Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson granted public Parole Board hearing

Dubbed one of Britain’s most violent offenders, Bronson has been in prison for much of the last 50 years

Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson will face a public Parole Board hearing next year when he makes his latest bid for freedom (Handout/PA)

Notorious prisoner Charles Bronson will face a public Parole Board hearing next year when he makes his latest bid for freedom.

The Parole Board said it granted an application made by lawyers for Bronson – one of the UK’s longest-serving prisoners – to request his latest case review is heard in public.