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Serial killer Peter Tobin unwilling to give up secrets before death, police say

Serial killer Peter Tobin refused to admit to any more murders as detectives questioned him on his deathbed. Tobin, 76, died on Saturday in the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh after becoming unwell at HMP Edinburgh where he was serving life sentences ...

08 Oct 2022 at 19:31

Protesters gather at HMP Bronzefield to call for end to pregnant women in prison

Protesters have gathered outside HMP Bronzefield in Surrey to call for an end to the imprisonment of pregnant women and new mothers. Activists, former inmates and mothers with their children held a demonstration outside the prison on Saturday ...

25 Sept 2022 at 10:20

Wanted rapist who absconded from prison may be living ‘off grid’, police say

Police have re-issued an appeal to find a convicted rapist who absconded from prison over two months ago, warning he may be living “off grid”. Sean Phipps, 51, failed to return to HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire after being released on ...

05 Aug 2022 at 15:20

Emily Maitlis stalker guilty of trying to breach restraining order for 20th time

An “obsessed” stalker who has had a three-decade fixation with former BBC Newsnight presenter Emily Maitlis has been found guilty of attempting to breach a restraining order for the 20th time. Edward Vines wrote eight letters addressed to ...

25 Jul 2022 at 17:06

Jail for drug dealer who hid smuggled phone ‘up his backside’ during cell raid

A drug dealer who hid a mobile phone he had smuggled between two UK prisons “up his backside” as his cell was raided has been jailed. Harri Pullen, 24, from Bettws, South Wales, was found to have mainly used the device to ring and ...

23 May 2022 at 19:07

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Progress on prison redevelopment to 'step forward' in the coming weeks

The redevelopment of a County Derry prison is set to make significant progress over the next month. Independent Assembly Election candidate Claire Sugden has welcomed confirmation that the redevelopment of Magilligan Prison will ...

14 Apr 2022 at 17:33

Justice Secretary says new ‘smart’ prison is not a ‘soft touch’

The Justice Secretary has defended a new “smart” prison designed to drive down crime after being asked if it is a “soft-touch” jail. On a visit to HMP Five Wells in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, Dominic Raab said inmates at ...

04 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Serial killer Levi Bellfield engaged to ‘besotted’ prison visitor

Serial killer Levi Bellfield has become engaged to a female visitor who he plans to marry in jail. The Government said it has launched an urgent review into whether it can stop “evil monster” Bellfield from marrying his ...

12 May 2022 at 10:55

Former prison governor jailed over ‘intimate’ WhatsApp messages to inmate

A former prison governor who exchanged “intimate” WhatsApp messages with an inmate “in the course of a highly inappropriate relationship” has been jailed for eight months. Victoria Laithwaite, 47, sent messages to ...

28 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Convicted murderer who failed to return to open prison recaptured

A convicted murderer who failed to return to prison on Wednesday has been found, police have confirmed. Jason Mills, 49, was being held in HMP Leyhill near Thornbury in Gloucestershire. He failed to return to the ...

08 Apr 2022 at 14:55

No ‘bad thing’ for prisoners to take part in Jubilee celebrations – Raab

It is no “bad thing” if prisoners take part in celebrations to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, if that gives them motivation to “turn their lives around”, the Justice Secretary has said. Dominic Raab made the ...

01 Jun 2022 at 13:14

Argentinian man accused of murdering Crufts dog breeder dies ahead of trial

An Argentinian national accused of murdering a Crufts dog breeder has died in custody while awaiting trial. Alex Verdu Munoz was pronounced dead on May 15 at HMP Strangeways in Manchester, Staffordshire Police ...

01 Jun 2022 at 16:06

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