7 h. ago Prison officer pleads guilty over illicit calls to brutal machete attacker inmate

Heather Pinchbeck, 28, was working at HMP Dovegate in Staffordshire when she made the illicit calls to 31-year-old Joseph Hardy, who is serving a 14-year stretch for GBH

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9 h. ago Female prison officer pleads guilty to making illicit phone calls to 'violent inmate who severed man's leg with a machete'

Heather Pinchbeck, 28, who has since left the service, was charged with one count of making illegal mobile communication with a prisoner who she met while on duty.

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10 h. ago Female prison officer pleads guilty to illicit calls with inmate who severed man’s leg

Pinchbeck is was in communication with Joseph Hardy, 31, who was jailed for 14 years in 2017 after pleading guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm

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6 d. ago Prison officer had ‘illicit calls' with inmate who 'severed man’s leg with machete'

Heather Pinchbeck was allegedly found to be making secret calls to the deadly prisoner whilst she was working at HMP Dovegate, with officers seemingly going weeks without noticing

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6 d. ago Glamorous prison officer, 28, charged with making illicit phone calls to prisoner locked up for severing a man's leg with a machete

Heather Pinchbeck has been charged over the provocative chats and could now end up in prison herself if convicted.

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7 d. ago Man rushed to hospital after being stabbed in leg in Islington

Man rushed to hospital after being stabbed in leg in Islington  This Is Local London

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1 week ago Health update on man attacked by shark TWICE before driving himself to hospital

A member of the public reported seeing a large shark chasing seals around the bay before it bit the 50-year-old surfer twice in the leg. Despite his injuries, he managed to drive himself to hospital

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2 w. ago Female prison officer, 34, who smuggled phones into jail for her inmate lover is locked up

Amie Turner's secret came to light in April 2016 when intelligence reports first raised concerns about her behaviour, Manchester Crown Court heard.

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3 w. ago The airline with the worst leg room named — and it's not Ryanair

Leg room can be an important factor for many passengers. Here are the airlines that offer the most room without having to pay extra

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3 w. ago Noel Gallagher makes a rare public appearance with events manager girlfriend Sally Mash as they celebrate the final UK leg of Oasis world tour at Chiltern Firehouse

Twice married Gallagher, 58, was first linked with the high society events manager in 2024, two years after divorcing his second wife Sarah McDonald.

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3 w. ago I saw blood on my leg, weeks later I was going to the bathroom 25 times a day

"It affected everything. It made being a dad so difficult - especially as my children are both younger than four."

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