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Page last updated at 08:39 GMT, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 09:39 UK

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'Crippled' prisons risk violence
The president of the Prison Governors Association is to warn of a "serious risk" of disturbances in jails in England and Wales.
Sharp increase in prison suicides
Prison population at record high

Chip and pin machine Tesco court threat over PIN error
A man threatens to take Tesco to court after he is twice refused the right to pay using his credit card and signature.

Ryan Herbert (left) and Brendan Harris Appeal over Goth murder sentence
A gang who carried out a "feral" attack on a couple because they were Goths appeal against their sentences.


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