UK crime

David Dearlove, 71, is accused of killing his stepson Paul Booth, 19 months, at their home in Stockton-on-Tees in October 1968. He denies murder at Teesside Crown Court.

William Watkinson Nov 14, 2017

Police raided Terence Patrick Corcoran's Scarborough home after tracing his suspicious internet activity.

Jordan Bhatt Nov 14, 2017

Zana Yusif has been jailed for 15 years after he killed vulnerable Bangladeshi grandfather Tarek Chowdhury, 64, in a cell at the Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in London.

William Watkinson Nov 13, 2017

Will Cornick, 19, stabbed to death school teacher Ann Maguire during a school Spanish lesson in 2014 at Corpus Christi Catholic College in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

William Watkinson Nov 13, 2017

Serial domestic abuser Adam McCarthy, 28, killed ex-girlfriend Sophie Ing's pet chihuahua 'outright' during a blazing row at his home in Sunderland, where he also attacked her.

William Watkinson Nov 10, 2017

When a conversation became heated, he threatened to post naked images of his then girlfriend onto Instagram.

Jordan Bhatt Nov 10, 2017

Endris Mohammed, 47, from Birmingham, denies murdering Saros Endris, 8, and sister Leanor, 6, and the attempted murder of mum, Penil Teklehaimanot, but admits manslaughter.

William Watkinson Nov 08, 2017

Robert Moore, 34, of Spar Crescent, Little Hulton, Salford, targeted a home and two off-licences, stealing a bottle of Smirnoff Vodka and 20 Sterling Superking cigarettes.

William Watkinson Nov 08, 2017

Jurors at Bristol Crown Court were warned that they may find the video testimony "shocking and disturbing."

Jordan Bhatt Nov 08, 2017

Craig Smith, 28, from Birkenhead, Merseyside, was jailed for life last week after being convicted of beating his two-year-old step-son Teddy Tilston to death.

William Watkinson Nov 07, 2017

Stalker Mark Revill has been detained indefinitely in psychiatric hospital after sending threatening tweets and repeatedly delivering letters and postcards to actress Keira Knightley's north London home.

William Watkinson Nov 06, 2017

Rose West's nephew, Steven Letts, 39, plied the girl with cocaine, cannabis and vodka after meeting her in Gloucester city centre on 6 March this year.

William Watkinson Nov 06, 2017

Lee Torrance was attacked at the home of Aivaras Sepronas and Jurgita Makaroviene in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, in 2015. The gang has been given jail sentences totalling 50 years.

William Watkinson Nov 03, 2017

Julian Aubrey, a sexual abuse counsellor, was knifed to death in his home in Earl's Court on Monday (30 October). The 55-year-old was a former co-chairman of an LGBT liaison group.

William Watkinson Nov 03, 2017

Humberside Police arrested a man who allegedly had a 'bladed weapon' and was 'behaving aggressively' in a home in Bransholme, Hull.

William Watkinson Nov 02, 2017

A Birmingham gang has been jailed for more than 100 years for selling shotguns and class A drugs in the West Midlands.

Paul Wright Nov 02, 2017

Violent thug Andrew Clark is back behind bars after spending his first day of freedom in Leeds beating up random members of the public and stamping on the head of an elderly man.

Paul Wright Nov 02, 2017

Musa Miah, 23, and Syed Ibrahim, 21, were left with life-changing injuries after a corrosive substance was thrown in their faces outside a grocery store in east London.

William Watkinson Nov 01, 2017

Ryan Gibbons, 29, from Manchester, has been found guilty of murder after running over ex-Royal Navy officer Mike Samwell, 35, twice in the victim's Audi S3 sports car.

William Watkinson Oct 31, 2017

Simon Marshall has been jailed at York Crown Court and was said to have shown no remorse over his actions.

Paul Wright Oct 31, 2017

A second man was also stabbed in the attack but is due to be released from hospital later this week.

Jordan Bhatt Oct 31, 2017

Two people were injured and taken to hospital during the shooting which happened in the early hours of 28 October.

Jordan Bhatt Oct 31, 2017

One-eyed killer Adrian Hynd, from Kirkcaldy, Fife, stabbed a man to death in his own home leaving an ornamental vampire skull sword embedded in his victim's chest.

William Watkinson Oct 30, 2017

Natasha Wild, 23, was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, Lloyd Brackenbury, 32, on 28 November 2016. She suffered a fatal knife wound to the neck in her own home in Rochdale.

Jordan Bhatt Oct 30, 2017

Adam Parkin, 35, stabbed wife Julie to death at their home in Sunderland, with police later finding search terms on his computer such as 'Cambodia child abuse'.

William Watkinson Oct 27, 2017

Liverpool Crown Court heard how Benjamin Jones, 32, from Moreton, Merseyside, boasted online to other paedophiles about how he 'got lucky' filming the children.

William Watkinson Oct 27, 2017

The car rammed into the crowd outside a bar, injuring several people, before speeding away from the scene.

Jordan Bhatt Oct 27, 2017

Paul Hepplestall, 40, from Liverpool, has been jailed for 20 months for the 'aggressive and blunt' rant that was shared widely on social media in June 2017.

William Watkinson Oct 27, 2017

The three male suspects punched a 60-year-old woman before pushing her to the ground and kicking her.

Jordan Bhatt Oct 26, 2017

An emergency call handler was told by a child that his 46-year-old father Barry Dermot 'had been sniffing white powder and drinking alcohol'. Dermot was later arrested.

William Watkinson Oct 24, 2017