A mother has been barred from keeping animals after severely neglecting a dog with a “painful and pussy” skin condition she failed to seek help for.

A police force has slammed a watchdog’s “flawed” investigation into a control room manager after a mum-of-two was shot by her partner.

An immature teenager attacked a woman and pulled her hair while on a video call after a row broke out over a borrowed item of clothing.

A pervert caught with 20 images showing someone carrying out sexual acts with dogs on his phone has been ordered to complete rehabilitation sessions.

A man with links to various Kent seaside towns who was wanted on recall to prison has been arrested.

A former primary school worker says she has been psychologically scarred by an ex-colleague who shared fake pornographic images of her online.

A violent thief who pulled a knife out on paramedics and members of the public has been jailed after being identified by his face tattoos.

A suspected drug dealer has been charged after a police dog found cocaine hidden inside a car.

Two thieves walked into a well-known sports store and lifted several coats off the rails before running out with them, a court has heard.

A “loyal” P&O Ferries worker was unfairly dismissed over unfounded allegations he pulled a colleague’s hair and called her offensive names.

A man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a missing 54-year-old man whose body was discovered in woodland.

An apprentice has been sentenced for his part in a racist attack on guests at a party he gatecrashed.

A cocaine user has been banned from the roads and faces losing his £27,000 job after being spotted picking up drugs.

A man has been charged in connection with an investigation into a series of thefts and burglaries across two counties.

Here are just some of the criminals including fly-tippers, rapists, murderers and thieves who committed crimes and spent Christmas behind bars.

A 25-year-old man who converted a blank firing gun into a deadly weapon before trying to use it has been sentenced.

The victim of a knife attack whose face was slashed in a row over drugs in prison says he hopes his attacker “learns from his mistakes”.

A thief raided a petrol station with three unknown associates and stole more than £460 of goods - including engine oil and shopping baskets.

A drug user who stole medication from the chemist she worked at was only found out when she crashed her car.

A 32-year-old woman who repeatedly stole from town centre stores has been banned from them for two years.