A man who helps former inmates to rebuild their lives says we have "lost our way" with the prison system. Darryn Frost is co-founder of Own Merit, a Northampton-based organisation that provides accommodation and support to people upon release. He said the focus of prison should be rehabilitation rather than...

Man helping former inmates criticises prison system

Regular observations of Shaine Tester were stopped days before he killed himself in his cell.

Failings at two prisons found after inmate's death

Blanco, TX

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Brigid Pfeifer

There were a number of celebrities who passed away within the past week, including two notable actresses: Shelley Duvall and Shannen Doherty. Shelley Duvall passed away on Thursday July 11th at her home in Blanco, Texas. The cause of death was complications from diabetes and news of her death was confirmed by her partner Dan Gilroy.

Two Beloved Hollywood Actresses Have Passed Away This Week

A court is told the gang supplied drugs with a street value estimated at more than £110,000.

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

A dealer who lived a "luxurious lifestyle" and hired high value vehicles to use in a drug supply operation has been jailed. Dylan Martin, 31, was running the "Doctor" line which supplied heroin and cocaine in Braintree and the surrounding area. Essex Police said he was arrested in the town...

Drug dealer who lived 'luxurious' life jailed

The Independent

A former prison officer who hid her love affair with a convicted murderer has been jailed after detectives uncovered her relationship and bizarre AI wedding pictures.Stephanie Heaps, now known as Stephanie Ramsden, did not declare that she was in an intimate relationship with Leon ‘Layton’ Ramsden, 35 – who is currently on a life sentence for murder – while she worked at HMP Wymott in Leyland.She then joined Greater Manchester Police as a police constable in Bolton where she again did not declare any links to criminals.But a Lancashire Police investigation found her links to an organised crime group –...

Former prison officer who married convicted murderer ends up in jail herself

TheDailyBeast

Kamala Harris’ one-time boyfriend and political mentor Willie Brown claims he has a photo of her aboard Donald Trump’s airplane.The 90-year-old former San Francisco mayor claims to have first introduced Harris to Trump in the 1990s, according to Politico. Brown says he still has a picture of them together on board her future presidential election rival’s jet.At the time the picture was taken, Brown and “a few other associates” had been in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Brown was speaking at Harvard University, according to Politico. Trump sent his plane to take the group to Teterboro, New Jersey because he reportedly wanted...

Kamala Harris’ Ex: I’ve Got a Secret Photo of Her on Trump Force One

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Anyone planning further violent protests in the wake of the Southport stabbings has been told that the authorities “will be watching you” to prevent the “summer madness” from spreading.Home Office minister Lord Hanson told would-be rioters to “be prepared to face the full force of the law on this criminal activity”, as the prospect of more than a dozen more protests in the coming days looms.Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced a new “national” response to the violent disorder linking police forces across the country.The knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on Monday which left three girls...

Authorities ‘are watching you’, planners of more protests over Southport told

More warning signs are being put up at a Devon beauty spot after two people were rushed to hospital after being bitten by adders. A Facebook post from Braunton Burrows Public Information said two visitors went to hospital after being bitten at the nature reserve near Saunton Sands beach on Friday.

Adder warning in Devon after two people bitten

Las Vegas, NV

Law & Crime

Alejandro Cisneros allegedly threw his girlfriend from his SUV, leaving her to die in the road and telling cops he thought she was fine because "she was a strong woman."
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Man who killed girlfriend by throwing her from hood of car assumed she was 'fine' because 'she was a strong woman': Police

Two men have been charged over an attack in Antrim town in which a teenager had part of each of his ears bitten off. The victim - a man in his late teens - was attacked at a pub in High Street on 12 May. Two men, aged 20 and...

Men charged after teenager's ears partially bitten off

Two puppies were found abandoned in a sealed cardboard box, as the cost of living takes a toll on rescue centres and pet owners. RSPCA Brent Knoll Animal Centre in Somerset took the dogs in, who were just a few weeks old, after they were found by a member of the public at a roadside in Burtle on 5 July.

Puppies found abandoned in sealed box

Lucy Adcock is jailed for her part in a operation that saw class A drugs delivered to UK prisons.

Woman jailed for dropping drugs into prisons via drone

Danielle Parkinson, 31, died following the blaze, which also killed an eight-year-old girl.

Woman who died in house fire named locally

A quantity of what is believed to be the psychoactive substance was seized in two raids in Telford.

Four arrested in raids targeting monkey dust

Virginia State

Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

A police officer is critically ill after being stabbed in the chest at a high-security prison.The officer, who is from Greater Manchester Police, was attacked at HMP Frankland in Durham just after 11am on Tuesday.Land and air ambulance crews were called to the notorious jail and he was taken to hospital in a critical condition but was talking and conscious, Durham Police said.Deeply concerning news from HMP Frankland today, where a police officer has been stabbed, though is conscious and talking in hospital. I am being kept up-to-date with all developments. And my thoughts are with that brave officer.— Shabana...

Police officer critically ill after being stabbed by prison inmate

West Virginia State

Norfolk, VA

Four Virginians were confirmed to be onboard when the Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. Phillip Acts and Selini Decker, who lived a few blocks apart in Norfolk, died when the ship sank. Richmond native Robert Decker and Eloise Smith, who later moved to Richmond from West Virginia, survived.

There's a reason no remains from the Virginia Titanic victims will ever be found

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All inmates removed from Dartmoor prison

The Ministry of Defence said all inmates have now been removed from HMP Dartmoor after radon...

All inmates removed from Dartmoor prison

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