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Ronnie Biggs and Lockerbie bomber release link is 'ridiculous'

11.09.09
Suggestions that the decision to free Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was prompted by the impending release of the Lockerbie bomber have been dismissed as 'absurd and offensive'... more

Ronnie Biggs plays his 'get out of jail free' card with a half-hearted apology

28.08.09
Ronnie Biggs made an apology of sorts for his part in the Great Train Robbery - while posing for the cameras playing Monopoly... more

Ronnie Biggs moving to 'his final home'

17.08.09
Ronnie Biggs will be moved from his hospital bed to a nursing home, a spokesman said... more

Ronnie Biggs is not faking illness to con way out of jail, says son

14.08.09
Son of Great Train robber Ronnie Biggs dismissed suggestions that his father's ill health was part of a con to get him freed from prison ... more

Ronnie Biggs set for London move after recovery

11.08.09
Freed Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs could be moved to new London home after staging fightback against health problems that almost killed him... more

Great Train robbery dubbed crime of the Century

07.08.09
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Timeline of Bigg's life since robbery

07.08.09
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What happened to the rest of the gang?

07.08.09
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The Ronnie Biggs I knew in Rio

07.08.09
As Ronnie Biggs is finally released, author Christopher Pickard recalls the charm of the Great Train Robber... more

Ronnie Biggs waves goodbye to his prison guards as he is freed

06.08.09
Ronnie Biggs waved goodbye to his prison guards as he was formally freed from custody... more

Vincent Cassel - a very French hero

31.07.09
When the best French actor of his generation says his nation’s cinema is a joke, we had better listen. Vincent Cassel’s latest film, Mesrine, could put French film where he wants it to be — on top of the world ... more

Biggs wins right to challenge Straw over parole refusal

30.07.09
Ronnie Biggs was granted permission by the High Court to seek a judicial review of Jack Straw’s decision to refuse him parole... more

Ronnie Biggs in hospital with pneumonia

28.07.09
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Frail Ronnie Biggs ‘could die’, claims his son

06.07.09
A new photograph of Ronnie Biggs shows the ailing Great Train Robber lying in his hospital bed... more

Cuts are necessary but spare Crossrail

02.07.09
The arguments between the political parties about spending cuts to meet the budget deficit have an air of unreality, given that few politicians are prepared actually to specify those projects they would be willing to sacrifice - Trident and ID cards apart... more

Ronnie Biggs's family urge Jack Straw to reconsider ruling

02.07.09
Great Train Robber's family vows to fight on after Jack Straw refuses Biggs's release... more

Ronnie Biggs, dying but ‘still a risk'

25.06.09
Ronnie Biggs still poses a risk of mixing with other criminals and becoming involved in crime after his release from prison, an official report warns... more

From teenage crook to Britain’s best-known fugitive

25.06.09
Ronnie Biggs, who will celebrate his 80th birthday in August, was born in Lambeth in 1929 and became involved in crime while still a teenager... more

Train robber Ronnie Biggs to live out his days in nursing home funded by taxpayer

10.06.09
Ronnie Biggs will spend his final years in a London nursing home at taxpayers'expense under plans drawn up by probation and health officials... more

Freedom beckons for Biggs

23.04.09
Ronnie Biggs is within sight of freedom amid reports that probation chiefs had declared him safe to release... more

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