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A stunt company’s health and safety measures when a human cannonball died were “lackadaisical and unprofessional”, a court heard today.
Southern Water has been ordered to pay £2 million for the "catastrophic" pollution of a Kent beach with raw sewage.
Police have denied missing a vital opportunity to seize a shotgun from a monster who went on to murder a homeless man the next day.
A teenager will spend Christmas in custody after being locked up for groping two girls on separate occasions.
A speeding driver who lost control of his car and caused the death of two friends in the early hours of New Year’s Day has been jailed.
A man who caused widespread fear when he placed a fake bomb at a bank has today been jailed.
A trucker brandished a hammer after catching his wife - who claimed she was popping to Asda - in a compromising position in his friend's lorry cab.
A fly expert has given evidence at the murder trial of a grandfather, to help determine when he was killed in his flat.
An ice cream man who regularly served children was discovered to be dabbling in the sordid world of drugs, a court heard.
A tearaway driver had a simple explanation for swerving as he led police on a 29-mile chase - he was knocking back a beer.
A devious horse riding instructor set up his victim's iPhone so he could remotely delete incriminating evidence and track her movements.
A 19-year-old driver could be facing jail after admitting causing the death of an elderly woman in a multi-vehicle motorway crash.
A couple have pleaded not guilty to causing the death of a baby who suffered a catastrophic head injury, dozens of fractures and exposure to drugs.
An obsessive landlord set up a secret camera in the room of one of his tenants to spy on her for sexual gratification, a court heard.
A man took revenge in a brutal way after wrongly thinking his victim was chatting up his girlfriend, a court heard.
A vulnerable grandfather killed in his home was fleeced out of thousands of pounds by a prostitute before his death, a murder trial has heard.
A callous thug brutally murdered a homeless soldier in his tent with a sawn-off shotgun.
A patient who stabbed two members of staff at a mental health facility has pleaded guilty in court.
A jury has convicted a man of murdering a homeless old soldier in a tent with a sawn-off shotgun.
A thug fractured another man’s cheekbone – and then boasted it was “a good craic”.
