2 h. ago BREAKING Mum who led cops on 70mph chase before smashing into van dies after prison release

Emma Tuff, 36, a mother-of-five from Tameside, died in October after being released from HMP Styal in Cheshire. An investigation has been launched into her death

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2 h. ago Mum who led cops on 70mph chase before smashing into van dies after prison release

Emma Tuff, 36, a mother-of-five from Tameside, died in October after being released from HMP Styal in Cheshire. An investigation has been launched into her death

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18 h. ago Death row inmate released on bail after nearly 30 years in prison

Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murdering his then-girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter in 1998

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26 h. ago Mob boss Ross McGill returns to social media from Portugal bolthole after Dubai release

The mob boss, also known as 'Miami', was released from Dubai prison in September after being ordered to leave the UAE and never return over his connections to organised crime

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45 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing in failed 2012 re

Former French president only released from prison earlier this month in connection with separate convictionThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid, after the country’s highest court rejected his final appeal.Sarkozy, who was the country’s rightwing president between 2007 and 2012, was convicted of hiding illegal overspending for his unsuccessful re-election campaign that was shaped by vast American-style rallies. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Manchester Christmas markets brought to halt as rival Travellers brawl near shoppers

Manchester's Christmas markets were disrupted when Dougie Joyce, recently released from prison, and his long-time foe Simon 'Simey' McGinley were involved in a fight

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4 d. ago Udo Kier, German actor who starred in 200 films spanning Lars von Trier to Ace Ventura, dies aged 81

Actor who appeared in My Own Private Idaho, Blade, Armageddon and Dogville, as well as Madonna music videos and video games, died on SundayUdo Kier, the German actor who appeared in 275 roles across Hollywood and European cinema, including multiple films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Gus Van Sant and Lars von Trier, has died aged 81.Kier died on Sunday morning, his partner Delbert McBride told Variety. The actor died in hospital in Palm Springs, California, his friend the photographer Michael Childers announced on social media. No cause of death was given. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago New Caledonia activist says France is impeding travel home after prison release

Exclusive: Kanak leader Christian Tein, who was freed from prison in June, says France is ‘deliberately dragging out’ re-issue of his passportA pro-independence leader from the French overseas territory of New Caledonia has accused the French government of “deliberately dragging out” his passport application, preventing him from flying home after his release from prison.Christian Tein, an Indigenous Kanak leader, was arrested in New Caledonia in June 2024 over allegations that he had instigated the deadly pro-independence protests that had taken place on the island a month earlier. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Cyclone Fina: severe tropical storm intensifies to category 3 as it tracks towards Darwin

It is the first cyclone of this strength in Australian waters in November in 20 years, with gusts up to 185km/hGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDarwin’s airport and supermarkets have closed as severe Tropical Cyclone Fina barrels towards land, having intensified into a category three system – the first cyclone of that strength in Australian waters in November in 20 years.Darwin was expected to see the worst of Fina on Saturday evening, as the system advanced through the Van Diemen Gulf. It would be closest to the city at about 9pm, with sustained winds near the centre of up to 140km/hr and gusts up to 185km/h. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Oscar Pistorius' return to sport, new girlfriend and changed appearance

Oscar Pistorius has begun rebuilding his life following his release from prison after serving more than half of his sentence for murder

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6 d. ago 'Unrecognisable' Oscar Pistorius' shock return to sport and new life with girlfriend

In 2015, Oscar Pistorius was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and the former athletics star has begun rebuilding his life after being released from prison last year

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6 d. ago Jen Shah granted early prison release after Real Housewives star served less than three years

Shah has been serving time since February 2023

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6 d. ago Nicolas Sarkozy to write prison memoir on his 20 days in jail

Former French president complains about noise in extract from A Prisoner’s Diary, to be released next monthNicolas Sarkozy is to publish a book next month called A Prisoner’s Diary detailing his 20 days in jail.The book was announced 11 days after the former French president was released from prison while he appeals against his conviction for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah granted early release from ‘Club Fed’ prison

Shah has been serving time since February 2023

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9 d. ago Asylum seeker jailed AGAIN after he just carried on crimes following prison release

Sarwar Mohammed has been locked up again

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9 d. ago Asylum seeker jailed for drug dealing just carried on after release from prison

Sarwar Mohammed has been locked up again

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9 d. ago Author Boualem Sansal welcomed in France after release from Algerian prison

Boualem Sansal, a French-Algerian novelist, has returned to France after receiving a humanitarian pardon from Algeria

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1 week ago Man dies in GMP custody after 'losing consciousness' in police van

The 41-year-old man 'lost consciousness' in a GMP police van on its way to a police station, after he had been arrested

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1 week ago 'Tinder Swindler' victim who lost £39,000 shares reaction after 'unexpected' jail release

Pernilla Sjoholm claims she was duped by the infamous 'Tindler Swindler' Shimon Hayut and lost out on £39,000. She's now shared her thoughts on his 'shock' release from Georgian prison

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1 week ago Victim of infamous Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev in shock over his release after he cut a plea deal over £7m fraud cases

A WOMAN who says she was conned by notorious “Tinder Swindler” Shimon Hayut says his sudden release from a Georgian prison is “a shock” and “disappointing”. Swedish businesswoman Pernilla Sjoholm, who claims she was swindled out of £39,000, reacted after learning Hayut, 35, had been freed on a one-year suspended sentence. Hayut – accused of...

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