4 h. ago Pensioner, 81, killed in hit and run as police launch manhunt for driver

The 81-year-old woman is believed to have gone to a nearby shop but suffered serious injuries after being struck and was taken to Aintree Hospital. She sadly died a short time later

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3 d. ago Two prisoners released by mistake are are still at large, David Lammy tells BBC

The Justice Secretary, David Lammy, said he didn't want to give a 'running commentary' on the hunt for the two prisoners

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3 d. ago Government issues update as two mistakenly released prisoners still at large

The two mistakenly freed prisoners are understood to not be violent or sexual offenders

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3 d. ago Twelve more prisoners in England and Wales released in error in last month

Justice secretary David Lammy says two are still at large and overall ‘trend is downwards’Prisoners continue to be released mistakenly with a further 12 inmates let out of jail in error since November, the UK justice secretary has revealed.David Lammy told BBC Breakfast that despite the latest figures the “trend is downwards” after improvements to the system were put in place. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jails chaos: 12 more prisoners released by mistake in weeks and two still on the run, says David Lammy

The blunders take the total freed by error to more than 100 since April

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3 d. ago David Lammy says 12 more prisoners have been mistakenly released

Two accidentally released prisoners remain at large, the justice secretary confirmed

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3 d. ago David Lammy says two more prisoners have been mistakenly released

It comes after a string of high-profile accidental releases

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4 d. ago Luigi Mangione under ‘constant watch’ in prison to prevent ‘Epstein

Corrections officer testifies that Mangione had constant watch to prevent him from dying in custody like EpsteinLuigi Mangione was kept under tight supervision in a Pennsylvania state prison last year because officials “did not want an Epstein-style situation”, a corrections officer said during Manhattan state court testimony on Monday.This striking allusion to Jeffrey Epstein, the well-connected financier who died in jail awaiting trial on sex-trafficking, came during day one of a potentially weeklong proceeding to weigh the legality of evidence gathered during Mangione’s arrest at a McDonald’s restaurant after the killing of a prominent healthcare executive. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago How captured Nazi Hermann Goering was so fat the chair in his cell broke when he sat on it

In the newly seen letter, written in German and typed on official Prisoner of War stationery, he tells his spouse, Emmy , he has lost 41kg (6st) and his clothes now 'hang loosely'.

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6 d. ago Man accused of shooting Glasgow gangsters dead at Spanish bar pictured

Michael Terrence Riley, 45, who is accused of shooting two Scottish gangsters, Ross Monaghan and Eddie Lyons Jr dead in Fuengirola Spain, has been pictured as he awaits trial

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1 week ago Chomsky had deeper ties with Epstein than previously known, documents reveal

The philosopher and the sex trafficker were in contact long after Epstein was convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, documents revealThe prominent linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky called it a “most valuable experience” to have maintained “regular contact” with Jeffrey Epstein, who by then had long been convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor, according to emails released earlier in November this month by US lawmakers.Such comments from Chomsky, or attributed to him, suggest his association with Epstein – who officials concluded killed himself in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges – went deeper than the occasional political and academic discussions the former had previously claimed to have with the latter. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Democrats investigating Epstein decry Andrew ‘silence’ over interview request

Mountbatten-Windsor ‘continues to hide’, US lawmakers say, after deadline they set to receive response passesTwo Democratic lawmakers involved in the US congressional investigation into the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein on Friday condemned Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s “silence” in response to their request that he sit for a deposition.Robert Garcia, the ranking member of the House oversight committee, and Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the panel, were among the Democrats who earlier this month sent the former British prince a letter seeking his cooperation in their inquiry into Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Smirking pimp' ringleader of Romanian grooming gang was allowed to apply for £1500 Home Office deportation scheme while in prison awaiting trial for 10 rapes

Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, led a group that groomed, drugged and raped vulnerable women in Dundee.

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2 w. ago 'Smirking pimp' ringleader of Romanian grooming gang 'was offered £1500 by the Home Office to be deported while in prison awaiting trial for 10 rapes'

Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, led a group that groomed, drugged and raped vulnerable women in Dundee.

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2 w. ago Romanian grooming gang boss offered £1,500 to leave UK while in prison awaiting trial for 10 rapes

A ROMANIAN grooming gang boss was offered £1,500 to leave the UK while in prison waiting to go on trial for raping and drugging women. Mircea Marian Cumpanasoiu, 38, was locked up in HMP Perth awaiting trial when officials offered him a 'voluntary return' form in 2024. He led an Eastern European group that exploited vulnerable women...

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2 w. ago Larry Summers to relinquish Harvard teaching role amid Epstein inquiry

Decision comes after ex-treasury secretary said he would step back from public commitments over links to EpsteinLarry Summers, the former president of Harvard University, will stop teaching at the school while it investigates his connection to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesman for Summers said on Wednesday.Emails recently released by the US House oversight committee reignited questions about Summers’ relationship with Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges of sex-trafficking minors. Many of the messages indicated a friendship that lasted well into 2019. Contact only ceased shortly before Epstein was arrested in July of that same year. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judge orders man accused of starting deadly LA wildfire jailed while awaiting trial

The man accused of sparking January's deadly Los Angeles wildfire must remain jailed while he awaits trial

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2 w. ago Sally Rooney says UK prisoners linked to Palestine Action face ‘shocking mistreatment’

Exclusive: author urges ministers to engage with those on hunger strike, who want better conditions, bail and lifting of banSally Rooney has pleaded with the UK government to address the “shocking mistreatment” of Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners who are on hunger strike, saying she fears for their welfare.Six prisoners awaiting trial are refusing food, including two who have been on hunger strike for more than two weeks and are already said to have lost considerable weight and be struggling physically. Their demands include improved jail conditions, release on bail and lifting the ban on Palestine Action. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Former prince Andrew accused of ‘hiding’ from US House’s Epstein inquiry

Suhas Subramanyam, a member of the oversight panel, had asked Mountbatten-Windsor to sit for depositionEpstein files latest – US politics liveA congressperson investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case accused the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, of “hiding” from his committee’s request to sit for a deposition, as Congress moves closer to a key vote on forcing release of US government files related to the alleged sex trafficker.Suhas Subramanyam is among the Democratic members of the oversight committee in the House of Representatives who earlier this month asked Mountbatten-Windsor to sit for a deposition as part of its investigation into how the government handled the case against Epstein, who died while awaiting trial in 2019. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Police appeal to find another prisoner wrongly released from prison while awaiting trial

William Wenham, 47, was released in error from HMP Rochester on June 3

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