Crime

A woman has accused a local church pastor of raping her when she was just 13 - after an investigation, the 53-year-old spiritual leader from Richmond, California, was arrested

Disability hate crime has increased by over 100% in the past 5 years as 1 in 5 people admit to mocking or laughing at disabled people, and others even resorting to violence, a new study reveals

Joshua Jacques, 29, is on trial accused of killing girlfriend Samantha Drummonds and her family in a "violent and brutal" attack - he has pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denies murder

Jaclyn Elmquist, 24, was found dead in a garbage chute after she left a work party on Thursday, November 30. Police suspect no foul play but questions remain unanswered as the investigation progresses

Api Ratuniyarawa, 37, an international rugby player plays for Fiji and just a few days before he was due to play against Wales he sexually assaulted three women at a nightclub in Cardiff

Alice Wood, 23, is accused of murdering boyfriend Ryan Watson, 24, after a party in Hamley, Stoke during which witnesses say the couple appeared tense and argumentative

The explosion on the residential street in Edinburgh completely destroyed the house and killed 84-year-old Jim Smith, as the Health and Safety Executive has now confirmed the cause

The unnamed pair were caught creating the 100-foot-long genitals on security cameras in Chelyabinsk, southern Russia before they were apprehended and face charges

Jeremy Albert Best was hunted down and arrested on Saturday after the bodies of both Kali Jean Randall and his baby boy Zeke were tragically discovered by police

A young man has bravely opened up on the aftermath of being sexually assaulted by vile predator John Soul, including breaking down in tears as he told his parents what had happened

Maureen Gitau, 24, tragically died after meeting up with Mark Moodie, 54, who she knew from working at the Oval cricket ground in London - her remains have never been found

The Southwest Washington Regional SWAT team was called to the incident after reports of a potential firearm and entered the home with who found all five family members dead

Chemical engineering student Mufaro Machaya, 24, stabbed a man and woman in their 60s in Leicester before later laughing about his offences after being taken to a police station

Shepton Mallet Prison in Somerset is closing on January 2, 2024, its operators have announced. Since being decommissioned in 2013, guided tours have been held at the prison

WARNING: DISTRESSING DETAILS Gloucestershire farmer Rob Jenkins lost three cows after thieves trespassed onto his land in two incidents, targeting the animals for their meat

24-year-old Jaclyn Elmquist was found dead in a garbage chute after she left a work party on Thursday, November 30. Police suspect no foul play but questions remain unanswered as the investigation progresses

A total of 3,591 children from 21 police forces have been identified as watching or sharing online child abuse images online between January and October this year

A German-Filipino man, named Collin, was visiting France with his girlfriend when he was tragically killed in a suspector terror attack on Saturday night. Two other men were injured

Police were called to a home in the Granada Hills in Los Angeles at around 5am on Saturday morning after four suspects had entered the home and allegelly threatened the home owner with a gun

Oday Al-Fayoume filed the lawsuit last month against the suburban Chicago landlord charged in the attack that left his child dead and the boy's mother seriously wounded

Marco Antonio Hernandez had just returned home from his job as a construction worker when he was gunned down in Texas earlier this week. He has left a wife and son without a husband and father

Two of Ashley Dale's killers Joseph Peers and Sean Zeisz used their mums to give evidence for them during the trial over the murder of Ashley Dale at her home in Old Swan, Liverpool

Charlie Cosser died at the age of 17 after being stabbed at an end-of-term party over the summer. His parents said they still text him on WhatsApp to keep his memory alive

A tragic mix-up led to the death of a 'fearless hero' who had dashed back into his house to save his brother from a raging inferno while not realising his sibling had already escaped

As Israel concentrated heavy air strikes on the south of the Gaza Strip and the cities of Khan Younis and Rafah, the government media office in Gaza claimed 700 Palestinians had been killed in the past 24 hours