By comparison, in 2010, the over-70s prison population was 629.
The surge in numbers comes as more people who committed crimes decades ago are now being brought to justice.
Much of the rise is said to be down to the so-called Sir Jimmy Savile effect, where victims are now more willing to come forward to speak about the abuse they suffered many years ago.
Celebrities, religious figures and schoolteachers are among those now being held to account.
Ralph Clarke is believe to be the older person convicted in British legal history (Image: PA)
Police forces are pumping more resources into these types of investigations to ensure people are brought to justice, even if the crimes were committed 20, 30 or 40 years ago.
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When they were starting out in the late ‘70s, legendary Irish punk band Stiff Little Fingers sent out their promo cassettes to record companies made up to look like a bomb. “Some people really didn’t get it,” original Stiff Little Fingers member Jake Burns says. “The first single was called ‘Suspect Device,’” he explains. “So it was kind of a no-brainer.”
To this day, the realistic-looking bomb cassette may be one of the most authentically punk maneuvers in music history, and completely inappropriately appropriate for one of the most influential punk bands of all time.
Founded in 1977’s battle-weary Belfast, singer and guitarist Burns is keeping the band going nearly four-and-a-half decades later, due, in large part, to their never-waning, well-earned fans. From Green Day to Nirvana, there’s a reason SLF’s consistently being cited as a “favorite” or “greatest influence.” Quite simply, SLF defines punk, both then and now.
A Northern Ireland council has banned a Christmas song by disgraced pop star Gary Glitter from being played in a town centre following complaints from the public.
Derry City and Strabane District Council confirmed it has removed the 1984 track, Another Rock n Roll Christmas from its festive playlist in Strabane after concerns were raised by locals.
Officials admitted they had made a mistake in playing the song.
Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, is currently in prison after being convicted of downloading child pornography in 1999 and child sexual abuse and attempted rape offences in 2006 and 2015.
The case involved three young girls between 1975 and 1980. The ex-singer had also been deported from Cambodia on suspected child abuse charges in 2002.
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Cheap Trick
My Gang
You re All I Wanna Do
Never Run Out Of Love
Didn t Know I Had It
Ride The Pony
Release Date: 3/22/1994
Reviewed on 12/19/2006.
new-case has a small slice cut on the bottom right corner-never openned, never played! Mailed without the case to save on postage!!!!
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| 11/20/2003 Cheap Trick were always more than a mindless rock/pop group.
WOKE UP WITH A MONSTER is in itself a monster of an album.
LET HER GO,DIDN T KNOW I HAD IT,and TELL ME EVERTHING are all great songs.The band never sounded better.I call it the clown album because of the cover and the inside photos. Any band that releases an album with a cover like this one is alright in my book.The sound is good,Robin Zander is in great voice, Rick s guitar is clear, sharp and biting, as usual.Petersen s bass and Carlo s drums are wonderful,rich and strong.Listen to the drum intro to LET HER GO. Another great song is GIRLFRIENDS. Zander just scr