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As the crowds gathered outside Holloway Prison in London on a warm summer's morning in July 1955, the tinkling of the popular ...

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You cannot miss it. The hauntingly sunken face of Kizza Besigye. Winnie Byanyima, Besigye’s wife, told AFP that Besigye went ...

His execution has been scheduled for dawn on Thursday ... About 50 people in total are facing the gallows in Singapore, according to Transformative Justice Collective, a non-profit that campaigns ...

The death of promising young actor Kim Sae-ron has prompted calls to reflect on the culture of celebrity-bashing ...

Ruth Ellis was put to death nearly 55 years ago aged just 28 for shooting dead her violent boyfriend, racing driver David Blakely. She is portrayed by Lucy Boynton in ITV production A Cruel Love.

SO the Reverend Midgley regards the appellation 'Gallows Bridge' as being "a grim reminder of the barbaric method used for executing ...