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Woman 'splashed frail nan's cash on takeaways and iTunes'

01 February 2023
Woman 'splashed frail nan's cash on takeaways and iTunes'

A granddaughter plundered more than £24,000 from her frail nan’s bank account to "fund her lifestyle", jurors have heard.

Stoned lorry driver spared jail over horror crash that changed man's life

30 January 2023
Stoned lorry driver spared jail over horror crash that changed man's life

A tipper truck driver who caused a horror crash while high on cannabis has been spared prison despite leaving a man in a coma for seven weeks.

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Biker went through red light and mowed down schoolgirl

29 January 2023
Biker went through red light and mowed down schoolgirl

A motorcyclist who drove into a 12-year-old girl while jumping a red traffic light and then fled the scene has avoided jail.

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Teenager who raped young woman claimed he was sleepwalking

28 January 2023
Teenager who raped young woman claimed he was sleepwalking

A teenage rapist has been locked up for a "sickening" attack on a young woman - despite trying to claim he had been sleepwalking at the time.

Half-naked porn star high on cocaine fled police after crash

27 January 2023
Half-naked porn star high on cocaine fled police after crash

A 34-year-old high on cocaine escaped from a police car while half-naked - triggering a huge manhunt.

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Man's body found after huge fire breaks out at house

25 January 2023
Man's body found after huge fire breaks out at house

The body of a man was discovered inside the remains of his home following a huge blaze, it has emerged.

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Thug threatened to throw girlfriend with dwarfism out of window

24 January 2023
Thug threatened to throw girlfriend with dwarfism out of window

A bedbound woman with dwarfism faced being thrown from a window by her abusive boyfriend after he accused her of being lazy.

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Paedophile caught after trying to groom police officer's 'daughter'

23 January 2023
Paedophile caught after trying to groom police officer's 'daughter'

A paedophile who describes himself as “pretty pervy” attempted to groom a police officer's 'daughter'.

'I'd lived with this dark secret since I was four years old'

20 January 2023
'I'd lived with this dark secret since I was four years old'

A brave cafe owner haunted by a “dark and festering secret” for almost 40 years has finally brought the relative who sexually abused her to justice.

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Tiler caught with knife told police it was 'for sharpening pencils'

18 January 2023
Tiler caught with knife told police it was 'for sharpening pencils'

A tradesman caught with a knife told police he couldn't afford a stanley blade - despite being able to buy cannabis and a McDonald's takeaway.

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Cruel thug killed girlfriend's puppies in front of her

18 January 2023
Cruel thug killed girlfriend's puppies in front of her

A menacing thug killed his horrified partner's puppies by repeatedly slamming them into a concrete floor.

Drug dealing waitress, 28, groomed 15-year-old boy

16 January 2023
Drug dealing waitress, 28, groomed 15-year-old boy

A mum-of-three who groomed a 15-year-old boy into a sexual relationship has been spared jail.

Man 'feared he would be raped' by stranger in public toilets

13 January 2023
Man 'feared he would be raped' by stranger in public toilets

A sexual predator left a stranger believing he was going to be raped after attacking him in public toilets on a night out.

Thug used crayon to write on bathroom wall: 'Mummy is dead tonight'

13 January 2023
Thug used crayon to write on bathroom wall: 'Mummy is dead tonight'

A terrified mum was forced to kiss her children goodbye after her abusive boyfriend told her: "I’m going to put you in a grave.”

Dog owner's terriers bit traumatised runner 'more than 20 times'

11 January 2023
Dog owner's terriers bit traumatised runner 'more than 20 times'

A dog owner whose frenzied pets attacked a runner on a public footpath, leaving him with 39 wounds, has avoided jail.

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Builder caught with £150,000 cannabis stash in garden shed

09 January 2023
Builder caught with £150,000 cannabis stash in garden shed

A 36-year-old builder has been put behind bars after police found a massive cannabis haul in his garden shed.

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Thug smashed bottle over rival's head in high street gang violence

09 January 2023
Thug smashed bottle over rival's head in high street gang violence

Shoppers watched in horror as a thug smashed a bottle over a rival's head in an "extremely alarming" attack as violence erupted in a high street.

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Burglar admits stealing dying man's funeral savings

05 January 2023
Burglar admits stealing dying man's funeral savings

A serial burglar has admitted raiding a terminally-ill man's home and stealing £3,000 he had saved to pay for his funeral.

Inmate stabbed prison officer in stomach with shank

05 January 2023
Inmate stabbed prison officer in stomach with shank

A thug jailed for stabbing a rival in the neck slashed a prison guard with an improvised weapon, causing him lasting psychological damage.

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'I waited in the taxi queue among the morally dubious (maybe)'

02 January 2023
'I waited in the taxi queue among the morally dubious (maybe)'

Crown court reporter explains how a taxi queue shows why we shouldn't be so hard on 'fat cat' barristers.

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