A shoplifter who stole more than £500 worth of meat, alcohol and frozen food from convenience stores has been jailed.

A 54-year-old rapist has been sentenced to 10 years for attacks on a woman six years ago.

A “despicable” 67-year-old man has been jailed after being found guilty of multiple child sex offences dating back to the late 1980’s.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. A man has been banned from keeping animals after he left his dog to suffer with infected tumours without vet care.

A dad-of-two who was showing off and speeding in his BMW when it crashed into a young couple walking their dog has been jailed.

A burglar who went on the run after jumping from the dock has been arrested.

Footage has been shared of the moment a drug dealer was stopped by police who found a stab vest and phones with 9,296 messages sent to 150 contacts.

A murder trial jury has been told a pub landlord was on the phone to police when he was fatally stabbed by his ex sister-in-law.

A woman who distracted a homeless man so two teens could carry out a “terrifying attack” has been jailed.

A man acted indecently in front of a woman while gaming in an amusement arcade, a court has heard.

A judge has given a landowner “one final chance” to get legal representation before he is sentenced in a long-running planning dispute with a council.

Three men have been charged after building materials were stolen.

A driver over the limit for three different kinds of drugs was seen swerving on the road before being arrested.

A man has denied the murder of an artist who went missing while walking her dog near a beach.

A shoplifter caught on CCTV repeatedly stealing large quantities of wine from a store has been jailed.

A mum told her underage daughter to “shut-up” when she said she did not want to be tattooed.

A man is in court following a spate of thefts from several convenience stores in towns across the county.

Police have launched a manhunt for a burglar who distracted a dock officer before bolting for the courtroom door and escaping.

A dad-of-five who suspected his long-term girlfriend was cheating on him swapped her medication for laxatives.

A violent criminal has been jailed for six years after demanding a lift at knifepoint from a delivery driver.