A trial has been set following the death of a 40-year-old man more than seven years after he drowned in the River Thames.

The heartbroken dad of 23-month-old twins allegedly killed by their mum attended the latest hearing in the case.

Detectives investigating reports of a car driving the wrong way down a street have charged a 26-year-old man with dangerous driving.

A man who carried out a "savage" hammer attack on a 71-year-old woman has been jailed for 22 years.

An alleged stranger sex attack on a woman was filmed on CCTV cameras, a court heard.

A father-of-two plunged a knife into the partner of an escort worker telling him:“That one’s for your heart!”

The owner of a Staffordshire bull terrier which bit off part of a postman's finger as he put mail through the door has been convicted by magistrates.

A man who led police on a chase in a Citroën Xsara Picasso has admitted dangerous driving.

A carer who raided a “frail and aged” pensioner’s bank account while she was being treated in hospital has been spared jail.

A BMW driver caught delivering a kilo of heroin claimed he did it because he could not afford the car insurance.

Two burglars have been jailed threatening a couple in their home.

A man has been charged with firearms offences following a reported disturbance outside a bar.

The businessman accused of being “delusional” when he strangled his lover has told a jury: “I am still not convinced she wasn’t cheating.”

A father who set fire to a caravan while a pregnant woman and others were inside during a family feud has had his sentence adjourned again.

A nurse who stole a blue badge from a parked car and used it to park in a hospital's disabled bay has been struck off the register.

A man accused of trying to kill a woman with prescription medicine will stand trial in the summer.

A lout who smashed a glass into a man's face on a dance floor, leaving him permanently scarred, has been locked up.

A rogue shopkeeper who was repeatedly caught selling counterfeit cigarettes has been spared jail.

Blood left at a crime scene helped snare a thief who has committed almost 90 offences.

A jewellery thief left a trail of evidence behind him in a desperate bid to escape capture.