Man who absconded from HMP Thorn Cross open prison is arrested

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A man jailed for attempted murder who absconded from an open prison has been arrested.Kieran Cameron was reported missing from HMP Thorn Cross, a Category D open prison in Warrington, Cheshire, at 20:20 GMT on Tuesday.The 43-year-old is currently serving a 23-year-prison sentence for an attempted killing in Dorset in 2016.Cheshire Police confirmed Cameron had been arrested in the Hulme area of Greater Manchester. Source link

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Search launched as prisoner absconds from Warrington jail

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A prisoner serving a sentence for attempted murder has absconded from a jail in Cheshire.Kieran Cameron was reported missing from HMP Thorn Cross, a Category D open prison in Warrington, at 20:20 GMT on Tuesday, police said.The 43-year-old is currently serving a 23-year-prison sentence for an attempted killing in Dorset in 2016.Cameron is described by police as white, about 5ft 6in (1.7m), of medium build, with heavily receding hair and a ginger and grey beard.The force warned the…

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Dawn French on whether she can keep a secret as she launches new sitcom

Steve Knibbs,West of EnglandandMatty Edwards,West of EnglandBBCDawn French stars alongside Mark Heap in the new sitcom Can You Keep a Secret? Dawn French has said she can keep a secret as she launched her new sitcom about an "oddball family" who commit fraud.The new BBC sitcom - Can You Keep a Secret? - airs later and was filmed and set in Somerset. It tells the story of a retired couple who are presented with the opportunity to claim…

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Family courts are failing to recognise intimate image abuse as coercive control, research finds

The family justice system is systematically misrecognising intimate image abuse within coercively controlling relationships, new research warns. Research by Dr Charlotte Bishop shows that family courts often treat intimate images as neutral pieces of evidence, rather than recognising their use as a form of abuse in itself. Reforms are needed to improve safety for domestic abuse victims and their children and prevent intimate images being used in ways that retraumatise victims, distort credibility assessments, and enable further coercive…

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Devon and Cornwall Police Commissioner quits Conservatives

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall has quit the Conservative Party.Alison Hernandez was first elected in 2016 as a Conservative to take up the role overseeing Devon and Cornwall Police and was re-elected in May 2024 with a majority of almost 24,000 over her Labour rival.The government announced the abolition of all police and crime commissioners (PCC) in November with the roles due to come to an end in May 2028.Hernandez said she would continue…

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Trump’s abduction of Maduro escalates concerns over potential war with Iran | US-Venezuela Tensions News

Washington, DC – Hours after the United States announced the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Israeli politician Yair Lapid issued a warning to Tehran: “The regime in Iran should pay close attention to what is happening in Venezuela.”The forcible removal of Maduro from power came less than a week after US President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and threatened to launch new strikes against Iran.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listAlthough Washington’s…

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Who is Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, now leading the country? | Nicolas Maduro News

A brief power vacuum had emerged in Venezuela in the sudden chaos and confusion after the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro by the United States.But shortly after the US military rained strikes down on Caracas and other areas on Saturday, US President Donald Trump – in a surprise snub against Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who was awarded last year’s Nobel Peace Prize – noted that Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, 56, had been sworn in as interim…

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Bondi attack hero al-Ahmed, responders honoured at Australia cricket match | Cricket News

Before the fifth Ashes Test, Australian and English cricket teams honour responders who rushed to the site of the shooting.Published On 4 Jan 20264 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareEngland and Australia’s cricket teams, as well as the crowd at the Sydney Cricket Ground, have honoured the emergency service personnel and members of the public who responded during a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in December.Both teams formed an on-field guard of honour, and the spectators…

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US Republicans back Trump on Venezuela amid faint MAGA dissent | US-Venezuela Tensions News

Since coming down the escalator in 2015 to announce his first presidential run, Donald Trump has presented himself as a break from the traditional hawkish foreign policy in the United States.The US president has even criticised some of his political rivals as “warmongers” and “war hawks”.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBut Trump’s move to abduct Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and announce that the US will “run” the Latin American country has drawn comparisons with the regime…

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Maduro joins Iraq’s Saddam, Panama’s Noriega as latest leader taken by US | News

The reported capture of Venezuelan president evokes previous eras when other leaders were seized by the US.President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States has captured his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro and his wife amid “large scale” attacks on Venezuela, has stunned the world.Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez says the government does not know the whereabouts of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIn an audio message broadcast on state television on…

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Saudi Arabia welcomes request from Yemen to help resolve southern battle | Conflict News

Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry has welcomed a request from Yemen’s Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) for a forum in Riyadh to resolve a deadly factional rift in the country’s south that has stoked armed conflict there and sparked tensions between Gulf Arab nations.In a statement on Saturday, the Saudi foreign ministry called on southern factions to participate in the forum in the Saudi capital to “formulate a comprehensive vision for fair solutions to the southern cause”.Recommended Stories list…

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Baby girl injured during Plymouth New Year’s Day disturbance

A baby girl has been taken to hospital after being found with injuries in the early hours of New Year's Day, police said. Devon and Cornwall Police officers were called shortly after midnight to reports of a disturbance and altercation involving a group of people in the Mainstone Avenue and Elliot Road area of Prince Rock, Plymouth.The force said a two-month-old girl was taken to Bristol Children's Hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.An 18-year-old…

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