Ronnie Biggs Denied Parole By Straw

Biggs to challenge parole refusal * Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs is set to appeal against the government's decision to refuse him parole. * Justice Secretary Jack Straw rejected a recommendation by the Parole Board which backed the release of Biggs, 79. Mr Straw said Biggs was "wholly unrepentant" about his actions and had "outrageously courted the media". Biggs's son Michael told the BBC's Today programme his father would appeal against the decision because he had expressed remorse in his autobiography. Reacting to Mr Straw's decision, Michael Biggs said: "I'm very upset. * 'Regretted his crime' * "He said in his autobiography he showed remorse. "My father has always stated 'I regret committing a crime, but I do not regret how I have spent my life because I got a family and loving son. "We're going to appeal the... [read full story]                    

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