31 h. ago Family of IPP prisoner who died of cancer weren't told he was terminally ill

Nathan Walters was given an indeterminate prison sentence in 2012 over a fatal florist robbery in Old Trafford

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4 d. ago South Africa to reopen Steve Biko inquest 48 years after death in police custody

Death of anti-apartheid activist in 1977 after police beat him into a coma sparked outrage across the worldSouth African prosecutors will reopen an inquest into the death of the prominent anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko, nearly 50 years after he died in police custody.Biko, the founder of South Africa’s Black Consciousness Movement, died in a prison cell in 1977 aged just 30, after being beaten into a coma by police who had arrested him nearly a month earlier. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Tragedy as Forest Bank prison inmate dies with investigation launched

An inquest has been opened and adjourned

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4 d. ago Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden says 'breaks my heart' in last

The dancer told what 'breaks her heart' following her journey with breast cancer as she shared a last-minute plea with fans

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5 d. ago Nevada settled lawsuit over man's prison death for $4.6 million, lawyer says

A lawyer says the state of Nevada has agreed to pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused prison guards of beating up a man and leaving him to die in 2023

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6 d. ago Mushroom cook killer Erin Patterson's bizarre reaction as she's told she will likely die in jail

Mushroom killer Erin Patterson will likely die in prison after being sentenced to life in jail.

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8 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy Hoy launches free gym membership scheme for men with prostate cancer

The retired champion was told his prostate cancer was terminal last year.

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1 week ago Epstein abuse survivors urge lawmakers to back bill that would release all files

Co-author says bill almost has signatures needed to bypass leadership as survivor says this legislation ‘really matters’US politics live – latest updatesSeveral survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse signaled their support on Wednesday for a bipartisan resolution to release all the files related to the convicted sex offender, who died in a Manhattan prison in 2019.Speaking outside the US Capitol, Anouska De Georgiou, a survivor of both Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, said that while “every day of this journey toward healing has come at a profound cost to my mental health,” she chose to be there because this legislation “really matters”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mum of man who admitted killing 'loved and cherished' woman says she should have had son sectioned

Lisa Fraser was killed in her home in Pembrokeshire in May, 2022. Matthew Harris was charged with her murder but died in prison without standing trial. He told officers during his arrest that he killed Ms Fraser and was 'guilty as charged'

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1 week ago 'I was told my cancer was terminal nine years ago, but that is not the end'

Elen was first told she had cancer in 2008 and has beaten it multiple times - despite the worst prognosis

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1 week ago Murderer who slit inmate's throat and said he'd happily die in prison found dead in jail

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Brian Wade was already in prison on three life sentences when he was found dead last month, having admitted that he would happily die while in prison during a hearing in June

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1 week ago Bargain Hunt tragedies as seller dies hours before show and presenter's prison past

While viewers have enjoyed watching them talk about antiques on our TV off-screen, some of them have experienced dramas, tragedies and heartbreaking experiences,

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2 w. ago Utah Supreme Court blocks execution of prisoner with dementia who chose to die by firing squad

The impending execution of a man by firing squad in Utah has been blocked by the state’s Supreme Court

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2 w. ago Prisoner trapped on abolished indefinite jail term took his own life after government refused to resentence him

Keith Gadd, 60, died in prison 13 years over his original tariff with no friends or family left to contact

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2 w. ago 'I ignored five symptoms for years and it turned out to be stage 4 cancer'

A man ignored five different symptoms for years before he decided to go to hospital, where, after testing, he was told he had stage 4 cancer. Now he's urging others to get their symptoms checked

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3 w. ago Mystery as death row killer manages to commit suicide while awaiting his execution

Florida death row inmate Matthew Caylor, who was awaiting execution for the horrific murder and rape of a 13-year-old girl, has died by suicide in prison.

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3 w. ago Rugby World Cup team news: Scotland fuelled by ‘sour taste’ in pivotal Wales clash

Crunch Group B game in Salford is likely to be decisiveScots lost to Wales during group-stage exit in 2022Ireland’s World Cup squad have offered their support to team-mate Shannon Ikahihifo after she revealed her breast cancer diagnosis. Trailfinders second-row Ikahihifo, who has three Irish caps, was part of the pre-tournament training group but did not make the final squad.On Friday the 30-year-old posted news of her condition on Instagram, writing: “Crazy to think that one day you can be running around on the rugby pitch feeling completely fine, then five days later you’re sitting in a hospital room being told you have cancer. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lyle Menendez to face California parole board after brother Erik denied freedom

Erik will be eligible after three years as two brothers have spent 30 years in prison for the murder of their parents Lyle Menendez is set to face a California parole board a day after his brother was denied freedom after spending 30 years in prison in the slaying of their parents inside their California mansion.A panel of two California commissioners denied Erik Menendez parole for three years, after which he will be eligible again, in a case that continues to fascinate the public. A parole hearing for his brother Lyle Menendez, who is being held at the same prison in San Diego, is scheduled for Friday morning. The commissioners determined that Menendez should not be freed after an all-day hearing during which they questioned him about why he committed the crime and violated prison rules. They rejected parole despite strong support from family members who have advocated for the brothers’ release for months. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Let him die in prison’: Notorious serial killer’s accomplice in six murders is almost parole

A man who helped lure victims for the notorious Candy Man killer back in the 1970s is speaking out on a new doc for the first time about how he almost became a victim himself and how he tried to escape. A friend of one of the victims tells Andrea Cavallier why she won’t forgive

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4 w. ago 'I was forced to terminate my pregnancy after being told I had aggressive cancer'

Sophia Yasin was told she had stage 2 pre mediastinal B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in September last year and had to fight for her own life while also saying goodbye to her unborn baby

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