12 h. ago Mum went to bingo with work then lost £400,000 and ended up in prison

Sian Mclear-Dyer, 36, from Wallasey, Merseyside, started gambling after she went to bingo with work colleagues - her addiction spiralled and she stole over £320,000

Economics

1 week ago Police raids in 17 UK areas over Firestick illegal streaming

Modified Amazon Fire Sticks used for illegal streaming have been targeted in raids with users facing hefty fines up to £50,000 and even prison time

Events

1 week ago Offenders in England and Wales to have alcohol levels tracked over new year period

Sobriety tags worn by thousands released from prison or serving community sentences will monitor wearers’ sweatThousands of offenders in England and Wales will have their alcohol levels tracked over the new year festive period by electronic tags that monitor the wearer’s sweat.The tags, which are now worn by 5,000 people who have been released from prison or who are serving a community sentence, are designed to keep criminals sober over the festive season and drive down drink-fuelled reoffending. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Butcher behind 'some of the most brutal crimes in human history': How warlord Charles Taylor oversaw 250,000 murders with children forced to kill their own parents... but now rots in a British prison

Under Charles Taylor's influence, armed groups in Liberia and Sierra Leone carried out killings, mutilations, forced recruitment of children and widespread sexual violence.

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2 w. ago Inside the prison of the living dead: DAVID JONES is the first British journalist to visit El Salvador's godforsaken 40,000 capacity mega prison... and his account will shake you to the core

Standing a few feet away from the cage holding 100 perpetrators of savagery - one of 32 mass cells that line Module 8 in the Terrorism Confinement Centre - is a deeply unnerving experience.

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2 w. ago Woman spending Christmas in prison after trying to shoplift almost £1,000 in beauty products

Staff spotted the customer before she could escape with her shoplifted goods

Economics

3 w. ago Woman who made a fortune selling sausages after serving ten years in prison for cannabis plot is now suing her former best friend for £500,000 after explosive bungalow row

Tracy Mackness, the boss of The Giggly Pig gourmet sausage company, went into the property six years ago.

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