UPDATE: On 18 October the pupil was given a life sentence at Exeter Crown Court, and ordered to serve a minimum of 12 years in prison. A private school pupil who left two of his housemates with ...

A man has become the first person to be sentenced in the West Midlands for riot following the summer widespread unrest across the UK. Simon Orr, 38, of Grazier Avenue, Tamworth, was sentenced today ...

A paedophile who paid and instructed an adult in the Philippines to sexually abuse children as young as two years old has been jailed.

A former Olympic swimmer and trainee police officer, who represented Great Britain at the 2012 London Games, has been convicted of raping two teenage girls (Wednesday 16 October).

A woman who gave false information and lied about her qualifications when applying and interviewing for a job as a senior nurse at a Welsh neonatal unit has been jailed for fraud.

A former police officer who preyed on two teenage girls by ‘befriending’ them online and then sexually exploiting them has been jailed following a successful CPS prosecution. Elliot Wright, 29, was ...

A man who used fake online profiles to talk to children and request indecent images from them has been jailed today. Daniel Lee, 29, appeared at Newcastle Upon Tyne Crown Court on 14 October 2024 ...

A woman who admitted inciting racial hatred after using social media to post about setting fire to hotels housing asylum seekers following the Southport stabbings has been jailed for two years and ...

A man who pushed a postman on to London Underground live tracks has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of eight years. Brwa Shorsh, 24, was sentenced today (Thursday, 10 October 2024) ...

A man described in court as a “Jekyll and Hyde” character who left his victims feeling “helpless and trapped” has been convicted of a series of violent sexual offences against 11 different women and ...

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