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British woman may face jail in Dubai after 'witnessing fight over selfies' in hotel lounge
Ex-pat Asa Hutchinson, 21, from Chelmsford, Essex, had been to a brunch in Dubai with fellow Brits who came to blows with a Swedish man.
Man in his 60s is stabbed to death in children's adventure playground - suspect arrested
A man in his sixties was stabbed to death at Cherry Lane adventure playground, in Crawley, West Sussex, at around 10.30am on Tuesday (28 November).
Two arrested on suspicion of 'wilfully ill-treating child' after boy, 7, found dead in Birmingham
A 56-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman were arrested and later released under investigation after the boy was found dead in Nechells, Birmingham early on Sunday (26 November).
Ex-SAS pilot threw £2.5m worth of cocaine from plane for three men waiting below
Belgian Rudi Sels piloted a light aircraft that dropped cocaine in plastic barrels over Kent while accomplices Jonathan Hart, Michael Mealing and Andrew Barrett waited below.
Boy, 14, screamed as he found bloodsoaked body of his mum who had been stabbed to death
A woman, named locally as 36-year-old Monika Lasek, was found dead at a property in Halifax, West Yorkshire. A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Paedophile postman who sexually assaulted and 'traumatised' schoolgirl for years is jailed
Alec Heaps, 53, from Stockport, was found guilty of six sexual assault charges at Manchester's Minshull Crown Court, and jailed for five years.
Teenager, 17, guilty of plotting Isis-inspired lorry terror attack at Justin Bieber concert
The teenager was found guilty of 5 terror offences after a trial at Birmingham Crown Court, which heard that he had searched for details of security at a Justin Bieber concert.
UK drone owners to sit safety test before flight
Proposed rule changes to drone flight and ownership could see safety tests and increased police powers in spring 2018.
Teenage girls slash 18-year-old's face in unprovoked attack in Greater Manchester
Victim was set attacked from behind, was left with a broken rib after being kicked and had her face and hair cut.
Black Friday madness sweeps across Britain – watch one man walk calmly into PC World
While many hunt far and wide for a deal, some people are happier sitting back and enjoying the show.
CCTV shows moped robbers 'spotting dad wearing Rolex before stealing it and knifing him to death'
Danny Pearce, 31, who had a five-year-old daughter, was knifed and shot at after he refused to hand over his watch, London's Metropolitan Police say.
James Bulger's mum says killer Jon Venables is 'vile, perverted psychopath' after child porn arrest
James Bulger's mother Denise Fergus has hit out at her son's killer, Jon Venables, after he was caught with child abuse images for a second time last week.
UK energy prices to decline through to 2022 as 'cheap gas imports' rise
Falling demand and lower wholesale gas prices would cut power prices, research suggests.
Loner posed as model talent scout to convince girls as young as 10 to send naked pictures
John Kilpatrick has been jailed for 44 months after he posed as a talent scout for top London modelling agency BMA Models asking girls to send increasingly revealing photographs.
Thug warned love rival he was a 'dead man' before burying meat cleaver in the back of his head
Anthony Thompson attacked Cameron Sharp after he found out he was dating his ex-girlfriend Nicola Crossley. Thompson screamed: ' I am going to kill you, you're a f****** dead man'
Oxford graduate sues university because he only received a 2:1
Faiz Siddiqui has accused the university of "inadequate" teaching for his course on modern history back in 2000.
Manhunt for hammer killer and 2 other violent criminals who absconded from same prison in 6 days
Manhunt under way for murderer Nicholas Redding, 45, drug dealer James Vaughan, 37, and burglar Barry Anderson, 41, have all disappeared from HMP Spring Hill.
Father who raped boy finds himself in same cell as victim 35 years later after row with wife
Gary Mottershead, 52, had spent 35 years believing he had got away with the rape and sexual assault of a child, Manchester Crown Court heard.
UK broadband internet prices: Are you paying too much compared to the rest of the world?
A new study has revealed internet prices in the UK are some of the most affordable in Europe. But we do not stack up well against the rest of the world.
Mother stabbed to death after being bound and gagged 'may have known attacker'
London's Metropolitan Police found the body of Catherine Burke in her Muswell Hill home last Thursday. Police say she may have known her attacker.
Young father 'used dying breaths to name friend who attacked him and his new girlfriend'
The Old Bailey heard that Lee Hatley was stabbed 29 times by his friend, Bradley Wood, who also stabbed his girlfriend, Lauren Egan-Perkins, while she slept in her flat in London.
Newcastle United in £300m formal takeover bid by Amanda Staveley-led PCP Capital Partners
Mike Ashley took over the running of Newcastle United in 2007 but announced plans to sell in October. British businesswoman Staveley has been spotted at St James' Park.
Racist child killer loses legal bid to return penis pump that was delivered to his jail cell
Imran 'Baldy' Shahid, who was jailed for life with a minimum of 25 years in 2006, demanded the penis pump returned because he has a 'bad reaction' to Viagra tablets.
Raped at the age of four, Jehovah's Witness told 'not to report' child abuse
Victims claimed they were advised not to report the crimes and that the religion protected perpetrators.
Pervert, who sexually assaulted elderly woman with dementia who later died, jailed
Winston George, 57, denied penetrative sexual activity with mentally disordered female, but was convicted and sentenced to 9 years in prison at Amersham Crown Court.
Muslim convert mum was 'banned from seeing family then stabbed to death, dumped in woods and torched'
Leeds Crown Court heard prosecutors claim that her husband, who is charged with murder, sent fake frantic messages to her phone to mask the killing.
Two men found guilty of murdering music producer after stabbing him 14 times
Dean Pascal-Modeste, 21, known as Floss, was stabbed 14 times in the street in broad daylight in Mottingham, south east London.
Girl, 14, held prisoner by 3 men, plied with drugs and forced to have sex 'with 20 punters'
The sick trio Jake Cairns, Brandon Sharples and Jack McInally, all from Coventry, even took pictures of the child and posted them on an adult website to attract clients.
Manchester 'jihadi listed as Isis sniper in leaked terror documents'
Mohammed Abdallah, of Moss Side, Manchester, denies terrorism offences at the Old Bailey in London despite being listed as a specialist sniper in Isis documents, a court heard.
Dramatic video shows 'have-a-go hero throwing thief off a stolen motorbike' in London
TV presenter Charley Boorman has called for more police protection after he posted the video on Twitter. The clip shows what appeared to be a bike owner pursuing a thief.