The Queen won't be making an appearance at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony next Thursday. The Prince of Wales will represent Her Majesty at the event, Buckingham Palace has announced.
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Charles Bronson has gone by many names but most people will know him as the UK's ‘most notorious prisoner’. First jailed back in 1974, he has spent most of the years since in high-security prisons, often in solitary confinement, and is currently based in HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes.
Earlier this year, Charles boasted that he “is coming home” as he claimed his parole hearing was due this summer. And this week, his first wife Irene Dunroe said he is 'not into crime anymore' and she "can't rest until he's out of prison” - as she revealed he still writes to her from his cell.
So who is Charles Bronson? And what crimes has he committed? Here we take a look at the life and times of one of the most high-profile criminals in Britain.
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Now 69, Bronson was born Michael Gordon Peterson on December 6, 1952. He grew up in Luton, Bedfordshire - where his aunt and uncle each served as mayor.
As a teen, his family moved to Ellesmere Port in Cheshire, which is where he started getting into trouble at school. When he was older, he returned to Luton for work, with jobs including a factory worker and a furniture remover, but ended up getting involved in petty crime.
By the age of 22, the bare-knuckle boxer had been jailed for seven years in 1974 for armed robbery. But more time was added to his sentence due to attacks on guards and fellow prisoners - including attacking a fellow inmate with a glass jug and causing £100,000 of damage during a rooftop protest at HMP Liverpool in 1985, reports the Mirror.
When he was released, it wasn’t long before he was put back behind bars. In 1988 he robbed a jewellery shop and was sentenced to seven more years inside. He
The Queen won't be making an appearance at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony next Thursday. The Prince of Wales will represent Her Majesty at the event, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Easy Life have announced that their album release date has been delayed by months. The band shared a post on Instagram today (July 21) explaining the pushed-back release date to fans.The Leicester band had previously said that their upcoming second album ‘Maybe In Another Life’, would be due out next month.“The look on your face when our album moves back” they shared in the post.
Britain's most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson has become the first person to formally ask for a public Parole Board hearing.
Judi Love's unusual hack for banishing body odour during the soaring temperatures has come as a big surprise to many. The Loose Women star swapped the panel for the Good Morning Britain studio this week to chat about her new stand-up show, Work in Progress.
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David Guetta, Becky Hill & Ella Henderson have played the long game with Crazy What Love Can Do, their long-standing hit is set to crack the Top 5 of the Official Singles Chart for the first time this Friday. It comes after Becky performed the track during an appearance on last week’s Love Island.
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Well, they say it is crazy what love can do...and David Guetta, Becky Hill and Ella Henderson would very much agree with that statement as they top the UK's Official Trending Chart.
OK!'s much-loved columnist, comedian Judi Love has given her verdict on who she believes could already be set to bag the £50,000 cash prize at this year's Love Island finale - but who? Writing in her column, Judi also reminisces on the importance of the BET awards, telling OK!: "As a teenager, they were my go-to to see Black excellence being commemorated because there wasn’t anything like that in the UK." She also lets readers in on Stormzy may have inspired her to give up social media and why the Roe vs Wade reversal on abortion laws has made her even more concerned for the future of women's rights. Sign up - for free - to read Judi's full column! Are you an OK! VIP? If not, why not? It’s free and gives you backstage access to stories like this, exclusive home tours, special discounts and so much more! All you need to do is pop your email address below! P.s.
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OK! columnist and much-loved comedian Judi Love has emphasised the importance of Windrush Day, explaining: "It's part of my personal history and legacy as a West Indian individual." .Writing in her column, Judi also speaks out about the lack of mental health care that Black individuals are receiving in the UK. She also lets readers in on why she feels like she's grown out of festival season and praises both funny-woman Gina Yashere and rapper Stormzy for some very impressive achievements Sign up - for free - to read Judi's full column! Are you an OK! VIP? If not, why not? It’s free and gives you backstage access to stories like this, exclusive home tours, special discounts and so much more! All you need to do is pop your email address below! P.s.
Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were back at the helm of This Morning today with yet another interesting line-up of discussions, interviews and celebrity guests. Following the recent news that John Lewis will now offer Botox and fillers at six of its UK stores, a member of the show's crew was given Botox live on air.