57 m. ago Female prison officer, 46, admits to performing sex act on an inmate

Rebecca Pinckard, 46, of Newmarket in Suffolk, was in a relationship with the inmate at HMP Highpoint in Stradishall between April and July 2024.

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82 m. ago Supreme court allows Texas to use new congressional map favoring Republicans in 2026 elections – US politics live

Ruling will impact elections as soon as the March primariesUS supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional mapsAmong the beneficiaries of Donald Trump’s pardons and commutations, there is a group that legal experts and political scientists see as some of the clearest evidence of how such actions undermine the rule of law: those who were released from prison and again arrested for different alleged crimes.During his first term, Trump issued 237 acts of clemency – including to someone who was a predatory lender and drug smuggler and to another who ran a Ponzi scheme. Since taking office again, Trump has issued more than 1,600, most for people involved in the January 6 attack on Congress. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago John Torode opens up on therapy after MasterChef axe and 'brutal life change’

Torode host says therapy has allowed him to be 'real', five months after he was sacked by the BBC following a complaint he had used racist language, which he denies

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3 h. ago Dozens of delivery riders face deportation after immigration crackdown

The targeted action of workers in the so-called gig-economy led to 171 arrests across the country last month

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4 h. ago Prison officer has fling with inmate and faces jail after 'performing sex act'

Rebecca Pinckard, 46, embarked on a fling with a prisoner

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4 h. ago Undertaker with hundreds of child abuse and necrophilia images avoids prison

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Gary Williams, 45, was found to have hundreds of child abuse images and some showing 'sexual interference with corpses'

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5 h. ago 'Real life, real chaos': Danny Miller, Brooke Vincent and Wingman on their candid new podcast

You Don't Know You're Born refuses to sugar-coat the realities of parenting

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6 h. ago It is scarcely believable that so many in Britain are in detention indefinitely

Editorial: At the current pace, it will take at least a decade for the 2,400 prisoners on IPP sentences to be freed, despite some having already served up to 22 times their original minimum tariff. The government must do more to speed up their release – and remedy the injustice

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7 h. ago TikTok prankster with 31,000 followers launches 'wild animal' attack on man in shop

Gavin Davies, 38, who has 31,000 followers on TikTok, had been drinking after being released from prison and getting engaged

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7 h. ago Ireland, Holland and Spain vow to boycott Eurovision after contest refuses to ban Israel

European Broadcasting Union members decided on Thursday not to call a vote on Israel's participation, amid protests over the way its government conducted its war in Gaza .

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7 h. ago Prison officer faces jail for secret relationship after 'performing sex act' on inmate

Prison officer Rebecca Pinckard, 46, embarked on a fling with an inmate at HMP Highpoint in Stradishall, Suffolk, and was said to have “[performed] oral sex on that prisoner”

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8 h. ago Amazon could ditch USPS and create its own shipping network in massive industry shakeup: report

The retail giant is one of the postal service’s most lucrative shipping contracts and reportedly provided it with $6 billion in 2025

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8 h. ago Electricity storage unit next to school refused over potential risks to children

The proposed micro energy storage project at Fishguard Leisure Centre has seen local objections including concerns about proximity to nearby schoolchildren

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9 h. ago Limbs in the Loch killer complains after being refused Amazon delivery at prison

William Beggs took the Scottish Prison Service to the Court of Session over an incident which happened at HMP Edinburgh in December 2024.

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9 h. ago Paedo teacher Rebecca Joynes' 'dangerous' life in prison and rules for baby with pupil

Rebecca Joynes, 30, was found guilty of six sexual offences against two teenage boys following a nine-day trial and was sentenced to serve six-and-a-half years behind bars

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9 h. ago I'm A Celeb legend orders 'turn it off' as he refuses to watch ITV jungle show

EXCLUSIVE: I'm A Celeb star Barry McGuigan cannot bring himself to watch the ITV show after starring on it last year alongside Maura Higgins and Tulisa Contostavlos

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10 h. ago Killer who beat shopper to death in 'random attack' outside Sainsbury's is facing years behind bars as he admits manslaughter

Demiesh Williams, 29, was arrested following a savage attack on Andrew Clark, 43, outside the supermarket in Beckenham, south London, on March 16.

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10 h. ago It Was Just an Accident review – Jafar Panahi’s urgent thriller should frighten us all

This Palme d’Or-winning drama arrives in the same week its director was handed a prison sentence

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10 h. ago TikTok prankster unlaunched ferocious attack on man in shop like 'wild animal'

Gavin Davies, 38, who has 31,000 followers on TikTok, had been drinking after being released from prison and getting engaged before carrying out the unprovoked assault

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10 h. ago TikTok prankster launched ferocious attack on man in shop like 'wild animal'

Gavin Davies, 38, who has 31,000 followers on TikTok, had been drinking after being released from prison and getting engaged before carrying out the unprovoked assault

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