An ex-MTV show contestant due to undergo two leg operations has been told he faces a long jail sentence for drug offences when he recovers.

A prolific shoplifter has been banned from three supermarkets and a discount store following a persistent spate of stealing.

The furious father of a teenage girl raped in a park by two men says their “joke” prison sentence has further punished his family.

A motorist accused of killing a cyclist will stand trial next year.

Two men have been charged after significant damage was made to a school roof in a reported attempt to steal lead.

A duo accused of assaulting an elderly woman inside her home and swiping jewellery, cash and keys have been charged.

A pub customer has told a murder trial jury how he tried to save a landlord’s life after he tackled his knife-wielding alleged killer.

A man has been charged with the abduction of a teenage girl found after a widespread search involving police dogs and a helicopter.

A “hormonal” pregnant woman “lost her temper” and mounted a pavement with her car to twice drive into her partner’s ex-girlfriend.

The wife of a pub landlord allegedly murdered by his ex sister-in-law has recalled the "horror film" moment he was fatally stabbed.

Five women have been arrested following an alleged shoplifting spree and police want help to track down another suspect.

A suspect has been charged with indecent exposure after reports of a man in women’s clothing flashing at people, including a child.

A violent man whose controlling behaviour made his partner so ill she had to be admitted to hospital has been jailed.

A woman accused of stabbing a pub boss to death is said to have laughed as people rushed to help him.

A man celebrating his birthday was knocked unconscious and left with a brain injury in a vicious beer glass attack.

A shoplifter who stole more than £500 worth of meat, alcohol and frozen food from convenience stores has been jailed.

A 54-year-old rapist has been sentenced to 10 years for attacks on a woman six years ago.

A “despicable” 67-year-old man has been jailed after being found guilty of multiple child sex offences dating back to the late 1980’s.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. A man has been banned from keeping animals after he left his dog to suffer with infected tumours without vet care.

A dad-of-two who was showing off and speeding in his BMW when it crashed into a young couple walking their dog has been jailed.