Crime

Elianne Andam was described as a 'lovely girl' who 'went to school and didn't come home' as family paid tribute to the 15-year-old stabbed to death in Croydon

Burglaries tend to rise as we head into the darker months towards Christmas

Bike thief David Seagar was brought to justice following a frustrated mum, who camped outside his home and staged a protest against his string of bicycle thefts

Cameron Robertson, 41, and his wife Jill Robertson were returning to their hotel after a gig in New York City, when he was hit by two 9mm rounds during a hail of gunfire

West Ham supporters were arrested 89 times during the 2022/23 season, more than any other club, while there were 2,264 football-related arrests across the campaign

Police have vowed more arrests to come as shop owners try to pick up the pieces of their devastated stores. Aldi, Footlocker, booze shops and LULU Lemon were among the man raided

A boy was knifed near Tooting, south London, just seven miles from the scene of the fatal stabbing of Eliyanna Andam, who was attacked after disembarking a bus in Croydon

Dad-of-six Gareth Roper was taken away from his home after his wife reported him 'acting somewhat strangely' and shortly after, he tragically died after being hit by a speeding car

Josh Menkens, 27, from Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, is accused of stabbing the unidentified 37-year-old Brit several times in what a judge called an "exceptional display of violence"

Staff and patients at View Street Medical in North Perth, Australia have been hailed as heroes for preventing a 55-year-old axe attacker from carrying out a rampage this morning

Gareth Roper died in a hit-and-run crash in Wigan, Greater Manchester, after police left him left barefoot outside a supermarket without money or his mobile phone

The aunt of murdered teenager Eliyanna Andam - stabbed in Croydon on her way to school - has said the family are "all devastated by this" and "can't comprehend the heartbreak"

Motosir Ali, who picked up the teenager outside a nightclub and subjected her to a sexual assault, was jailed at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court as he abused his trust

Britain's most prolific child killer Lucy Letby will live out the rest of her days behind bars, spending most of her time isolated in a single cell and subject to 'extreme bullying and intimidation'

Jason Billingsley was being hunted by police after the brutal death of EcoMap Technologies founder Pava LaPere in Mount Vernon, Baltimore - he has now been arrested

The "much-loved" victim, named as 'Eliyanna' in numerous tributes at the scene, died after being stabbed in the neck with a foot-long zombie knife during yesterday's morning rush hour in Croydon

The 15-year-old girl was stabbed as she got off a bus after people witnessed a stand off between a boy and his ex-girlfriend, with the Met Police continuing to question a 17-year-old boy

A horror mass shooting in Washington DC has killed two men and police say it involved 'historic beefs' - while a manhunt is underway for two suspects who are on the run

Footage from Maryland, US, reveals the shocking treatment a wheelchair user who was dragged out of the car and left on the ground, as cops sorted out a case of mistaken identity

Police have arrested a teenage boy believed to be known to the 15-year-old girl after she was pronounced dead at the scene following reports of a stabbing in Croydon

The time for hollow words of sympathy and vacuous promises is over - how many more must die before the Government finally agrees to tackle this national emergency?

The parents of a tragic 15-year-old girl reportedly found out from their daughter's friends that she had been stabbed to death in Croydon, South London this morning

Part of the message appears legible, and reads: "I love you so much and I never met someone with a better smile and better eyes than what you have, special girl"

A schoolgirl, 15, was stabbed to death in Croydon, south London this morning, with police arresting a 17-year-old boy who is believed to have known the young victim

Groups of teenagers swarmed into stores in several areas of Philadelphia in an apparently coordinated effort, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing, authorities say