A little boy who witnessed his pregnant mum being beaten by her ex-boyfriend re-enacted the attack on himself at nursery school just days later.

A thug punched his former partner on the chin and threw a wax melt holder at her after turning up at her home shouting abuse when they split.

A man has been charged with murder after the death of a dad described as "generous, funny and loyal".

A UK Border Force agent and his girlfriend secretly filmed women in toilets and changing rooms for their own “perverse sexual gratification”.

A drug dealer has been jailed after being caught using a burner phone to supply hundreds of people with cocaine.

A GP who was accused of multiple sex attacks on a pregnant teenager more than 25 years ago has been found not guilty.

A popular restaurant worker stabbed near a railway station has finally left hospital but has still not been able to tell police what happened.

A paedophile has been jailed after approaching schoolgirls at a bus stop and asking them to perform sex acts.

Some criminals take issue with the details of their offending being made public, but our court reporter argues publicity is part of the punishment.

A robbery suspect has been charged after allegedly attacking a person and forcing them into a car to drive to a cashpoint.

A woman who witnessed the fatal beating of a child rapist has told a court how she panicked and fled with the alleged killer.

Two prolific thieves have been jailed after stealing hundreds of pounds worth of items from major supermarkets.

A multi-millionaire landlord has been accused of continuing to harass councillors despite a previous court injunction.

Two men who attempted to smuggle 39 migrants in the back of a refrigerated lorry have been jailed for 12 years.

A 23-year-old delivery driver who fractured a woman’s thigh bone when he crashed into her while trying to avoid police has avoided prison time.

A courtroom was packed with well-wishers as a popular reporter prepared to file his final report.

Two thugs left a homeless man fearing he would die as he was kicked, punched and slashed with a knife while laying in his makeshift home.

A 36-year-old man has admitted stealing jewellery with a value of millions from salespeople who were stopped at a petrol station forecourt.

A couple who claimed they stole to feed themselves were told by magistrates to stop shoplifting and to go to a foodbank instead.

Two people have appeared in court after a woman in her 90s was attacked in a high street after they allegedly tried to steal her handbag.