Three brothers smashed their way inside a flat and viciously attacked a man just five minutes after police responded to a call from the scared victim.

A steam train packed with passengers missed a car by barely a metre after a motorist jumped the lights at a level crossing.

The trial of an alleged arsonist accused of starting a huge shop blaze which caused £5m in damage has heard he may have done it "out of boredom".

A man who broke a bone in his victim's neck when he tried to strangle him with a bootlace - before leaving him for dead - has been jailed.

A man accused of murdering a Kent dad has told of the moment he struck out at him with a pick axe handle.

Convicted killer Colin Ash-Smith refused leave to appeal against his conviction for the murder of Claire Tiltman.

Crystal Palace mascot Kayla the eagle was one of those caught up in violence which broke out during a Capital One Cup match.

A teenage girl hid three wraps of cannabis in her bra in an attempt to smuggle it into a young offenders’ institution.

An acclaimed musician has told how his neighbours from hell tried to destroy him by inventing 'disgusting' sex allegations.

A schizophrenic has admitted trying to murder his grandmother and her sister in a brutal attack which left them with stab wounds and broken bones.

An Age Concern boss who stole more than £200,000 from the charity has avoided jail because he is terminally ill with cancer.

A boozed-up mother has been jailed after forcing her kids to live in a house with urine, faeces and rotting rubbish strewn all over the floor.

A highly praised primary head has admitted making hundreds of indecent images of children, including some in the most serious category.

A dad-of-two has had to have surgery on his arm after he claims it was broken while he was thrown out of a pub at closing time.

A man has been jailed for more than two years after police found him with stolen First and Second World War medals.

A shopkeeper has been prosecuted after bruised, blemished and rotting produce was found on sale at his shop.

A driver was arrested on the M20 and later charged with drink driving.

An "evil" former soccer coach who raped and sexually abused vulnerable young boys over a 30-year period has been locked up for 22 years.

A woman on trial accused of helping to run a brothel claimed she was a cleaner at the flat and did not know prostitutes were working there.

Police have praised the "great courage" of a child abuse victim after the man who assaulted her throughout the 1980s was jailed.