Two inmates on the run after Wandsworth Prison errors

Thursday, November 6, 2025

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Two inmates are on the run from Wandsworth Prison after accidental releases, 10 people have been injured after a car ploughed into them on a French island, and police have confirmed a baby boy who died in a dog attack in South Wales was killed by an XL bully.

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