What is the Dyson Purifier Cool PC1?

The Dyson Purifier Cool PC1 is one of the brand’s more straightforward fans. There’s no humidifying or heating here, just a focus on cooling and air purification.

True to Dyson’s design ethos, the Purifier Cool PC1 is bladeless, which makes it safe around kids and pets, and easy to clean. The tower fan uses the company’s renowned technology to project a smooth stream of air, with 10 speed settings and a 350-degree oscillation range that circulates air evenly throughout the room. It’s relatively compact and lightweight, too. 

The remote control magnetically attaches to the top of the fan but you can also control the device using the MyDyson companion app.

While it doesn’t offer all the extras of Dyson’s more expensive air purifiers, it’s a solid option if you want reliable cooling without any fuss, which is why it’s our Best Buy Dyson fan.

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I’ve been testing the Dyson Purifier Cool PC1 in my home office, a small-to-medium-sized room that felt more like a sauna than a workplace during the recent heatwaves. While I wasn’t precisely measuring its air purification qualities (you can find that review on our best Dyson fan round-up), the windows open onto a main road so I was able to test out its ability to handle a steady stream of traffic fumes, dust and general pollution drifting in.

I used the fan over several weeks to see how it performs on a day-to-day basis, assessing all of the usual metrics: how well it cools the room, how quiet it is during use, how intuitive the controls are and whether the design fits into a regular living or working space. And finally, as Dyson is known for its premium pricing, is the Purifier Cool PC1 worth the outlay?

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Manchester City have been found guilty of 114 charges relating to Premier League financial regulation breaches

Manchester City’s relegation odds after 115 charges verdict:

1. Guilty charges – Manchester City have been found guilty on 114 of the 115 charges that the Premier League levied against them. The verdict comes three-and-a-half years after City first learned they were accused of the breaches of the top-flight’s financial regulations.
2. Relegation odds – Betfair have slashed City’s odds of 11/1 to be relegated in the current campaign to 9/2 after news of the verdict broke. The drastic change in odds now leaves Enzo Maresca’s side with an 18% chance of dropping to the Championship.
3. Title odds fade – The Premier League giants had odds of 6/5 to win the Premier League after enjoying a stunning start with five wins in five games, leaving them top of the table. However, news of the guilty charges has shortened their title-winning odds to 5/2.
4. Potential sanctions – While punishments have yet to be decided, the league leaders could face a fine, be handed a points deduction or even face expulsion from the Premier League. The shocking news has come just three months into Enzo Maresca’s reign as boss.
5. Sixth favourites for the drop: City are now the sixth favourites to be relegated from the Premier League this season behind Coventry, Hull, Ipswich, Crystal Palace and Fulham.

Premier League relegation odds via Betfair

Coventry – 8/15

Hull – 10/11

Ipswich – 6/4

Crystal Palace – 12/5

Fulham – 3/1

Man City – 7/2

Sunderland – 9/2

Nottingham Forest – 9/1

Tottenham – 9/1

Aston Villa – 15/1

Newcastle – 15/1

Bournemouth – 15/1

READ MORE: Man City GUILTY on 114 of 115 charges as club prepare appeal against verdict

A huge explosion, believed to have been caused by a suspected gas leak, has caused a two-storey building to collapse close to the Acropolis in Athens

Five individuals, including three tourists, are feared missing in Athens following a massive explosion that brought down a two-storey structure near the Acropolis. The blast tore through the area amid suspicions of a gas leak, causing the frontage of a 20th century property to crumble.

Emergency services, including police, paramedics and firefighters, rushed to Lysicratous Street – mere minutes from the Acropolis – shortly after 7.30am local time this morning, approximately 5.30am BST, with the vicinity swiftly sealed off. The explosion reportedly triggered a blaze, according to eKathimerini.

The Greek fire service confirmed five individuals are unaccounted for, the Mirror reports. Shocked witnesses observed debris scattered across the narrow thoroughfares.

Meanwhile, plumes of smoke billowed from the scene, while shattered windows and damaged vehicles littered the area surrounding the stricken building. The fire brigade revealed it had pulled two women from the structure in Plaka, amongst the Greek capital’s most ancient districts.

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Both casualties were transported to hospital. The fire service stated 24 firefighters were deployed to the incident, though stopped short of confirming what triggered the explosion.

The blast is thought to have resulted from a suspected gas leak, ERT reports. Neighbouring properties close to the explosion site also sustained damage, fire service sources indicated.

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On the latest Palace Confidential, Diary Editor Richard Eden and a panel of royal experts discuss reports Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are already considering a move back to California if they are denied taxpayer funded security.

At the weekend, the Mail’s Editor at Large Alison Boshoff reported that friends say the Sussexes could leave the UK if a Home Office review refuses them automatic police protection.

Speaking to columnist Sarah Vine and royal biographer Robert Hardman, Eden said he views the couple’s reported ultimatum, so soon after their arrival, as ‘akin to blackmail’, an attempt to pile pressure on the review.

He added it would be ‘outrageous’ to give the couple, who the King recently restated are effectively private citizens, the same protection as working royals.

Harry lost automatic taxpayer funded security in 2020 after the couple stepped back from official duties and moved overseas, and failed to overturn the decision in the courts. Their return has now triggered a fresh review.

‘My goodness, that makes the whole thing seem like… some sort of blackmail,’ Eden argued, as though the couple were saying: ‘We’ll move to Britain in an attempt to get the taxpayers to pay for security.’

At the weekend, the Mail’s Editor at Large Alison Boshoff reported that friends say the Sussexes could leave the UK if a Home Office review refuses them automatic police protection

He continued: ‘The implications of this are massive because if they get it, what that then means is Harry and Meghan can come and go, and they’ll still be getting police protection, and also they can say that they want it in America.

‘So those hard pressed taxpayers in the US might find that they’re having to pay for security too. So it could ease any money worries that they have.

‘Harry and Meghan would be absolutely thrilled. They’d have these huge costs paid for by someone else.’

If the review were to go the Sussexes’ way, the panel questioned whether they could be regarded as internationally protected persons.

This status, the same as that given to diplomats, would mean other countries would also have to protect them when they travel overseas.

The couple argue that as the King’s son, who also served his country in Afghanistan, Harry is as much a target and as deserving of protection as any other senior royal.

However, Eden pointed out that the King’s own siblings do not get such protection, only receiving it while carrying out official royal duties.

Vine predicted it was an ‘inevitability’ that Harry will return to official duties in some way, as the price of being awarded security.

‘They will say you can have the protection, but you need to start doing some royal duties,’ she said.

‘Maybe not Meghan, just Harry. He’s good at that stuff and if he does it on his own, then she doesn’t need to be involved. She can’t get upset about it. It sort of makes sense.’

The couple argue that as the King’s son, who also served his country in Afghanistan, Harry is as much a target and as deserving of protection as any other senior royal

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Hardman, however, argued that security decisions are made on the threat alone, not on a transactional basis.

He said: ‘I don’t think it can be on the basis of, you get an extra copper with an earpiece if you cut a few ribbons. It doesn’t really work like that.

‘The people judging security are not interested in plaque unveilings, ribbon cuttings and hospital openings. They’re just interested in the threat, and I think that’s how it’ll be decided.’

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Nottingham-resident Dale Harvey of the Great British Pub Crawl enjoyed a lunchtime stop-off after a couple of days visiting pubs in Tyne & Wear.

Dale has been touring the country’s pubs for more than four years, having called in at 10,389 of them.

The 44-year-old is doing this to raise awareness of pubs, aiming to save them as part of his Defend Indy Beer campaign.

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Dale Harvey outside Little Three in Thirsk, which he says is a “little beauty” (Image: Pic supplied)

He has a massive following on social media, with regular postings on Facebook and You Tube.

On You Tube, he describes Thirsk as “a beautiful little town” with “lots of pubs open at 11Am or earlier.” It was also “a gorgeous little place” and a “hive of activity.”

Dale called in first at the Red Bear, a Craft Union Owned pub, which he said was a friendly place, and “a nice little boozer.”

Dale Harvey outside the ‘massive’ Three Tuns in Thirsk. (Image: Facebook)

He liked its fireplace, its historic character and he was pleased to see it so busy with 15 customers at 11am.

 Next came The Cross Keys, just around the corner, which he describes as “a sweet looking place”. The “traditional old pub” has been run by the same family since 1982 and dates back to the 1700s. Dale  noted it had plenty of sports teams, a “nice cosy feel and a lovely landlord.”

The Black Bull on the Corner of Market Square is owned by Proper Pubs, which he described as a “beautiful old coaching inn, dating back to the 1700s.”

He also said on Facebook: “A decent keg only range on the bar, lovely staff and plenty of beautiful old features within the pub still.”

Dale Harvey outside the Cross Keys in Thirsk. (Image: Facebook)

Across the square Dale found the local Wetherspoons, called ‘The Three Tuns.’  He noted it was a Wetherspoons hotel and they always have ‘decent’ rooms at ‘not bad’ prices.

He said the venue was ‘massive, huge’ with a nice look and feel, especially the alcoves, nooks and crannies all over the place. There were also “some really decent guest ales on offer.”

Nearby, the Golden Fleece, run by the Coaching Inn Group, “shouted out the most” to him. Dale described in on You Tube as absolutely beautiful”, before adding: “This place oozes class and sophistication, an absolutely gorgeous place.”

Dale Harvey outside The Red Bear in Thirsk. (Image: Facebook)

He lauded its beer garden, with pizza oven, great food menu, beautiful dining areas and a nicely done bar area, all creating “a top place.”

Just outside the town centre Dale enjoyed The Frankland Arms, noting its “great ales” decent pub style food and huge beer garden with children’s play area.

Back in the town centre, Dale came to Little Three, which he says is probably “the ‘standout pub’ of the town.” He enjoyed its quirky features and noted it offered “five amazing casks.”

He added on You Tube: “I absolutely love this one. It’s a phenomenal little pub, an absolute 10/10.”

Dale Harvey outside the “beautiful old coaching inn”, the Black Bull. (Image: Pic supplied)

Dale then spotted the Nova wine/cocktail bar, which he said was “a modern looking little place with friendly vibe and 4 keg beers on offer.”

With nothing else open in town at the time, Dale headed to the recently-reopened Crown & Anchor at Sewerby, which is owned by Stonegate.

He said on Facebook: “It’s a gorgeous old place and the new folks at the helm definitely have their heads screwed on and I hope that they make a real go of this one. A couple of cask ales on, a pool table and a nicely decked out old pub.”

On You Tube, Dale said this was “a great final stop.”

He added: “Give Thirsk a chance, it’s a great little town.”

As the Press has previously reported, Dale has recently visted both York and Whitby and given his thoughts on the

By NICOLE LAMPERT

Published: 14:09 BST, 25 September 2026 | Updated: 16:23 BST, 25 September 2026

A Jewish group has been barred from a 90th anniversary commemoration of when fascists were chased out of Leeds, because it ‘platformed a Reform speaker’.

Stop The Hate Leeds, a pro-Israel campaign group, was told its presence at the event on Sunday would be ‘divisive’ due to its members’ political views.

Organiser Philip Marks said he was devastated as his father, Eric, and grandfather, Howard, were involved in the 1936 Battle of Holbeck Moor, when fascist politician Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists (BUF) clashed with the people of Holbeck.

Mr Marks said: ‘The organisers have told us they consider our members far-Right because they support Reform.

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‘It’s deeply disappointing that only Jewish people of a certain political persuasion can attend. Can you imagine any other group being told what political views they can and can’t have?

‘Our members are really upset. The Battle of Holbeck Moor is directly related to many Jewish families in Leeds. They stood up for liberal democracy in this country.’

The Battle of Holbeck Moor took place on September 27, 1936 when Mosley’s Blackshirts held a rally in Leeds.

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Police officers within a crowd of British Union of Fascists members during a Leeds rally in 1936

Mosley struggles to address his supporters as the people of Holbeck drown him out

A blue plaque commemorating the Battle of Holbeck Moor, unveiled in Leeds in 2024

Around 1,000 Blackshirts marched to Holbeck Moor, where they were met by an anti-fascist crowd of about 30,000 people, organised by the Communist Party.

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Mosley tried to address his supporters, but protesters drowned him out by singing The Red Flag and shouting. The confrontation turned violent, with protesters throwing stones at the Blackshirts, who were eventually forced to retreat from the moor.

The anniversary, which will include a march through Leeds, is being organised by the local branch of Stand Up To Racism.

In an email to the group, Stop The Hate Leeds said it intended to attend the march ‘with our own flags and banners, as an expression of our identity and of our community’s direct connection to the history being commemorated’.

Yesterday, Stand Up To Racism replied: ‘You have shown to not support SUTR and have welcomed Reform officials to your events. You also support a far-Right government in Israel conducting a genocide in Gaza.

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‘We want to unite people against the far Right and feel that your presence as an organisation would be divisive and we will regard it as countering our event.

‘In light of this we would respectfully request that you do not attend the event as an organisation and hope you can appreciate the reasons why.’

Mr Marks denied that his group had ever hosted a Reform speaker and distanced himself from a national pro-Israel organisation called Stop The Hate UK.

In a statement, Stand Up To Racism Leeds said it would welcome involvement from people such as Mr Marks whose families were involved in the Battle of Holbeck Moor. However, it would not welcome Stop The Hate as a group.

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‘We also reassert our unwavering commitment to opposing antisemitism from the 1930s to today,’ the statement added.

Katrina Mayer, of Stand Up To Racism, added: ‘As someone whose family were killed in the Holocaust, I encourage everyone who opposes fascism and antisemitism to join us on Sunday.

‘Stop the Hate are certainly not welcome at an anti-fascist event. They are trying to disrupt an event that is remembering the struggle against fascism in the 1930s and building unity against the far-right today.’

By OLIVER TODD, DIGITAL HEAD OF SPORT and OLLIE LEWIS, SPORTS DIGITAL EDITOR

Updated: 16:11 BST, 25 September 2026

By LEWIS BROWNING, SPORTS REPORTER

Published: 15:11 BST, 25 September 2026 | Updated: 16:04 BST, 25 September 2026

Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has suggested he will be picking up another Premier League title after Manchester City were sensationally found guilty of financial rule breaks in the division.

A guilty verdict was delivered on all but one of their 115 rule-break charges concerning the Premier League’s financial regulations.

The competition accused the club of widespread financial cheating over an era of sustained success – with an independent panel hearing concluding in 2024.

City are set to appeal the decision but any punishment is now expected to follow, with some fans calling for the club to be stripped of the trophies they won at the time.

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That includes the league title the club won in the 2011-12 season, which was claimed ahead of United when Sergio Aguero famously netted in the last minute of the final day against QPR.

It meant City won the league ahead of local rivals United on goal difference, with Ferdinand in the United team that lost out that day.

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Rio Ferdinand has suggested he is in for another Premier League medal after Manchester City were found guilty on 114 of 115 financial charges

The former defender was referring to the dramatic title won by City when Sergio Arguero scored late against QPR

And the former defender has taken to social media, essentially demanding that City are stripped of the title they won that year.

‘Another Premier League medal to be added to the cabinet,’ the 47-year-old wrote on social media.

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He would leave United at the end of the 2013-14 season, in which City won the Premier League again – though Liverpool finished second. 

In the bombshell event that City are stripped of their titles won during their period of financial breaches, United would have two championships reinstated – 2011-12 and 2017-18, while Liverpool would receive the trophy for 2013-14. 

Simon Jordan, meanwhile, wrote on X: ‘115 charges … well well … fun and games ahead this is seismic!’ 

The verdict could lead to a variety of punishments including huge points deductions, financial penalties, and even relegation. 

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Points deductions could even be applied onto previous seasons, raising the chance that City will be stripped of their Premier League titles. Beneficiaries, in that case, would be the likes of United and Liverpool – who would be awarded three more Premier League titles each.

A Manchester City spokesperson said: ‘The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements to be completed, and subject to strict confidentiality. As such Manchester City FC’s position remains consistent with the Club’s statement of February 2023.

‘The Club has diligently respected due process for eight years on the basis that the Premier League Board and Executive would behave as an independent, impartial and fair-minded regulator, free from partisan influence.’

CITY’S RECENT TROPHIES… AND WHO FINISHED SECOND!

Premier League:

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11-12: Man United

13-14: Liverpool

17-18: Man United

18-19: Liverpool

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20-21: Man United

21-22: Liverpool

22-23: Arsenal 

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FA Cup:

10-11: Stoke City

18-19: Watford

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22-23: Man United

League Cup:

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13-14: Sunderland

15-16: Liverpool

17-18: Arsenal

18-19: Chelsea

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19-20: Aston Villa

20-21: Tottenham

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Champions League:

22-23: Inter Milan 

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Under-fire Ed Sheeran‘s concerts at Robert Kraft‘s Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, this weekend have been canceled due to bad weather conditions.

The British singer, 35, is facing the biggest backlash of his career after he sensationally dropped US rapper Macklemore from his Loop Tour over pro-Palestine comments he made at the singer’s New Jersey shows earlier this month.

After Macklemore was axed, all of Sheeran’s opening acts – Finneas, Lukas Graham and Aaron Rowe, as well as his backing band Beoga – announced they would be leaving the tour in solidarity with the rapper and Palestine. 

Sheeran has since been accused of ‘bowing to the mob’ after he apologized to his fans for his handling of the row.

In a further blow to Sheeran’s reputation, ahead of the now canceled shows, which would have been held on Friday and Saturday, Ticketmaster was offering refunds to fans amid the escalating controversy.

Kraft told TMZ in a statement, ‘Stadium and tour management, along with public safety officials, have been closely monitoring the weather forecast over the past week. Due to the severe weather forecast throughout the weekend, the tour has made the difficult decision to cancel the Ed Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium.

‘The decision was made with the safety of fans, staff and everyone involved in the shows as the top priority. Refunds are available now at the point of purchase. Ticketholders who purchased through Ticketmaster will be automatically refunded.’

The Daily Mail has contacted representatives for Sheeran, Ticketmaster and Gillette Stadium for comment and has yet to hear back.

The British singer, 35, is facing the biggest backlash of his career after he sensationally dropped US rapper Macklemore from his Loop Tour over pro-Palestine comments he made at the singer’s New Jersey shows earlier this month – pictured together in 2013

Macklemore said that his dismissal from the tour by Sheeran came after pressure from Kraft, in response to his pro-Palestinian messaging amid the ongoing conflict with Israel in the Mideast.

Sheeran last Saturday tearfully addressed the issue during his show in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, saying his messaging was not generally geared toward politics.

‘I don’t want to disappoint fans, and I’ve never wanted to be an activist musician, but this has put me in the middle of an important and passionate argument about freedom of speech and the most complex political issue on the planet,’ Sheeran said.

Macklemore earlier Thursday announced a series of Free Palestine tour dates beginning next month, with the proceeds earmarked to benefit groups providing aid to Palestinian causes.

‘If these last couple of weeks have shown us anything, it’s that something has shifted over the last three years,’ Macklemore said on Instagram. ‘There has been a collective awakening around Palestinian liberation, the power of billionaires that try to censor that call, and what we expect from artists right now.’

Production insiders said Thursday that a storm in the Northeast had been disrupting the construction of Sheeran’s stage at Gillette Stadium

Stadium owner Robert Kraft told TMZ in a statement, ‘Due to the severe weather forecast throughout the weekend, the tour has made the difficult decision to cancel the Ed Sheeran concerts at Gillette Stadium’ (pictured 2023)

Sheeran last Saturday tearfully addressed the issue during his show in Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field, saying his messaging was not generally geared toward politics

Macklemore earlier Thursday announced a series of Free Palestine tour dates beginning next month, with the proceeds earmarked to benefit groups providing aid to Palestinian causes. Pictured last year 

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He added, ‘When the billionaire class can decide which voices are allowed on stage and which ones are too dangerous to hear, everyone should be paying attention.’

Efforts by those who purchased tickets were already underway to obtain refunds after Sheeran had dropped Macklemore as his opening act for his North and South America tour dates. 

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced in a news release on Thursday that Ticketmaster had said it will honor hundreds of refund requests for the Gillette Stadium shows amid the controversy.

‘After hearing from nearly 200 consumers who were struggling to obtain refunds from Ticketmaster for Ed Sheeran’s shows at Gillette Stadium this weekend,’ Campbell said, ‘my office jumped into action to demand that consumers be provided a clear path to get their money back if they no longer want to attend due to significant changes to the lineup.

‘I encourage anyone who wants a refund to act quickly and submit their request at least 24 hours before showtime.’

A senior gangster has been jailed for life for organising a shooting outside a Turkish restaurant after a rival gang had shot at him a year earlier.

Beytullah Gunduz, 40, a high-ranking member of the Hackney Turks organised crime group, was found guilty of conspiring to murder Onur Guzel, 38, who was shot outside his family’s restaurant in Dalston, east London, on June 20 last year.

CCTV captured the victim screaming as he lay slumped on the pavement after being struck by a single bullet to the torso while on his break from work. 

Just weeks before, Gunduz had been demanding £100,000 from Mr Guzel, whose father owns the Umut 2000 restaurant, after wrongly accusing his family of paying the same amount to rival gang the Tottenham Turks, the Old Bailey heard.

Previously, the court had heard how Mr Guzel was caught in the middle of a bloody feud between the gangs.

Gunduz had been targeted in a shooting ordered by the Tottenham Turks in May 2024 which left a nine-year-old girl with a bullet lodged in her brain. 

He had been sitting at the Evin restaurant, also in Dalston, minutes before the incident in which the girl was hit in the head by one of six bullets fired by a man on a passing motorbike as she sat with her family.

Following a trial last year, hired spotter and getaway driver Javon Riley, 33, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 34 years for causing grievous harm with intent to the girl and attempting to murder three men.

The gunman’s arm captured on CCTV in Umut 2000 shooting last year where Mr Guzel was shot in the torso

Gunduz denied conspiracy to murder between June 16 and 21 last year, but he was found guilty. On Friday he refused to attend court and was jailed in his absence for life with a minimum term of 20 years.

His barrister Miranda Moore KC said ‘he was too frightened to attend in person’, fearing he would be attacked. 

In a televised sentencing at the Old Bailey, Judge Mark Lucraft KC said the injuries Mr Guzel suffered had been ‘permanent’ and ‘irreversible’.

He is living with a stoma bag until an operation scheduled for this month. 

The judge read from Mr Guzel’s victim impact statement: ‘The attack did far more than injuring me physically. It has altered the course of my life. It has taken my sense of safety.

‘I’m trying every day to put the pieces back together but the truth is I am no longer the person I was before this happened.’

Prosecutor Corinne Bramwell said: ‘The motivation was clearly financial and Mr Beytullah Gunduz was at the heart of extorting Mr Guzel and indeed the local community.’ 

Mr Guzel previously told jurors: ‘I felt numb and I understood something was wrong with me. There was this really loud pinging in my ear.

‘The first thing I done was I checked my chest and arms to see if I have been shot.

‘I lifted my shirt up and could see I had blood on my lower abdomen.’

People rushed out of the restaurant to help and two police officers provided first aid before Mr Guzel was taken to the Royal London Hospital for treatment.

The court heard that shooter, Dogan Over, who fired the shot from behind the wheel of a Kia Niro, fled to Istanbul on June 25 and has never returned.

Gunduz was not in the car during the shooting but is said to have been in the area, assisting Over.

Just weeks before, Gunduz had been demanding £100,000 from Mr Guzel, whose father owns the restaurant in Dalston, east London (pictured)

Previously, the court had heard how Gunduz was caught in the middle of a bloody altercation between the Hackney Turks and Tottenham Turks. A motorcycle-riding hitman (pictured) shot a nine-year-old girl at a restaurant by mistake – Gunduz had been there moments before

Three men run for cover as the gunman opens fire on the restaurant in May 2024 that left the girl seriously injured

Judge Lucraft KC said: ‘The shooting is another of this long-running round of retaliatory attacks, murders and attempted murders between your gang, the Hackney Turks, and the Tottenham Turks.

‘It is also, sadly, yet another example of someone outside the feuding groups caught up in violence, who sustained life changing injury.

‘The attack on Mr Guzel was one that involved a firearm and one which was motivated by financial gain – to ensure that those your gang perceived as rivals, and those who ran business on what you thought of as your “patch”, paid up.’

While still in intensive care, Mr Guzel requested police visit him so that he could tell them about two other shooting incidents in the weeks before which were blamed on the Tottenham Turks.

Last April, his brother’s house was targeted and then two days later, five shots were fired at the restaurant at 2am when there was no one there, he said.

In November 2024, Mr Guzel’s brother received a text message demanding £100,000 or ‘the heads will be blown off family members’ and an image of a gun, jurors heard.

At the time of the shooting near his brother’s home, his sister-in-law was pregnant, jurors heard.

But the attackers did not know where they lived and got the wrong address, with bullets going through a neighbour’s door.

Afterwards, Mr Guzel’s father, who co-owned the restaurant, received a phone call now demanding £300,000 as the police had been notified, the court heard.

His sister-in-law also received a text message saying: ‘You made it worse by letting the police know and now we are going to ask for more.

‘We are going to do another shooting. The next one will be your head.’

Mr Guzel told jurors that his family never paid any money to gangs.

Gunduz denied being involved in the shooting of Mr Guzel, who he knew as he regularly ate at the restaurant.

He had previous convictions dating back to 2008 including for having an offensive weapon in public, drugs, using threatening words or behaviour, assaulting a constable, and twice damaging a roulette machine after losing money.

Mitigating, Miranda Moore KC said Gunduz accepted his ‘life choices’ have left his parents without his support and he will live with the ‘shame’ of that.