69 h. ago Manhunt for 'dangerous' rapist missing from prison 20 years after day release attack

Neil Trennan has failed to return to prison in Boston, Lincolnshire, more than 20 years after brutally assaulting a lecturer with a brick in a college toilet while on day release

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3 d. ago Israeli strike kills 10 children queuing at Gaza medical clinic, officials say

Aid groups call strike ‘blatant violation of international humanitarian law’ while ceasefire talks continue

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4 d. ago EU strikes deal with Israel to increase aid shipments to Gaza

Influx of food and other essentials will be co-ordinated via UN rather than controversial new aid scheme, says EU official

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5 d. ago UK threatens sanctions on Iran if it does not end uncertainty on nuclear plan

Foreign secretary, David Lammy, says European nations will act if there is no cooperation with nuclear inspectorsEuropean nations will act to impose “dramatic sanctions” on Iran in the coming weeks if it does not end the uncertainty about its nuclear programme, including by allowing the return of UN inspectors, the UK foreign secretary, David Lammy, has warned.He also told the Commons that Iran could not assume Israel would not strike its nuclear sites again. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Iran's president admits nuke facilities WERE 'severely damaged' in US military strikes and claims in interview with Tucker Carlson that Israel tried to assassinate him in 12

The remarks came less than a month after Israel launched its unprecedented June 13 bombing campaign against Iran , killing top military commanders and nuclear scientists.

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7 d. ago April Jones killer Mark Bridger attacked in prison as her family say 'he deserves it'

April's half-sister previously said Bridger would 'carry on getting hurt' behind bars.

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7 d. ago Man who murdered April Jones, 5, attacked in prison as her family say 'he deserves it'

Murderer Mark Bridger was attacked by a fellow inmate at HMP Wakefield and was left bloodied after he was slashed with a knife that was made from a razor blade

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7 d. ago Israel strikes Yemeni ports soon after apparent Houthi attack on Red Sea vessel

Intense assault on Magic Seas appears to be first by rebel group since December

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1 week ago Scots killer planned gun attack on prison guard in revenge plot

Robert Paterson has been sentenced to a further 10 years for the plot.

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1 week ago Military veteran gets a life sentence for plotting an FBI attack after his Jan. 6 arrest

A military veteran has been sentenced to life in prison for plotting to attack an FBI office and assassinate law enforcement officers

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1 week ago Men accused of gunning down prison officer in 'revenge attack' pictured at Glastonbury

Elias Morgan and co-defendant Anthony Cleary are accused of the murder of Lenny Scott.

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1 week ago Six thugs caged after 'gangland' attacks left victim with hand 'hanging off' and prison cars torched

The string of attacks - which also involved torching the cars of prison officers at HMP Addiewell - were carried out in and around Edinburgh in late 2022 and early 2023.

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2 w. ago Netanyahu says Iran war creates ‘new opportunities’ to free Gaza hostages

Comments by Israeli prime minister come as Donald Trump increases pressure on Israel and Hamas to strike deal

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2 w. ago Israel's strike on Iran’s Evin prison sparks fear for political prisoners

Rights activists in Iran fear intensified crackdowns following Israel's air campaign targeting Iran's nuclear program

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2 w. ago Readers' Letters: Now we know for sure we can't believe political posts on X

A revelation after Israel’s strikes on Iran leaves reader reeling

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2 w. ago Iran says it has ‘serious doubts’ over Israel’s commitment to ceasefire – Middle East crisis live

Iran’s armed forces chief of staff says it is ‘ready to respond with force’ if attacked again; Iran says airstrikes on Evin prison killed at least 71 Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli attacks have killed at least 14 people, including three children, so far on Sunday.Civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency that 13 people were killed in airstrikes at four locations around the Gaza Strip, and another from Israeli gunfire near an aid distribution centre. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Iran's judiciary says at least 71 were killed in Israel's attack on Tehran's notorious Evin prison

Iran’s judiciary says at least 71 people were killed in Israel’s attack Monday on Tehran’s Evin prison, a notorious facility where many political activists have been held

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2 w. ago At least 72 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, health staff say

Palestinians were pictured praying over the bodies of those brought to Al-Shifa hospital

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2 w. ago At least 60 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, health staff say

Palestinians were pictured praying over the bodies of those brought to Al-Shifa hospital

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2 w. ago Iran moves female dissidents to 'hellhole' detention centre after Israeli airstrike on notorious prison

Israel struck Tehran's most notorious jail for political prisoners on Monday, the day before a ceasefire deal was agreed on, bringing an end to a 12-day war.

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