World news: Russia approves prisoner amnesty, Egypt’s Morsi face...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Wednesday December 18 2013     World News   Russia approves prisoner amnesty   Putin seeks to salvage the country's image ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi by freeing punk band members and environmental protesters       Egypt's Morsi faces new set of charges     EU agrees deal on tougher tobacco rules     Death toll rises in South Sudan fighting     Turkey shakes up corruption case     Cameron to block EU defence ambitions     Ukraine bailout a risk to Russian economy     Merkel fights EU energy subsidy probe     Caribbean struggles to stem tide of drugs     India to set up anti-corruption agency         The World   A crime which lives in Britain's collective cultural memory   Ronnie Biggs poses with a 'Wanted' poster: Getty images Like most Britons raised in the 1960s, I grew up thinking that the human species consisted, in essence, of three types of people: fun-loving musicians like the Beatles, harmless screwballs like Johnny Morris (of BBC television's Animal Magic series) and unspeakable villains like the Great Train Robbers. And now the greatest train robber of them all, Ronnie Biggs, has passed away. RIP Ronnie. Read more           Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.