A prolific shoplifter who hit a prisoner worker with such force that his lower teeth were displaced and pushed under his tongue has been freed.

A 37-year-old man has been sent straight to prison after assaulting several police officers and spitting in a patrol vehicle.

An Audi driver with cocaine in his system sped past a lorry so fast that it "rocked from side to side" just seconds before ploughing into a van.

A woman has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder her daughter.

A brave teenager has revealed how her life was torn apart after she was secretly filmed in the shower by her paedophile brother-in-law.

A man charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in more than two years ago will stand trial.

An ammonia attack by a teenager left a publican temporarily blind and another man with chemical burns to his mouth.

A drink driver arrested on a warrant for failing to attend court to go to his brother’s funeral later received an apology for how “he’d been treated”.

A security guard whose car rolled back into another vehicle on a motorway was found to be more than three times the legal limit to drive.

Two suspects have been charged in connection with drugs supply after several prohibited items were discovered at a property.

A reality star has avoided prison after successfully appealing his prison sentence imposed after his dog bit a runner.

A hammer and knife-wielding man had to be tackled by a neighbour to stop him trying to kill his ex-partner and her daughter, a court has heard.

A scaffolder who threatened to rape and kill his ex-partner in a string of “deeply abhorrent” messages has avoided jail.

A man who sent messages to girls, including one where he exposed himself, has appeared in court.

Three people, including a 19-year-old man, have been charged with GBH with intent after an alleged attack on a boy at a sports field.

A man who murdered his wife has admitted asking their son to dig up her remains in an elaborate attempt to convince police she was still alive.

A blind thief who was released from prison with nowhere to live went out stealing alcohol and food after spending his benefits on hotel costs.

A woman who fatally stabbed her partner in his flat has been jailed for life.

A man has been banned from owning animals for life after leaving his puppy severely dehydrated and malnourished while lying in her own urine.

A judge who inspired changes in the law around child abuse is retiring after a 50 year legal career.