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An English Gangster and drug lord who has also held Irish nationality. He has allegedly been one of Britain's leading drug dealers for many years and is said to be worth at least £75 Million. Implicated in the Gangland murders of London crime figures Gilbert Wynter and Solly Nahome. [citation needed] Billy Hill: 1911–1984 1920s – 1970s
Henry Lightfoot, the first person to be named as a Peaky Blinder, joined the British Army three times in his life and participated in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. [24] Gangster Billy Kimber was a former Peaky Blinder. [18]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 January 2025. Organised crime gangs Gang-related organised crime in the United Kingdom is concentrated around the cities of London, Manchester and Liverpool and regionally across the West Midlands region, south coast and northern England, according to the Serious Organised Crime Agency. With regard to ...
comare: literally "godmother" in Southern Italian slang, usually pronounced "goomah" or "goomar" in American English: a Mafia mistress. confirm: to be made; see made guy. connected guy: an associate consigliere: the family adviser, who is always consulted before decisions are made. Cosa Nostra (Our thing): mob term for the family or Mafia
A gun moll or gangster moll or gangster's moll is the female companion of a male professional criminal. "Gun" was British slang for thief, derived from Yiddish ganef ( גנבֿ ). [ 1 ] " Moll" is also used as a euphemism for a woman prostitute.
The British television series Minder (1979–1994) featured George Cole in the role of Arthur Daley, an aging spiv with an unseen wife ("her indoors"), a used-car business, and a bodyguard (minder) played by Dennis Waterman. The character Private Joe Walker, played by James Beck, in the TV series Dad's Army is a spiv.
"On a gathering storm comes a tall handsome man / In a dusty black coat with a red right hand ..."If you're already a fan of the fantastic British gangster drama Peaky Blinders that's set just ...
Foreman was nicknamed "Brown Bread Fred" (‘Brown Bread’ being Cockney rhyming slang for ‘Dead’), as he was known in the underworld for being able to dispose of bodies. [2] [3] For a large part of the 1960s, Foreman and the Kray twins' gang The Firm, ruled the streets in the East End of London. But Foreman’s association with them ended ...