20 h. ago Scottish prisons 'boiling water' attacks sparks calls for kettle ban

There were a shocking eight incidents of boiling water being used to attack prison officers across five Scottish prisons in 2024.

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65 h. ago Parliament tours cancelled after phone 'programmed to play sex noises' during PMQs planted in Commons

The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation after the device was found during a routine sweep of the Commons chamber

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3 d. ago Police probe after 'sex noise' phone found in House of Commons

The phone was found on the Front Bench just before Prime Mnister's Questions

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3 d. ago Bodycam footage shows moment killer Elias Morgan is arrested for revenge shooting of prison officer

The footage shows the moment the gunman was arrested

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3 d. ago Mobile phone ‘hidden in Commons’ as part of prank to play ‘sex noises’ during PMQs

A phone was reportedly planted near the front bench in what is being investigated as a “major breach” of parliamentary security

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3 d. ago Female prison officer at centre of lag lover scandal after guard shot dead at gym

Earlier this week gangland 'executioner' Elias Morgan was jailed for a minimum of 45 years for the murder of former prison guard Lenny Scott, after the latter had discovered Morgan's illicit affair

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3 d. ago Prankster 'hid phone to play sex noises' in Parliament like on Match of the Day

The joke was foiled when the mobile phone was discovered planted near the front bench in the House of Commons during a security sweep ahead of Prime Minister's Questions

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4 d. ago Mum of man who admitted killing 'loved and cherished' woman says she should have had son sectioned

Lisa Fraser was killed in her home in Pembrokeshire in May, 2022. Matthew Harris was charged with her murder but died in prison without standing trial. He told officers during his arrest that he killed Ms Fraser and was 'guilty as charged'

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5 d. ago Inmate walked out of open prison and told officer he would shoot her

Dean Doran, 40, left HMP Prescoed, near Usk, without permission and was confronted by a prison officer, telling her "You are getting shot, you are dead."

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5 d. ago Gunman who assassinated prison officer after he exposed his relationship with female guard is jailed for 45 years

Elias Morgan, 35, (pictured) gunned down father-of-three Lenny Scott in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on February 8, 2024 as revenge for exposing his relationship with a female officer.

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5 d. ago Gunman who assassinated prison officer who exposed his relationship with female guard is jailed for 45 years

A criminal who shot dead the prison officer who found an illicit phone in his jail cell has been jailed for life with a minimum 45 years before parole.

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5 d. ago Man jailed for life with 45 years before parole for murder of ex

Elias Morgan shot former prison officer Lenny Scott, a ‘devoted’ father-of-three.

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5 d. ago Prison officer shooting UPDATES as killer sentenced for murder over jail affair

Elias Morgan tracked down prisoner officer Lenny Scott after he was released from prison and shot the father of three six times as he was leaving the gym in Skelmersdale, on February 8, last year

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5 d. ago Violent criminals to be 'reassured' by prison officers in case Taser trial behind bars triggers them

Guidance issued to officers at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London instructs staff to explain the rollout of the devices and 'provide reassurance' to convicts unsettled by the scheme.

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6 d. ago Scots prison officer sacked over death of inmate fails in bid to sue jail chiefs

Kenneth Aitken, 65, argued he had been unfairly dismissed by the Scottish Prison Service for failing to make sure Iain Brown was properly monitored after a nurse suspected him of being 'intoxicated'.

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8 d. ago Prison officer murdered after discovering colleague's sexual fling with inmate

Prison officer Lenny Scott uncovered a sexual relationship between Elias Morgan and fellow guard Sarah Williams after discovering a mobile phone in the then-prisoner's cell

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8 d. ago Corrupt prison officer's affair with inmate revealed at murder trial

Sarah Williams' relationship with Elias Morgan was uncovered by murder victim Lenny Scott

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8 d. ago 'Loose cannon' criminal's assassination of prison officer who exposed his fling with fellow guard even shocked underworld, top cop reveals

The criminal was a 'loose cannon' who broke the code of Liverpool's underworld, where even hardened criminals were 'wary' of the 'incredibly twisted' man, a top cop has revealed.

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8 d. ago 'Incredibly twisted' Lenny Scott murderer was 'loose cannon' who broke underworld code

Elias Morgan was convicted of the murder of dad-of-three and ex-Altcourse prison officer Lenny Scott

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9 d. ago Moment gunman assassinated prison officer who exposed his relationship with female guard 

Lenny Scott, 33, of Prescot, Merseyside, was shot after leaving the gym in February last year in Skelmersdale, Lancashire - and former prisoner Elias Morgan, 35, was found guilty of his murder.

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