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David Jeffs, 36, stole from Roberto Troyan before spending the money on sports cars, luxury hotels, exotic holidays and hospitality tickets

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A financial adviser has been jailed for life for murdering his wealthy client after conning him out of hundreds of thousands of pounds.

David Jeffs, 36, stole more than 340,000 from Roberto Troyan before spending the money on sports cars, luxury hotels, exotic holidays and hospitality tickets to sporting events.

After fearing being found out as a fraudster, he visited the 63-year-old in his Mayfair apartment and brutally murdered him.

Mr Troyan was so badly injured that it was initially thought he had been shot. He died of severe head injuries, having suffered severe fractures to his skull, left cheek, jaw and eye socket.

Jeffs then tried to cover his tracks by making bogus phone calls, disposing of blood-stained clothes and replacing them with replicas in an attempt to dupe police.

Married Jeffs, of Arnold, Nottingham, was found guilty of murder and fraud following a trial at Croydon Crown Court last month.

Today, he was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to a minimum 24-year term for murder and six years for the count of fraud, to run concurrently.

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PUBLISHED: 08:24 EST, 5 December 2013 | UPDATED: 13:46 EST, 5 December 2013

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Ibiza has long been Europe's 'pleasure island'. Decadence rules, whether you're getting legless in San Antonio, raving at Space, or sipping Krug on a super yacht.

The island has a history of hedonism. It was a haven for liberal and alternative Spaniards during Franco's rule. In the Seventies, it was a key point on the hippy trail. In the Eighties, package holidays, the yacht set and the clubbers arrived.

These photographs, which form part of an ICA exhibition, Ibiza, Moments in Love, were taken by British photographer Derek Ridgers at club Ku in 1984.

Partygoers circa 1984 at Ku, the world's largest outdoor discotheque, built around an Olympic-sized swimming pool

Clubbers at Ku, 1984, showing off their hyper-glamorous Eighties style - it's all about the fishnets, leopard print and spandex

They capture the outrageous club culture that, a couple of years later, entranced four UK DJs including Danny Rampling and Paul Oakenfold.

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Ibiza's hedonistic history: New exhibition documents the outrageous club culture of the Eighties

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Ibiza has long been Europe's 'pleasure island'. Decadence rules, whether you're getting legless in San Antonio, raving at Space, or sipping Krug on a super yacht.

The island has a history of hedonism. It was a haven for liberal and alternative Spaniards during Franco's rule. In the Seventies, it was a key point on the hippy trail. In the Eighties, package holidays, the yacht set and the clubbers arrived.

These photographs, which form part of an ICA exhibition, Ibiza, Moments in Love, were taken by British photographer Derek Ridgers at club Ku in 1984.

Partygoers circa 1984 at Ku, the world's largest outdoor discotheque, built around an Olympic-sized swimming pool

Clubbers at Ku, 1984, showing off their hyper-glamorous Eighties style - it's all about the fishnets, leopard print and spandex

They capture the outrageous club culture that, a couple of years later, entranced four UK DJs including Danny Rampling and Paul Oakenfold.

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Birth of the party paradise: Glamorous pictures show outrageous club culture in 1980s Ibiza

Noel Edmonds' taxi with the mannequin doll in the back seat of his cab

WHEN a dolled-up mannequin was first spotted in the back of Noel Edmonds' cab, nobody knew quite where it was going.

Three years down the line, the plastic model has taken Europe by storm with a dance record which has reached number five in the UK dance charts.

Brainchild of Noel's wife Liz, who he lives with in Bitton, Candice Cannes has had nightclubs across the continent jumping to new hit Are You Ready.

Noel told the Bristol Post: "Not bad for a 47-year-old mother of two from Frome."

The plastic model, allegedly first used so Noel, 64, could avoid the traffic on his way home from filming Deal or No Deal in Bristol, is now a dance music superstar in Baltic clubs and Ibiza beach parties.

The dance hit was put together by Liz and Noel in a studio with a friend and was produced by Mark Loverush.

Candice first shot to fame when placed in the back of Noel's black London taxi as an apparent ploy to enable him to use bus lanes restricted to taxis with passengers.

Noel was said to have propped the mannequin on the back seat when leaving the Paintworks, where Deal or No Deal is filmed.

The stunt drew criticism from city councillor Gary Hopkins, then in charge of the city's transport, who labelled Noel a "cheat".

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Walk into the appropriately named Tunnel its located under the W Boston Hotel & Residences in the city's Theater District and the first thing you'll notice is the nightclubs custom-made lighting system created by Charlestown-based NE Neon Co. Inc.

"Its an art installation on its own," says Weston resident Brian Lesser, who operates Tunnel with managing partner Max Camponovo.

Spanning completely across the nightclubs 90-foot-long, 20-foot-wide ceiling, the system has 3,600 floating light-emitting diode fixtures with 65,000 pre-set lighting effects. It can be programmed to create customized patterns, and even has an artificial intelligence system that synchronizes to the beat of the music.

To choreograph this installation in full, Tunnel has a lighting engineer working alongside the DJ each evening to create varied ambiances in sync with the music. The DJs, locally and nationally known, spin house and open format music from an elevated DJ booth with a customized sound system further enhancing the experience.

"This is an exciting and exclusive nightclub," says Lesser. "We have created a vibe that will transfix guests with the energy of an Ibiza-style club, but in an upscale space that is unique to Boston. ... Its a place with great service and hospitality that blends art, technology and music in a very intimate environment."

That environment measures only 3,500 square feet with a 200-person capacity, decidedly smaller than most nightclubs. "It has a much different energy level than any other place in Boston," says Lesser. Table service for bottles of beverages can make room for 60 guests.

Tunnels other features include an elongated space and black rock walls, compliments of Boston-based Sousa Design Architects. Its discreet entrance, marked by frosted windows, opens to a foyer with a mirrored private elevator and a modern staircase that descend below ground. The nightclub opened last month in the former confines of the lounge Descent, which closed last year.

"I saw the location when it opened in 2011," recalls Lesser. "I approached the hotel ownership and told them I wanted to do a concept there that I thought was much more viable and more in line with what I thought the space should be." Ownership agreed and renovations began. As for the cost, Lesser says it was "a considerable amount of money."

Reaction to Tunnel since its opening has been "great," says Lesser. "They come here because they want to have fun. They want a great environment and they want to lose themselves for a little while."

The nightclub is open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. The cover charge varies from night to night with VIP packages available.

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