Ronnie Biggs, 79, refused parole

RONNIE BIGGS was refused parole yesterday by Justice Secretary Jack Straw, who accused the Great Train Robber of being “wholly unrepentant” about his crimes.

Straw rejected a parole board recommendation that the 79-year-old be released, saying it was “unacceptable” that Biggs had fled prison.

Biggs would have been a free man “many years ago” if he had complied with the sentence given to him, Straw said.