27 h. ago Gary Glitter freedom bid rejected due to his 'uncontrolled interest in children'

Disgraced former musician Glitter - real name Paul Gadd - had his case referred to the Parole Board by the Justice Secretary to determine whether he could be safely released.

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60 h. ago Husband of Scot murdered in Kenya pays tribute to 'love of his life' as suspect makes freedom bid

Campbell Scott, from Dunfermline, Fife, was found dead in a sack of pineapples about 60 miles from where he was last seen in the capital of Nairobi in February.

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3 d. ago Paedophile child killer Sidney Cooke, 98, likely to die behind bars as 'totally remorseless' predator loses latest bid for freedom

At the age of 96, he became the oldest prisoner to have a parole hearing, during which he was denied freedom or the opportunity to move to an open prison.

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4 d. ago Killer paedo Sidney Cooke, 98, 'will die behind bars' after TWELFTH freedom bid fails

Cooke was one of a paedophile gang jailed over the 1985 killing of abducted teen Jason Swift, who was snatched and molested in July 1985

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3 w. ago 'Limbs in the loch' killer makes new freedom bid 25 years after he raped and killed teenage boy before cutting up his body

William Beggs, 62, was convicted of luring Barry Wallace back to his Kilmarnock home in 1999 where he then killed him, dismembered his corpse and dumped his remains in Loch Lomond.

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3 w. ago Julie Chrisley’s prison life as a ‘card shark’ revealed days after freedom bid update

Julie and husband Todd are currently serving prison sentences after being convicted of tax evasion and bank fraud in 2022

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3 w. ago Serial rapist jailed for attacking three women abandons bid for freedom

Liam Sharpe was jailed in February after being convicted of carrying out a campaign of cruelty, violence and rape against his former partners.

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3 w. ago Limbs in the Loch killer makes fresh bid for freedom after parole board decision

William Beggs was jailed for life in 2001 after murdering and dismembering Barry Wallace, disposing of the limbs and torso in Loch Lomond and his head at sea.

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers who shot dead parents suffer major setback in bid for freedom

Lifers Erik and Lyle Menendez have been dealt a crushing blow just a week after becoming eligible for parole. The latest setback delays any possibility of freedom by at least nine weeks

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