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Suspected killer of British father of four shot in Thailand is PRAISED on Facebook as police say he ran a 'Wolf of Wall Street' style scam that tricked victims out of millions of pounds

26/01/17 19:03

Thai police said they are hunting a British man and a South African for the gangland-style execution of a British father-of-four in a beach resort. Tony Kenway, 39, (inset) originally from Southampton, was killed on Tuesday morning with a single shot to the head outside a gym in the eastern city of Pattaya. Chilling CCTV footage showed an assassin calmly open the door of Mr Kenway's parked red Porsche Cayenne 4x4 vehicle, shooting him once and then fleeing on a motorbike driven by an accomplice. Thai police named the two suspects as British national Miles Dicken Turner, who was born in Oxford, (left) and South African Abel Caldeira Bonito (second left). ...read

British father murdered in a gangland hit in Thailand had become a father for the fourth time just a few months ago as devastated family say they have no idea why he was targeted

25/01/17 12:35

Tony Kenway, originally from Southampton, was murdered while sitting in the driver's seat of his red Porsche Cayenne GTS at about 2.10pm today outside an exclusive sports club in Pattaya.

Canadian backpacker, 22, dies in Thailand after crashing a Jeep into a lamppost during her dream round-the-world holiday

25/01/17 09:36

Ali Lambert, 22, was driving the pink off-road vehicle with friend Nezi Borislavova, 25, in the passenger seat during heavy rains on the Thai holiday island of Phuket last week.

Man, 42, charged with 168 child abuse offences - including rape, torture and making porn - on his return from Thailand

25/01/17 01:45

A 42-year-old man has been charged with multiple child sex offences after he was arrested on Tuesday night as he returned to Australia from Thailand (stock image).

6 shares Man, 42, charged with rape, torture and child exploitation

Internet falls in love with the moment a frail elderly woman enjoys a dance with her energetic young granddaughter

23/01/17 13:33

Ploy Theerada Mokkhasak, 23, performs the enthusiastic routine to bedridden Sumlee, 79, every time she visits her at the family home in Prachin Buri, Thailand.

Young woman, 27, in agony due to huge rare cancer tumour growing through her face - after doctors told her she was 'imagining' her symptoms

23/01/17 11:33

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES Thai woman Fifa, 27, has huge rare cancerous tumour growing through her face that is so big her eye is popping out of her head and she does not have long to live.

Fur-ocious! Pet groomer in Thailand shares photo of a cat with a dinosaur-themed haircut - and reveals it is now his most popular request

20/01/17 11:14

Adorable footage of a cat sporting a dinosaur haircut eating a plate of food has emerged out of Thailand.

Father sparks outrage by letting a two-year-old drive his motorbike while he sits on the back taking selfies

19/01/17 10:26

The shocking footage was posted on social media by the 'proud' father after he let his toddler (pictured) take the wheel during a late night motorbike ride in Thailand.

Barking mad! Dog in goggles clings on to his owner as he rides on a motorbike

18/01/17 13:11

The very hairy biker (pictured) was filmed cruising around the streets of Bangkok, Thailand on Monday while strapped to the back of his owner's vehicle.

Why Thai man! Former Geordie Shore star Holly Hagan shows off her ample assets after wild night out with bleary-eyed beau Kyle Christie in Thailand

18/01/17 07:47

The reality star, 24, looked a partied out as she returned to her hotel on Koh Phangan this week.

Royal palaces, deserted temples and the King's birthday celebrations: Stunning 125-year-old photos showcase idyllic Thailand before the tourism boom

17/01/17 16:41

The collection of images from the early 1890s include snaps of the birthday celebrations of the King of Siam in 1892, who was later immortalised in hit musical film The King and I.

British tourist, 60, drowns while swimming in the sea after drinking beer at lunchtime during Thai holiday

16/01/17 13:44

A British tourist has drowned on a Thai holiday island after going for a swim in the sea after drinking a lunchtime beer, according to paramedics.

Geordie Shore star Holly Hagan displays her ample bosom in a skimpy blue bikini as sun-soaked trip to Thailand continues

16/01/17 13:34

She's been soaking up the sunshine in Thailand with boyfriend Kyle Christie after enduring a horrifying start to their getaway thanks to a failed landing.

She's got a lot of cheek! Bikini clad Holly Hagan flaunts her perky derriere and ample assets in sizzling selfie during sun soaked trip to Thailand

15/01/17 17:03

The former Geordie Shore star opted to give her social media followers an eyeful of her perky posterior as she posed in her skimpy bikini for a raunchy belfie on Saturday.

Hopefully that's not loaded! Children get to play with weapons and heavy artillery as a military barracks opens its doors to youngsters for an open day

15/01/17 01:21

At military barracks across Thailand, children got to play with everything from small arms to tanks to mark Children's Day. No doubt to their disappointment, they were not allowed to actually fire the weapons.

Moment a furious wife kick boxes her husband's mistress in the head NINE times after discovering their affair

14/01/17 21:19

The woman launched the vicious attack on the timid girl at her home after discovering her partner had been having an affair with her in Bangkok, Thailand. The shocking attack was filmed.

Horrific moment a fighter jet pilot crashes in a fireball at a children's air show in Thailand

14/01/17 15:56

Royal Thai Air Force pilot Dilokrit Pattavee, 34, had been performing stunts at the air show in Hat Yai, southern Thailand, when his JAS 39 Gripen came down on Saturday.

Hilarious moment the 'Welsh Steve Irwin' flees in terror after lion turns on him as he boasts it's 'no big deal' as he pets the chained-up animal at a Thai zoo

12/01/17 10:51

A tattooed and shirtless Robbie Gaine, 29, was petting the lion at an animal sanctuary in Thailand before it turned and lunged for him - forcing him to hide in the predator's den.

Let's hope she paid for excess baggage! Thailand's Miss Universe hopeful checks in SEVENTEEN suitcases weighing 300kg as she jets off to the beauty pageant

12/01/17 10:44

Chalita Suansane, from Thailand, arrived at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport with 17 large suitcases that tipped the scales at 300kg - ten times the baggage allowance.

Pictured: British backpacker found hanged in her Thai hotel room after late-night argument with her boyfriend about him 'chatting up other girls'

11/01/17 15:56

A British backpacker found hanged in her hotel room in Thailand had been having a row about 'silly things' with her boyfriend.

Mother with a basketball-sized tumour can spend her final days in peace after a kind monk donated her family money to buy food and drugs

11/01/17 10:02

Mail Sudthiya, from Thailand, suffers from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A monk, known as Bhin, donated money to provide her food and medication in her final days after she couldn't afford treatment.

Horrifying moment a monk runs over a dog he had a long running feud with because it always tried to bite him when he visited his temple

10/01/17 11:56

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Prasit Srikularp, 57, had been visiting the Thai temple when the dog jumped at him, so he got in his pick-up truck, crept up on the animal and killed her.

British backpacker is found hanged in her Thai hotel room after late-night argument with her boyfriend

09/01/17 14:25

The body of the 26-year-old, named locally as Abigail Louiise Brown from Plymouth, Devon, was found in an apartment in the Thai seaside resort of Phuket.

Holly Hagan's dream holiday with beau Kyle Christie turns into nightmare as they suffer through 'scariest flight' when 'exceptionally bad rain' causes failed landing in Thailand

08/01/17 18:40

The 24-year-old Geordie Shore beauty took to Twitter to inform her 1.65million followers that she had suffered through the terrifying trip

Cruel farmers cut off a crocodile's head and laugh as it continues to snap its jaws in a sink

08/01/17 09:38

The 6ft-long baby reptile was hauled out of the water and beheaded at a crocodile farm in Thailand. Horrific footage shows the animal still snapping its jaws as it lies in an outdoor sink.

From escaping a deadly fire inside the most notorious jail in Melbourne to sawing his way out of cell in Thailand: Australian drug smuggler relives 20 years of survival in world's worst prisons

08/01/17 08:27

Convicted drug smuggler Australian David McMillan, 60, has spoken of his life in prison, after he avoided extradition to Thailand on 20-year-old drug charges, and famously escaped from Klong Prem in 1993.

CCTV captures the brutal moment a trainee pilot, 26, is stabbed in the neck by a man dubbed 'the iPhone killer'

07/01/17 09:34

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Wasin Leuangjaem, 26, had walked to a corner shop to buy cigarettes at around 10pm on Wednesday night in Bangkok, Thailand when he was set upon.

Boy, 5, is dumped at a hospital with severe burns to his genitals after being doused in boiling water - as police hunt for his missing parents

06/01/17 19:19

The child was dumped at a hospital in central Pathum Tani province and police are now hunting down his missing parents.

‘Tell the grandkids I love them’: British grandfather’s final text message from Thailand moments before a car mounted a pavement and killed him as it swerved to avoid a dog

06/01/17 10:00

Ralph Chambers, 68, died at the scene in Bangkok. Grandfather-of-four Mr Chambers, from Gloucestershire, texted daughter Laura moments before his death.

She's no water baby! Startled five-month-old elephant takes a tentative dip in the pool for treatment on an injured foot after being caught in a trap

05/01/17 22:07

Elephant calf Fah Jam - or Clear Sky in English - took a tentative splash in a pool at a Thai veterinary clinic as part of a lengthy rehabilitation process to heal her injured foot.

That's one hell of a fare! Classic 1960s Routemaster bus from Norfolk is spotted ferrying passengers around 6,000 miles away in Bangkok

05/01/17 18:35

A stunned holidaymaker spotted a classic 1960s double decker bus that used to ferry people around a seaside town in Norfolk-nearly 6,000 miles away in Thailand.

A McFlurry of punches! Western tourists filmed brawling as locals run for cover at a McDonald's in Thailand's sex capital

03/01/17 15:03

These are the shocking scenes as two men began trading blows inside a McDonald's restaurant inside Thailand's sex capital of Pattaya. Locals flee from the area as the men punch and push each other.

Survival at a cost: Father who lost half his head when a gang STAMPED on his skull reveals he has lost his family, home and job since horror attack

03/01/17 14:20

Loong Jamlong was attacked by a group of men who repeatedly stamped on his head and left him for dead near his home in Bangkok in Thailand.

Crowds watch in horror as crocodile snaps his keeper’s arm in half as feeding time performance goes gruesomely wrong

03/01/17 12:45

Sumet Thongkhammuan was entertaining crowds on Nakhon Sawan at the Bung Boraphet Show of Crocodiles when one of the massive beasts clamped its jaws around his arm.

'My whole body was burning': Dozens injured as New Year's Eve fireworks rain down on thousands of revellers in Thailand

02/01/17 17:11

Dozens were left with burns after New Year's fireworks rained on terrified spectators forcing them to flee on the island of Koh Phangnan in Thailand.

Tourist bitten by crocodile as she tried to take a SELFIE with the giant reptile in Thai national park

01/01/17 19:28

Benetulier Lesuffleur, 46, is recovering in hospital after she was bitten by a crocodile while foolishly trying to get a selfie with it at Kho Yai National Park, in central Thailand.

Shocking footage shows a massive crocodile grabbing his Thai trainer's arm and death rolling him in front of a horrified crowd

01/01/17 12:15

A Thai crocodile trainer has amazingly escaped serious injury after a three metre man-eater grabbed a hold of his arm and performed a 'death roll' in front of a horrified crowd in Phuket on Friday.

Ninja father! Indonesian man saves his two children from an out-of-control car with a perfectly timed BACKFLIP

30/12/16 08:36

This is the moment an Indonesian man saved the life of two children with a perfectly timed backflip after they were almost mowed down by an out-of-control car that ploughs across the pavement.

Sssscary! Terrifying moment a SNAKE slithers out of a toilet in Thailand and has to be captured by a rescue worker

29/12/16 12:13

A snake had to be pulled out of a toilet in Thailand by animal rescue workers. The snake was spotted slithering out of the toilet and was caught with a long pole with an adjustable loop on its end.

Facebook hit by another fake news row after activating its Safety Check Feature for an explosion in Bangkok that turned out to be firecrackers thrown by protestors

29/12/16 00:40

Facebook's Safety Check feature appeared to misfire late Tuesday, creating an alert called 'The Explosion in Bangkok' that said a blast in the capital had been confirmed by 'multiple sources'.

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