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A water giant has admitted breaching rules - which led to more than 100 eels dying in a sewage spill just before an oyster festival.
A thug who robbed a post office just 10 days after being released from jail for raiding it previously has been handed a four-year prison sentence.
A pervert who left children traumatised after abusing them decades ago has been jailed after 'stealing their innocence'.
Officers investigating a murder have claimed the victim's friends' refusal to answer questions wasted valuable time and destroyed forensic evidence.
A criminal known only as 'The Crow' has escaped justice after police smash a cross-channel gang of people traffickers.
A man said to have been involved in a fight with a Gurkha group insists they are violent gangsters and not gentle charity workers, a court hears.
An arrogant serial rapist who thanked his victim after subjecting her to terrifying knifepoint attack is facing a long jail term.
A rapist facing a possible life sentence had his case adjourned... because his lawyer was at home miles away.
A 20-year-old man was allegedly stabbed seven times by a drug-dealer and his pal who then tried to hide the evidence, a murder trial has heard.
This alcoholic woman has been branded "mean and spiteful" after stealing cash for booze from her disabled neighbour.
A court hears a clash involving members of Gurkha gang The Dragon Guys ended with four in hospital after an attack involving a knife and a brick.
An ex-pub landlord suffered a huge heart attack within hours of being found guilty of a string of sex offences on a youngster.
An ex-Hare Krishna follower who previously took a vow of celibacy has been jailed for a series of "heinous" sex crimes including rape and bestiality.
A man who smuggled the class C drug khat into the UK weeks after it was outlawed is thought to be the first person to be prosecuted for the crime.
A bungling burglar who pretended he had kicked a ball into his victim's garden to sneak into her home has been jailed for a series of break-ins.
A primary school governor and treasurer of an air cadets group has been handed a suspended sentence after admitting to sexual activity with a child.
A mum has pleaded guilty to attempting to murder three people in a house fire.
A pair of noisy weimeraners landed their owner with a bill of more than £4,000 after neighbours complained.
One of Britain's sickest sex fantasists has been jailed for NINE years after discussing chopping a victim's head off and eating her.
An argument after a shopping trip turned violent when a drunken mother plunged a knife into her husband's neck.
