2 h. ago Brit 'mum on the run' who was jailed after boasting about claiming UK benefits in Thailand jets home without son, 4, after being freed from hellish prison

Ellis Matthews, 32, was deported by Thai authorities after spending more than three months locked up in an overcrowded and squalid immigration prison with her son Cairo, 4.

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8 h. ago Brit 'mum on the run' who was jailed after boasting about claiming UK benefits in Thailand returns home without son after being freed from hellish prison

Ellis Matthews, 32, was deported by Thai authorities after spending more than three months locked up in an overcrowded and squalid immigration prison with her son Cairo, 4.

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19 h. ago James Bulger killer Jon Venables could be freed as he is set for new parole hearing

Jon Venables killed two-year-old Bulger in 1993

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22 h. ago James Bulger's killer could walk free from prison again in a few months

If his request is approved, Venables could be free in the Autumn

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26 h. ago James Bulger killer Jon Venables could be freed within months after parole bid win

Jon Venables could be released from prison in just a few months if his killer wins his latest parole bid.

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31 h. ago Jon Venables could walk free in MONTHS after killer wins his latest parole hearing

James Bulger's evil murderer Jon Venables could be freed from jail in just a few months if the killer wins his latest parole bid

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32 h. ago James Bulger's killer Jon Venables could walk free from prison again in a matter of months

James, two, was abducted, tortured and beaten to death by 10-year-olds Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in Bootle, Merseyside, in February 1993 in a crime which shocked the nation.

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35 h. ago UK's most famous killer could walk free in months as Jon Venables wins parole hearing

Jon Venables was released in 2001 following his conviction for the torture and murder of James Bulger, but has been in an out of jail since, now he could walk free again

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3 d. ago DVLA warns Scottish drivers face arrest if they take common medicines – full list

Drivers caught with excessive amounts of certain legal medication could face up to six months in prison, the driving authority warned

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4 d. ago Man threatened to burn down café and stab customers with a screwdriver just five days after prison release

Terrence Maughan, 40, was sentenced to 39 months in prison

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4 d. ago Love rival headteacher jailed for attacking deputy with wrench freed after five months

Anthony Felton was sentenced to two years and four months in prison in April this year after attacking his deputy and friend, Richard Pyke, in a jealous love rage, but has now been released

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5 d. ago Prison officer becomes third female guard to be convicted of 'inappropriate' relationships with inmates in a year

A prison officer at HMP Five Wells, was jailed for 12 months after admitting to inappropriate relationships with inmates, the third female guard convicted at the same jail in a year

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5 d. ago Prison officer is third female guard convicted of 'inappropriate' jail affair in a year

A prison officer at HMP Five Wells, was jailed for 12 months after admitting to inappropriate relationships with inmates, the third female guard convicted at the same jail in a year

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6 d. ago Woman handed suspended sentence and ordered to pay over £6k for submitting false council housing application

Amira Issa, 41, who lives in Southwark, was sentenced to six months in prison suspended for 12 months

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8 d. ago Woman who snuck onto flight as stowaway claims she was poisoned in bizarre rant

Svetlana Dali spent seven months in prison after admitting to sneaking onto a flight from New York City to Paris without a boarding pass, and sensationally claimed she was poisoned

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1 week ago So was Lucy Connolly really such a danger that she had to spend a year behind bars? JAN MOIR

After serving 40 per cent of her 31-month sentence, Lucy Connolly walked free from prison on Thursday morning.

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1 week ago Freed race tweeter Lucy Connolly treated 'harsher' than a rioter says Tory leader

Tory leader calls for ‘broken’ laws to be reformed after 42-year-old childminder is released from 31-month prison sentence for posting a message on X that hotels housing asylum seekers should be torched

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1 week ago Lucy Connolly released from jail after 10 months behind bars for race hate tweet

The Tory councillor’s wife was released from prison on Thursday after being sentenced last year to 31 months in custody

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1 week ago Lucy Connolly is FREE: Tory councillor's wife who was jailed for 'racist' tweet during Southport riots is released from prison after nine months behind bars

The mother and former childminder had spent more than nine months behind bars after admitting making the inflammatory post on X in the wake of the Southport attacks in July last year.

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1 week ago Lucy Connolly to be released from jail after 10 months behind bars for hate tweet

The Tory councillor’s wife will reportedly be released from prison on Thursday after being sentenced last year to 31 months in custody

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