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Biggs family promises to fight on The family of Ronnie Biggs has vowed to fight on for his freedom after Justice Secretary Jack Straw condemned the Great Train Robber to a likely death behind bars. Mr Straw rejected a parole board recommendation that the 79-year-old be released, saying Biggs was "wholly unrepentant" about his crimes. Biggs's legal adviser, Giovanni Di Stefano, said he was planning to launch a judicial review to try to have it overturned. Biggs was eligible for release on Friday, having served 10 years of his 30-year sentence. The Parole Board, which met earlier this month, recommended his release saying he posed a "manageable" threat to the public. But it noted he was unrepentant about fleeing prison and going on the run for 35 years. But Mr Straw said: "I am refusing... [read full story]
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