3 h. ago Humbled Nicolas Sarkozy enters prison after emotional goodbye to distraught

The 70-year-old arrived at La Sante prison on Tuesday morning, with reporters hearing convicts shouting from their cells: 'Welcome Sarkozy!', 'Sarkozy's here.'

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4 h. ago Nicolas Sarkozy becomes first French leader to go to prison since WWII

Former French president has begun a five-year prison sentence after being convicted of a conspiracy to raise illegal campaign funds from Libya

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5 h. ago Nicholas Rossi: US fugitive who faked his own death and fled to Scotland jailed for rape

One victim said Rossi had left a “trail of fear, pain and destruction” behind him.

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11 h. ago American man Nicholas Rossi who faked his own death and fled to Scotland to escape rape charges is jailed

Nicholas Rossi (pictured), 38, from the US state of Rhode Island, has been sentenced to at least five years behind bars for raping two women in northern Utah in 2008.

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12 h. ago Imposter Nicholas Rossi jailed at last after fleeing justice to Scotland and faking his death

Nicholas Rossi has been jailed on rape charges stemming back 17 years, after he faked his own death and started a new life in Scotland

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14 h. ago US man accused of faking own death after rape conviction gets at least five years in prison

Nicholas Rossi, who fled US, gets first of two sentences after being convicted of raping two women in Utah in 2008A judge has sentenced a Rhode Island man who appeared to fake his death and flee the United States to avoid arrest of at least five years in prison for rape.The sentence handed down Monday for Nicholas Rossi, 38, was the first of two he faces after being convicted separately in August and September of raping two women in northern Utah in 2008. He is scheduled to be sentenced in November for the second conviction. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago Fake baby scandal as "mum" accused of wearing prosthetic bump and parading doll as newborn

Kira Cousins is accused of wearing a prosthetic bump before pretending to give birth and parading a plastic Reborn dolly as a baby girl named Bonnie-Leigh Joyce, to deceive those closest to her

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17 h. ago What we know about the prison where former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will serve time

It remains unclear whether Sarkozy will be placed in isolation or within the “VIP quarters”

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22 h. ago Noem accused of posting fake video of Black men threatening ICE agents

Department of Homeland Security has become known for controversial posting under Kristi Noem, typically mixing memes with aggressive posturing against undocumented migrants

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32 h. ago Man who appeared to fake his death and flee to the UK faces sentencing for Utah rape

A U.S. man who authorities say faked his death and fled to the United Kingdom to avoid rape charges is scheduled to be sentenced in Utah on Monday

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35 h. ago Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy says he is 'not afraid' of jail as he prepares to be locked up in a matter of hours

The former French president is due to be incarcerated at Paris's Sante prison on Tuesday after he was convicted of attempting to raise campaign funds from Libya in 2007.

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3 d. ago Big Brother sparks complaints minutes into live show as fans all left saying same thing

Big Brother viewers were left baffled by presenters AJ Odudu and Will Best's comments minutes into the "fake" eviction show with fans accusing the duo of "pretending"

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4 d. ago Glamorous prison officer, 28, charged with making illicit phone calls to prisoner locked up for severing a man's leg with a machete

Heather Pinchbeck has been charged over the provocative chats and could now end up in prison herself if convicted.

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5 d. ago Death Row man executed for killing student with ransom note made from magazine cutouts

Charles Crawford has been executed after spending over 30 years on death row for the rape and murder of Kristy Ray, who was kidnapped from her parents home in 1993

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5 d. ago Death Row inmate's last words and simple final meal after killing student, 20

Charles Crawford asked for a simple American meal before he was executed after spending over 30 years on death row for the rape and murder of Kristy Ray

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5 d. ago Evil mum ‘forced daughter, 11, to perform sex acts on family dog while she filmed'

WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: The mother has been accused of the capital crime of rape and a Florida sheriff revealed that she could face the death penalty in what he called "graphic and grotesque”

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7 d. ago Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy ordered to go to jail next week

Sarkozy must go to La Santé prison in Paris after conviction over scheme to obtain election funds from Gaddafi regimeThe former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been ordered to go to jail in Paris next week after a court last month sentenced him to five months in prison for criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain election campaign funds from the regime of the late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.Sarkozy, who was the rightwing president of France between 2007 and 2012, was summoned to meet state prosecutors on Monday. They told him he must present himself at the entrance of La Santé prison in the south of Paris on 21 October to begin his sentence. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Two men charged with prison murder of Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins

Convicted child sex offender Watkins was attacked with a knife at HMP Wakefield on SaturdayTwo men have been charged with murder after the death in prison of the former Lostprophets singer and convicted child sex offender Ian Watkins.Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, have both been charged with murder and will appear before Leeds magistrates’ court on Monday morning, West Yorkshire police said. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Two men in court charged with prison murder of Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins

Convicted child sexual abuse offender Watkins was attacked with a knife at HMP Wakefield on SaturdayTwo men have appeared in court after being charged with the murder of the former Lostprophets singer and convicted child sexual abuse offender, Ian Watkins, in prison.Rashid Gedel, 25, and Samuel Dodsworth, 43, were produced separately and appeared before Judge Dunne at Leeds magistrates court on Monday. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Big Brother's Jenny lashes out after major rule break causes explosive row

Big Brother star Jenny got involved in an explosive row in new scenes on the ITV reality show that aired on Sunday night as Derry Girl Jenny was accused of being 'fake' by her co-stars

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