Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.NICK LEESON, the trader who brought down Barings Bank, has in effect been cured of cancer, said a prison official, who described his colonic cancer as being "in complete remission".
Leeson, who has served 42 months of a six-and-a-half-year sentence, will be released from Singapore's Changi jail tomorrow, into a pounds 100,000 deal from the Daily Mail, which was the winner of a newspaper bidding war for his account of life behind bars.
A film of his downfall, Rogue Trader, premiered last week starring Ewan McGregor. The film rights of Leeson's book reputedly netted him pounds 700,000, which went on his legal fees.
Last August, Leeson was diagnosed with stage B cancer but was expected to recover after surgery. A prison spokeswoman said: "At Leeson's last medical check-up [on 23 June], doctors assessed the cancer to be in a state of complete clinical remission."
His recovery may not help the Mail, which risks trouble with the Press Complaints Commission for paying a convicted criminal. There had been suggestions that the payment could be justified if it funded his cancer treatment.
Last night, the PCC said it could not comment on potential loopholes in its guidelines. But the Solicitor General, Ross Cranston, told the Commons yesterday that people "ought not to profit from their own wrong", and that it might be appropriate for the PCC to deal with the matter.
Leeson denies boasting to fellow prisoners that he salted away a pounds 2m "pot of gold", but the situation has fuelled the interest of lawyers acting for liquidators for the now-defunct Barings Futures Singapore.
Peregrine Worsthorne, Review, page 4
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments