Inmate climbs onto roof of notorious Strangeways prison as negotiators called in

The man who helped convicted murderer Thomas Cashman after he fatally shot nine-year-old Olivia Pratt Korbel will get a new identity when he is released from prison, a court has heard.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Writers Guild of America issued a detailed set of strike rules to its members on Tuesday, advising them that they will be barred from writing, pitching or negotiating for work if a strike is called. The guild also spelled out the rules for showrunners and other “hyphenates.” WGA members who are also producers, performers, or directors would be legally allowed to continue working, provided they do not perform any writing services. “The Guild strongly believes that no member should cross a WGA picket line or enter the premises of a struck company for any purpose,” the guild stated. “Under applicable law, however, the Guild may not discipline a hyphenate for performing purely non-writing services.”

Video footage has captured the terrifying moment a car flipped onto its roof following a crash on a Scots motorway.

A desperate search is underway to trace a missing Scots pensioner last seen over two weeks ago.

The killer of Olivia Pratt-Korbel could have his 42-year prison sentence increased due to complaints that the verdict was 'too lenient'. Thomas Cashman, 34, could not face the nine-year-old's relatives in court when handed his sentence.

A couple who fled the scene of a motorway crash that saw a schoolgirl killed after being thrown from a car will not have time added to their prison sentences.

Emiliano De Pablos Spain’s fast-growing production house Mediacrest Entertainment is launching high-concept eco-reality contest format “El pueblo” (“The Village”), which will have its international market premiere at this week’s MipTV trade fair. Designed as a primetime reality show, “El pueblo” has been structured as a social experiment, charting five families’ attempt to settle in an abandoned village, guided by the principles of sustainability and globally connected self-sufficiency.  The families’ will create their own rules, events and traditions, will initiate agriculture and livestock initiatives and start trading with nearby towns, sand later with the world. The twist: Only one winning family finally gets to stay in the village.

In a rare act of grace, for a politician, Lord Blunkett last month admitted he made a mistake 20 years ago. He was the Labour Home Secretary who introduced new legislation to get tough on crime.

A Strangeways prisoner who spent 12 hours protesting on the roof of the high security jail was among those jailed this week. Joe Outlaw eventually came down from the roof at about 4am on Thursday morning after spending the night protesting against a controversial punishment which he is currently subject to.

A new report has shed some light on what it's like to be an inmate at Greater Manchester's largest prison. Forest Bank in Salford can hold up to 1,460 men.

A convicted rapist has been granted full access to his £7.2million lottery winnings after a 15-year legal battle. Iorworth Hoare was sentenced to life in prison in 1989 for the attempted rape of Shirley Woodman as she walked through Roundhay Park, Leeds.

Horrendous images have shown mushrooms growing from the roof of a damp Scots council flat.

Down the years, the roof of Strangeways prison has been the stage for compelling drama that most rational folk would probably dismiss as outrageously far-fetched if they'd seen such crazy storylines unfold in a TV fiction.

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The prisoner who staged a 12-hour overnight protest on the roof of Strangeways has caused more than £50,000-worth of damage at other jails, a court heard.

A man has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after a van flipped onto its roof on a motorway.

The Strangeways prisoner who staged a 12-hour protest on the roof of HMP Manchester last night was handed a further jail term for criminal damage to another prison cell this morning.

Video has captured the moment an inmate climbed onto the roof of Strangeways prison in Manchester.

Strangeways was 'locked down' after an inmate climbed onto the roof, the Manchester Evening News understands.

A Mercedes flipped onto its roof in a dramatic crash in Manchester city centre. Police, paramedics and fire crews attended the scene on Red Bank, Manchester, on Tuesday morning (April 11).