Biggs wakes up behind bars after 35 years on the run

Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was waking up behind bars today for the first time in 35 years.

Biggs wakes up behind bars after 35 years on the run
Tue, 08 May, 2001 - 07:27

Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs was waking up behind bars today for the first time in 35 years.

His 6,000-mile journey from his Brazilian hideaway ended with the clang of gates at Belmarsh prison in south east London last night.

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