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Oscar Pistorius' prison buddy planned audacious £12m break out

EXCLUSIVE: Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir's escape was foiled when a handgun (pictured), prison guard's uniform and detailed plans of the prison were found during a raid on his cell.




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Oscar Pistorius to be freed after serving 11 months for killing Reeva Steenkamp

The Paralympian star's lawyers have argued that he should have been released after serving one-sixth of his five-year jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.




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'Oscar Pistorius' release makes no difference to us' say Reeva Steenkamp's family

The Paralympian star's lawyers successfully argued that he should be released on house arrest after serving a year of his five-year jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.




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Reeva Steenkamp's father wants to meet Oscar Pistorius face-to-face to seek 'closure'

Pistorius was released last week after just a year in prison for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp through a locked toilet door in their bedroom in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013.




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Pictured: Oscar Pistorius first 'selfie' since early release for killing Reeva Steenkamp

The convicted killer appears in a ‘selfie’ with rugby player Brett Sharman apparently during a recent evening reunion at the family mansion in Pretoria where he is under house arrest.




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Oscar Pistorius grins at his birthday party as he awaits murder appeal verdict

The paralympian, who is under house arrest at his uncle's mansion in Pretoria, South Africa, was pictured with his young cousins during his 29th birthday party on Sunday.




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Inside the Pretoria jail cell Oscar Pistorius could return to if he is convicted of murder

With its drab, yellow walls, metal bed, this cramped two metre squared cell at Kgosi Mampuru II jail in Pretoria is where Oscar Pistorius spent 23 hours a day for killing model Reeva Steenkamp




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Oscar Pistorius' manslaughter conviction could be replaced with murder

The result of an appeal by prosecutors to have 29-year-old Oscar Pistorius’s manslaughter conviction overturned and replaced with one of murder is due to be delivered on Thursday morning.




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Austrian woman claims Oscar Pistorius flirted with her during Reeva Steenkamp trial

Pistorius allegedly called himself Liam in the thousands of messages he is said to have exchanged with leggy blonde, Nina F, 30, before she learned his true identity while waiting trial in South Africa.




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Oscar Pistorius told friend 'I don’t want to go back to jail' before murder conviction

Kevin Lerena (right) said Oscar Pistorius (left) is depressed, has lost interest in training and women - and suggested he might 'do something stupid' rather than go back to prison.




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Oscar Pistorius' family reveal killer is 'surviving' second jail term

Killer Oscar Pistorius is 'coping fine' back at Pretoria's maximum security, after being presented with a specially-equipped bathroom, a new mattress and food preparation privileges.




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Oscar Pistorius' six-year jail sentence to be appealed for murdering Reeva Steenkamp

The National Prosecuting Authority said it will appeal the sentence given to the 29-year-old Paralympian which would see him eligible for parole in just three years after the 2013 Valentine's Day murder.




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Oscar Pistorius' cell mate's Playboy girlfriend planned £12m plot to free drug dealer

A playboy pin-up will today appear in court over her role in a daring £12m jail break for Oscar Pistorius’ prison mate in a plot worthy of a Hollywood script.




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Oscar Pistorius rushed to hospital 'with cuts to wrists'

The Paralympian denied the injuries were a suicide attempt and claimed he had 'fallen out of his bed' in his cell at Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria.




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Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius say ‘enough is enough’ and demand an end to court proceedings

Oscar Pistorius' lawyers will argue 'enough is enough' when his case continues in court next week as prosecutors seek to lengthen his six year sentence for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.




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South African prosecutors launch bid to increase Oscar Pistorius' jail term

He was jailed for six years for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his home on Valentine's Day in 2013. The sentence was branded 'shockingly light' and a Supreme Court appeal has been lodged.




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Oscar Pistorius secretly FREED from jail to attend memorial service for his grandmother

The Olympian was given 'compassionate leave' to attend the memorial service because he is considered 'low risk' by bosses at South Africa's Kgosi Mampuru jail.




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Oscar Pistorius celebrates his 30th birthday in cushy jail

Shamed sprinter Oscar Pistorius celebrated his 30th birthday inside the low security Atteridgeville Correctional Centre, near Pretoria, after he was moved to the 'comfortable' jail last month.




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Stag party shocks onlookers by dressing up as Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris and Oscar Pistorius

A group of men thought to be a stag party has been photographed in Benidorm dressed as Jimmy Savile, Osama Bin Laden, Oscar Pistorius, Rolf Harris and Saddam Hussein, which shocked fellow guests.




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Oscar Pistorius’ ‘mother’ is attacked robbed by armed men

Oscar Pistorius’s ‘mum’, Lois, was threatened by a hammer-wielding robber during a break-in at her mansion in Pretoria as her bodyguard was held at gun point by members of the armed gang.




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Jailed Oscar Pistorius has trademarked his name

Olympian-turned murderer Oscar Pistorius has trademarked his name from behind bars, hinting that he plans to cash in on his notoriety once he is freed from jail.




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Oscar Pistorius rushed to hospital with 'chest pains'

There were initial fears that shamed athlete Oscar Pistorious had suffered a heart attack at Atteridgeville Prison in South Africa.




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Oscar Pistorius to be freed for grandmother's funeral

It will be the second time Oscar Pistorius will have been allowed to join his loved ones to mourn since he was sentenced for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp a year ago.




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Bullets Oscar Pistorius fired at Reeva Steenkamp revealed

EXCLUSIVE: Footage from a chilling new documentary, reveals for the first time the bullets that were used to kill Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine's Day in 2013.




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Prosecutors will appeal against Oscar Pistorius's sentence

The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa will hear the state's appeal against Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius' six-year murder sentence on November 3, it was announced today.




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Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer trailer released

Oscar Pistorius: Blade Runner Killer charts the run-up to the murder on Valentine's Day 2013 at his home in Pretoria, South Africa - and the courtroom dramas that followed.




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Reeva Steenkamp parents 'furious' at Oscar Pistorius movie

Barry and June Steenkamp are 'furious and horrified' at a new Hollywood movie about Oscar Pistorius shooting dead their on Valentine's Day in 2013 for which he was jailed for six years.




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Oscar Pistorius's family will sue the makers of a new film

The family of convicted killer Oscar Pistorius claim the film about the 2013 shooting of Reeva Steenkamp by the Paralympian (pictured) is 'a gross misrepresentation of the truth'.




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Oscar Pistorius Halloween costume is being sold on Amazon

The costume, which proudly promises to 'cause controversy' consists of a green sleeveless shirt, shorts and bootcovers to represent Oscar Pistorius' blades.




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Outrage at airing of Oscar Pistorius movie in the US

A controversial TV film about Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius that provoked outrage from the families of both Reeva Steenkamp and her killer athlete lover has been aired in the US.




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Oscar Pistorius's father 'to question ballistics evidence'

Oscar Pistorius's family is using a birthday jail visit later this month to discuss an obscure law that his father could use to overturn former Paralympic athlete's conviction.




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Oscar Pistorius' murder sentence doubled in South Africa

Oscar Pistorius (pictured in 2016) has had his  jail sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp increased from six years to 13 years and 5 months by a South Africsa appeals court.




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Oscar Pistorius is injured in prison brawl in South Africa

Pistorius, who had his murder sentence doubled last month, was waiting for the phone at Atteridgeville Correctional Centre, near Pretoria, when he started a fight with an inmate ‘he knows well’.




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Oscar Pistorius's 'special treatment' behind bars

Oscar Pistorius spent a year on the hospital wing of the overcrowded Kgosi Mampuru II jail before moving to Atteridgeville Correctional Facility two years ago.




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Oscar Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine's Day

Five years ago on Valentine's Day, South African model Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by her sprinter boyfriend Oscar Pistorius. Here, her mother June speaks out about the ordeal.




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Reeva Steenkamp's sister insists Pistorius must never be freed

The sister of murdered Reeva Steenkamp has warned South African authorities against freeing Oscar Pistorius, saying she believes he will kill again if released.




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Court rejects bid by Oscar Pistorius to have his sentence reduced

The former Paralympic athlete, 31, had asked South Africa's Constitutional Court to review the sentence, which was increased from six to 15 years in November.




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Reeva Steenkamp's mother says she is 'finished' with Oscar Pistorius

June Steenkamp, 71, spoke out after Oscar Pistorius exhausted all legal attempts to reducing his 13-year sentence for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva on Valentine's Day five years ago.




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Outrage as 'Blade Gunner’ Oscar Pistorius Halloween outfit allows men to dress as the killer athlete

Online joke store Jokers' Masquerade is selling the sickening Oscar Pistorius ‘fancy dress’ attire for £24.99 five years after he shot dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in South Africa.




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Oscar Pistorius to be secretly freed from prison on compassionate leave

Former Paralympian Oscar, 31, is serving a 15-year-sentence for the murder of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, who he blasted to death in his own bathroom in South Africa.




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Oscar Pistorius let out of jail for funeral of his grandfather 

Convicted murderer and former Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius was seen arriving in a white marked Department of Correctional Services car, flanked by two prison guards.




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Oscar Pistorius has become a spiritual leader within his South African prison

The former Paralympic gold medallist, who is serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of his model girlfriend Reva Steenkamp, 29, is now the leader of a bible group at the Pretoria jail - his father claims.




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McDonald's stores in Rotorua, New Zealand forced to shut their doors because they RAN OUT of food

Franchisees Rob and Linley Parry, who own the three restaurants in Rotorua, New Zealand , opened on Tuesday after the country eased coronavirus restrictions to level three.




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LeBron James becomes only the third player in NBA history to score 20 points in 1,000 career games

James hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers in the waning minutes to seal another impressive win for the Lakers, who haven't lost since their season opener against the Clippers.




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Film phone app Quibi launches, but will coronavirus see investors lose $2bn because it's not for TVs

Quibi, a short-form video app, began streaming 10 minute 'quick bites' of original content which users quarantined because of the coronavirus complained they can't watch on TV.




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Former Bury director says battle to save historic club looks 'fairly positive'

Former Bury director Joy Hart believes the club's battle to preserve their English Football League status is "looking fairly positive" with Tuesday's deadline looming.




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Grimsby Town's Carabao Cup clash with Macclesfield called off due to torrential storm

Grimsby Town's Carabao Cup clash against Macclesfield was called off just before half-time due a torrential storm. A replay of the second-round tie will have to be rescheduled.




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The top 10 knockouts in UFC history - From Conor McGregor to Holly Holm

It is almost impossible to find a consensus among fight fans over the top 10 knockouts in UFC history given the vast number of spectacular finishes down the years. 




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Nearly half of Labor members are ashamed of their country's history, new poll reveals 

Labour's 500,000-plus members want to ditch the Monarchy and deny their party has a problem with anti-Semitism, a shocking poll by YouGov has revealed.




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MPs juggle politics with babysitting as they take part in historic first virtual Commons from home

Politicians taking part in Prime Minister's Questions from the safety and comfort of their own homes were upstaged by their grandchildren and their interior design sense - or lack of it.