An election candidate says she has been left "shocked and frightened" after suffering a tirade of racial abuse while out canvassing.

Two men plunged overboard from a cargo ship as it was about to dock in Kent.

A rapist has been jailed after his victim saw him on a bus 10 years after the attack.

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for a total of 40 months for an attempted robbery and knife crime.

Letters found in a cell revealed a prison officer's illicit relationship with an inmate.

A man strangled his drunken friend for five minutes before telling police: “I’ve never killed someone before.”

Two more men have been arrested and released pending further investigation following violent scenes earlier this month.

Two arrests have been made after a fight broke out in McDonald's.

A man is in custody after being caught carrying a meat cleaver.

Elderly residents living next to a derelict former nursing home say they are being “terrorised” by gangs of youths vandalising the property.

Thousands of nursery school children have been left disappointed after thieves stole a production company's tour truck, forcing shows to be cancelled.

The shocking extent of the wounds suffered by a teenage wife at the hands of her husband have been revealed.

Officers were called to the scene of a disturbance where four people were arrested.

A petition calling for CCTV and lights has been set up after a parkour park was graffitied.

A husband has admitted to the murder of his teenage wife today.

A bungled attempt at stealing from a Mercedes has been caught on camera.

Outdated notes formed part of a burglar's haul, and police want people reports of their usage.

Police are appealing for a man to come forward after a man was found lying unconscious in the street this morning.

Police had to attend after customers refused to leave a pub.

A man was attacked in his own home by two violent intruders who burst into the property in the early hours.