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John Simpson

‘There will be few tears’. But Huntley’s death highlights grim state of prisons

The death of the Soham killer will raise crucial questions over how inmates with nothing to lose are managed

Sun 8 Mar 2026

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Prisoners keep being freed by accident. It is a symptom of a bigger issue
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Peter Pomerantsev: Trump and Putin want to destroy Europe

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Peter Pomerantsev: Trump and Putin want to destroy Europe

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