4 h. ago Criminal was on the loose for more than a WEEK after being released from prison in error, as David Lammy accused of being 'asleep at the wheel'

In the latest development in Labour's jails farce, the Ministry of Justice confirmed the unnamed inmate was detained last night, eight days after being mistakenly let out.

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57 h. ago Manchester woman goes to US Primark for the first time and shares one big difference

A woman from Manchester, Lily Rudkin, has shared her honest opinion after visiting a Primark store in the US for the first time as she wanted to see how it compared to her favourite UK stores

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57 h. ago Brit woman visiting the US visits Primark and shares honest verdict

Lily Rudkin was holidaying in Florida, US, when she came across a Primark on her travels, so she decided to step inside to see how it really differs from the ones in the UK

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3 d. ago Woman recovering from cancer surgery 'humiliated' by restaurant visit

Michelle Cummins, 53, was diagnosed with head and neck cancer in August

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5 d. ago Woman visits restaurant and is 'sick for days' after making 1 mistake

A woman visited a restaurant with a friend and was enjoying eating an "incredible" meal when she took a closer look and realised she'd made a mistake that would see her get "sick for days"

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5 d. ago Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann found guilty of harassing family

Julia Wandelt made calls, left messages and visited home of McCann family during extensive campaignA woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann has been found guilty of harassing the girl’s family – but has been cleared of stalking.Julia Wandelt, 24, a Polish national, waged an extensive campaign, including making calls, leaving messages and turning up at the home of the family of Madeleine, who disappeared in the Portuguese holiday resort of Praia da Luz in 2007, Leicester crown court heard. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Disabled woman left 'embarrassed' and 'exhausted' after nightmare visit to Welsh attraction

An ambulatory wheelchair user said that she was left "disappointed" and "embarrassed" by the experience

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6 d. ago Moment fugitive fraudster hands himself in three days after he was freed from HMP Wandsworth by mistake as hunt continues for Algerian migrant sex offender

Fraudster William 'Billy' Smith, 35, was wrongly set free from the south London jail earlier this week but reportedly handed himself in after a three-day manhunt.

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6 d. ago Mistakenly released prisoner William Smith hands himself in after 3 day manhunt

William "Billy" Smith was one of two prisoners released by error from HMP Wandsworth

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6 d. ago Fugitive convicted fraudster is FOUND three days after he was freed from HMP Wandsworth by mistake as hunt continues for Algerian migrant sex offender

Fraudster William 'Billy' Smith, 35, was wrongly set free from the south London jail earlier this week but reportedly handed himself in after a three-day manhunt.

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6 d. ago Mistakenly released prisoner William Smith seen handing himself in 3 days after error

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6 d. ago Two more prisoners on run after being released from HMP Wandsworth by mistake in fresh crisis for Labour

Police searching for Algerian sex offender freed from Wandsworth jail by mistake along with convicted fraudster – days after justice secretary claimed he’d introduced strictest-ever prison checks following Epping migrant blunder

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7 d. ago Two more prisoners on run after being released from jail by mistake in fresh crisis for Labour

Police searching for Algerian sex offender freed from Wandsworth jail by mistake along with convicted fraudster – days after justice secretary claimed he’d introduced strictest-ever prison checks following Epping migrant blunder

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7 d. ago David Lammy under pressure as two more prisoners mistakenly freed

Algerian sex offender and a fraudster released by Wandsworth jail, days after new checks brought in David Lammy, the UK justice secretary, is under mounting pressure after two more prisoners, including a convicted foreign sex offender, were mistakenly freed, days after he introduced stringent checks for jails.Lammy had refused multiple times to say whether any more prisoners had been released in error in a bruising session of prime minister’s questions, having been ambushed with a string of pre-planned questions on the issue. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Police ‘urgently’ looking for prisoner freed by mistake in London

Algerian man, 24, ‘released in error’ from HMP Wandsworth two days after stronger checks for jails were brought inPolice have launched an urgent manhunt for a second foreign prisoner mistakenly freed, two days after the justice secretary, David Lammy, brought in stronger checks for jails.The 24-year-old Algerian was wrongly released from Wandsworth prison in south London last Wednesday, with the Metropolitan police only informed this week. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Fourth Disney World visitor dies in a month, as woman in her 40s is found dead at hotel

A Disney World guest was found dead inside a hotel, making her the fourth visitor to die at the doomed resort within just one month.

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1 week ago ‘I try to make them feel as ignorant as possible’: German museum’s ‘grumpy guide’ is surprise hit

Performance artist’s aggressive art historian shouts at visitors and insults curators – and his tours are sold outOn a recent autumn evening in Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast museum, the guide Joseph Langelinck paused next to a Renaissance sculpture of a man with a wooden club and challenged his flock of 18 visitors to name the mythical hero depicted.“Hercules?” a woman in the front row proposed in a soft voice. “If you know the answer, why can’t you tell us in a way that those at the back can hear you, too?” Langelinck admonished the visitor, before challenging her to name the 12 labours in chronological order. A non-answer elicited an eye roll and a tut. “Oh god, I feel like I’m back at school,” sighed the woman, 62-year-old Corinna Schröder. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman reveals what it's really like to visit North Korea after finding sneaky way to explore without a tour guide

Just last year, North Korea opened its borders back up to tourism for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. 

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2 w. ago Studying the wrong ancient Roman ruler gets Australian high school seniors out of a history exam

Teachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had mistakenly taught their students about the wrong Roman ruler — Augustus Caesar instead of his predecessor, Julius Caesar

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2 w. ago Woman told she was too young to have bowel cancer visited GP 13 times

A woman diagnosed with bowel cancer after 13 GP visits and A&E attendance was repeatedly told she was too young for the disease.

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