A 53-year-old man who claimed to be a secret operative army officer in Mali and swindled £128k from a woman he met online has been jailed.

A woman who failed to get vet treatment for her cat who was suffering from dental disease has been banned from keeping animals for five years.

A man accused of killing two women who were struck by a vehicle on a motorway hard shoulder after one stopped to help the other has appeared in court.

Two men have appeared in court charged with manslaughter following the death of a man who was hit by a bus following an altercation.

It is 10 years since ‘the Canterbury Cannibal’ was sentenced - a case which exposed dark and twisted fantasies which stretched across the Atlantic.

A teen caught in a police sting messaging an undercover officer he believed was 13 has been spared jail.

A 68-year-old fraudster who pocketed £4million of clients’ money as part of a racing betting syndicate has been sent to prison.

A man filmed himself throwing his ex-girlfriend’s cat against a wall and then sent the horrifying video to her, a court has been told.

A “dangerous” paedophile has been jailed for nearly 20 years after being found guilty of rape and sexual assault.

A 48-year-old man has been locked up after being accused of making indecent images of a young person.

A courier struck and killed a clergyman with her van as he made his way to a retreat for respite from caring for his dementia-stricken wife.

A man convicted of making indecent pictures of children has been jailed after breaching a court order restricting his contact with under 18s.

A man stabbed outside a pub was denied entry to the boozer as a bystander closed the door on him after the landlady saw he was clutching a gun.

A thief who is ‘stuck in a rut’ is behind bars after stealing Champagne, bottles of wine and smoked salmon during raids at two hotels.

A man who whipped out his phone to snap his drug addict girlfriend in the dock has been warned there will be “consequences” if it happens again.

A man caught on CCTV sniffing cocaine outside a pub was found to have a knife in his Mercedes.

A 32-year-old was violent and racially abusive after being asked to leave a hospital where he acted aggressively towards patients and staff.

A speeding driver crashed into a car while being pursued by police and left three women with horrific injuries.

A witness to a fatal stabbing told police the knifeman "did not react at all" to shots being fired at him from a BB gun wielded by his victim.

A 22-year-old shoplifter has been jailed after she admitted stealing from major supermarkets.