Freddie Pritchard lit a cigarette on his bed along with aerosol canisters and vapes before leaving the room at his Ayr flat.

At Ayr Sheriff Court a jury found Maxwell, of Irvine, guilty of wasting police time. She collapsed in the dock as Sheriff Shirley Foran said there was no alternative to prison. The court was told ...

The prison population in England and Wales stood at 86,089 as of December 9 2024. Of this total, 82,218 were adult males ...