A Kent footballer has walked free after grabbing an axe during a row with his ex father-in-law.

A Swanley doctor's due to be sentenced this afternoon after admitting sexually assaulting a number of patients at his practice.

It was a mystery that kept Sonny the cat's owners guessing... until he strolled up the garden path FIVE YEARS after he went missing.

A firm which 'didn't have any real health and safety management system in place' has been fined after a driver died in an industrial accident.

A pensioner in a wheelchair sparked a full-scale armed police incident when he pulled out a firearm on a neighbour.

Three students have been subjected to a vile racist attack by thugs who threatened to kill them as they walked home.

Homeless twin brothers have been locked up after beating a dog to death while high on drink and drugs. WARNING: Contains distressing image.

The mother of a man murdered by her partner is behind bars after wounding another man who attacked him.

A man jailed for four years has walked free after being acquitted of sex assaults on young girls.

A balaclava-wearing thief walked into a bookmakers with a large knife and demanded cash - but soon came unstuck thanks to an eagle-eyed punter.

A former policeman accused of having inappropriate relationships with two girls has told jurors how the youngsters became “infatuated” with him.

A woman so drunk on Special Brew with a toddler in tow that she could not even cross the road has been spared jail.

A man who grabbed his girlfriend's throat and waved a kitchen knife in her face has been jailed for breaking her ankle with a wooden rounders bat.

A devious man who stabbed himself then claimed he had been attacked by his ex-partner is behind bars along with his father who colluded to tell lies.

The managing director of a construction firm who stole almost £65,000 to pay for meals and servicing his car is behind bars.

A woman claims she has been set up by a rival business after her off licence was closed when hygiene inspectors found a decomposing mouse on a shelf.

A woman locked up for two years after using her daughter's fingerprints in an attempt to hide her criminal past is seeking a review of her sentence.

A spurned lover - who only stopped raining knife blows on his ex when restrained by stunned shopkeepers - has been jailed for 13 years.

Grieving relatives of a man killed in the street by a woman with a shotgun have created a lasting legacy to him... with a series of tattoos.

A young man has appeared in court charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a taxi driver was hit over the head during a row with a passenger.