes, he did see the bodies, yes he did see the craft and much more than that,” said Shuster.
“At one point I asked him about the size, and he said the craft was about 25 feet in diameter.”
EGG-SHAPED
Thomas Carey, who co-authored a book with Shuster, Witness to Roswell: Unmasking the Government’s Biggest Cover-Up, published in 2007, said his big secret “all came out in his sealed statement after he died.”
Carey added, “The ship which he described was about the size of a Volkswagen Beetle, more of an egg-shaped object, and he did see a number of bodies.
“He described them as being the size of children.
“And when asked point blank if what he believed it was that he had seen, without hesitation he’d say, ‘It was not from this Earth, it was something manufactured off this Earth.’”
A retired cop claimed that he saw the remains of dead aliens being lifted with a crane and hauled away.
Former Deputy Sheriff Charles H Forgus of Howard County, Texas, recalled traveling to Roswell to pick up a prisoner with Sheriff Jess Slaughter.
Forgus claimed he saw four alien bodies with big eyes and brownish-colored skin being taken away by military personnel.
From Rose West & Myra Hindley’s ‘affair’ to child killers at war… why infamous monsters ALWAYS become rivals behind bars
THEIR deadly urges might appear to make them kindred spirits, but behind bars, the world’s most despised serial killers have often turned against each other in explosive fashion.
From loathsome love affairs to murder plots and gruesome jail attacks, these warped rivalries also expose a dark psychology that drives these infamous monsters, according to a top criminologist.
This week, it was reported that spree killer Joanna Dennehy threatened to kill Rose West behind bars just minutes after she arrived in the same prison as the House of Horrors murderer.
The twisted pair were both caged at HMP Bronzefield in Surrey. West was allegedly taken into solitary confinement before she was transferred to another prison the following day, as prison guards feared the worst.
Dennehy is currently serving a life term in prison for stabbing five men, three who died, is known as one of the country’s most notorious female killers.
Criminologist Professor David Wilson is not at all surprised that Dennehy would want to target West, explaining she is desperate to cement her own self-styled reputation as Britain’s most evil woman.
“Quite clearly Rose West is a convicted serial killer, then you have Joanna Dennehy who isn’t a serial killer, but is a spree killer,” he explains.
“But Joanna Dennehy has carefully constructed for herself a persona where she wants to be seen as the most dangerous woman that Britain has ever produced.
“And therefore having Rose West in the same prison… she undermines that sense.
“A plot for the spree killer to kill the serial killer embellishes and improves her reputation as being that dangerous female murderer. She would be the ultimate top dog.
“These people want to reinvent their brand, sometimes they are polishing that sense of what the public think of them, because these confrontations get reported on. They can enhance and keep their brand in the limelight.”
But Dennehy isn’t the only notorious prisoner to start a bitter feud behind bars with an infamous rival.
And Professor Wilson, also a former prison governor, says there are two key reasons for this – personality and the prison environment.
“Ultimately what characterises them all is narcissism. These people like to be the centre of attention, and as long as they can be the centre of attention that fits their psychological needs,” he says.
“Sometimes a friendship or alliance with another prisoner who has a reputation outside or inside can enhance their narcissistic personality trait.
“But other times if they feel that they are under threat from that person, they will change their behaviour accordingly and they will fall out.
“Then the key sociological aspect is that they are all incarcerated in a maximum security prison or a secure hospital. And there is a prison hierarchy and they have a reputation that they want to retain.
“Sometimes the fact that there is a hierarchy means that they want to position themselves as higher up than another prisoner.
“Or it may be that they see a kindred spirit so that they can combine forces and act jointly to maintain their place in the hierarchy.
“Sometimes there are genuine friendships that develop within secure hospitals and maximum security prisons.”
But often these friendships can twist into deadly and bitter rivalry… as we reveal here.
Rose West and Myra Hindley
Mass murderers Rose West and Myra Hindley were as “thick as thieves” until a sudden split after they quarrelled over who was more famous, a fellow lag claims.
Moors Murderer Myra and Cromwell Street killer Rose first met in HMP Durham in the mid 1990s.
It was claimed they had a “short-lived lesbian relationship” before the fallout.
West’s former solicitor Leo Goatley said: “Rose’s first paramour was the Moors murderer, Myra Hindley, who happened to be on the hospital wing at HMP Durham at the same time in 1995 and early 1996.”
However, Mr Goatley claims their relationship didn’t last long with West saying Hindley could be “very manipulative”.
He told the Daily Mail: “When I visited a few months later, Rose’s opinion of Hindley had changed dramatically.
“She was saying, ‘You have to watch Hindley, mind. She is very manipulative.
“‘You don’t realise it, but she gets you doing stuff for her. Oh, she’s clever, all right. She’s flippin’ dangerous, that one. She ain’t going to take me for a c*** again.’
“And so heralded the end of the romance.”
Fellow prisoner Linda Calvey, who served 18 years inside, later claimed the relationship didn’t last long, saying: “As fast as it happened, it ended.
“There was talk that because Rose was more famous than Myra it had put her nose out of joint.”
Yorkshire Ripper and Ronnie Kray
Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe and gangland killer Ronnie Kray were both banged up in maximum security psychiatric hospital Broadmoor in the early 90s.
Serial killer Sutcliffe and mobster Kray were once on friendly terms inside, with Sutcliffe being trusted to cut Kray’s hair.
But Sutcliffe told a pal just months before his death that he threatened to kill Kray after the gangster made advances towards him.
In one letter, he wrote: “I did not give Ronnie a beating although I did threaten him when he tried to make advances on me.”
Ronnie Kray died, aged 61, in 1995, while Sutcliffe, who murdered 13 women, died at HMP Frankland from a combination of Covid-19 and heart disease in November 2020, aged 74.
Ian Brady and Raymond Morris
The country’s most notorious child killers, Raymond Morris and Ian Brady, were embroiled in a savage, behind-bars rivalry.
While serving their life sentences the pair often had violent clashes as they argued about who had the greater notoriety.
The Cannock Chase Killer and the Moors Murderer attacked each other in Durham Prison, throwing hot water over each other – and both received treatment for scalds following the violence.
Historian Richard Pursehouse said of one of the attacks: “Assuming the phrase was around then, apparently Brady, who had chosen ‘tea, no milk, plenty of sugar’, had ‘napalmed’ Morris.
“The lack of milk means it would be hot, while lots of sugar means the tea would stick to Morris’s face.”
Walsall monster Morris, who died in 2014, was only ever convicted of the murder of seven-year-old Christine Darby but remains chief suspect in the killings of Margaret and Diana Tift.
Brady, along with his girlfriend Myra Hindley, was convicted of the murders of five children. He died in prison in 2017.
Charles Bronson and Robert Maudsley
One of Britain’s most feared killers is reportedly embroiled in a bitter feud with infamous prisoner Charles Bronson.
Robert Maudsley, who earned the nickname ‘Hannibal the Cannibal’ after allegations he ate one of his victims’ brains, has been locked up for more than 40 years.
His dangerous reputation has led to him being kept in isolation inside a glass box underground.
The pair reportedly “hated” each other inside HMP Wakefield, also known as “Monster Mansion”.
In the book, Inside Wakefield Prison, authors Jonathan Levi and Emma French recount how one prison guard, named Jo, described how the pair would torment one another.
“Robert Maudsley, Bob as he is known, hates Bronson. They simply do not get on,” they explained. “When I was on the unit, Maudsley would play rock music loud to annoy Bronson.”
The music would echo through the cell walls and provoke Bronson to “shout” at the killer who refused to respond.
In a particularly twisted form of revenge, Bronson was allegedly known to whistle outside Maudsley’s cell, supposedly because the latter’s mother would lock him in a cupboard and whistle outside the door.
Bronson has claimed he and Maudsley fell out over a rejected gift – and he wants revenge.
He revealed that he sent Maudsley a watch as a gift, only for it to be rejected by the killer, who instructed the prison guard trying to deliver it to throw the watch in a bin.
After the incident he called Maudsley “an ungrateful b*****d and threatened: “I pray to one day bump into him at 300mph and, unlike him, I don’t need a blade.”
Levi Bellfield and John Warboys
Black cab rapist John Worboys bonded with killer Levi Bellfield over their love of football and food – before falling out when Bellfield found out Worboys admitted he was guilty.
Bellfield became “best friends” with rapist Warboys and even offered legal advice, said insiders.
When Worboys was moved to a different prison he kept in touch with Bellfield, one of the UK’s most notorious child killers, by letter.
Despite their friendship Bellfield later wrote to a pen pal claiming they were only pals because he believed Warboys was innocent.
He wrote: “He told me he was innocent when I was there. And if he’s admitted his guilt now I’m a little bit disappointed because I looked to him as being innocent.
“Like a mug I was, but that’s what he told me. That’s what he told everyone.”
Bellfield was jailed for life in 2008 for the hammer murders of Amelie Delagrange, 22, and 19-year-old Marsha McDonnell and the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, 18.
Three years later he was convicted of killing schoolgirl Milly Dowler, 13, who was abducted on her way home from school in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey in 2002.
Roy Whiting and Gary Vinter
Double killer Gary Vinter set his sights on Roy Whiting because of his notoriety.
Convicted sex offender Whiting had been jailed for life 2001 for the murder of eight-year-old Sarah Payne, who disappeared while playing near her grandparents’ home in Kingston Gorse, West Sussex, in July 2000.
Vinter stabbed Whiting in the eyes with a sharpened toilet brush handle in 2011.
He attacked Whiting in an attempt to get his own jail conditions changed, Newcastle Crown Court heard. Vinter told the court: “He [Whiting] was a dirty little nonce. That’s why I did it.”
Vinter admitted the attack and was given an indefinite sentence with a notional five-year minimum jail term.
But that wasn’t the end of his prison violence and Vinter has since become known as one of the most feared prisoners in the British justice system.
In 2016 he was handed another life sentence for trying to kill double killer Lee Newell, a fellow lifer at HMP Woodhill.
Newell was kicked repeatedly in the head. A prison officer said they were the worst injuries he had seen.
Passing sentence, Judge Richard Foster told Vinter: “You must be one of the most dangerous individuals within the prison system today. Your record is truly shocking.”
Edmund Kemper and Herbert Mullin
In 1970s California, there was not one but two serial killers on the loose at the same time.
Eventually cops arrested Herbert Mullin and Edmund Kemper after the deaths of 21 people, and the pair ended up in adjoining cells in prison.
But that despite their grisly common ground, the men did not get along, with Kemper trying to torment Mullin.
Kemper recalled: “Well, [Mullin] had a habit of singing and bothering people when somebody tried to watch TV.
“So I threw water on him to shut him up. Then, when he was a good boy, I’d give him some peanuts. Herbie liked peanuts.
“That was effective because pretty soon he asked permission to sing. That’s called behaviour modification treatment.”
Who are the UK's worst serial killers?
THE UK's most prolific serial killer was actually a doctor.
Here’s a rundown of the worst offenders in the UK.
- British GP Harold Shipman is one of the most prolific serial killers in recorded history. He was found guilty of murdering 15 patients in 2000, but the Shipman Inquiry examined his crimes and identified 218 victims, 80 per cent of whom were elderly women.
- After his death Jonathan Balls was accused of poisoning at least 22 people between 1824 and 1845.
- Mary Ann Cotton is suspected of murdering up to 21 people, including husbands, lovers and children. She is Britain’s most prolific female serial killer. Her crimes were committed between 1852 and 1872, and she was hanged in March 1873.
- Amelia Sach and Annie Walters became known as the Finchley Baby Farmers after killing at least 20 babies between 1900 and 1902. The pair became the first women to be hanged at Holloway Prison on February 3, 1903.
- William Burke and William Hare killed 16 people and sold their bodies.
- Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe was found guilty in 1981 of murdering 13 women and attempting to kill seven others between 1975 and 1980.
- Dennis Nilsen was caged for life in 1983 after murdering up to 15 men when he picked them up from the streets. He was found guilty of six counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder and was sentenced to life in jail.
- Fred West was found guilty of killing 12 but it’s believed he was responsible for many more deaths.