17 h. ago Sickening reason killer John Mansfield targeted vulnerable neighbour he used to shop for

John Mansfield, 63, who was jailed for life in 2007 for the murder of his female neighbour, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor near March in Cambridgeshire on Sunday

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21 h. ago Man arrested on suspicion of murdering convicted killer John Mansfield in prison

Mansfield, was jailed for life in 2007 for the murder of his 63-year-old neighbour, was found dead at HMP Whitemoor.

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21 h. ago Body found during river searches for missing man last seen at garden centre

David Bevan, 28, was last seen at a garden centre at around 1.45pm on Monday, April 7.

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23 h. ago Body found in search for missing man last seen at garden centre

A body has been discovered in the River Taff. Police said formal identification was yet to take place, but the family of David Bevan had been informed

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41 h. ago Ban inmates from cooking after Hashem Abedi assault, says prison union

Chair of prison workers body says copycat incidents must be prevented after attack by convicted terroristThe union representing prison officers has said inmates should be banned from cooking in jail, with staff fearing copycat incidents after the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber attacked three officers at HMP Frankland.Hashem Abedi, a convicted terrorist who was jailed for life after helping his suicide bomber brother Salman Abedi carry out the Manchester Arena attack in 2017, is alleged to have set upon staff with hot cooking oil and improvised blades. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Moment Muslim convert who plotted to blow up mosque and kill anti

Jason Savage, 35, who dubbed himself 'Lone Wolf' can be heard mapping out his targets as he plans out attacks in Birmingham, which include a mosque he intended to 'flatten',

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3 d. ago Convicted child killer Rick Thorburn is found dead in his jail cell after taking his own life

The Aussie child killer was found dead in his Queensland jail cell on Friday following repeated attempts to take his own life.

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3 d. ago Child killer Rick Thorburn, who murdered Tiahleigh Palmer, found dead in Queensland jail cell

Thorburn was jailed for life after admitting to killing the 12-year-old foster child after his son Trent confessed to sexually assaulting herRick Thorburn, the Queensland man who was serving life in jail for the murder of 12-year-old foster child Tiahleigh Palmer, has been found dead in his cell.Queensland Corrective Services confirmed he had died in his Woodford Correctional Centre cell on Saturday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Anaesthetist who tried to kill shop owner with lethal injection jailed for life

Darren Harris posed as a customer in Gary Lewis’s vinyl store before waiting until his back was turned and stabbing him in the thigh.

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3 d. ago Mum who drowned sons in bath after smoking cannabis jailed for life

The judge has issued a warning to cannabis users

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3 d. ago Twisted mum who drowned two kids and left dad to find bodies jailed for life

Kara Alexander was convicted of killing Elijah, two, and Marley Thomas, five by drowning them in a bath at their home.

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3 d. ago Mother gets life in jail for stabbing daughter for lying about exam results

Teenage daughter was under pressure to perform in exams

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4 d. ago The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club by Sepideh Gholian review – like no recipe book you’ve ever read

A political prisoner lifts the lid on the hardships and fantasies of life in Iran’s most notorious jailThe Iranian political prisoner Sepideh Gholian’s account of life on the women’s wards in Bushehr and Evin prisons is a blindsiding blend of horrifying concrete detail, dizzying surrealism and wild optimism. In every line and in every moment it attempts to recreate, it is entirely and unconditionally defiant. For the reader, discombobulation comes from (at least) two directions. At one moment, you are presented with, for example, the story of a woman attempting to abort her foetus under permanent camera and human surveillance, because the consequences for her unborn child, herself and other family members if the pregnancy continues are unimaginably violent. At another you are instructed how to make elephant ears pastries, designed for large gatherings of visitors, in the cheery tones of the encouraging expert (“It’s not at all messy and impossible to get wrong. You do...

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4 d. ago Man who murdered taxi driver over refused cigarette jailed for life

Steven Greig has been jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 16 years in prison.

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5 d. ago Killer wife jailed for life after husband found buried in her garden, not 'dead abroad'

Jeremy Rickards, 65, was found dead behind the property in St Martin's Road, Canterbury, on July 11 last year, and his wife Maureen has now been jailed for life

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5 d. ago Jailed for life, the pitiless wife who knifed frail geologist to death and hid his body in garden

Browsing the cabinets in H Samuel, Maureen Rickards selected an 18-carat gold 'forever' diamond ring to mark her 25th wedding anniversary.

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5 d. ago British longest serving female prisoner who stabbed love rival 17 times makes freedom bid

Maria Pearson, 68, was jailed for life in 1987 after ambushing Janet Newton, who had become engaged to the killer's former 'husband'

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5 d. ago Killer who hid husband’s dismembered body in garden jailed for life

Maureen Rickards was sentenced to life with a minimum of 22 years after being found guilty of murdering Jeremy Rickards.

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5 d. ago Woman who murdered husband and hid dismembered body in garden jailed

The body of Jeremy Rickards was found in the garden of his and Maureen Rickards' home.

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5 d. ago Woman who filmed herself abusing husband before killing him and dumping body in garden jailed for 22 years

Remorseless Maureen Rickards had directed oblivious gardeners to dump grass under her shrubs knowing it would help cover her husband’s body

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