A man has appeared in court accused of giving his wife laxatives without her knowledge.

A 26-year-old man encouraged young girls to send him explicit photos before threatening to share the pictures if they refused his demands for more.

A 28-year-old man who is accused of killing a paedophile claims the victim was laughing about his previous child sex crimes.

A racist “menace” has been jailed after a four-month crime spree which included robbery and threatening residents with knives.

A 43-year-old man has appeared in court after a crash which left a motorcyclist and their passenger with serious injuries.

A woman is accused of helping her boyfriend after a fatal shooting by booking hotel accommodation for him.

An engineer stuck in traffic flew into a rage and smashed up a lorry with a crowbar after it clipped his vehicle as he tried to undertake it.

A mum who suffered life-changing injuries in a terrifying rottweiler attack has blasted a judge’s decision to save the dog from being put down.

A 36-year-old man has been locked up for sending explicit messages to someone he thought was a young girl.

A man has denied attempting to murder a police officer in a suspected hit-and-run.

A "manipulative" church pastor who left his wife battered and bleeding from a violent assault has been jailed.

A suspect has been charged after a man suffered a serious head injury in an assault at a restaurant.

A homeless man found slumped in a vehicle in a public car park with music blaring was more than four times the legal limit to drive.

Shocking pictures show how a mum was battered black and blue by her sister-in-law who became “like a wild animal” after downing prosecco and Baileys.

A rowdy drunk who threatened a doorman with a pool cue has been spared jail - and told by a judge he can keep his "highly dangerous" weapon.

A man was so drunk that when police arrived to deal with him he got in the driver’s seat of their patrol car.

A corrupt cruise worker and his accomplices have been jailed after being caught trying to smuggle a huge amount of class A drugs into the UK.

A thug who fractured a man's face in a "savage and cowardly" attack told police after his arrest: "If you are going to do it, don't go half-hearted.”

Three men have been arrested after allegedly stealing a woman’s bank card to buy cigarettes and alcohol.

Two teenagers suspected to have taken a motorbike without permission before driving it dangerously on a road will appear in court.