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Warrington Guardian on MSN1d
Granddaughter of last woman to be executed in UK to feature on Warrington radio show
She is the granddaughter of Ruth Ellis, a Welsh nightclub hostess and convicted murderer who became the last woman to be ...
Two prison officers stabbed by Manchester bombing plotter in stable condition
Two prison officers allegedly stabbed by one of the plotters of a deadly bomb attack at an Ariana Grande concert in ...
Death row prisoner to be killed tonight using execution method used only five times in 50 years
The death row inmate is being held at a prison in Columbia, South Carolina, for the murder of a police captain ...
Daily Mail4d
Cop-killer who shot his victim nine times then set him on fire will be executed tonight - as his unusual choice of execution method is revealed
Mikal Mahdi, 42, is to be executed at 6pm (10pm UK time) at a prison in Columbia, South Carolina, for the murder of 56-year-old police captain James Myers. Myers was shot nine times after he found ...
Sky5d
Fewer criminals set to be jailed, as prisons in England and Wales struggle with overcrowding
There are currently 87,938 people in prison in England and Wales. The male estate is almost full again, operating at more than 99% capacity, with emergency measures triggered to hold offenders in ...