A notorious rapist who is on the brink of being released will be banned from large areas of two countries when he is set free. Andrew Barlow, formerly, Andrew Longmire, terrorised women across five counties during the 1980s.
This week victims and their families urged the government to take High Court action to prevent his release. It was revealed by the Manchester Evening News that the Parole Board had stuck by its decision to free Barlow, despite an application by the Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab, to keep him in custody.
Mr Raab said Longmire had blighted communities with his "despicable" crimes and the decision of the Parole Board bolstered the need for reforms of the system.
