Crime

Kirsty Madden lost her 15-year-old daughter in a tragedy at Carr Mill Dams in St Helen's, Merseyside last week after she went swimming in the lake with a friend

The series has been a big hit for BBC. But for everyone involved in the grisly serial killer case, it was not the end of the story

Police in Portland, Oregon, said there is 'no reason to believe' the deaths of six women found in recent months in the same area are connected - but they are not sharing any more details than that

Four-year-old Maria died shortly after she was admitted to hospital in Brazil, after a garden pillar suddenly collapsed onto her while swinging in a hammock

In its first examination of the UK in seven years, the UN's Committee on the Rights of the Child said it 'remains deeply concerned about persistent discrimination' - be it in schools, in the youth justice system, or in the health system

Kalen Waugh, 16, died while swimming with friends at Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, last July, with mum Vicky putting out a heartbreaking plea ahead of the anniversary of his death

Georgia Bilham is on trial accused of 17 sex offences after she allegedly posed as a male gang member on Snapchat, with a court hearing she was exposed by the alleged victim's suspicious mother

Nasrin Saleh, 26, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to four and a half years in jail after pleading guilty to causing the death of Luqman Mehboob by dangerous driving on October 10, 2021

A mum was attacked by a big dog at Silverwood Nature Reserve in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, in front of her young child before fleeing as police launch hunt for owner

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Pharmacist Farhan Musaji ploughed into schoolgirl Layla Shepard in October 2021 with his Audi in Deane, Greater Manchester

Bob Stewart, the Tory MP for Beckenham, allegedly used 'threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress' towards an activist in December

Christine Grayson, 59, discussed 'getting rid' of the mobile phone masts with expanding foam and angle grinders - she became 'obsessed' with the idea it was linked to the Covid-19 jab

Police said a bloodstained pillow was found at the apartment and it was possible it was used to smoother the children who were all found unresponsive at the apartment

Melody Sasser, 47, from Tennessee, US, allegedly tracked her love rival Jennifer Wallace using a fitness app and is accused of sending $10,000 in bitcoin to a site named "Online Killers Market"

Jermiera Ivory Fowler's was found shot dead with her body on fire the day after she was last seen after reportedly going to meet someone to make a Facebook Marketplace purchase

Lori Vallow Daybell's once-close-friend, April Raymond, spoke out about how she witnessed the 'cult mum's transformation and how she grieved for the loss of her friend

A man has shared how he rushed to help a nine-year-old boy who was left seriously injured at a family festival in Southport when an inflatable zorb ball blew away in a sudden strong wind

Kyle Mullen, from Manalapan, New Jersey, US, died during an intensive US Navy SEAL programme after swimming in cold waters and developing pulmonary edema, which caused his lungs to be filled with fluid

Liam Byrne, who is considered to be the de-facto leader of the Kinahan cartel in the UK, was arrested last night in the Alcudia area of Mallorca while eating in a restaurant with family members

Kimberley Lindop, little Polly's mother, said her baby girl lives on through her brothers and sister. She added that she will never give up looking for answers over the tot's death

A heartbroken mother is demanding an inquiry into an explosion in overdoses of deaths at the notorious Queens Park Hotel in Glasgow, where three people died of suspected overdoses in the past month

An inquest has heard how Khairi Saadallah, who was jailed after he killed three men and left more injured in the 2020 Reading terror attack, could not be deported because of 'impending charges'

Polly Lindop was born at St Mary's Hospital in Manchester on Monday 13 March 2023, but died before she was one day old. Greater Manchester Police's Major Incident Team is investigating

Police have confirmed a second child was swept into the air by a freak gust of wind while playing inside a zorb ball at a family festival after a nine-year-old was left with 'serious injuries'

Kathleen Folbigg, 55, was convicted of murdering her children Patrick, Sarah and Laura, as well as manslaughter of her first child Caleb, who all died between 1989 and 1999