The son of 79-year-old Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has said his father's condition is "deteriorating". Michael Biggs visited his father at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, the day before he had expected to be released from prison. Justice Secretary Jack Straw refused to grant parole on Wednesday, describing Biggs as "wholly unrepentant". Mr Biggs said: "If he does not respond to the current treatment... there is a risk he could pass away." Commons debate A Parole Board report said the risk Biggs posed was "manageable under the proposed risk management plan and consequently parole is recommended". Mr Straw rejected the recommendation to release Biggs, saying he was "wholly unrepentant" and had "outrageously courted the media". Michael Biggs said his father had been trasferred to an isolation ward Commons Leader... [read full story]
