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Bosses fear naive new guards are being sweet-talked, groomed and dragged into secret relationships with hardened cons14:31, 15 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesRookie prison officers are being given a crash course in not romping with inmates.(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)Rookie prison officers are being given a crash course in not romping with inmates.Bosses fear naive new guards are being sweet-talked, groomed and dragged into secret relationships with hardened cons - some twice their age and flush with cash.Now the Prison Service…

By CLAIRE ELLICOTT, WHITEHALL EDITOR Published: 17:26, 15 April 2026 | Updated: 17:34, 15 April 2026 <!-- --> <!-- (function (src, d, tag){ var s = d.createElement(tag), prev = d.getElementsByTagName(tag); s.src = src; prev.parentNode.insertBefore(s, prev); }("https://www.dailymail.co.uk/static/gunther/1.17.0/async_bundle--.js", document, "script")); --> <!--!-->>-->!-->>!-->-->!-->!-->!-->-->!-->>!-->>!-->>!-->-->!-->>!-->>!-->-->!-->>!-->>!-->>!-->>-->!-->!-->…

Bita Hemmati has been sentenced to death alongside her husband and two men from their apartment block in Tehran for allegedly throwing concrete blocks at security forces during January's protests17:19, 15 Apr 2026Updated 17:19, 15 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesBita Hemmati is believed to be the first female protestor to be sentenced to death(Image: X)The first female protestor is set to be executed by Iran as part of its bloody crackdown on anti-regime demonstrations earlier this year. Bita Hemmati has been sentenced to death…

By WILKO MARTÍNEZ-CACHERO, US REPORTER Published: 16:11, 15 April 2026 | Updated: 17:25, 15 April 2026 <!-- --> <!-- (function (src, d, tag){ var s = d.createElement(tag), prev = d.getElementsByTagName(tag); s.src = src; prev.parentNode.insertBefore(s, prev); }("https://www.dailymail.co.uk/static/gunther/1.17.0/async_bundle--.js", document, "script")); --> <!--!-->>-->!-->>!-->-->!-->!-->!-->-->!-->>!-->>!-->>!-->-->!-->>!-->>!-->-->!-->>!-->>!-->>!-->>-->!-->!-->…