A 65-year-old woman was left “screaming in fright” after she and her husband were violently assaulted by their son in a drunken rage.

A rejected lover who bombarded his ex with abusive messages and calls after she ended their relationship has narrowly avoided jail.

An aggressive shoplifter was granted his wish to be jailed after he pleaded with magistrates to be locked up again.

A 16-year-old boy accused of attempted rape in a park is expected to stand trial.

A “Jekyll and Hyde” rapist who terrorised women and girls for more than 23 years has been convicted.

A persistent beggar could be thrown in jail if he asks for money in a town centre again.

A drug-driver who ran over a police officer as he attempted to pull him over for speeding has been jailed.

A computer shop boss believed to be the first person in the UK to be charged on suspicion of operating an illegal crypto ATM has appeared in court.

A teenager has appeared in court charged on suspicion of the robbery of a mobile phone and an e-scooter.

A 31-year-old is to go on trial, accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a car.

Police have charged two suspects after reportedly threatening two women in separate incidents just hours apart.

A prolific thief is back behind bars after swiping goods from three stores just weeks after being released from jail.

A pensioner has appeared in court accused of sexually abusing a child more than a decade ago.

A 69-year-old has been jailed for committing “abhorrent acts” against a vulnerable person.

A registered sex offender who made indecent images of children has been jailed for breaching a court order.

A drink and drug-fuelled knifeman who stabbed a dad of three to death in a violent confrontation outside a pub has today been convicted of murder.

An inquest has been opened into the death of a 29-year-old man who crashed into the central reservation on a busy road.

Two men have been sentenced for a violent doorstep attack which left the victim with serious head injuries.

A concerned passerby was chased, beaten and robbed after he tried to help a woman pretending to be in distress.

A by-election is set to be held for a ward with a councillor accused of multiple sex offences.