The jury in the election expenses trial of a Tory MP and one of his top campaigners will resume their deliberations today.

Police are investigating after a man was seen carrying what is thought to be a weapon in a residential street.

A driver is set to spend New Year's Day in custody after being arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit and possession of drugs.

A man is thought to have been seriously injured in a suspected stabbing in a residential street.

Police are appealing for witnesses after reports of a large fight outside a nightclub on New Year's Eve.

A lorry driver caught smuggling 1,200 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco has been locked up.

Detectives investigating the robbery of a taxi driver have issued an e-fit of the suspect.

Two masked men brandishing a knife stole alcohol, cash and manicure supplies in an aggravated burglary.

Police are questioning a man after a disturbance at a property earlier.

Police are investigating a town centre disturbance after a man suffered several facial injuries.

Neighbours have paid tribute to a man allegedly killed by his brother last week.

A mother accused of murdering her 23-month-old twins failed to appear for a hearing in court today.

A man who died by a roadside was allegedly murdered by his brother.

A husband accused of murdering his teenage wife on Christmas Day has appeared in court.

A man has been filmed brandishing a knife and threatening passersby in a town centre.

A woman's body was found at a block of flats early this morning prompting a huge emergency response.

A fire broke out at a former cinema after trespassers broke into the building - but bingo players returned to carry on playing just 90 minutes later.

Police ended up playing the role of cowboys in a late-night chase for a runaway horse.

A man in his 50s was taken to hospital with head injuries after being attacked near a pub.

Police have charged a woman with murder following the deaths of her 23-month-old twins.