4 d. ago Parents of murdered Brit backpacker Peter Falconio reveal they've been kept in the dark about jailed killer's move to palliative care amid fears he'll take secret of missing body to his grave

Bradley John Murdoch, 67, is out of jail receiving care at Alice Springs Hospital as he battles terminal throat cancer.

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7 d. ago Belarus opposition leader freed after nearly five years in jail

Syarhei Tsikhanouski arrested shortly after announcing candidacy in rigged 2020 election won by LukashenkoOne of the leaders of Belarus’s opposition movement, Syarhei Tsikhanouski, has been released from jail after being pardoned following almost five years behind bars.His wife, the exiled politician Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya, who took over the opposition cause after his jailing, on Saturday shared a video of him smiling and embracing her after his release. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘My husband is free!’ Belarus opposition leader freed after nearly five years in jail

Syarhei Tsikhanouski arrested shortly after announcing candidacy in rigged 2020 election won by LukashenkoOne of the leaders of Belarus’s opposition movement, Syarhei Tsikhanouski, has been released from jail after being pardoned after almost five years behind bars.His wife, the exiled politician Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya, who took over the opposition cause after his jailing, on Saturday shared a video of him smiling and embracing her after his release. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Desperate father who set himself alight while serving 13 years in jail for stealing a phone finally moved to hospital

Trapped under an abolished IPP jail term, Thomas White was driven to schizophrenia and psychosis. For the past year, The Independent has documented his tragic case - now he is finally being transferred to hospital following a six-year family campaign

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1 week ago Isla Bryson demands to be moved back to female jail after slamming court ruling

Despite the sex offender admitting that life in male jails has meant being able to forge romantic relationships with male prisoners, Bryson says a challenge of the legal ruling could see a move from the male estate.

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2 w. ago Rose West's astonishing prison letter reveals 'the truth' about fling with Myra Hindley

A long-standing rumour suggested that child serial killers Rose West and Myra Hindley shared a relationship – but the Gloucester murderer has allegedly spoken out with the truth behind their meeting

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2 w. ago Rose West's astonishing prison letter reveals the truth about her lesbian fling with Myra Hindley

The Cromwell Street killer and the Moors Murderer were the two most notorious female prisoners in Britain when they met in Durham Prison in the mid 1990s.

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3 w. ago Meet history's deadliest female assassins from showgirl to Buddhist temple killer

From French revolutionaries to the ‘most dangerous woman in Germany,’ history has seen a host of fearsome female assassins cause havoc among their enemies, here features editor Meg Jorsh takes a look

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3 w. ago Desperate last moments of Fred and Rose West's victims revealed in horror cellar finds

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Sadistic killers Fred and Rose West deliberately transformed their foul-smelling basement into a sordid sex dungeon, where they would carry out depraved acts against their victims

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3 w. ago Firm at centre of NHS corruption scandal moves business to new company as directors jailed

Four men were jailed for a total of 29 years following a major investigation into the award of lucrative NHS contracts to Ayrshire-based telecommunications firm, Oricom.

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3 w. ago Rose West had no visitors behind bars 'for years', insiders reveal

She was asked to wear a bright yellow jumper in prison to highlight that she was at risk of attack from other inmates

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3 w. ago Rose West moved jails after 'most dangerous female killer' plotted her murder

Joanna Dennehy is considered one of the most dangerous prisoners in the UK - and she is one of only a handful of women who are serving a whole life order after murdering three people and injuring two others

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3 w. ago Serial killer Rose West's son set to marry at one of Wales' most famous hotels

Stephen West grew up in the infamous 'house of horrors' where his dad was responsible for at least 12 murders over two decades, often with Rose's help

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3 w. ago Fred and Rose West’s daughter 'played dress up in victim’s clothes'

Fred and Rose West's daughter Mae, has spoken out about the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of her parents, including how she was forced to play dress-up in their victims' clothes

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3 w. ago Fred and Rose West's paedophile son's fiancee opens up on life with evil in

Emma Bradley, the fiancee of serial killer Rose West's paedophile son Stephen, has spoken out about her relationship with the West family and her plans to marry Stephen

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3 w. ago Rose West welcomes granddaughter after paedophile son has baby with former model

Serial killer Rose West has become a grandmother again after her paedophile son Stephen, 51, and his fiancée Emma Bradley, 39, welcomed a baby girl named Eden.

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3 w. ago Rose West becomes a gran again as paedophile son welcomes baby girl with ex

Rose West has become a grandmother again after her son, Stephen West, welcomed a daughter named Eden with his fiancée Emma Bradley - but she'll never meet the child

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3 w. ago Former glamour model who dated host of stars before settling down with Rose West's son reveals what it's like to be the serial killer's 'daughter in law'

Emma Bradley ignored concerns from her family to settle down with Stephen West, 51, and the pair have recently welcomed a baby girl named Eden.

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3 w. ago Rose West has a new granddaughter as paedophile son has baby with former model

Fred and Rose West's son Stephen has welcomed a baby daughter with his fiancée Emma Bradley - but his mother, who is serving a whole life order, won't meet the little girl

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4 w. ago Rose West name change revealed as killer 'can barely walk and has no friends'

Serial killer Rose West was convicted of 10 murders in 1995 and is one of only four women in Britain to be given a whole life order

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