Crime

Payton Shires was charged by Columbus Police with having unlawful sexual conduct with a minor after the boy's mother began suspecting her of 'predatory behaviour' when she spotted phone text messages

The "serious assault" left a 36-year-old man with a string of injuries to his head, mouth, fingers and legs, while a 31-year-old man suffered puncture wounds "consistent with dog bites"

The teen driver, now 20, had only passed her driving test a month ago when she lost control of her car while driving down a straight stretch of road and crashed down an embankment and into a tree

The boy and girl, aged 14 and 16, were found locked in the shed after police forced their way in. They didn't have access to water, a toilet, food or even hygienic care items, authorities said

Deceitful criminals have been luring university students into money mule scams, which could leave them out of pocket and with a criminal record

Steve Coogan will star as disgraced entertainer Jimmy Savile in upcoming BBC miniseries The Reckoning which will be a biographical account of the life of the British DJ and television personality

Patricia Bennett boasted of 'wine o'clock' get-togethers with her husband and friends, and talked about her back garden pub as well as her holidays on social media

'Angel of Death' child killer nurse Beverley Allitt has served more than three decades in a psychiatric hospital after being convicted of the murder of babies in her care

Motorists may be incredulous at many of these 10 quirky lesser-known UK driving laws, but it's a good idea to take heed to avoid landing yourself in hot water

On Christmas Eve the Ortega family were spending Christmas Eve together at their Covina, California, home when Bruce Jeffrey Pardo knocked on the door dressed as Santa before opening fire on the family

Honoree Fleming, 77, a long-time educator and former Dean at the Vermont State University's Castleton campus, was found shot to death on her 'favourite' trail as the killer remains at large

An loud emergency alert sound was tested in the US on Wednesday and the sound alerted prison guards to inmates who had contraband cell phones hidden in their cells

Scotland Yard was urged to intervene as a video was posted on social media by Countdown presenter Rachel Riley which showed people waving Palestinian flags, beeping car horns and clapping in west London

Zaid Garcia was just two-years-old when he suffered fourth degree burns all over his body after a candle fell on his blanket as he slept in Texas

Abuse victim Lindiwe Maqhubela claims she was given an eviction notice from the women's refuge she lived in within hours of being released from hospital after trying to end her life

The England and Liverpool football heroes appear to sing on a track about murder recorded by a gun thug in his prison cell but in fact they have been victims of digital editing

Grieving Lady Amess saw the sculpture of her late husband - who was murdered two years ago - for the first time this week and said: 'I felt I could reach out and touch him.'

Josh Kruger, 39, was a freelance journalist in Philadelphia. He was allegedly shot in the chest and abdomen seven times by a teenager who has been named as Robert Davis

The suspect in the kidnapping of a 9-year-old child from a park in upstate New York and holding her hostage for ransom allegedly wanted the girl's late grandfather's estate.

Pastor Lorraine Jones lost her son Dwayne in 2014 when he was stabbed in the heart. She has since worked tirelessly against violence, but says the government needs to provide support instead of fuelling cuts

Jedidiah Murphy is due to be executed in Texas on Tuesday. He was sentenced to death row for the fatal shooting of 80-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham during a carjacking in 2000

A weapons firm ran brazen ads claiming its sale was to celebrate a failed bid by police to close it down just days after Elianne Andam was stabbed to death in Croydon, South London

The crash happened on The Strand, Liverpool, in the early hours of the morning but the driver of a white Audi TT "travelling at a speed" fled the scene on foot, Merseyside Police say

Brett Pruett had been taking care of Betty Boyles, who owned two houses side by side. When she died Pruett tried to take over the properties insisting on the tenants paying him the rent in Portland

Laura Piert has revealed her five-year-old son, Jaxon, was out playing with a friend in St Helens, Merseyside, when he needed to be rushed to hospital after being attacked by a dog