Crime

A paranoid cannabis user who tortured his vulnerable 93-year-old friend over a period of more than 24 hours has been found guilty of his murder.

A former SNP council leader who was found guilty of multiple sex offences against young men and teenagers has been jailed for 18 months.

FedEx driver Tanner Horner, who kidnapped and killed seven-year-old Athena Strand, has been sentenced to death by lethal injection.

A woman has described a "serious security failure" at Travelodge after a man who was harassing her was given a key to her room and walked in on her naked.

The last ‘feral thug’ still behind bars for kicking and stamping Sophie Lancaster to death for being dressed as a goth has been cleared for release.

A mother who was killed in a house explosion in Bristol after her ex-partner forced entry with a grenade has been named and pictured as tributes poured in to an "amazing friend".

Four Palestine Action activists have been found guilty of criminal damage after raiding a UK base of an Israeli-based defense company with sledgehammers and crowbars.

Counter-terrorism police are investigating a suspected arson attack at a former synagogue.

A murder investigation has been initiated following a shooting at a barbecue in Brixton, south London.

An ex-JPMorgan banker who claimed his boss kept him as a sex slave has filed explosive new evidence, including claims of an explicit threesome invitation.

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life after a fire at a memorial wall in Golders Green.

A former SNP council leader found guilty of multiple sex offences against young men and teenagers is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday.

One of Britain’s newest cities is at risk of becoming a deserted ruin as big brands leave due to antisocial behavior and economic decline.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police are pushing to bring Christian Brueckner to the UK to stand trial, it has been reported.

A pair of cabin crew members have been arrested after failing a breath test. Greater Manchester Police were called after staff grew concerned about the colleagues’ ability to fly.

Two people have died after an explosion at a house in Bristol, which police have described as a "suspicious" incident.

Metropolitan Police officers used their personal phones to take evidence photos – including of people who had died, a misconduct hearing has revealed.

A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of a bomb hoax after a Peter Kay show was evacuated over a “suspicious bag”.

This is the terrifying moment an elderly man was attacked with a machete in broad daylight on a Glasgow street.

A man in his 40s has died after being shot by armed police following a lengthy stand-off inside a house.

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