A thug cracked a shopkeeper’s skull and left him brain-damaged as a row in a store ended in a bloody street fight.

A 55-year-old accused of murdering a pub landlord has told a court she was scared he might hurt her teenage daughter.

A young man who stabbed himself and tried to jump out of a window was discharged from hospital as “low-risk” before days later taking his own life.

A serial fraudster who took cocaine into a jail hidden in a crisp packet says she had been made to fear for her life.

A town centre pub’s licence has been removed after police submitted video footage they said showed alleged drug use on-site by staff and customers.

A thief who was chased after robbing a petrol station was found surrounded by a trail of evidence - including eye holes cut out of a balaclava.

A group of men have been charged with conspiracy offences after vehicles were reported stolen during a series of break-ins across Kent.

Two men have been jailed after attempting to smuggle migrants in the back of a lorry - despite one claiming he was collecting a coffee table.

A woman wished her ex-boyfriend a happy birthday just hours before unleashing a violent knife attack on him outside his parents’ home.

A prolific offender has been jailed after he assaulted medical staff and then threw a hot drink at a police officer.

A woman who claimed her male dominated employer failed to take into account she was suffering from the menopause has successfully sued them in court.

A mum accused of knifing to death a pub landlord has revealed she’d previously been jailed for smuggling cocaine.

A father-of-three attacked a drunken man who smashed his windscreen while he was sat in traffic with his children and partner in the car.

A woman is due in court after chocolate, sportswear and clothing were reportedly stolen from a shopping centre.

A paramedic who was driving when an ambulance crashed into a cement mixer, killing his colleague, has been given a suspended sentence.

A man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a dad found fatally stabbed outside a village pub.

A woman has appeared in court after an 89-year-old man was allegedly assaulted and robbed of his phone in a busy town centre.

A “dangerous” man who subjected a woman to a degrading and humiliating sexual assault has been jailed for 15 years.

Video footage of the moments before and after a pub landlord was knifed to death has been released.

Detectives investigating the supply of heroin and crack cocaine have charged a man on suspicion of drug offences and the possession of a weapon.