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Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s defence at his sentencing trial centred largely around his early life - from his apparent exposure to alcohol in the womb, the deaths of his adoptive parents and his behavioural and emotional problems. But did those details make a difference in the jury’s decision? Rachel Sharp…

Nevins, from Gateshead, is on the run for the second time after absconding from an open prison in Derbyshire

Here are the people put behind bars in our region in September

Israel is holding nearly 800 Palestinians without trial or charge, the highest number since 2008, an Israeli rights group said Sunday. The group, HaMoked, which regularly gathers figures from Israeli prison authorities, said that 798 Palestinians are currently being held in so-called administrative detention, a practice where the prisoners can…

Society’s responsibility to treat them with compassion once they are released, he says

Jamielee Fielding, due to give birth in two months, was about to start a family holiday in Tenerife when she was arrested for not paying two fines incurred on a previous trip last year. Her local MP is calling on the British government to help secure her release.

Was charged under POCSO

"I need justice for my son now - he has served way beyond his time"

Rhys Hall was a teenager when his father got him involved in cocaine dealing