Crime

An investigation is underway after police a man named as career criminal James Riley died in police custody in Liverpool. A police watchdog is now investigating after the death of Mr Riley, known for finding the body of James Bulger in 1993

James Watson, now 41, was jailed in June last year for the murder of six-year-old Rikki Neave, whose body was found in woodland five minutes from his home in Welland, Peterborough in 1994

Rocha Oliveira, from Parauapebas, Brazil, was allegedly murdered and burned by her boyfriend in André Ávila's home in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, on March 25

Etmond Lika, 32, pleaded guilty to maintaining a cannabis farm but in a desperate move to flee from police, he climbed on the roof and hid from an officer

This Morning presenter Phillip Schofield's brother has been photographed arriving at Exeter Crown Court as the trial over alleged sex abuse continues

Two dogs are believed to have died after visiting Millers Park in South London, which has been closed as officers collect soil and pond samples to determine the cause of the mysterious illness

'Fun-loving' dad-of-two Craig Bott, 38, who grew up in Rotherham and had a 16-year-old daughter and six-year-old son, was visiting Australia to assess whether he wanted to relocate there permanently

An 18-month-old girl has sadly died after being found unresponsive at a home, with police now beginning an investigation to determine the 'cause and the circumstances'

Social workers Mariana Jadaugy, 24, and Farana Sadrudin, 49, were working at the Ismaili Centre in Lisbon, Portugal, when knife-wielding Afghan national Abdul Bashir entered the building and carried out a frenzied attack

Another woman has died after a raid of her home in Bridgwater, Somerset just days after Joy Middleditch 82, passed away after thugs burst into her bungalow in Suffolk

Dr Katherine Koonce, the 60-year-old principal, was found lying dead inside a corridor after Audrey Hale, 28, was gunned down by police following the fatal shooting which killed six in Nashville, US

Damion Johnson, 52, is accused of keeping 71-year-old John Wainwright's body in a freezer for almost two years, while using the deceased's bank card to withdraw money

The damning findings, from the Children’s Commissioner, looked into the children aged 10 to 18 in youth custody in England and Wales as of December 2022

The parole system is to be overhauled under a new Victims and Prisoners Bill that is to be introduced today. Ministers will be given new powers to block the release of dangerous criminals including murderers, rapists and terrorists.

A video on TikTok has gone viral after an Amazon delivery driver in Raleigh, North Carolina, US, was caught dropping off a package in the middle of a police standoff

Anugrah Abraham, known to family as Anu, was training with West Yorkshire Police and had been posted to the force's station in Halifax in October - but his family said the stress and anxiety resulted in him taking his own life

If latest proposals to block the release of dangerous criminals are as important as Dominic Raab claims, questions must be asked about why they were not introduced much earlier

After almost 50 years inside, 70-year-old HMP Woodhill inmate Charles Bronson will hear later this week whether his latest bid for parole has been a success

Paediatric surgeon Britney Grayson had just given a talk to pupils at Covenant School in Nashville, US, on Monday morning about her work in Kenya. Twenty minutes later Audrey Hale opened fire

Less than a year after boasting about how Audrey Hale's college helped develop their 'creative talents' the vile murderer had gunned down six innocent people including three nine-year-old children

Carol Clarke disappeared in March 1983 and was she was last getting into a car. Her body was discovered by a dog walker in reeds near a canal two days later

Pensioner Joy Middleditch died two days after masked burglars burst into her bungalow near Pakefield, Suffolk, in what is now being investigated as a murder

All three childre victims of evil Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale have been pictured and named - tributes have been paid to The Covenant School pupils Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney

Norway international Erling Haaland has been filmed appearing to use his mobile phone while driving a £300,000 Rolls Royce in the New Islington area of Manchester

Police and fire services in Birmingham were called to the Lord Chancellor's office after the spillage of an 'unknown substance.' The substance has since been identified as not harmful to the public