28 h. ago Child killer Lucy Letby lands cushy job in jail leaving other lags 'jealous'

Ex-nurse Lucy Letby is serving several life terms after she was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven more – but now she is making money from behind bars

Events

38 h. ago Child serial killer Lucy Letby lands 'top job' in prison leaving other inmates 'jealous'

Letby has been in custody since 2020 after being found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill seven moreat the Countess of Chester Hospital.

Events

45 h. ago Female prison tutor, 36, appears in court accused of having 'intimate relationship' with inmate

Kelly Duffey, 36, is charged with striking up a romantic relationship with Ashley Goodridge, 37, who is currently serving a prison sentence.

Events

3 d. ago Man jailed for selling fatal chemical to encourage suicide in UK

Miles Cross sentenced to 14 years in prison for selling the substance anonymously via online forum to four peopleA man who sold a deadly chemical online to help people kill themselves has been jailed in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the UK.Miles Cross, 33, pleaded guilty to four counts of intentionally doing an act capable of encouraging or assisting suicide and was sentenced at Mold crown court on Wednesday to 14 years in prison. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Man jailed for selling chemicals online to assist suicide in UK

Miles Cross sentenced to 14 years in prison for selling the substance to four people via an online suicide forum A man who sold a deadly chemical online to help people kill themselves has been jailed in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the UK.Miles Cross, 33, pleaded guilty to four counts of intentionally doing an act capable of encouraging or assisting suicide and was sentenced at Mold crown court on Wednesday to 14 years in prison. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Dad reversed car into pedestrians after pulling chainsaw from boot of his Audi

Josh Grant, 39, was told by a judge that he has five months to get his life together or he will go to prison when he returns to court for sentencing in May

Transport

5 d. ago 'I'm a prisoner of war': Deposed Venezuelan leader Maduro appears in New York court after being captured by Trump

The captured Venezuelan dictator told a judge ‘I am a decent man’

Events

5 d. ago Female prison officer, 29, had intimate relationships with inmates and smuggled drugs and tobacco into jail, court hears

Kayleigh Robson, 29, struck up inappropriate romances with prisoners at HMP Peterborough over a nine-month period, it is alleged.

Events

5 d. ago Maduro appears in New York court as deposed Venezuelan leader says he is 'a prisoner of war'

The captured Venezuelan dictator told a judge ‘I am a decent man’

Events

5 d. ago Furious fallen dictator Nicolás Maduro's hearing descends into chaos as he gets into shouting match with man claiming he was prisoner of his regime

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's first US court appearance erupted into chaos as he shouted, he was a 'prisoner of war' at a man who accused him of jailing him.

Events

5 d. ago Venezuelan leader Maduro calls himself a ‘prisoner of war’ as he appears in US court on drug charges

Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores declared their innocence in a federal courthouse in New York after their capture by US forces

Events

6 d. ago Ten people who spread false claims France's First Lady Brigitte Macron was born a man are found guilty of cyberbullying in Paris

A Paris court handed the defendants suspended prison sentences of up to eight months for the 'particularly degrading and insulting' comments.

Politics

6 d. ago Migrant members of 'infamous' gang accused of $35 million fraud in Paraguay win reprieve against deportation from Britain after telling court they might be harmed in prison

Migrant members of an 'infamous' gang accused of $35 million fraud in Paraguay win reprieve against deportation from Britain after telling the court they might be harmed in prison 

Events

7 d. ago Scots prisoners delivered late to court more than 10,000 times in just 10 months

Prisoner transfer company GEOAmey has a £238million contract and has already been fined about £4million over performance issues.

Events

1 week ago Andy Carroll to appear in court for breaching order with prison sentence possible

Carroll is a former England international and has played for the likes of Liverpool, Newcastle and West Ham

Events

2 w. ago Police saw people queuing at a cash machine then realised why

Officers investigated further and it led them to four people in a car

Events

2 w. ago Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak found guilty of abuse of power in latest 1MDB trial

Najib has been in prison since August 2022, when Malaysia’s top court upheld a corruption conviction. He denies wrongdoingJailed former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been found guilty of abuse of power, in the biggest trial yet in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal related to state fund 1MDB.Najib had been charged with four counts of corruption and 21 counts of money laundering for receiving illegal transfers of about 2.2bn ringgit ($544.15m) from 1MDB. He has consistently denied wrongdoing. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Putin critic sentenced to six years in prison by Russian court

Sergei Udaltsov was sentence to six years in jail on Thursday

Events

2 w. ago P Diddy begs to be 'immediately released from prison' as he launches appeal

Sean 'P Diddy' Combs' lawyers have encouraged a federal appeals court to order him to be immediately released from prison and reverse his conviction from earlier this year

Events

2 w. ago Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks immediate release from prison in appeals argument

Lawyers for hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs are asking a federal appeals court in New York to order his immediate release from prison

Events