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| Straw refuses Ronnie Biggs parole | |
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| The Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has been refused parole by Justice Secretary Jack Straw. | The Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has been refused parole by Justice Secretary Jack Straw. |
| Mr Straw rejected a recommendation by the Parole Board which backed the release of Biggs, 79. | Mr Straw rejected a recommendation by the Parole Board which backed the release of Biggs, 79. |
| The news comes as his solicitor revealed that Biggs, who is in hospital after breaking his hip in a fall, had "taken a turn for the worse". | The news comes as his solicitor revealed that Biggs, who is in hospital after breaking his hip in a fall, had "taken a turn for the worse". |
| Giovanni di Stefano said Biggs' son Michael was on his way to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. | Giovanni di Stefano said Biggs' son Michael was on his way to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. |
| Biggs, who is being held in Norwich Prison, is in hospital after breaking his hip in a fall at the weekend. | |
| The Parole Board report said the risk Biggs posed was "manageable under the proposed risk management plan and consequently parole is recommended". | |
| Biggs was a member of the 15-strong gang which attacked a mail train at Ledburn, Buckinghamshire, on 8 August 1963. | |
| After being given a 30-year sentence, Biggs escaped from Wandsworth Prison, south London, in a furniture van after spending 15 months in jail. | |
| He was on the run for more than 30 years, living in Spain, Australia and Brazil, before returning to the UK voluntarily in 2001. |