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Benefit cheat with £250k in the bank claims £40k

22 December 2014
Benefit cheat with £250k in the bank claims £40k

A benefit cheat claimed more than £40,000 when he had tens of thousands of pounds in the bank, a court heard.

Fish shop owner stabbed defending takings

22 December 2014
Fish shop owner stabbed defending takings

A robber who stabbed a brave fish and chip shop owner after he refused to hand over the day’s takings has been jailed for seven years.

Mum's shock at naked man in bushes near school

19 December 2014
Mum's shock at naked man in bushes near school

A mum driving along with her two children was shocked to see a naked man performing a sex act at the side of the road.

Father caught after using stolen cash in betting machine

18 December 2014
Father caught after using stolen cash in betting machine

A father who played a fixed odds machine at a betting shop with cash stolen in a robbery the day before has escaped being locked up.

Tropical fish breeder caught benefit cheating

12 December 2014
Tropical fish breeder caught benefit cheating

The owner of a successful tropical fish business has narrowly avoided jail after he was caught fraudulently claiming more than £24,000 in benefits.

Drug dealer trapped teen in car and raped her

12 December 2014
Drug dealer trapped teen in car and raped her

A sexual predator who trapped a vulnerable teenager in his car and raped her after she went to buy cannabis from him has been jailed for eight years.

Robber locked up after threatening commuters

12 December 2014
Robber locked up after threatening commuters

A robber who carried out a crime spree on trains - threatening victims to hand over cash or face violence - has been jailed.

Tributes to popular judge

11 December 2014
Tributes to popular judge

Judges, barristers and court staff paid tribute to popular judge Antony Balston, who has died.

Shamed ex-journalist has rape sentence increased

09 December 2014
Shamed ex-journalist has rape sentence increased

An award-winning journalist who helped expose the MPs' expenses scandal has had his sentence increased for a "monstrous" rape.

The Welcombe Hotel Spa and Golf Club.

05 December 2014
The Welcombe Hotel Spa and Golf Club.

The four-star Menzies Welcombe Hotel Spa and Golf Club close to Stratford-upon-Avon is a Jacobean-style mansion.

Gambling gran stole £176k from employer

03 December 2014
Gambling gran stole £176k from employer

An accounts employee has avoided jail after stealing more than £176,000 from her workplace - and blowing most of it on gambling.

Jail for thug who sank teeth into ex's face

03 December 2014
Jail for thug who sank teeth into ex's face

A man who bit his ex's face and chomped on her fingers has been jailed for the "savage, disgusting and cowardly" attack.

Football coach molested girl

03 December 2014
Football coach molested girl

A football coach and gym instructor was an 'opportunistic' sex predator who twice molested a young girl.

Baby snatcher mounted 'vigilante' attack

02 December 2014
Baby snatcher mounted 'vigilante' attack

A teenager elbowed a woman in the face, snatched the baby she was holding and ran off, a court heard.

Freedom for mum who gave student fatal drugs

30 November 2014
Freedom for mum who gave student fatal drugs

A young mother has walked free after supplying the drugs a promising student used to kill herself.

'Depraved' serial sex-abuser sentenced to life

28 November 2014
'Depraved' serial sex-abuser sentenced to life

A former soldier who inflicted horrendous sexual abuse on five girls over a period of more than 30 years has been jailed for life.

Boyfriend jailed for starting fire at lover’s home

28 November 2014
Boyfriend jailed for starting fire at lover’s home

A 32-year-old man has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison after he set fire to his girlfriend's home.

Hitchhiking pervert travelled to abuse child

27 November 2014
Hitchhiking pervert travelled to abuse child

A predator who hitchhiked from his home in Somerset hoping to have sex with an eight-year-old girl has been jailed for 10 years.

Drug addict preyed on blind and elderly

27 November 2014
Drug addict preyed on blind and elderly

A shameless thief snatched an elderly disabled woman's purse after sneaking into a residential home, and within days stole cash from a blind woman.

Rapist 'took advantage of woman’s frailty'

25 November 2014
Rapist 'took advantage of woman’s frailty'

A rapist who “dominated, intimidated and humiliated” his victim has been jailed for 11 years.

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