A 92-year-old former railway worker has been sentenced to life in a British prison for raping and murdering a woman in 1967.

Pilkington has been transferred from HMP Bristol to the Langdon secure hospital in Dawlish. More news stories for Devon Listen to the latest news for Devon Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and ...

Kyle Joyner, serving time at HMP Bristol, arranged for drugs to be brought into the prison by Casey Collins, 22, who left a package containing cocaine, spice and tobacco in a bin for collection.

A HMP Bristol inmate strangled his cellmate to death with a TV cable and then went on to 'tuck' him into bed before attacking another prisoner in the showers. Michael Harkin, who had been recalled ...

HMP Bristol witnessed disturbances last night after several prisoners, believed to have drunk homemade alcohol, went on a destructive rampage, causing significant damage to one of the prison wings ...

A damning report has described HMP Bristol as one of the most unsafe prisons in England and Wales. An unannounced inspection earlier this month found levels of violence against both inmates and ...

An inspection at HMP Bristol found levels of violence against inmates and staff were higher than most other prisons in the country.

HMP Bristol is the 10th prison to be given an urgent notification since 2018, with the step last taken for HMP Exeter in November over high rates of suicide, self-harm and inadequate care for inmates.

A damning report has found HMP Bristol has "chronic and intractable" problems. An inspection between 10 and 20 July found levels of violence against both inmates and staff were higher than most ...

A preliminary post-mortem has found the man died from neck injuries. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a prisoner at HMP Bristol. Police were called by prison staff ...

Its successor, HMP Bristol at Horfield, opened in 1884 and is still used today. In 1895 the prison was sold to The Great Western Railway for £22,000.