All news by author: Andy Gardner

The new, brightly coloured uniforms are designed to be less frightening to kids at the Youth Custody Service, but officers are less than pleased at wearing their new "Teletubbie" style uniforms

Patrick Mackay has been in jail for 47 years after being convicted of three murders - and Victor Davies, who is convinced his mum Ivy also died at the killer's hands, said he must remain in jail

Maria Pearson was jailed in 1987 for a knife attack on a love rival so brutal police at first thought they were dealing with a road hit-and-run

Patrick Mackay, 70, has served 47 years for three killings but originally owned up to eight more – before retracting his admission

Robert Stewart was 20 when he was sentenced to life for bludgeoning Zahid Mubarek. Despite two earlier bids for a switch to an open prison being blocked, a third parole hearing in summer may free him