Crime

The heartbreaking final text US Army veteran Kevin Metzger sent to a friend before he tragically ending his life has been revealed - his ex Mandie Reusch is charged with aiding suicide

The number of cars stolen jumped by 25 per cent last year, according to new analysis - and the most common colour of car pinched by criminals is black, data shows

John Apelgren was 31 when he hit sex worker Eileen Cotter in the face and throttled her to death before throwing her body out of his car in 1974

The gunman opened fire, shooting 'at random' into a crowd of people killing two at the Beyond Wonderland at The Gorge electronic dance festival in Quincy, Washington

Teresa Hanson allegedly cut onions with the knife she used to stab her husband Paul to death on December 28. She denies murder and claims she did not realise her husband was fatally injured

A shooting in a Chicago suburb has left one person dead and 20 others injured at a Juneteenth celebration attended by teens. At least 10 people were shot, fire officials said.

The anonymous mum lost two fingers on her left hand while her partner had to have his right leg amputated - it is alleged the gangsters travelled from Liverpool to Coatbridge to carry out the attack

WARNING DISTURBING: Sonali Sen reportedly admitted to police that she had plied her mother with sleeping pills and then strangled her with a veil before putting the woman's body in a suitcase

Tragic Maja Wlodarczyk, 11, was found dead at a flat in Hounslow on Friday along with the bodies of her parents and brother as police say they're keeping an "open mind" as to how the family died

The revellers who twirled around Conservative HQ at a lockdown-busting Christmas party are former Boris Johnson campaign aide Malin Bogue and Jack Smith, who works in Parliament for a Tory minister

Michal Wlodarczyk, 39, Monika Wlodarczyk, 35, Maja Wlodarczyk, 11, and Dawid Wlodarczyk, aged three, were all found dead after police forced entry to their home in West London on Friday

People living in Greenfield, Manchester, have been struggling with the influx of visitors driving to the village to visit Dovestone Reservoir and leaving vehicles along the road when car parks are full

The senior Cabinet minister described the footage as 'completely out of order' - but declined to be drawn into whether the Metropolitan Police should launch a probe

Over 30 million people watched the discovery of two dead bodies on a Seattle beach as police launched a hunt to track down the killer

Fans had vowed not to watch The Flash after the film was completed with Ezra in the leading role despite multiple arrests and allegations of abuse - and now the facts seem to suggest fans have stayed true to their word

Valdo Calocane, who studied at the same place as tragic Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber - University of Nottingham - appeared in court today to face charges of murder and attempted murder

Libby Squire, who was raped and murdered by serial sex offender Pawel Relowicz, would still be alive today had the offender been stopped earlier, her mother Lisa said

Bombshell footage exclusively shared by us reveals Tory staffers drinking, dancing and celebrating in close quarters – enjoying each others’ company as the rest of the country stayed at home

Tony Hudgell was the son of birth parents Jody Simpson and Tony Smith, who inflicted such severe injuries on him - when he was just six weeks old - that his legs eventually had to be amputated

Charlotte Sumner, voted off Love Island on Friday, was 'loved up' with Daniel Jones, who is wanted for driving offences, but bosses of the ITV show stress all contestants are DBS checked

Murderer Levi Bellfield, who killed three young woman, recently found out he would be allowed the day off prison work to get married, and reportedly wants a former X-Factor contestant's song played during the ceremony

Police were called to the scene of a suspected shooting in Marion County, Tennessee, but arrived to find the home ablaze and multiple dead gunshot vicitms inside including children

Alfie Steele's killer stepdad, Dirk Howell, could be heard threatening to burn down a neighbour's home in Droitwich, following reports made to the police by locals

Police have identified the family-of-four found dead at a flat in Hounslow, west London, on Friday afternoon, with detectives not currently seeking anyone in connection with the incident

Inmates at HMP Highpoint in Suffolk offers comedy scriptwriting courses, in addition to offer programmes, so prisoners can learn how to replicate sitcoms like Porridge