A prolific criminal who once admitted she loves shoplifting faces being hit with an Asbo-style court order after her latest thieving spree.

A school PTA treasurer wrote cheques to herself for £5,500 from cash meant to buy treats for pupils, a court has heard.

The family of a father who died from a savage punch to the head are disgusted to hear his killer went on to launch a knife attack.

A man who killed a friend in a 'classic one-punch manslaughter' has been jailed for five years.

A man has appeared in court after police stormed a house and found a samurai sword along with suspected Class A drugs.

A former PE teacher wept in the dock as she was convicted of grooming and attacking a pupil in a long-running campaign of abuse.

Residents of a flat have been evicted and the property shut down following a campaign of anti-social behaviour causing misery for neighbours.

A driver who fled after crashing into a teenage cyclist and leaving him with multiple fractures has been spared jail.

A night porter 'lost it' and smashed up a hotel with a metal bracket, causing nearly £100k of damage, after becoming frustrated with his job.

A turf farm boss attempted to kill his neighbour by ploughing into him as he walked to the shops as a feud over access turned violent.

Four people stand trial in connection with an alleged knife attack on a young woman stabbed after receiving a death threat on social media.

Two sisters have bravely spoken of the nightmare they suffered at the hands of their grandfather – a serial sex abuser they helped put behind bars.

A police detective has told an inquest jury he was disappointed more experienced officers rejected taking on a case before three more men were killed.

A 20-year-old donned a stab proof vest and chased and stabbed a teenager four years after killing a man with one punch outside McDonald's.

A man has appeared in court accused of two alleged rapes after a woman was reportedly attacked.

A father and son have been jailed after police found a huge stash of cocaine hidden at their home and in several other properties.

A banned driver who was seen slumped across his wheel before causing a rush-hour crash on the M25 blamed the incident on an imaginary friend.

A paedophile who was snared by vigilantes and attacked a teen claimed he couldn't be responsible for vile texts as he is illiterate.

A Kent pensioner who was jailed for eight years for smuggling cocaine on board a cruise ship from the Caribbean has died in prison.

A troubled snooker club at the centre of a stabbing investigation has had conditions imposed on it after police had to Taser revellers.