Burglars on run after prison escape

Two convicted burglars are on the run today after escaping from Dartmoor Prison. Simon Allen, 28, and Shaun Dibble, 25, scaled a wall in the exercise yard at the category C jail on Monday.

A third man, Mark Picton, 22, was captured and taken to a hospital with a leg injury. Trevor Horn, of the Prison Officers Association, said the men had taken advantage of reduced checks by staff since the jail's security status was downgraded to category C.