Barbara Peters, 57, jailed for smuggling contraband into a jail; nine criminals in Merseyside also receive sentences.

A 57-year-old prison officer, Barbara Peters, was jailed for smuggling contraband like alcohol and phones into a jail, paid by criminals. She claimed she was threatened and blackmailed. Separately, nine criminals in Merseyside were jailed for crimes including robbery, drug dealing, and attacking vulnerable people, with one convicted for attacking his girlfriend over her vaping.