8 d. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'allowed to buy Maltesers and crisps in prison' despite throwing scorching water over guard in horror attack

Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has called for Rudakubana’s privileges to be taken away

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9 d. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'allowed to buy treats in prison such as Maltesers and crisps' despite throwing scorching water over a prison guard in horror attack

The 18-year-old triple murderer, who was sentenced to 52 years for the murders of Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancome and Alice da Silva Aguiar reportedly has the treats delivered to his cell.

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9 d. ago Jail horror as 'prison officer stabbed' at HMP Long Lartin airlifted to hospital

Emergency services raced to HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire following reports that a prison officer was left with 'serious injuries' after being stabbed this morning

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1 week ago Man could face 95 years in prison as cops make horror discovery on his phone

A 68-year-old man was charged with multiple offences after police made a shocking discovery during a random bag search at an Australian airport after he returned from abroad

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2 w. ago Horror as swarm of bees attack and kill terrified man as he mows lawn

Stephen Daniel had been mowing a lawn close to an abandoned building when he accidentally disturbed a swarm of bees that ended up chasing him down and stinging him

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3 w. ago Republican Texas is a surprising model for solving the UK’s prison crisis – but it just might work | Gaby Hinsliff

Jails in England and Wales are in overcrowded meltdown, but justice secretary Shabana Mahmood has a rare chance to flip the script. She shouldWhat should become of the two idiots who took a chainsaw to the beloved Sycamore Gap tree? Obviously it was thuggish, a pointless desecration of something that gave countless people joy, judging by the outpouring of unexpectedly deep emotion that followed. Landscapes work their way into the soul. But so does the thought of two children whose father is about to be jailed for what the judge warned would be a “lengthy period”. Though a line obviously has to be drawn, is this really the best way we can think of to punish a heartless act that nonetheless posed no danger to human life?Now is the perfect time to wrestle with questions such as this, about whom we send to prison and why, and whether doing it differently would lead to a more humane but more effective prison system and ultimately cut crime. For this government is – shock, horror – finall...

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3 w. ago Horror as prison guard has throat slashed by lag in terrifying attack behind bars

It is understood that a staff member required stitches after their neck and ear were cut in the attack.

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3 w. ago Prison guard has throat slashed by lag in latest terrifying attack behind bars

Two prison officers have been attacked at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes in separate incidents and in one of the assaults a guard had their throat slashed requiring stitches

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3 w. ago Prison guard has 'throat slashed by inmate wielding improvised weapon' in one of three attacks in wave of violence sweeping high

The staff member was attacked at HMP Woodhill, a high-security prison in Milton Keynes, according to the Prison Officers' Association (POA).

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last month Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'threw scalding water over prison officer' in horror attack

The attack reportedly took place at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London, where Rudakubana, 18, is serving a minimum of 52 years for murdering three young girls last year

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last month Southport killer Axel Rudakubana in 'horror boiling water attack' on prison guard

Axel Rudakubana, who murdered three young girls in the savage Southport stabbing attack, threw scalding water over a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London

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