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Illegal immigrant living in Newark arranged for family to join him in UK

He committed an offence which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment

Nottingham Post

Dog walker to pay £3,000 after alsatians in Government training maul terrier to death

Stuart Forster, 36, who also trains police sniffer dogs, was taking German Shepherds Demon and Nuke through a public park, when they suddenly pounced on a terrier named Riley

Daily Mirror

More than 200 freed Nicaraguan anti-government protesters, opposition leaders en route to US

Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega flew to Washington on Thursday, a senior Biden administration official confirmed.

France 24

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Isla Bryson not in contact with women during Cornton Vale stay – prison service

The transgender prisoner did not come into contact with any prisoners while in the jail for women, it has been confirmed.

The Independent UK

Prison bosses claim 'no women were at risk' by moving trans rapist Isla Bryson to Cornton Vale

Opposition parties branded the prison service report a "whitewash" following uproar over the case of Isla Bryson.

Daily Record

Campaigners stage protest at Holrood against transgender criminals in Scots female prisons

Women's rights campaigners gathered at Holyrood today to protest against trans women being placed in Cornton Vale nick.

Daily Record

Urgent review into Isla Bryson case finds women were 'at no point at risk of harm'

AN urgent review into the handling of rapist Isla Bryson by the Scottish Prison Service has found that “at no point were any women in the care of…

The National (Scotland)

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Defiant Ortega frees political prisoners in Nicaragua, expels them to U.S

More than 200 Nicaraguan political prisoners were freed and flown to the United States on Thursday, nearly all of them prominent government critics jailed in President Daniel Ortega's crackdown on dissent over recent years.

Reuters

Nicaragua frees 222 political prisoners, sends them to US

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomes release as ‘constructive step’ amid Nicaraguan gov’t crackdown on critics.

Al Jazeera

Nicaragua has freed 222 political prisoners and sent them to the U.S.

On state television a judge said the government had decided to "deport" the prisoners, saying they had been declared traitors and can never again serve public office.

WEKU

Nicaragua frees 222 opponents, sends them to US

A senior Biden administration official says 222 inmates considered by many as political prisoners of the government of President Daniel Ortega are on their way to Washington

The Independent UK

Appeal court increases prison sentence for father who fatally shook baby son

Matthew Banks was jailed for three years and eight months in October 2022, after admitting causing the death of four-week-old Leo Banks.

The Independent UK

‘He took everything away’: inside a depraved and devastating sex cult

Docuseries Stolen Youth takes us behind the Sarah Lawrence college cult and Lawrence Ray’s manipulation of several college students

The Guardian - US

Jagtar Singh Johal's brother writes to MI6 chief as Dumbarton man spends another birthday in prison

In an open letter to MI6 chief Richard Moore, Gurpreet Singh Johal says “with your help, maybe one day soon, he’ll be walking back through our front door in Dumbarton, instead of fearing the death penalty in Delhi”.

Daily Record

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The National (Scotland)

Protests held at Holyrood over transgender prisoners row

PROTESTERS have gathered outside Holyrood to urge Scottish ministers against placing transgender criminals in female prisons.

The Guardian - UK

UK government rejects call to resentence prisoners detained indefinitely

Almost 3,000 people remain behind bars in England and Wales under ‘imprisonment for public protection’ scheme abolished in 2012

The Independent UK

Campaigners stage protest against transgender criminals in women’s prisons

The outcry comes after double rapist Isla Bryson was housed at Cornton Vale female jail.

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon declines to say if Isla Bryson report will be published in full

The First Minister would only confirm the "findings" of a report would be published on why Isla Bryson was sent to a women's prison despite committing her crimes as a man.

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The Independent UK

Isla Bryson case review findings to be published this week – Sturgeon

The transgender double rapist was housed in a women’s prison before being moved to the male estate.

Reuters

Belarus prosecutor requests 12-year jail term for Nobel winner Byalyatski

A Belarusian prosecutor asked a Minsk court on Thursday to sentence Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski to 12 years in prison, Byalyatski's human rights organisation said, in a case allies see as political retribution.

Liverpool Echo

Dealer with 'dreadful criminal record' found with cocaine in his bum

Kevin Connell has previously served time in prison for drug dealing

Evening Standard

Prisoner charged with murder of fellow inmate at London jail

A prisoner has been charged with the murder of a fellow inmate at a jail in south-east London.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: ‘homophobic and antisemitic’ abuse and the Hunter Biden story

Yoel Roth testifies that Elon Musk’s release of records led to harassment. Plus, Shell directors face landmark lawsuits

The Independent UK

Jared O’Mara’s rise and fall from stunning election win to cocaine, vodka and fraud

O’Mara stunned the political world by beating Nick Clegg at the 2017 general election - he now faces prison

Glasgow Live

Thug who stabbed man in horrific Hamilton street attack dies in prison

Paul McEwan Lindsay was jailed for seven years in 2019 for the life-threatening assault on George Bell on a Hamilton street. The 31-year-old died at HMP Addiewell last week.

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