7 h. ago Prison officer cries as she's jailed over secret affair with inmate

Amie Turner's lawyer said she had been manipulated by a “sophisticated criminal” and feared blackmail.

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11 h. ago Prison officer sobs as 'inappropriate tryst' with inmate she smuggled for is exposed

A senior Manchester prison officer has been sentenced to 15 months in jail after making dozens of secret sexual calls and messages to an inmate on a smuggled phone

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14 h. ago Shamed prison officer cries after her secret messages to inmate are exposed

Amie Turner, 34, was sentenced to 15 months in prison

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19 h. ago Female prison officer, 34, who smuggled phones into jail for her inmate lover is locked up

Amie Turner's secret came to light in April 2016 when intelligence reports first raised concerns about her behaviour, Manchester Crown Court heard.

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30 h. ago Hundreds more Scots prisoners to be released early as jails reach crisis point again

The £1 billion replacement for HMP Barlinnie is still years away from completion as Scotland's prison service struggles to deal with the volume of inmates behind bars.

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32 h. ago Shamed Met Police PC sobs as he is spared jail for 'despicable' WhatsApp images of vulnerable suspects

Jose Cunha was a PC in the Met Police when he committed the misconduct offences

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57 h. ago James Clacher: Gym boss who faked death and fled Scotland for Spain after raping two women jailed

Clacher denied any wrongdoing during his trial and the judge said he showed ‘no remorse’.

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57 h. ago Tinder rapist who faked his own death and fled to Spain learns fate after gym arrest

James Clacher, 57, was convicted of two rape charges following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow and today was jailed for his crimes after writing a fake suicide note

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3 d. ago Carla Bruni parties like she hasn't got a care in the world at Paris fashion show just days after Nicolas Sarkozy gets five

The former First Lady was photographed smiling and chatting with guests at the Saint Laurent event while her husband, 70, prepares to appeal against his conviction.

Culture

3 d. ago Prison officers reveal shame over "barbaric" death of inmate Allan Marshall at Saughton jail

Officers claim Allan's death was result of "barbaric" response to a medical situation. Sources say ongoing denials of blame have damaged SPS.

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5 d. ago Croc expert who filmed himself raping pups wrote chilling letter to wife with sick demand

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Depraved Adam Britton was jailed for more than 10 years for his grim crimes involving animals, but it still didn't stop him writing to his ex wife with a sickening request

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6 d. ago Gangland armourer who advertised machine guns to some of Britain's most terrifying criminals on EnchroChat and plotted to blind man with acid is jailed for 26 years

Philip Waugh armed organised crime groups across the UK with military grade weapons which he would flog on the now-defunct encrypted messaging platform Encrochat.

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6 d. ago 'Wicked' organised crime group boss in £68m cocaine plot is jailed for 27 years

Kevin Taylor was the head of a much-feared organised crime gag that ran the streets of Newcastle for years but was finally brought down by determined police earlier this year

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6 d. ago The Brits who shame us around the world: Global tourist hotspots where law

Brits Abroad has long been shorthand for chaos, from nightclub beatdowns and brawls over sun loungers to rape and murder charges at tourist hotspots around the world.

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7 d. ago Nursery worker who kicked and slapped babies in 'sadistic' campaign jailed

Roksana Lecka was sentenced to eight years in jail for "sadistic" crimes against children

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7 d. ago Woman urinated on police officer after being arrested for punching staff at gig

Taia Antonia Ryder admitted to one count of assault by beating and three counts of assaulting a police office and was sentenced to two months in prison, suspended for 12 months

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7 d. ago Man cleared over Jill Dando’s murder is charged with raping teenage girl in 1987

A MAN wrongly convicted for murdering TV star Jill Dando has been charged with the historic rape of a teenage girl. Barry George was jailed in 2001 over the Crimewatch presenter's death before his conviction was quashed in 2007 and the following year he was acquitted at retrial. The Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed today...

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7 d. ago Macron comes under pressure to PARDON his shamed predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy after French ex president was sentenced to five years in jail for criminal conspiracy

A Paris court sentenced Sarkozy, to five years in jail and a €100,000 fine over allegations he sought millions from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to fund his 2007 election campaign.

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7 d. ago Jury deadlocks again in trial of officer charged with sexually abusing inmates at California prison

A federal jury has deadlocked for the second time in a trial of a former correctional officer charged with sexually abusing four inmates at a now-closed federal women’s prison in California

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8 d. ago Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy jailed for criminal conspiracy

Sarkozy is expected to appeal his sentence, but will still be required to go to prison.

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