5 h. ago Britain’s longest serving prisoner, who is kept in a glass box, ends hunger strike

The quadruple killer, Robert Maudsley, has now ended his hunger strike after his family expressed concern for his health

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41 h. ago Manchester Arena terrorist 'silent and grinning' as he threw hot oil at prison officers

Hashem Abedi is believed to have collected sachets of butter at HMP Frankland before melting them down and launching the hot oil over a female prison officer.

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41 h. ago Manchester Arena terrorist 'grinned' before melted butter attack on female guard

Hashem Abedi, 28, is understood to have stockpiled sachets of butter at HMP Frankland, County Durham, before melting them down and throwing the hot cooking oil over a female prison officer

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6 d. ago British longest serving female prisoner who stabbed love rival 17 times makes freedom bid

Maria Pearson, 68, was jailed for life in 1987 after ambushing Janet Newton, who had become engaged to the killer's former 'husband'

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7 d. ago Britain's longest serving female prisoner makes fresh bid for freedom

Maria Pearson, who overtook The Moors murderer Myra Hindley as Britain's longest-serving prisoner, has made a new bid for freedom - leaving her victim's sister terrified

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7 d. ago 'Rising star' female prison governor is found guilty of having relationship with Liverpool drug kingpin and accepting £12,000 Mercedes after releasing him on licence

'Petite, blonde and bubbly' Kerri Pegg, 42, was accused of having a relationship with major Liverpool drugs baron Anthony Saunderson after meeting at the open prison where she worked.

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7 d. ago Voices: Independent readers share their views on conscription – from ‘necessary evil’ to ‘waste of time’

Readers were divided on the idea of reintroducing national service, with many agreeing that Britain’s military is underprepared, but questioning whether conscription is the right solution in 2025

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1 week ago Voices: As former MI6 chief says the UK must be ready for war – should Britain bring back national service?

Have your say: As former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger warns Britain must revive national service to face global threats, the debate over military readiness intensifies

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1 week ago Female prison officer who filmed cell sex with lag made wild plans for his release

Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, shot to global infamy when she was featured in a viral video clip of a female prison officer having a steamy affair with an inmate in his cell

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2 w. ago Female prison governor 'given Mercedes by gang leader who she had relationship with behind bars' had 'hands on style of management'

'Petite, blonde and bubbly' Kerri Pegg, 42, (left) was allegedly in a relationship with Anthony Saunderson (right) when he was serving a prison sentence for drug offences at HMP Kirkham in Lancashire.

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2 w. ago What price will the UK pay for a trade deal with Donald Trump?

Sir Keir Starmer may have to make concessions on Britain’s digital services tax and agriculture

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2 w. ago Killer Albanian mafia kingpin who plotted to bomb a football stadium begs not to be deported for fear HE will be murdered by gangsters

Maksim Cela, 59, is walking free on the streets of Britain after serving 23 years in jail for killing a policeman and planning to detonate a bomb at a 12,000-seater football stadium in 200.

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2 w. ago 'Loverboy' lag who had flings with two female prison workers on the run from police

Harri Pullen, 27, is on the run from police in Wales who want him in connection to alleged drug offences. Four women, aged between their 20s and 50s, have been arrested for helping him run-away

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2 w. ago Female prison governor, 42, 'was in a relationship' with drug

Kerri Pegg, 42, described at Preston Crown Court as 'petite, blonde and bubbly', was gifted a Mercedes car by Anthony Saunderson, who used the name Jesse Pinkman, a meth dealer in TV show Breaking Bad.

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2 w. ago Rachel Reeves considers fresh tax raid on savers in bid to balance books

HMRC estimates that an extra 893,000 people will have to pay tax on savings by 2028-29

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2 w. ago Female prison officer, 22, told inmate lover she was with him for 'the thrill'

Niamh Lloyd, 22, met the career criminal, Lee Makin, while working as a prison officer at Forest Bank jail in Salford, Greater Manchester.

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2 w. ago Hugo boss flip flops and toothbrush carrying drugs boss's DNA were found at home of female prison governor he was having fling with after she signed off his release, court hears

Anthony Saunderson, who used the name Jesse Pinkman, a meth dealer in the TV show Breaking Bad , is accused of having a relationship with 'petite, blonde and bubbly' Kerri Pegg, 42.

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2 w. ago Female prison officer, 22, is jailed after fling with 'empathetic' career criminal

Niamh Lloyd, who was employed at Forest Bank Jail in Salford, met Lee Makin, 40, a notorious burglar serving a six-year sentence, during her time at the facility.

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2 w. ago 'Rising star' female prison governor, 42, had relationship with drug dealer who bought her a Mercedes after she released him on licence, court told

Rising star Kerri Pegg, 42,'didn't play by the rules' and while governor at HMP Kirkham in Lancashire began a relationship with an inmate Anthony Saunderson, it is alleged.

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3 w. ago Whining jailed Just Stop Oil activist, 78, complains about prison and reveals the 'insulting' thing she was asked to do

A 78-year-old grandmother who was imprisoned for joining in a Just Stop Oil protest on the M25 has blasted the conditions of the female prison she spent Christmas in.

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