8 h. ago Outcry over 'paltry' five year prison term for thug who killed father who accused him of jumping Sainsbury's queue as Tories accuse Labour of 'soft sentencing'

Demiesh Williams, 30, beat Andrew Clark to death following an argument over queue jumping at a supermarket in Beckenham, south-east London

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9 h. ago Paul Doyle 'held in Monster Mansion jail' where 2 prisoners were recently killed

Paul Doyle drove into crowds of Liverpool fans at the title-winning parade in May - he has been imprisoned for 21 years and six months, and is reportedly being held at 'Monster Mansion'

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13 h. ago Brian Walshe sentenced to life in prison for the ‘barbaric’ killing and dismembering of his wife

The couple’s three young children are currently in state custody

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16 h. ago Prisoner to stand trial accused of murdering Manchester killer John Mansfield

Mansfield, 63, was jailed for the murder of his neighbour Ann Alfanso

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53 h. ago Harry Roberts, triple police killer behind 1966 manhunt, dies aged 89

Roberts, who murdered three police officers in Shepherd’s Bush and served 48 years in prison, was released in 2014Harry Roberts, the triple police killer whose 1966 murders shocked Britain and triggered one of the country’s largest manhunts, has reportedly died aged 89.Roberts died in hospital last Saturday after a short illness, the Sun reported. He had been living in sheltered accommodation in Peterborough after his release on licence in 2014, after serving 48 years in prison for the killings. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris to remain in prison after being refused parole

The 49-year-old who publicly spoke about his role in racist murder for the first time at parole hearing in October has been refused parole

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61 h. ago Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris LOSES parole bid over 'significant concerns'

The Parole Board has blocked the racists killer's move to an open prison after he 'consistently minimised or denied his attitudes and behaviour' when giving evidence to them

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62 h. ago Stephen Lawrence killer David Norris denied release from prison

The 49-year-old publicly spoke about his role in the murder for the first time at a parole hearing in October.

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63 h. ago Whole life sentences to be extended to revenge killings against cops and prison officers, David Lammy announces, in wake of shocking gangland 'execution'

Murderers who kill current or former police, prison or probation officers because of their jobs will likely get the toughest of jail terms, the Justice Secretary announced.

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63 h. ago Killers who target police, prison and probation officers to get whole life orders

David Lammy has announced plans to toughen up punishments after former prison officer Lenny Scott was murdered in a revenge attack

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3 d. ago Prisoners appear in court to deny murdering child killer Kyle Bevan at maximum

Bevan, 33, was discovered dead in his cell at HMP Wakefield where he was serving a life sentence for murdering his partner's two-year-old daughter.

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1 week ago 13 prisoners are killed in Ecuador prison after drone set with explosives is used to distract guards

The deaths are thought to be the result of asphyxiation and took place on Sunday at the violence ravaged El Oro prison in the coastal city of Machala in the southwest of the country.

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1 week ago Boy, 4, and grandaunt killed in Edenderry firebomb attack as prisoner 'ordered it'

A prisoner has been transferred to an isolated cell in Portlaoise Prison after he is suspected to have played a role in ordering the horrific firebomb attack at a house in Edenderry that killed Tadhg Farrell and Mary Holt

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1 week ago Cop killer Dale Cregan taken from prison to hospital with heavy police presence

Dale Cregan, who killed two female police officers, was taken to Aintree University Hospital on Merseyside from prison on December 1 with a reportedly heavy police presence

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Inside triple killer Joanne Dennehy's life in prison from bizarre escape plot to secret lovers

Joanne Dennehy was put behind bars after being handed a whole-life order for murdering three men during a 10-day rampage in Peterborough in 2013 - and even in prison she continues to pose a threat to inmates and prison staff

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2 w. ago ‘Green River Killer’ who butchered up to 80 people is ‘near death’ in prison: report

Gary Ridgway, aka the Green River Killer, pleaded guilty in 2001 in a deal to avoid the death penalty

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2 w. ago Serial killer Arnfinn Nesset who murdered 22 patients dies a decades after prison release

Arnfinn Nesset is one of the Norway's most notorious serial killers who was once believed to be responsible for 60 deaths but was only convicted of the murders of 22 patients

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2 w. ago Serial killer Arnfinn Nesset who murdered 22 patients dies decades after prison release

Arnfinn Nesset is one of the Norway's most notorious serial killers who was once believed to be responsible for 60 deaths but was only convicted of the murders of 22 patients

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2 w. ago Prisons 'will be overwhelmed by slashing jury trials' as Labour MPs and peers vow to kill David Lammy's plan

Justice Secretary David Lammy has unveiled proposals to set up so-called 'swift courts' in England and Wales where cases will be heard by a judge alone.

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