Saturday Kitchen’s Rachel Allen reveals her fame has been difficult for her son who went to jail

She’s a regular guest on the BBC’s cooking chat show Saturday Kitchen.  And Rachel Allen has discussed for the first time how her fame affected her son Joshua, 21, who was given a 30-month prison sentence for drugs charges. Speaking to the Irish Daily Mirror, she revealed: ‘I didn’t do anything like that to break … Read more

British woman, 26, will wed US killer penpal when they meet for first time behind bars in US jail

British trainee counsellor, 26, will wed her US double killer penpal known as ‘Animal’ when they meet for the first time behind bars in US jail Naomi Wise, from Chelmsford, Essex, met killer through prison pen pal scheme The 26-year-old was training as a counsellor and looking for ways to hone skills But romance soon … Read more

Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert fights back against troll after release from Iranian jail

An Australian academic who spent 804 days in one of Iran’s toughest prisons on trumped-up spying charges has detailed abuse by an obsessive troll. Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was released by Iran in a prisoner swap deal in November, was accused of being an Israeli agent several times by Tim Anderson, who was sacked by Sydney … Read more

Teenager avoids jail after horror crash that killed her friend on her father’s 50th birthday

Teenager, 18, who crashed her car into lorry and killed her 17-year-old friend avoids jail for death by dangerous driving Georgia Ogden, 17, was killed in the crash when their car collided with a HGV  Millie Beard, 18, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving at court Georgia’s family paid tribute to their ‘beautiful, loving, … Read more

Video claiming to show the Putin foe Alexei Navalny walking around in jail airs online

The Kremlin today launched a propaganda offensive against Alexei Navalny as it broadcast footage of him in jail and it emerged a former spy turned RT reporter and been sent to see him in prison to expose his ‘lies.’   The CCTV footage shows Navalny, his head shaven, walking around with a cup of tea and … Read more

Footage ‘showing Putin foe Alexei Navalny in jail’ is leaked to strongly pro-Kremlin media

Pro-Kremlin TV station airs video claiming to show Putin-foe Alexei Navalny walking around in jail in a bid to expose his ‘lies’ about needing urgent medical attention Navalny went on hunger strike this week and claims guards deprive him of sleep Opposition leader says he’s been refused a doctor’s visit for acute leg, back pain … Read more

Alexei Navalny goes on hunger strike in protest over his jail conditions

Alexei Navalny goes on hunger strike in protest over his jail conditions days after claiming he was reprimanded for ‘waking up ten minutes too early’ and ‘wearing a T-shirt’ Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, 44, has announced he is on a hunger strike A post on his Instagram account showed a handwritten letter from Navalny … Read more

Former Army Lance Corporal, 47, who threatened to shoot Alastair Campbell i email avoids jail

Former Army Lance Corporal, 47, who sent email to Alastair Campbell threatening to shoot him in the back of the head avoids jail Lee Gould, 47, emailed Campbell to say: ‘I would happily put one in…your skull’  Gould sent the email during a mental health crisis, his prosecutor told the court  He was sentenced to … Read more

Former Army Lance Corporal, 47, who threatened to shoot Alastair Campbell avoids jail

Former Army Lance Corporal, 47, who sent email to Alastair Campbell threatening to shoot him in the back of the head avoids jail Lee Gould, 47, emailed Campbell to say: ‘I would happily put one in…your skull’  Gould sent the email during a mental health crisis, his prosecutor told the court  He was sentenced to … Read more

Number of terrorists released from jail falls to just two in a year

Number of terrorists released from jail falls to just two in a year after new law to keep them behind bars for longer Just two terrorists have been cleared for release from jail in the last year  Comes after new law was introduced to keep such offenders behind bars  The law was brought in during … Read more