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| Robber Biggs moves to new 'home' | Robber Biggs moves to new 'home' |
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| Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has left his hospital bed in Norfolk for a nursing home in London. | Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has left his hospital bed in Norfolk for a nursing home in London. |
| Biggs, who was granted compassionate release from his prison sentence last week, is being taken to Barnet by ambulance. | Biggs, who was granted compassionate release from his prison sentence last week, is being taken to Barnet by ambulance. |
| The 80-year-old has been treated for pneumonia at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. | The 80-year-old has been treated for pneumonia at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. |
| His legal adviser, Giovanni Di Stefano, said: "He is just well enough to be moved and that will be his final home." | His legal adviser, Giovanni Di Stefano, said: "He is just well enough to be moved and that will be his final home." |
| Biggs was taken to hospital in July from Norwich Prison where he was serving a sentence for his part in the robbery. | Biggs was taken to hospital in July from Norwich Prison where he was serving a sentence for his part in the robbery. |
| 'Gravely ill' | 'Gravely ill' |
| Last week, he said he wanted to carry on living "to spite those who want me dead". | Last week, he said he wanted to carry on living "to spite those who want me dead". |
| He said: "I've got a bit of living to do yet." | He said: "I've got a bit of living to do yet." |
| Biggs has suffered several strokes and is fed through a tube | |
| On 7 August, the prison guards watching Biggs were withdrawn from his bedside after his formal release papers were signed. | On 7 August, the prison guards watching Biggs were withdrawn from his bedside after his formal release papers were signed. |
| Justice Secretary Jack Straw said he was releasing Biggs because he was "gravely ill". | Justice Secretary Jack Straw said he was releasing Biggs because he was "gravely ill". |
| Five weeks earlier he rejected a recommendation by the parole board that Biggs be freed, accusing him of being "unrepentant". | Five weeks earlier he rejected a recommendation by the parole board that Biggs be freed, accusing him of being "unrepentant". |
| Biggs was part of a 15-strong gang which attacked the Glasgow to London mail train at Ledburn, Buckinghamshire in 1963 and made off with £2.6m. | Biggs was part of a 15-strong gang which attacked the Glasgow to London mail train at Ledburn, Buckinghamshire in 1963 and made off with £2.6m. |
| The train's driver, Jack Mills, suffered head injuries during the robbery. | The train's driver, Jack Mills, suffered head injuries during the robbery. |