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One of Britain's most notorious criminals, Ronnie Biggs, has been refused parole by Justice Secretary Jack Straw, who says the 79-year-old train robber is "wholly unrepentant". Straw on Wednesday said Biggs had "outrageously courted the media" during more than three decades on the run after escaping from prison in 1965, where he was serving a 30-year sentence for his role in the 1963 Great Train Robbery. In a statement, Straw said: "Mr Biggs chose to serve only one year of a 30-year sentence before he took the personal decision to commit another offence and escape from prison, avoiding capture by travelling abroad for 35 years whilst outrageously courting the media. "Had he complied with his sentence, he would have been a free man many years ago." Biggs' lawyer Giovanni Di Stefano told the BBC the decision was "perverse" and... [read full story]
Two men, believed to be in their 40s, have died after their tipper truck touched an overhead power cable in Cheshire. They were delivering road surface material to a site on Booth Lane in Middlewich. The men were at the rear of...
England forward Joe Worsley is to undergo a scan after tearing medial ligaments in his right knee during the 19-6 defeat by New Zealand on Saturday. Wasps flanker Worsley, 32, was injured inside the first minute at Twickenham...
My name is Ryan Smith, 25 living in Southampton. I've been drumming for over 10 years in numerous originals bands and covers bands. This was mainly based in London and partly in Southampton. So I've had lots and lots of gigging...
Former match referee Procter is concerned by big salaries abroad More top South African cricketers must stay in the country, according to national selector Mike Procter. However, he admitted good players could earn far more...
