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Ex-Gladiators star Warrior told 'we will stab you in neck' by knife gang demanding cash
Mike Ahearne, better known as Warrior in the 90's ITV series, was threatened in Ruben's Coffee Shop, Birkenhead, on 8 August last year.
Murder probe launched after skull found in field by teenager playing football with friends
Jack Grant, 13, was visiting his grandmother's house in the Swaithe area of Barnsley when he kicked the ball into a nearby field and made the gruesome discovery.
UK's worst sex offender blackmailed victim into eating dog food for sick images on dark web
The 'highly manipulative' Cambridge graduate Dr Matthew Falder was found guilty of 137 offences at Birmingham Crown Court and will be sentenced this week.
Ruthless gang battered dog and its owner after he put dog poo in one of their bins
The gang of four men Paul Hands, Darren Barnfather, John McCarthy and Darren Bagnall attacked a man in Holebottom in Ashton-under-Lyne, Tameside, in July 2016.
Disgraced police officer who pursued vulnerable women for sex jailed
Ihsan Ali, 40, of Bacup, Lancashire, was a response officer has been jailed for two years after he was convicted of Misconduct in Public Office.
Sadistic killer boasted 'I feel great' while beating to death disabled beggar he force-fed bleach
Jiri Ulman, from Manchester, was known as 'stick man' because of his crutches but died after being subjected to a brutal beating and force fed bleach by Miroslav Kolman last year
Female carer who sexually assaulted disabled woman in the shower jailed
Vicky Hooper, 29, from Halstead, Essex, sexually assaulted her 37-year-old disabled victim, who suffers from a nerve condition, while working as her carer.
Man 'executed' his neighbour to avoid paying £44k designer clothes' debt
Haroon Rafiq has been jailed for life for "executing" his neighbour Sajad Hussain to avoid paying back a debt. He will serve a minimum of 24 years in prison.
Teenager stabbed budding male model who died in front of parents after girlfriend 'joke'
A jury at Birmingham Crown Court found a 17-year-old boy guilty of stabbing 26-year-old James Brindley to death in Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands in June last year.
Teenage tearaways shot two men in the face because they 'desperately needed cannabis'
The two 16-year-olds, from Kirkdale and Everton, in Liverpool, used a gas-powered BB gun to rob a taxi driver and a newsagent to steal money to spend on the Class B drug.
Drug dealer concealed heroin and crack cocaine in Kinder Eggs, court told
Levi Gough, 22, has been jailed for three-years at Sheffield Crown Court after 35 wraps of heroin, and 77 wraps of crack cocaine, were discovered.
Poorest Britons left behind as millionaires ride wealth boom
New figures from the ONS 2014-16 wealth in Great Britain survey show that growing UK household wealth is overwhelmingly weighted towards older and wealthier Britons.
Female paedophile said she was 'monster' for collecting stash of child porn and grooming girl
Michaela Sheldrake, 41, has been jailed for seven years after being caught with a huge stash of child porn and taking indecent pictures of a girl who she had groomed.
Glamour model who claimed she kissed Amir Khan faces jail after handgun found in cupboard
Model Sandy Hunter, 33, from Dagenham, Essex, claims Khan kissed her and slapped her bottom in a London hotel after he had appeared on ITV with his pregnant wife Faryal Makhdoom.
Man arrested for 1994 sex attack and murder of 86-year-old woman who was stabbed and strangled to death
Amy Shepherd, 86, was found dead at her home in Wibsey in August 1994 and a post mortem revealed that she had been strangled, stabbed and sexually assaulted.
School accidentally shows pupils porn instead of Paddington Bear
A group of nine and 10-year-olds exposed to pornographic pop-ups as their teacher attempted to stream Paddington.
You will soon have to prove you're 18 to watch PornHub - are you freaking out yet?
New changes to British law which will demand porn websites operating in the UK enforce age verification checks on users are "not trusted" by web users, a new study suggests.
Masked woman 'tried to snatch 4-year-old girl from H&M while the girl's mother shopped'
Polish national Anna Kaminska, 26, allegedly approached the girl and told her 'just come with me' at the Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, in Edinburgh.
Man who grew 14 cannabis plants to treat debilitating medical condition is spared jail
Sheffield Crown Court was told the 14 plants Dean Gilbourne was growing in Doncaster could yield 1.26kg. He was handed a 26-week prison sentence, suspended for 12-months.
'Thelma and Louise' couple go on the run with pet hamster after mugging massage parlour boss with mallet
Zoe Hickey, 29, and her partner Imogen Mellor, 28, went on the run after attacking Kevin Garfoot with a rubber mallet and then kicked and punched him in the head in Blackpool.
Brexit: EU takes 2 minutes to offer UK status quo transition without representation
The EU has said it will offer a "status quo transition without national representation" from March 2019 until 31 December 2020.
Broke woman moved to tears by mystery stranger who gifted her £100 on a train
A Leeds Beckett University graduate wants to thank the kind stranger who left her £100 on a train after she was overhead talking about her tricky financial situation.
Teenager murdered friend with meat cleaver after Snapchat emoji row about who was 'toughest'
Abdulrahman Ali, 16, from Tottenham, north London, sent laughing emojis on a group chat when Osman Sharif Soufi, also 16, claimed he was toughest.
Brexit poll: Britons now support second EU referendum by 16-point margin
A joint survey conducted by The Guardian and ICM shows that British voters now favour a second Brexit referendum by a 16-point margin.
Fetish club DJ who collected animal and child porn caught when he left images on USB stick
David Dawson known by his DJ name 'Dave the Butcher' ran 'Kage Club' events in Bury, Greater Manchester, before a USB stick was found that contained disgusting images.
Russia wants to attack Britain's energy supply and 'cause chaos' says UK defence secretary
UK defence secretary Gavin Williamson says Russia is looking to target British energy infrastructure rather than a military invasion.
Teenager, 17, promoted jihad after extremist material found in two hospital prayer rooms, court hears
Extremist material including lectures by the banned al-Qaeda preacher Anwar al-Awlaki were discovered in prayer rooms at the Royal London Hospital and University College Hospital
Ex-Manchester City player turned crime boss jailed over 'professional' money laundering ring
Ryan McDowell, 33, from St Helens in Merseyside, who was a youth player at Manchester City has now been jailed after police made cash seizures in 2014, totalling over £230,000.
Giant python called Tiny strangled owner to death in act of 'affection'
A 2.5 metre long African Rock Python was "shocked" when its UK owner dropped dead from "affectionate" suffocation.
Schoolgirl, 15, raped in alleyway by stranger who chased her before witnesses stepped in
The schoolgirl was raped as she walked down an alleyway on Nelson Road, Crouch End, north London, on 2 December before she managed to escape with her attacker in pursuit.