Bronson: It's no choc to say I'll never get out

NOTORIOUS criminal Charles Bronson has vowed not to attend his next parole hearing - saying he has no hope of being released.

- PHIL CARDY

In a recorded call to a pal, Bronson - who is now named Charlie Salvadore - said he has as much chance of a chocolate teapot surviving a second brew as he has of tasting freedom.

Bronson, 73, who has spent almost 50 years behind bars, is currently locked up at Long Lartin high security prison in Evesham, England.

He was initially jailed for armed robbery in 1974 and has seen his sentence extended repeatedly due to further violent incidents.

Last month the UK's judicial Parole Board said Bronson's next hearing will be in private.