A man has been found guilty of lashing out in a frenzy at a police officer with a machete and smashing his car window.

A distraught mother was arrested when her devious ex-partner falsely claimed she had stabbed him with a kitchen knife.

Hundreds of people have signed an online petition calling for tougher knife crime sentences after the stabbing death of a young father.

A young mother has told of her fury after a plumber who sexually assaulted her avoided an immediate prison sentence for his "vile" behaviour.

A blackmailer who attempted to extort £10,000 from a supermarket by making a bomb threat is behind bars today.

A man is facing life behind bars after today being convicted of murdering his partner's son - as it emerged he was already a convicted killer.

A sex beast has been locked up for nine years after locking a teenage girl in a bedroom, putting a pillow over her head and raping her.

A man and his wife have been remanded in custody today accused of an armed hold-up on a security van at an Asda supermarket.

A jury was today due to consider its verdict after a man suffered fatal stab wounds on New Year's Day.

A sex offender - cleared of an unsolved murder - is behind bars after breaching the terms of his licence.

A businessman is facing a long jail sentence after selling useless bomb detectors to security forces around the world in a multi-million pounds fraud.

A 21-year-old woman today choked back tears as she formally denied murdering a budding DJ found stabbed to death in his car.

A 21-year-old man who bombarded boys with texts before travelling from Newcastle to meet them was a convicted paedophile, a court heard.

A nurse acquitted of a sex assault says he is rebuilding his life... with no job and an uncertain future.

A shop owner was stunned to discover CCTV footage showing boxes of tea bags levitate off the shelves before crashing to the ground next to a customer.

A terrified woman whose estranged husband made repeated threats to kill her made a desperate 999 call when he began banging on her front door.

A pensioner who repeatedly raped a woman but claimed it was a consensual sexual affair is behind bars.

A man who denies murdering his partner's son has told jurors he didn't even realise he had been stabbed when trouble erupted early on New Year's Day.

A 17-year-old drug addict has today been locked up for seven years after being convicted of the manslaughter of a young dad stabbed in the street.

A machete-wielding man repeatedly smashed a car windscreen inches from the face of a retreating policeman he was attempting to kill, a court heard.