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THE Kinahan cartel has been classified as one of Europe’s “largest criminal organisations”.

The claim was made by a Spanish investigator in a major television show on Daniel Kinahan’s mob.

Entitled ‘Kinahan — The True Story of Ireland’s Mafia’, the BBC show will feature four episodes. In an interview in episode 2, the investigator from the Central Drugs and Organised Crime Unit in Spain said: “The Irish are very strong in drug trafficking. They are very violent and murderous.”

The programme charts the formation of the criminal mob by Christy ‘Dapper Don’ Kinahan in the 1980s before becoming a transnational drugs gang.

The series — which features contributions from Irish Sun Crime Editor Stephen Breen and Irish Sun reporter Michael Doyle — also highlights Operation Shovel in 2010, the attempted murder of Daniel Kinahan in 2014, the murder of Gary Hutch in 2015, and the Kinahan-Hutch feud.

And it will also deal with the global fight against the mob, the conviction of Thomas ‘Bomber’ Kavanagh, and Daniel Kinahan’s role in boxing.

A BBC spokesperson said: “The series tracks the Kinahan cartel from its beginnings as a small-time street dealing operation in 1980s Dublin, to one of the world’s most feared and notorious criminal gangs.

“It is a story of gangland feuding, betrayal, international law enforcement and murder.

“Providing new insight, information and exclusive interviews, this four-part series tells the in-depth story of the cartel known as the Kinahan Transnational Criminal Organisation (KTCO), with roots that start in Ireland but spread to the UK and around the world.”

And gangster Daniel Kinahan’s time as a free man might soon be coming to an end.

New Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan last month revealed that the Government is moving swiftly to capture and extradite the mobster from Dubai.

The Fianna Fail TD is hoping to wrap up an extradition agreement with the United Arab Emirates within weeks.

He said: “Officials in my department are currently liaising with counterparts in the UAE to advance all further ratification procedures in both jurisdictions, with a view to ensuring that the treaties are brought into force at the earliest opportunity.”

The Minister has told Cabinet colleagues the dismantling of the cartel is one of his top priorities.

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HOLLY Willoughby shared a series of rare snaps with her mum Linda to mark Mother’s Day.

Former This Morning host Holly, 44, thanked Linda for her support after a tough year.

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Holly Willoughby shared a rare photo of her mum Linda Willoughby on Instagram[/caption]

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She thanked her mum for supporting her after having a tough year[/caption]

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Holly said her mum had supported her with ‘strength and guidance’[/caption]

Holly included a smiling snap of them together, with Linda laughing and also posing with superstar Sir Rod Stewart, as she quoted his song Pure Love in the caption.

“Like Rod said… Always been the BEST part of me… thank you for your strength and guidance … love you so much Mamma… Happy Mother’s Day…” Holly wrote.

The TV star’s fans reacted to her heartwarming posts in the comments.

“What a lovely photo hope you both have a wonderful Mother’s Day,” wrote one person.

Another added: “Beautiful just like your mum Holly. Have a lovely day whatever you are doing.”

And a third commented: “We can see where you get your beauty from Holly. Xxx”

Holly’s message to her mum comes after the star’s turbulent year which saw a man jailed for plotting to kidnap her, and Dancing On Ice getting axed.

It will be the first time she has been left without a running TV show in 21 years.

The Sun revealed this week that the skate show was being rested after 19 series, and while ITV confirmed a slew of new gigs for her co-host Stephen Mulhern, there was no such luck for Holly.

It is the first time Holly has not had any new projects at the network since she joined ITV in 2004.

But Holly has faced other bad news that Channel 5 is forging ahead with a documentary about her experience with an obsessed security guard.

Holly was targeted by obsessed Gavin Plumb, who planned to kidnap, rape and ­murder her in 2021.

He was handed a life-sentence and ordered to serve a minimum of 16 years in prison by a court last year.

The mum of three’s ordeal led to her quitting her presenting role on ITV1’s This Morning and taking a break from telly altogether.

Called  Stalking Holly Willoughby, the documentary is still going ahead, even though she declined to be interviewed for it.

An insider said: “Holly isn’t involved in the documentary at all, but producers are ploughing ahead in making it regardless.

“They know it’ll be a ratings hit to detail the gory specifics of the case.

“She declined to be interviewed by producers about the ordeal and her reps informed Channel 5 she wasn’t technically stalked so their title is incorrect.

“There is also concern that the events will be sensationally dramatised for effect.

“It’s an awkward move, as it’s not their story to tell.

“It will bring back a lot of the horrendous memories for entertainment purposes when she’s just trying to move on with her life.”

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ITV announced it would be resting the show she hosted with Stephen Mulhern[/caption]

ERIC Clapton made a heartbreaking promise to son Conor just one day before the youngster’s death in a tragic accident.

The legendary guitarist – who has just turned 80 – and Italian model Lory Del Santo welcomed their little boy in 1986.

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In March 1991, a horrifying accident saw Conor – aged four – fall to his death from the 53rd floor of a New York building.

A day earlier, Eric took Conor out for the first time on his own, to Nassau Coliseum in Long Island.

According to The Mirror, biographer Philip Norman said: “That sawdust-scented afternoon showed him what he’d been missing. 

“When they returned to the apartment, with Conor chattering excitedly about the clowns and elephants, Eric told Lory that, from now on, he intended to be a proper father.”

According to accounts, the four-year-old fell from a cantilevered window which a housekeeper had left open.

He had been preparing to visit the Bronx Zoo with his rocker dad that day.

The tragic event spurred Eric to write hit song Tears in Heaven, which appeared on the 1991 Rush film soundtrack.

This song was Eric’s best-selling single in the US and reached number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

In addition, it charted in the top 10 in more than 20 countries around the world.

Eric described his son as “the one thing in my life that good could come out of”.

According to People, the guitarist previously opened up about the moment ex Lory called to tell him the heart-wrenching news.

He said: “I remember putting the phone down and calmly walking from my hotel [in N.Y.C.] to that place as if nothing happened.

“And I walked past the street and, this is a terrible thing of shame for me, which I’ll never, ever perhaps recover from.

“And seeing that, seeing a crowd of people and a paramedic van and knowing that he was there [trying to be resuscitated] and walking by,

“I’ll punish myself forever about why didn’t I run? 

“Why didn’t I go to see him? … the truth is I couldn’t. I was so frightened.”

Conor was later laid to rest at St Mary Magdalen in Ripley, Surrey – close to his father’s birthplace.

The tot’s funeral took place on March 28 – just two days before Eric’s 46th birthday.

Famous mourners in attendance included Phil Collins and George Harrison, along with others from the music world.

Over a decade after Conor’s death, Eric married Melia McEnery on New Year’s Day 2002.

They originally met in 1998 and went public with their romance in the following year.

After tying the knot, the pair subsequently welcomed three daughters together.

Eric also has an older daughter named Ruth Kelly Clapton, who was born in 1985.

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