7 h. ago Man accused of murdering mother and her three children died of heart attack after collapsing in prison minutes after visit from his family, inquest hears

Mohammed Shabir, 45, was due to go on trial later this year for the murders of Bryonie Gawith, 29, Denisty Birtle, nine, Oscar Birtle, five, and 22-month-old Aubree Birtle, who died in the blaze last year.

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8 h. ago Murderer dubbed 'Modern day Jack the Ripper' dies in prison – victims' remains never found

Derek Brown, 64, was sentenced to a minimum term of 30 years in 2008 after he was found guilty of murdering DVD seller Xiao Mei Guo, 29, and prostitute Bonnie Barrett, 24

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9 h. ago Jack the Ripper copycat who murdered two women after stalking the streets of Whitechapel dies in prison aged 64

Derek Brown was jailed for a minimum term of 30 years on October 6 2008 after he was found guilty of murdering DVD seller Xiao Mei Guo, 29, and prostitute Bonnie Barrett, 24.

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17 h. ago Man who was arrested for brutal 1973 killing just two weeks ago is mysteriously found dead in prison cell

The man who murdered a 21-year-old woman in her home over 50 years ago died in prison two weeks after he was caught for the crime.

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28 h. ago Where Mick and Mairead Philpott are now after killing six children in house fire

Mick and Mairead Philpott were jailed for killing their six children in a house fire in Derby in 2011 - and their co-conspirator Paul Mosley has now died in prison.

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28 h. ago Chainsaw wielding workman dodges jail after threatening to 'chop up' man over parking row

Landscape gardener William McPhee was ordered to do 160 hours of unpaid work as a direct alternative to a custodial sentence.

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46 h. ago Illinois governor vows to resist Trump administration ‘power grab’ after suing over national guard deployment to Chicago – live

JB Pritzker says Illinois will use ‘every lever’ to stop Trump’s use of military in state; federal judge says administration has two days to file a response and sets a hearing for ThursdayIllinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Scots gran back home after ‘hellish’ Israeli jail ordeal on Gaza aid flotilla

Margaret Pacetta says she “went through hell” in an Israeli jail after being arrested on a Gaza aid mission — claiming guards slammed a door on her broken leg and took away her medicine.

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48 h. ago White House calls court ruling blocking Portland national guard deployment ‘untethered from reality’ – live

Karoline Leavitt criticizes Trump-appointed judge’s decision; Trump deploying military to Chicago on ‘flimsy pretext’, Illinois lawsuit alleges Illinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Trump deploying military to Chicago on ‘flimsy pretext’, Illinois lawsuit alleges – live

Complaint filed by Illinois says ‘these advances in President Trump’s long-declared ‘War’ on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous’Illinois sues Trump seeking to block deployment of national guardThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Illinois sues to block Trump from deploying national guard troops to Chicago – live

Complaint filed by Illinois says ‘these advances in President Trump’s long-declared ‘War’ on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous’The supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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52 h. ago Supreme court rejects appeal from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell – US politics live

Justices declines to take up case that would have renewed attention on case after Trump administration faced criticism for refusing to release Epstein filesThe supreme court has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s challenge of her criminal conviction for recruiting and grooming minors, who were sexually abused by her former boyfriend and companion Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced financier who died in a New York prison in 2019.Maxwell is currently serving a 20-year-sentence for her crimes. She was recently moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Prisoners at maximum security Scots jail 'to get weight loss injections' in obesity crisis

The drugs – officially known as GLP-1 agonists – work by suppressing the appetite and have revolutionised the medical approach to obesity.

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4 d. ago Man charged over Marcus's death: Family's agony after British teenager who was jailed for holiday romance in Dubai with girl, 17, dies in crash three months after prison release

Marcus Fakana, 19, tragically died after a car he was a passenger in smashed into another vehicle while it was being tailed by the Metropolitan Police in Tottenham, north London.

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4 d. ago Brit teen killed 3 months after Dubai prison release pleaded for 'life back' before tragedy

Marcus Fakana, 19, tragically died in a car crash days after leaving prison in Dubai, where he was jailed for having an intimate relationship with a 17-year-old girl

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5 d. ago Combs pleads with judge in letter before sentencing, saying he was ‘reborn’ in jail

Music mogul, facing up to 11 years in prison, says he is a new man and ‘I no longer care about the money or the fame’Facing up to 11 years in prison at his sentencing on Friday, Sean “Diddy” Combs told a federal judge that he has experienced “a spiritual reset”, and he hoped to be released so that he can return to his children and his mother.“The old me died in jail and a new version of me was reborn. Prison will change you or kill you – I choose to live,” Combs, 55, wrote in a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘He’s in the right place now’: Father jailed for 13 years for stealing phone is finally transferred to hospital

Thomas White, who was driven to schizophrenia and psychosis under an abolished IPP jail term, told his sister ‘I would have died in prison’ after he finally arrived in hospital

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7 d. ago Daughter who witnessed her parents' brutal murder 35 years ago attends killer's execution in Florida

Irene Fisher was among the witnesses who watched as Victor Tony Jones, 64, died by lethal injection in Florida State Prison, 35 years after he murdered her parents in cold blood.

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9 d. ago Lefties UK: Primark rival could shake up UK high street with new budget fashion stores

From digital tills to trend-led bargains, the new retailer promises a different kind of budget fashion 🛍️

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9 d. ago Scots jail bosses wash pants sent to cons to fight prison drugs trade

In a bid to stop drug smuggling, it has been revealed that prison staff have been washing all pants sent to inmates.

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