Murder, gunrunning, drug trafficking, kneecappings - Paul Ferris has been accused of many things in his life, some true, some not. What's not in dispute is that he spent twenty-five years as one of Britain's most feared gangsters. Out of prison and straight for five years, Paul still hasn't forgotten the common thugs and big-time players that surrounded him or the world of violence, fear and uneasy alliances that he inhabited with them.

Life for 'mistaken identity' murder

An Ayrshire man has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of a 15-year-old boy. Jason Hutchison was stabbed 15 times at his Irvine home and his body set alight in a bid to cover the killer's tracks. Billy Ferris, the brother of notorious gangland figure Paul Ferris, had intended to attack Jason's brother, believing he had assaulted his wife. Ferris, 53, had denied murder but was found guilty. The judge ordered him to spend at least 22 years behind bars. Self-styled security consultant Ferris, from Sophia Crescent, Irvine, had previously served more than 20 years for murdering a 22-year-old man in the 1970s.