A 27-year-old has been arrested in connection with the death of a 'much-loved' Larkhall man Emergency services were called to a property in the Fairholm Street area of the town at around 10pm on ...

Helen Spree, 61, was the chair of the independent monitoring board (IMB) at HMP Liverpool before her arrest for misconduct in public office and conspiring to convey prohibited articles into prison.

Two Larkhall hairdressers will be demonstrating that their skills are a cut above as they travel to style top models on the international stage. L Perfection salon owner Lisa Rodger and senior ...

“My 15-year-old son died. And yeah, my life just spiralled from then really.” We’re inside HMP Downview – one of 12 female prisons in England and Wales. “I feel like I needed help more ...

The former chairwoman of a prison monitoring board has appeared in court charged with having inappropriate relationships with serving prisoners and conspiring to smuggle drugs into HMP Liverpool.

The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman said Reece Pryce, 23, died at HMP Five Wells near Wellingborough on 25 December. There were no further details available about how Pryce died at the category C ...

HMP Dartmoor’s future will be decided in the summer, when the government looks at its spending plans, a prison spokesperson told the BBC. The cost of the lease has more than doubled since the ...

HMP Dartmoor, which is owned by the Duchy of Cornwall, is leased to the Ministry of Justice for £1.5 million annually — and will be for the next 24 years. But the category-C prison ...

A paedophile who was convicted of several child sex offences has died of sepsis while a prisoner at HMP Northumberland. Barry Rossiter, from Walker, had served just over two years of his 26 year ...

Conservative Councillor Richard Nelson stormed out of yesterday's engagement meeting about the proposed new Larkhall Leisure Centre and claims South Lanarkshire Council will plough ahead with ...

Chief inspector Charlie Taylor has called for urgent action to be taken after an unannounced inspection of HMP Long Lartin, near Evesham, in October found serious concerns for safety and security.

A 13-year-old girl from Larkhall has been left fighting for her life on a ventilator in Spain after her lungs filled with blood while on a family holiday. Charlotte Meek was enjoying a break in ...