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A trucker with more than £2.5m of heroin "openly on display" in his cab has been jailed for 11-and-a-half years.
An article by KentOnline about a “serial sexual predator” prompted two alleged victims to go to the police.
A thug who subjected residents at a religious retreat to a violent raid is behind bars after being bravely tackled by his victims.
A teenager subjected a woman to an "extremely violent and terrifying" rape attempt as she walked through woods alone.
A jealous bully strangled his girlfriend and bit her face after she told him she was unhappy with their relationship, a court heard.
A nightclub boss is to stand trial accused of sexually abusing children more than 30 years ago.
The family of an underage girl bombarded with explicit selfies by a 32-year-old roofer says he “got off lightly” after he was spared jail.
One of four men on trial for the murder of a trained barrister sleeping rough in a car park made videos on his phone titled "Homeless Diaries".
As prisons reach capacity and criminals walk free, court reporter Julia Roberts says judges will be left taking flak for issuing lenient sentences.
A foul-mouthed, violent abuser left his former girlfriend so traumatised she suffered nightmares in which he appeared as a demon, a court heard.
A qualified barrister living rough was brutally beaten to death with a wooden gavel and laptop, a murder trial has heard.
A man had his jaw broken by a friend in a violent attack in pub toilets after being accused of “chatting up his bird”.
A teenager who mugged a man of his designer jacket has been spared jail, after punching his victim and saying: "Give me your coat and you'll live.”
A pensioner has been jailed after repeatedly abusing a young girl, leaving her fearing "monsters who hide behind the friend mask".
A bottle-wielding thug left a teenager needing dentures after knocking out several of his teeth in a violent attack after attempting to rob him.
A professional boxer caught with a stash of cocaine worth up to £35,000 told of his regret before he was jailed for drug dealing.
An eighteen-year-old has been jailed for two years after piloting a boat of asylum-seekers, having been offered a discount of €600.
A former police community support officer has been cleared of affray after telling a jury he felt "petrified and in danger" during a brawl.
A retiree was left “empty and depressed” after being swindled out of thousands of pounds, and passed away before the perpetrator was sent to prison.
A conman stole a van knowing that the owner was selling it to raise money for his parents who had been victims of fraud.