Crime

Merseyside Police are investigating the accident - which saw a nine-year-old boy catapulted "15 to 20 metres" into the air - amid reports that it was caused by a "freak weather phenomena"

Candace Raquel Craig and her daughter, Salia Hardy, are charged in relation to the murder of their grandmother and mother, Margaret Craig, at their home in Prince George's County of Washington DC, Maryland

The 11-year-old was able to escape after flagging down a passer-by by pretending she needed to go to the toilet - the man was then arrested by police

The unnamed Brit has alleged that an unnamed 23-year-old Albanian man raped her on Saturday after they went for a swim at a beach on the east coast of Rhodes in Greece

Malgorzata Wnuczek was last seen catching a bus into Leicester city centre in 2006 but Greater Manchester Police have today made an arrest on suspicion of assisting an offender and of perverting the course of justice

Timothy Mills became obsessed with mother of two Emma Lord and, over a period of two years, bombarded the woman with messages and left flowers and letters at her home

A woman with a history of mental health issues caused chaos in a New York park by aggressively pulling people's hair, assaulting individuals without provocation, and engaging in destructive behaviour, leading to her arrest

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after a woman was said to have been stabbed outside a house in Melton Mowbray following a 'fight', and left in a critical condition in hospital police said

Scarborough's notorious St Nicholas Street, usually buzzing on a wild Saturday night, is packed with bars and nightclubs, and infamous for its rowdy antics and unruly behaviour

A judge found rapper Young Thug's brother Unfoonk guilty on violating his December 2022 probation with his May 4 arrest and has sentenced him to nine years prison

Professor Derrick Pounder, who investigated the notorious case of serial killer Harold Shipman, says re-examining the remains of two-year-old Alexina Kelbie could uncover vital evidence missed when she died in foster care in Dundee

Dr Nicholas John Chapman, 55, is accused of depositing his semen into her coffee he made for a woman on multiple occasions who spotted 'gloopy' substance at the bottom of her cup

Emma Whitfield's son Jack Lis, 10, was mauled to death by an XL Bully in November 2021, and since then 16 more people have died in dog attacks, including a woman in her 70s

Newham Council in East London says 11 barrels of "high strength" industrial acid was dumped off a slip road in Beckton last week with officers hoping for witnesses or dashcam footage to emerge

Frank Partridge claimed he was a functioning alcoholic while working as a licensing officer in London’s West End. Detectives found a video on the phone of Ryan Bishti, the owner of Cirque Le Soir nightclub in Soho

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