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A robber who held up a bank just three days after his release from an eight-year jail sentence has now been locked up again.
A fraudster has been jailed after conning a couple out of their £25,000 life savings - the money for their granddaughter's wedding.
A prison officer was left with a scalded face after a teenager threw hot water at him in a young offenders institute.
A couple who preyed on an elderly woman to commit a distraction burglary have been branded “callous and cynical” by a judge.
A head chef repeatedly molested a teenage boy claiming it was “banter”.
A repeat sex offender has admitted attempting to rape an eight-year-old boy in a swimming pool changing cubicle.
A boss of a solar firm ordered staff to carry on working... despite a team member plummeting through a roof.
A disturbed mother said "sorry for what I am about to do" before hurling her 15-week-old baby to the ground, leaving him with life-changing injuries.
A dangerous knife-wielding robber who threatened shop staff while wearing a Batman mask has been locked up.
A teenager who caused the death of his girlfriend when he lost control of his car and smashed into a tree has been spared jail.
A rapist who attacked a woman in her own home at knifepoint while her children slept has been jailed for life.
A pervert who pretended to be a taxi driver to lure a lone woman into his car before sexually assaulting her is facing sentence.
A man shown on CCTV footage dragging a woman along a street in the early hours has been acquitted of raping her in a secluded courtyard.
A chef has avoided jail after being caught making cakes and cookies for his friends that were laced with illegal cannabis oil.
A benefit cheat who fraudulently claimed more than £110,000 while in a well-paid job to fund his drinking and gambling has been locked up.
A stalker who harassed his ex-girlfriend and pretended his son was dead to gain her sympathy has been jailed.
A poignant night for Beatles fans as the Bootleg Beatles perform the day legendary producer George Martin dies.
A driver caught trying to smuggle £18 million of cocaine on a coach full of children he was taking on a school trip to London has been jailed.
When a family row boiled over into violence, Andrew Barfoot deliberately drove a car at his own sister while out on licence for wounding a girlfriend.
A manager at a popular restaurant has been spared jail after admitting fiddling a VAT repayment.
