Police launch manhunt as prisoner, 21, due in court escapes custody after claiming he was ill then fleeing hospital Police have launched a manhunt for a prisoner due in court in Manchester today 21-year-old claimed he was ill before escaping Tameside General Hospital Suspect is charged with two counts of burglary, three counts of theft of … Read more
Police launch manhunt as prisoner, 21, due in court escapes custody after claiming he was ill then fleeing hospital Police have launched a manhunt for a prisoner due in court in Manchester today 21-year-old claimed he was ill before escaping Tameside General Hospital Suspect is charged with two counts of burglary, three counts of theft of … Read more
A prisoner who stunned Boris Johnson by trying to smuggle drugs into his jail in a Kinder Egg inside him has had more time added to his sentence. When the PM was shown body scan images of packages hidden up inmates’ bottoms last summer he grimaced and said: ‘You’re joking.’ One of the images was … Read more
From the plumped up pillows of his king-size bed, through the tall windows above the famous rose garden, he can look down on the vast emptiness of Horse Guards Parade. Closer to home he can see the couriers bringing government papers, the delivery men with their supplies and the to-ing and fro-ing of visitors. But … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more
First UK prisoner catches coronavirus: HMP Manchester inmate is taken to hospital after testing positive for killer bug as 13 convicts and four staff are put in isolation Inmate at Strangeways prison in Manchester is now being treated for the virus No other prisoners or wardens tested positive and visits continuing as normal Prison service … Read more