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'It Was Exaggerated': Diddy's Ex-Cellmate Busts Viral Rumours Behind His 'Knife to the Throat' Prison Claim

Sean 'Diddy' Combs' viral prison knife story has been debunked by his former cellmate, who says the rapper calmly de-escalated a tense encounter and the reports of a knife to the throat were false.

International Business Times UK · Nov 8, 2025

French authorities probe possible terror plot linked to Paris attacks convict

French prosecutors have widened an investigation linked to Paris attacks convict Salah Abdeslam, as fresh anti-terror arrests raise concern ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 2015 massacres.

Radio France Internationale · Nov 8, 2025

Diddy Is 'Lost in Drugs', Jailhouse Brew Contradicts Sobriety Plea: Report

Diddy's redemption arc fails after a jailhouse brew contradicts his sobriety plea. See how Sean Combs' 50-month sentence, new lawsuits, and pardon rumours define his stunning downfall.

International Business Times UK · Nov 8, 2025

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Three Inmates Charged With Murder After 'Monster' Child Killer Found Dead In Wakefield Prison

Three inmates charged with murder after child killer Kyle Bevan found dead in HMP Wakefield, weeks after Ian Watkins' fatal prison attack.

International Business Times UK · Nov 8, 2025

Israel’s underground jail, where Palestinians are held without charge and never see daylight

Exclusive: Detainees at Rakefet include nurse deprived of natural light since January, and teenager held for nine months

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2025

Trump pardons former New York baseball star Darryl Strawberry for tax evasion

Strawberry was a 1980s slugger and former contestant on ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025

Diddy Busted for Booze Behind Bars After Claiming Sobriety to Judge

Sean 'Diddy' Combs is reportedly in trouble with prison officials after being caught drinking homemade alcohol at Fort Dix, despite claiming sobriety in a letter to the judge before sentencing.

International Business Times UK · Nov 7, 2025

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Outrage mounts in Oklahoma over plea deal for rapist: ‘That’s sketchy as hell’

Jesse Butler, 18, faced 78 years in prison, but judge reduced sentence to community service and counseling

The Guardian - US · Nov 7, 2025

An Arizona town is dreading plans to turn its prison into an ICE facility: ‘It’s morally objectionable’

In Marana, residents crowded into a town hall recently to learn the fate of a building that’s been closed for two years

The Guardian - US · Nov 7, 2025

Manhunt ends in Brahim Kaddour-Cherif’s arrest after accidental prison release

Justice Secretary David Lammy acknowledged there was a crisis in the prison system.

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025

Dramatic video shows wrongly-freed Algerian sex offender arrested in north London as he tries to dupe police

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was arrested in Islington after a huge police manhunt

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025

Spanish police arrest 13 people suspected of belonging to Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang

The Tren de Aragua gang originated in Venezuela more than a decade ago at an infamously lawless prison with hardened criminals in the central state of Aragua.

Euronews · Nov 7, 2025

Foreign prisoner mistakenly released from jail arrested

The Met confirmed Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, 24, was detailed after he was spotted by a member of the public on Friday morning.

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025

Four more mistakenly-released prisoners at large – after manhunt for sex offender ends with arrest

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif was arrested in Islington, north London, after being spotted by a member of the public

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025

Sex offender freed from Wandsworth prison by mistake is back in custody

Brahim Kaddour-Cherif, who was accidentally released on 29 October, arrested in north London on Friday

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025

David Lammy under growing pressure as new manhunt launched for foreign offender who strolled out of prison

Ola Abimbola, who is 21-year sentence for offences including kidnap, grievous bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon in public, is being hunted by Sussex Police

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025

Manhunt continues for wrongly released prisoner as pressure mounts on Lammy

Police are still looking for Brahim Kaddour-Cherif who was mistakenly set free from HMP Wandsworth.

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025

Three prisoners charged with murder of child killer Kyle Bevan

Kyle Bevan, who murdered his two-year-old stepdaughter, was found dead in his cell on Wednesday

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Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025

Three prisoners charged with murder after child killer found dead in cell

The attack comes less than a month after paedophile singer Ian Watkins was stabbed to death at the same prison.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025

Lammy promises ‘tough new release checks’ as missing prisoner arrested – as it happened

Accidental release of Brahim Kaddour-Cherif had added to pressure on justice secretary after similar incident involving Epping sex offender

FourFourTwo · Nov 7, 2025

'If I hadn’t gone to jail, I’d be dead now. It was the hard reset I needed' Troy Deeney on prison, management and THAT Watford goal

After drunkenly stumbling into professional football, Troy Deeney spent 13 weeks in prison, but emerged to become a Watford legend. He still has ambitions for a successful managerial career, too – just don’t ask him about Dale Vince…

AAP · Nov 7, 2025

Doctor reveals unsafe jail conditions at death inquest

A doctor and a nurse have highlighted stressful working conditions at a large prison where a disabled inmate received inadequate medical care after a seizure.

BANG Premier · Nov 7, 2025

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs secures procedural victory in his ongoing federal case

As he continues with his 50-month prison sentence, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has secured a procedural victory in his ongoing federal case.

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025

Manhunt ongoing for mistakenly released prisoner Brahim Kaddour-Cherif

Sir Keir Starmer said that he was ‘angry and frustrated’ by ‘intolerable’ wrongful prisoner releases.

The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025

Lammy speaking to ‘best of his knowledge’ on prisoner release error – Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer said his deputy could ‘speak for himself’ on questions around whether a prisoner was wrongfully freed before new checks were imposed.

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