A homeless woman has appeared in court after shouting racial abuse at a market stall holder.

An “obsessed” patient launched a sustained stalking campaign against her gynaecologist by lavishing him with gifts - and leaving him with nightmares.

A pair who illegally stored 6,000 blocks of waste have been given suspended sentences totalling 20 months between them.

A “show-off” driver clocked a speed of 117mph just seconds before he crashed into a pub, killing a “beautiful, bubbly” teenage girl.

Exclusive: A mum has told of her anger after a driver who hit her daughter on a zebra crossing and “changed her life forever” avoided being jailed.

An intensive care nurse who asked a teenage boy for “nice and naughty pictures” was in fact messaging an undercover police officer.

Here are just some of the people who committed crimes and were jailed for their offences this month and are now spending time behind bars.

Police bodycam footage shows the moment the leader of a cocaine gang was arrested while in his pants.

A planning inspector has turned down an appeal by landowners who have been ordered to clear an industrial-scale rubbish tip in the countryside.

Three men have been accused of robbery after a man on a mobility scooter outside a shop had his phone, tablet and cash taken.

A 61-year-old woman caught stealing thousands of pounds from the solicitors she was employed by initially pretended she’d been hacked.

A retired teacher who was swindled out of hundreds by a fraudster salesman says he came across as “very pleasant and friendly” before the lies began.

An international cocaine and heroin dealer’s Rolex and Piquet watches will be sold as part of a court order demanding he repay his ill-gotten gains.

A serial thief banned from supermarkets in two Kent towns is behind bars after pilfering from shops and homes in a third town instead.

A man has appeared in court after a supermarket security guard was reportedly hit by pellets from a BB gun, leaving him with several injuries.

A vandal has been forced to pay more than £1,300 in fines and costs after they were caught daubing graffiti in four locations.

A dad sent disturbing self-harm photos to his girlfriend in a warped attempt to control her, as he monitored her calls and blocked her contacts.

A reality TV star has avoided being sent to jail after successfully appealing his sentence for his “out of control” black Cane Corso biting a jogger.

A man accused of acting in an aggressive and threatening manner has been charged and has appeared in court.

A weed dealer could be facing jail after pleading guilty to supplying the drug after police raided his home.