A violent rapist has been jailed after he lured a woman back to his home and abused her.

A Scout leader who downloaded indecent images of children has been ordered to carry out more than 200 hours of unpaid work.

A man has appeared in court after reports of armed robberies within hours of each other at a takeaway pizza shop and a supermarket petrol station.

A jury took less than an hour to clear a mum accused of trying to cover up her boyfriend’s crimes.

A county councillor has had the whip removed after being convicted of drink driving, despite leaders of the council initially backing him.

A sex offender has been jailed after being found guilty of sexually abusing a teenager and voyeurism offences.

A lorry driver has appeared in court accused of causing serious injury to two women by dangerous driving after a head-on crash at the weekend.

A drunk woman had to be put in a spit hood after she became aggressive with police.

A 12-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a 15-year-old girl was stabbed.

A dad-of-two on trial for murdering a child rapist has today pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

A man has been charged and another arrested in connection with suspected drug and weapons offences.

A taxi driver who ferries children to and from school was secretly filmed threatening to "smash his partner's face in" during a vile tirade.

A former security worker lost his job after turning up at his former partner’s home where he assaulted her and punched the cupboards.

A man high on cocaine took all his clothes off in front of a female police officer after breaking into a building site.

A drink-driver who slammed into the back of another car says he didn’t stop because he thought he’d hit a pothole.

A 36-year-old was found guilty of manslaughter after she sent a victim into a trap, in which he was attacked by a gang of men.

Body-worn cameras captured the moment armed police arrested a group after jewellery, cash and designer clothing were stolen during a burglary.

A criminal has been ordered to pay £60k in compensation to elderly and retired fraud victims who were targeted during the pandemic.

An inquest has opened into the death of an alleged murder victim who was stabbed twice with a kitchen knife.

A cowardly thug dragged his girlfriend along a Kent pier and threatened to throw her into the sea during a campaign of controlling abuse.