14 h. ago I've visited 9 Spanish cities and 2 took my breath away — not Barcelona

After travelling to nine Spanish cities over several years, two stole my heart with their ancient culture, stunning architecture and unique atmosphere - and you can explore them both by train

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38 h. ago Shackled, alone and scared: the grim reality for women forced to give birth in prison

Across the world, incarcerated pregnant women are often held in deplorable conditions, leading some to miscarry or give birth alone inside a cell, say campaignersRead more in our Women in prison seriesDina Hernández was 35 weeks pregnant when she was arrested near her home in San Salvador in March 2024. The 28-year-old human rights activist, who was with her five-year-old son, was accused of “illicit association” with gang members and jailed without evidence.Three weeks later, her family received a call from the prison authorities to collect the body of her newborn baby. The cause of death has not been investigated and the family has no idea what happened, or whether Hernández – who is believed to remain in prison – received any postnatal care. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Why were the Afghan teen rapists prowling our streets unsupervised? Burning questions that MUST be answered after the horrifying crime that shocked the nation

Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both 17, were jailed this week for the rape of a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Leamington Spa, after dragging her away from her friends and into a dark park.

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5 d. ago Why were the Afghan teen rapists prowling our streets  unsupervised? Burning questions that MUST be answered after the horrifying crime that shocked the nation

Jan Jahanzeb and Israr Niazal, both 17, were jailed this week for the rape of a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Leamington Spa, after dragging her away from her friends and into a dark park.

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5 d. ago Welcome to our age of impunity – where the ICC prosecuting atrocities is a rare feat | Simon Tisdall

The jailing of a Sudanese militia leader is an anomaly in a world where Putin, Netanyahu and yes, Hegseth, act without fear of international lawIt was a rare success for international courts struggling to resist a rising tide of official lawlessness. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-al-Rahman, a leader of the notorious, government-backed Janjaweed militia that committed genocide in Sudan’s Darfur region from 2003 to 2005, was jailed for 20 years last week by the international criminal court (ICC). He had been found guilty on 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity.Although hundreds of militia were involved, Abd-al-Rahman, also known as Ali Kushayb, is the first person to be convicted of atrocities in Darfur, now again the scene of terrible violence in Sudan’s civil war. The ICC has charged Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s president at the time, with genocide and war crimes. Ahmad Harun, a former minister, faces similar charges. But both men have evaded arrest. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Enraged boyfriend hurls his lover into the sea to her death after she botched the directions on drive to the beach in Greece

A man who killed his girlfriend during a row over directions to a Greek beach has been jailed for life weeks.

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8 d. ago Jailed female shoplifter is banned from wearing wigs after using the hairpiece as a disguise during crime spree

Rachael Cole, 44, has been jailed for 36 weeks for stealing £964 worth of goods from shops in Hook and Liphook, Hampshire, between 10 November and 1 December.

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8 d. ago ‘The only way out for me is in a body bag’: The desperate final days of IPP prisoner Taylor Atkinson

Exclusive: After serving 13 years on a ‘hopeless, desperate, barbaric’ indefinite jail term, Taylor Atkinson ended his own life. This week an inquest concluded his IPP sentence was likely the most significant reason for his death, Amy-Clare Martin reports

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8 d. ago ‘The only way out for me is in a bodybag’: The desperate final days of IPP prisoner Taylor Atkinson

Exclusive: After serving 13 years on a ‘hopeless, desperate, barbaric’ indefinite jail term, Taylor Atkinson ended his own life. This week an inquest concluded his IPP sentence was likely the most significant reason for his death, Amy-Clare Martin reports

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1 week ago Nicolas Sarkozy's prison hell: Disgraced former French president to publish memoir about brief spell in jail

The 70-year-old became the first French head of state to be jailed since the end of the Second World War , spending three weeks locked inside the walls of Paris's La Sante prison.

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2 w. ago Matthew Perry doctor jailed for supplying ketamine to tragic actor

A Los Angeles doctor who admitted to illegally selling ketamine to Matthew Perry in the weeks before the actor’s fatal overdose has been jailed.

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2 w. ago Jails chaos: 12 more prisoners released by mistake in weeks and two still on the run, says David Lammy

The blunders take the total freed by error to more than 100 since April

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2 w. ago David Lammy blocks release of 'maniac' killer with 'psychopath' tattoo who bludgeoned doctor to death

Reginald Wilson was set to be freed from jail this week after 34 years behind bars for the murder of Dr David Birkett

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3 w. ago Thug jailed for what he did to 'one of the most victimised wild birds' in Blackpool

Anthony Nurse has been jailed for six weeks after pleading guilty

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3 w. ago Serial burglar, 26, who stole five ATMs and seven vehicles in string of thefts in a matter of weeks is jailed

Tony Smith, 26, of Cambridgeshire, was jailed for seven years and six months for a cross-country crime spree.

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4 w. ago Chilling footage shows moment killer attacks man with screwdriver in botched car park robbery

THIS is the chilling moment a killer attacks a pensioner with a screwdriver in a failed attempt to steal his watch. Two men are facing jail after Neil O'Donnell, 83, tragically died just a week after the botched robbery in Hall Green, West Midlands. Neil was visiting his partner at a rehabilitation centre when he...

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