Crime

Sheila Bellush, a mother of six, was 35 when a hitman hired by her ex-husband Allen Blackthorne killed her in front of her four 2-year-olds, before her teenage daughter found the bloodbath

Rory McGrath thought the criminal charge against him had long been forgotten over a pub brawl in the 80s but he was shocked when cops turned up at his door 41 years later

Peter Tobin left behind items including books, letters and papers at HMP Edinburgh. They will be kept in storage for up to three years before being destroyed if nobody claims them

Surpreet Dhillon seduced and drugged her victim before calling two men to kill him in his own home. She was seen on camera weeping after being charged with murder before speaking to her son on the phone

West Yorkshire Police launched a murder investigation following the death of a teenager in Armley. He suffered serious injuries during a house party and was tragically confirmed dead in hospital

A person whose identity hasn't been identified died in a shooting in an area of Miami Beach, where loads of young people have gathered to celebrate during spring break

A teenager died after being hit by a bus in Sheaf Lane, Sheldon, just before 3pm on Saturday. West Midlands Police said the bus driver is helping them with enquiries

Gabby Petito was found strangled to death in Wyoming in September 2021, with her fiance Brian Laundrie discovered dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound six weeks later

Lawyer Henry Hendron, 42, whose 18-year-old boyfriend was found dead at his flat in 2015, pleads guilty to possessing Class A drugs and encouraging or assisting the commission of an offence

Abigail White, 24, is serving life in jail after stabbing boyfriend Bradley Lewis to death but the "Fake Barbie" Onlyfans star now wants conjugal visits with her new man

Graham Wildin built what has been called the UK's biggest man cave in the Forest of Dean, without planning permission, and has spent years locked in fierce legal battles with authorities over the complex - even spending three weeks in jail

The worsening crisis has led to judges being advised to lock up fewer offenders – and now, victims and barristers are accusing the Government of failing the justice system

Dad-of-four Mohammed Ramzan was named by Eleanor Williams after she concocted a twisted web of lies about being raped, beaten and trafficked abroad. Williams was jailed this week over false rape claims

This week Leila Borrington, 23, received 15 years for the manslaughter of autistic Harvey Borrington, three, who died after being slapped many times around the head

Putin was seen at an opening of a children's centre in Crimea after the International Criminal Court ordered his arrest for alleged war crimes in Ukraine

WARNING: GRAPHIC PICS Bully Thomas Parry from Port Talbot, Wales, will spend just two years in jail for attacking a woman who was left barely able to walk

Michael Howard got a royal pardon for notorious criminals John Haase and Paul Bennett in return for key insider information on the illegal arms trade in 1996

Former police officer Derek Chauvin, the convicted killer of George Floyd, has pleaded guilty to tax evasion whilst spending time in a federal prison in Tucson, Arizona

A Yazidi woman who was kidnapped aged 13 and enslaved by ISIS positively identified Brit Shamima Begum at a training camp where she would have learned to use weapons

Luke Turvey believes his one-year-old son Ethan might still be alive if a law had existed at the time of his death making it illegal to leave small children at home alone

North Wales Police and the RNLI have been searching an area around Colwyn Bay beach after a boat was found stranded early on Saturday morning

Charlene Lunnon and Lisa Hoodless were 10 when they were snatched, held ­prisoner and raped by Alan Hopkinson. Charlene said he is a 'dangerous man', adding she hopes he will die in prison

Former reality star Stephen Bear is currently serving 21 months behind bars and has been placed on the sex offenders register for sharing footage of him having sex with former partner Georgia Harrison – without her permission

Staff from Bolton at Home made the gruesome discovery earlier this month after being unable to access one of their properties in Hemsworth Road

Ryan Clark from Amite, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison and a judge ordered he is chemically castrated with injections of a drug that suppresses a man's sex drive