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A man has been sentenced after plunging a plastic knife into the neck of a fellow inmate at a prison - which then needed to be surgically removed.
Terrified staff fled as a gunman stormed into pizza takeaway.
A man who sexually abused a boy has been convicted of four different offences and is due to be sentenced today.
Three former child care officers at a residential school have been convicted of historic sex abuse against young boys.
A crown court judge couldn't believe the cost of a sausage roll when a thief appeared before him for sentencing.
A wheelchair-bound father who escaped jail for committing burglaries has now been locked up for breaching three suspended sentences.
A pervert who broke into a woman's home while she was sleeping and sexually assaulted her has been jailed.
This is the face of a callous woman who pulled her friend's hair, poured cider over her and made her lie on the floor in a vicious drunken attack.
A jealous man kidnapped his love rival and threatened to 'finish him off', a court heard.
A dad who admitted dangerous driving after crashing his car while over the drink-drive limit - leaving his son with brain injuries - has avoided jail.
An angry son smashed a pint glass over the head of a man he accused of taking advantage of his mother.
A 45-year-old has admitted possessing photos showing child abuse and sex with animals.
Police kept a constant watch on a drug dealer who managed to conceal cocaine inside his body for three weeks - until nature took its course.
A homeless man has been jailed for stripping his friend naked before kicking and punching him in a vicious attack.
Fans were on their feet to celebrate the band's 25th anniversary at lead singer Sharleen Spiteri's request.
A dangerous paedophile has been caught after accidentally sending a voicemail message of him abusing one of his victims to her mother.
A man who has previously been jailed for trying to abduct a schoolgirl is due to be sentenced for a similar offence.
A former salesman who launched an "inexplicable" attack on a friend with a meat cleaver as he prepared spaghetti bolognese has been locked up.
A jury in the trial of three former members of staff at a school for boys accused of "sexual abuse" has retired to consider its verdict.
A former English teacher at a Kent grammar school has admitted seven charges of making indecent images of children.
