Man to stand trial over River Thames speedboat death following nightmare first date
Jack Shepherd will stand trial next year after his date, Charlotte Brown, died when she fell from a speedboat into the River Thames.
Russian businesswoman faces jail after hiring gang for £100,000 raid on tycoon ex-lover's house
Russian businesswoman Karine Solloway has been found guilty of masterminding the robbery of her married ex-lover's house.
Baby killer who punched daughter to death found 'murdered' in prison
Child killer Liam Deane, who was jailed for murdering his newborn baby, has been found dead in Leeds prison after he was allegedly murdered by fellow inmate John Westland.
Couple jailed after baby girls found with maggots crawling out of genitals and faeces in ear
US couple Aislyn Miller and Kevin Fowler, from Tulsa County, Oklahoma, have been jailed for 130 years each after starving their twin baby girls and leaving them covered in maggots.
Teenage girl jailed after attack on London Tube worker left his eye hanging out
Teenager Tashanna Mauge has been jailed for 18 months after she punched a Transport for London worker in the face, leaving part of his eye hanging from its socket.
Britons 'need to speak Mandarin and Arabic' if they want to make Brexit a success
Mandarin and Arabic are among the top five languages Britons will need to learn if the country is to enjoy a prosperous post-Brexit future, according to a British Council report.
Armed police storm Birmingham's Bullring in pre-Christmas terror drill
Armed police stormed a shopping centre in Birmingham on Sunday night (12 November) as part of a training exercise against a potential terrorist attack.
Missing Irish teacher found dead after freak accident saw her drown in small stream while jogging
The body of young Irish woman Eimear Noonan, reported missing from her home in Annonay, France, has been found after what appeared to be a freak drowning accident.
Beggars earning £300 a day for drugs and alcohol by duping kind-hearted public
Beggars in the north of England are pocketing more than £300-a-day from good Samaritans and squandering the money on alcohol and drugs, Middlebrough Council has said.
Is the US Navy Seals heroic reputation in jeopardy? Green Beret killing shocks special ops community
Green Beret Logan Melgar, who died in mysterious circumstances while on assignment in Mali, had reportedly declined to accept illicit money from SEALs before his death.
Child killer Ian Huntley hopes to be free in 2020 by 'duping officials as reformed character'
Soham murderer Ian Huntley, who killed schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, hopes to be back on the streets of Britain in just three years.
Canadians lose appeal over death of mother 'cooked alive' in experimental spa treatment
Three Canadians have lost their appeal over their conviction for the death of mother Chantal Lavigne, who was "cooked alive" during a detox spa treatment.
Paedophiles kidnap 12-year-old girl and film her rape for the internet
Two paedophiles in Ekaterinburg, Russia, reportedly kidnapped and raped a 12-year-old girl while filming the abuse for fellow child sex offenders on the internet.
Watford man gets 14 months for trying to sell rhino horns and elephant tusks on Instagram
Abbas Allawi, from Watford, has been jailed for attempting to sell elephant tusks, hippopotamus teeth and rhino horns.
Female teacher arrested for 'having sex with high school students in her car'
Substitute teacher Madeline Marx has been accused of having sex with at least two high school male students in Kettering, Ohio.
Pregnant woman 'cooked roommate's pet ferret alive in oven after row over missing clothes'
Police in New Hampshire say Ivana Clifford, 26, told officers she cooked the beloved animal – named "Angel".
Watch the terrifying moment British surfer Andrew Cotton breaks his back in a 50ft wave wipeout
British surfer Andrew Cotton broke his back after trying to surf a mammoth 50ft wave that crashed down on him off the coast of Portugal.
Videos reveal the abuse Iranian women receive for not wearing the hijab
Women's rights campaigners in Iran have released eye-opening footage showing the abuse they receive when refusing to wear a hijab in public as part of the #WhiteWednesday movement.
Scotland's own 'hot felon' Jeremy Meeks? Women gush over man who escaped clinging to van
In a picture that could rival 'hot felon' Jeremy Meeks, women have been gushing over a man who spectacularly escaped Dungavel Immigration Centre in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Swords and machetes among nearly 100 knives handed over in Cambridgeshire amnesty
Swords and machetes were among nearly 100 deadly weapons handed over during a seven-day knife amnesty by Cambridgeshire Police.
Wolverhampton teenager caught trying to set off deadly car bomb bought from dark web
Gurtej Randhawa, from Wolverhampton, could face jail after he was caught buying a remotely-detonated car bomb from the dark web.
Brazilian teens Facebook Live stream own deaths as police open fire on their car
Three Brazilian teenagers reportedly live streamed their own deaths when police opened fire on their car during an anti-drug-trafficking raid in Rio de Janeiro.
Rapists as young as 10 could be housed in a special unit amid rise in 'dark' sex attacks by children
A special unit to hold children as young as 10 who carry out sex attacks is being considered by ministers amid a rise in convictions.
Mother died saving her children's lives by using body as human shield in Texas church shooting
Mother Joann Ward, who was one of 26 killed in the Texas church shooting, managed to save two of her children's lives by using herself as a human shield, family members have said.
Elsie Scully-Hicks: Father jailed for life after murdering 18-month-old adopted daughter
Former fitness instructor has been jailed for murdering his 18-month-old daughter Elsie at his Cardiff home just two weeks after adopting her.
Shocking video shows attacker repeatedly stab teenager in London takeaway
Police have released CCTV footage of a teenager being stabbed in Mahin's Pizza Peri Peri Grill takeaway restaurant in Newham, East London.
US postal worker wins $10m lottery - but goes straight back to work and tells no one for a week
US postal worker Woody Simmons said he sat in his car screaming after winning the $10m top prize on a Virginia Lottery scratch card.
Judge jails 'evil' paedophile who took pictures while abusing young girl
Martin Rowley, 45, has been jailed after he took pictures of himself abusing a young girl and viewed indecent images online.
Woman arrested for being being drunk in charge of a horse after riding down busy Florida highway
Donna Byrne, 53, has been arrested and charged with riding while drunk after she was spotted on her horse on a busy Florida highway.
Bride desperate for divorce poisons husband's drink - but mistakenly kills 17 in-laws
Police in Pakistan say a newly married woman mistakenly killed 17 of her family members after she tried to murder her arranged marriage husband by poisoning his drink.
