88 m. ago BREAKING Mum who led cops on 70mph chase before smashing into van dies after prison release

Emma Tuff, 36, a mother-of-five from Tameside, died in October after being released from HMP Styal in Cheshire. An investigation has been launched into her death

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88 m. ago Mum who led cops on 70mph chase before smashing into van dies after prison release

Emma Tuff, 36, a mother-of-five from Tameside, died in October after being released from HMP Styal in Cheshire. An investigation has been launched into her death

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17 h. ago Death row inmate released on bail after nearly 30 years in prison

Jimmie Duncan was convicted of murdering his then-girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter in 1998

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25 h. ago Mob boss Ross McGill returns to social media from Portugal bolthole after Dubai release

The mob boss, also known as 'Miami', was released from Dubai prison in September after being ordered to leave the UAE and never return over his connections to organised crime

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44 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy convicted of illegal campaign financing in failed 2012 re

Former French president only released from prison earlier this month in connection with separate convictionThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been convicted of illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid, after the country’s highest court rejected his final appeal.Sarkozy, who was the country’s rightwing president between 2007 and 2012, was convicted of hiding illegal overspending for his unsuccessful re-election campaign that was shaped by vast American-style rallies. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Manchester Christmas markets brought to halt as rival Travellers brawl near shoppers

Manchester's Christmas markets were disrupted when Dougie Joyce, recently released from prison, and his long-time foe Simon 'Simey' McGinley were involved in a fight

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4 d. ago England legend demands 'Britain's most notorious prisoner' Charles Bronson is released

A Chelsea and England legend has called for the release of Charles Bronson, one of the UK's most violent prisoners, and says he's 'vouching for him'

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6 d. ago New Caledonia activist says France is impeding travel home after prison release

Exclusive: Kanak leader Christian Tein, who was freed from prison in June, says France is ‘deliberately dragging out’ re-issue of his passportA pro-independence leader from the French overseas territory of New Caledonia has accused the French government of “deliberately dragging out” his passport application, preventing him from flying home after his release from prison.Christian Tein, an Indigenous Kanak leader, was arrested in New Caledonia in June 2024 over allegations that he had instigated the deadly pro-independence protests that had taken place on the island a month earlier. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Oscar Pistorius' return to sport, new girlfriend and changed appearance

Oscar Pistorius has begun rebuilding his life following his release from prison after serving more than half of his sentence for murder

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6 d. ago 'Unrecognisable' Oscar Pistorius' shock return to sport and new life with girlfriend

In 2015, Oscar Pistorius was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and the former athletics star has begun rebuilding his life after being released from prison last year

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6 d. ago Jen Shah granted early prison release after Real Housewives star served less than three years

Shah has been serving time since February 2023

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6 d. ago Nicolas Sarkozy to write prison memoir on his 20 days in jail

Former French president complains about noise in extract from A Prisoner’s Diary, to be released next monthNicolas Sarkozy is to publish a book next month called A Prisoner’s Diary detailing his 20 days in jail.The book was announced 11 days after the former French president was released from prison while he appeals against his conviction for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah granted early release from ‘Club Fed’ prison

Shah has been serving time since February 2023

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9 d. ago Asylum seeker jailed AGAIN after he just carried on crimes following prison release

Sarwar Mohammed has been locked up again

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9 d. ago Asylum seeker jailed for drug dealing just carried on after release from prison

Sarwar Mohammed has been locked up again

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9 d. ago The dangerous Albanian criminals on the run from the law: Drug dealers, a kidnapper and a burglar are among at least 10 Balkan fugitives wanted by police in Britain

EXCLUSIVE: A recent spate of accidental prisoner releases has renewed focus on the number of foreign criminals dodging justice.

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9 d. ago Author Boualem Sansal welcomed in France after release from Algerian prison

Boualem Sansal, a French-Algerian novelist, has returned to France after receiving a humanitarian pardon from Algeria

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1 week ago 'Tinder Swindler' victim who lost £39,000 shares reaction after 'unexpected' jail release

Pernilla Sjoholm claims she was duped by the infamous 'Tindler Swindler' Shimon Hayut and lost out on £39,000. She's now shared her thoughts on his 'shock' release from Georgian prison

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1 week ago Communities 'will pay the price if another 1000 prisoners are released early' warns senior cop

Chief Superintendent Rob Hay's warning comes as the Scottish Government is preparing to release another 1000 prisoners by April – the third emergency measure in just over a year.

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1 week ago Victim of infamous Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev in shock over his release after he cut a plea deal over £7m fraud cases

A WOMAN who says she was conned by notorious “Tinder Swindler” Shimon Hayut says his sudden release from a Georgian prison is “a shock” and “disappointing”. Swedish businesswoman Pernilla Sjoholm, who claims she was swindled out of £39,000, reacted after learning Hayut, 35, had been freed on a one-year suspended sentence. Hayut – accused of...

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