1 hour ago Convicted murderer used illicit iPhone to message prison officer at HMP Deerbolt

Mitchell Ingham, 25, was jailed for life in 2016 for murder and received an additional nine-month sentence for using an illicit iPhone to contact a prison officer while serving his sentence at HMP Deerbolt in County Durham

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2 h. ago The lovestruck killer and the prison officer he called 'babe'

Convicted killer Mitchell Ingham used an iPhone to message a prison officer and family while serving his life sentence

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5 h. ago Young dad arrested at Manchester Airport on return from Ukraine frontline avoids prison sentence

Cameron Macfarlane, 25, was handed a 12-month community order after officers detained him at Manchester Airport

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11 h. ago Manchester and Heathrow named as UK's worst airports for winter delays with three in 10 flights disrupted

The research reveals that Manchester and Heathrow are the worst for airport disruptions this winter, with nearly three in 10 flights delayed or cancelled.

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12 h. ago Passengers stranded in airport stairwell as Jet2 flight takes off without them

More than 30 people were left in Manchester on Monday

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14 h. ago Bangladeshi community 'stranded' as Manchester Airport SCRAPS lifeline flight to family back home

The route is used for holidays, medical emergencies, funerals, weddings and business travel

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33 h. ago American sentenced to 5 years in Russia prison after rifle found on his yacht at Black Sea resort

Zimmerman argued that he had purchased the firearm for self-defence

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34 h. ago Bride plays epic prank on her wedding guests by getting ‘police’ to arrest her dad

Wedding guests were left stunned when “police” stormed the reception at Croft Hotel in Darlington looking for the father of the bride, only to reveal themselves as being undercover singers

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34 h. ago "The plane's gone": Passengers left 'gobsmacked' as Jet2 flight 'leaves them behind' at Manchester Airport

"It's unfathomable. I don't even think this has ever happened before."

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35 h. ago Everything we know after passengers evacuated from Manchester Airport terminal

Fire crews were called to the terminal this morning

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69 h. ago Dad doused in unknown substance during pub fight told by doctors 'he could have died'

Adam Tickner has been left with severe PTSD following the incident at Ye Arrow in Rochester, Kent and has spoken out after his attacker was given a suspended prison sentence

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2 d. ago Australia news live: NSW dog owners face jail time for leaving pets in cars; flood warnings issued for Sydney

Under the proposals, offenders could be fined a maximum of $44,000 and sentenced to a year in prison. Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘Brazen’ judge comments highlight family court failuresLegal experts have criticised the handling of abuse cases in family court, after a woman and alleged survivor of domestic abuse alleged a judge suggested she be taken to a park to “fight it out” with her former partner.The judge has evidence before them of family violence, which by definition is a pattern of violence, control and abuse of power, and yet has opted to collude with the alleged perpetrator, emboldening this person to continue his offences.The fact that these attitudes permeate the justice system does not surprise me but it is shocking how brazen (these comments) are.” Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Horrific injuries paedophile John Alford inflicted on victim and grim aftermath

Former Grange Hill actor, John Alford, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for sexually abusing two underage girls, aged 14 and 15, whilst they were at a sleepover

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3 d. ago Man banned from every pub in Wales after violent assault on bar staff

Julio Waters and his father Wayne attacked a member of staff at the Ambassador Hotel in Neath. Waters was sentenced to 27 months in prison and given a two-year ban from all licensed premises in Wales

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3 d. ago Criminal battling to stay in Scotland after failing in bid to avoid extradition

Gheorghe Marcoci, suspected of bring involved in organised crime, fled Romania for Scotland in 2018 after being convicted of tax evasion and was later sentenced to eight years in prison.

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3 d. ago Drunk driver gets 24 years to life in prison for killing 4 people at July 4 barbecue in NYC park

A drunk driver has been sentenced to 24 years to life in prison for killing four people at a Fourth of July picnic in New York City

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4 d. ago Former councillor jailed for stalking former MP Penny Mordaunt

Edward Brandt sentenced to 20 weeks in prison after behaviour left former Tory minister ‘in fear of sexual violence’A former councillor has been jailed for 20 weeks after stalking Penny Mordaunt, which the former cabinet minister said left her fearing “sexual violence”.Edward Brandt, a professional sailor, had been found guilty of the offence but was acquitted of a more serious charge of stalking involving serious alarm or distress. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Aer Lingus refuses to rebook disrupted passengers onto Virgin flights

Exclusive: Irish airline says that as journeys have not been formally cancelled, air passengers’ rights rules do not apply

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4 d. ago Prison tutor found 'flustered' alone with inmate before sexual letters is jailed

HMP Chelmsford prison tutor Melissa Murphy has been sentenced over an inappropriate relationship with an inmate after a photo and letters between the pair were found

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4 d. ago Manchester Airport has just been named one of the world’s most stressful

Responding to the study, Manchester Airport said that according to its own surveys the majority of passengers rate their experience as 'good, very good or excellent'

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