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26/01/2015
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Cyclist Shot In Face With BB Gun During Robbery
Gwent Police have said a cyclist has was shot in the face with a BB gun before having his bike stolen.
Two males have been arrested in connection, where the 40-year-old cyclist was attacked in an alleyway at Sandpiper Way in Duffryn.
An 18-year-old remains in custody, while a 17-year-old has been released on bail.
£75m Women's Prison Plan Scrapped
Plans for a new £75m women's prison in Scotland have been scrapped.
The new prison, which was due to replace Scotland's women-only prison Corton Vale, had been heavily criticised.
Announcing the U-turn, Scotland's Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said that they must take a "more radical and ambitious approach to female offending".
CCTV Footage Of Missing Mum-Of-Four Released
Police have released CCTV footage of 25-year-old Samantha Henderson, who has been missing since 21 January.
Ms Henderson, a mother-of-four, from Corfe Castle in Dorset, was last seen at about 15:00 at Corfe Primary School.
The CCTV footage shows her in the Sweet Shop in the village at about 11:40 last Wednesday.
A 27-year-old man is currently being questioned on suspicion of her murder.
Ms Henderson is described as white, 1.6m (5ft 3ins) tall and of a very slim build.
Det Insp Mark Samuel, of Dorset Police, said: "We have not found Samantha yet and are gravely concerned about her, fearing that she may have come to some harm."
(MH/JP)
Gwent Police have said a cyclist has was shot in the face with a BB gun before having his bike stolen.
Two males have been arrested in connection, where the 40-year-old cyclist was attacked in an alleyway at Sandpiper Way in Duffryn.
An 18-year-old remains in custody, while a 17-year-old has been released on bail.
£75m Women's Prison Plan Scrapped
Plans for a new £75m women's prison in Scotland have been scrapped.
The new prison, which was due to replace Scotland's women-only prison Corton Vale, had been heavily criticised.
Announcing the U-turn, Scotland's Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said that they must take a "more radical and ambitious approach to female offending".
CCTV Footage Of Missing Mum-Of-Four Released
Police have released CCTV footage of 25-year-old Samantha Henderson, who has been missing since 21 January.
Ms Henderson, a mother-of-four, from Corfe Castle in Dorset, was last seen at about 15:00 at Corfe Primary School.
The CCTV footage shows her in the Sweet Shop in the village at about 11:40 last Wednesday.
A 27-year-old man is currently being questioned on suspicion of her murder.
Ms Henderson is described as white, 1.6m (5ft 3ins) tall and of a very slim build.
Det Insp Mark Samuel, of Dorset Police, said: "We have not found Samantha yet and are gravely concerned about her, fearing that she may have come to some harm."
(MH/JP)
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03 April 2006
Prisons face overcrowding crisis
Prisons in England and Wales are under "enormous pressure" and are facing a "looming overcrowding crisis", according to a charity report. The Prison Reform Trust reported that prison numbers have crept up again since Christmas rising to over 77,000 again.
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Call For Degree Educated Prison Officers
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Call For Degree Educated Prison Officers
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Chris Tarrant Questioned Over 'Assault'
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Chris Tarrant Questioned Over 'Assault'
TV presenter Chris Tarrant has been arrested following an alleged assault during a domestic incident at his home, it has been emerged. Tarrant, who hosts Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? And Colour of Money, was questioned by officers at Staines police station in Middlesex after a woman claimed she was assaulted.
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