All news by author: Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas

A court heard how the children begged for their lives when their dad broke into a terrifying rage after a 12-hour pub binge and told police they would find 'four bodies' inside the family home

Families have said they are forced to live in overcrowded conditions in a borough which has the highest number of households staying in temporary accommodation in the UK

The boy, who escaped serious injury, has been left 'traumatised' after he was hit by a car while crossing the road and narrowly avoided being run over by another just seconds later

A large number of armed officers from the Metropolitan Police have stepped back from firearms duties in the wake of a murder charge over the shooting death of Chris Kaba

The unassuming £450,000 family home offers the chance to live in a 1970s timewarp, and is decorated with mustard cabinets, mid-century furniture and apricot tiles

Jack Dodd was woken by noises at 2am but assumed it was his cats playing outside his room - but when he spotted a shadowy figure move past the open door, the pub landlord knew he was in danger

The Fiat 500 suddenly burst into flames while waiting at lights in the middle of a busy UK street, with locals watching on as firefighters tackled the 'dramatic' blaze

The 21-year-old's link to a crime was discovered by a police when they pulled her over for poor driving, and it was found she had made a suspicious three-hours journey

Mylo, a 11-year-old Boxer, and a 10-year-old Chinese Crested named Pinocchio were found alongside their owner days after the person had died - and now need a new home

Villagers claim local life has been turned into a 'nightmare' by a foul smell coming from a nearby waste plant, and said they are unable to sell their homes or even open their windows

Police are searching for an XL Bully owner after they fled the scene following a horror dog attack in a public park, which left the victim in hospital with arm injuries

A court heard dad-of-six Gareth Roper was left by police barefoot and without any money or his mobile phone after he was arrested, before being fatally hit by a car just minutes later

A group of residents have been threatened with the demolition of their home extensions unless they pay their water company after one man discovered an active pipe behind his house

A cancer patient who tackled her fear of heights by abseiling 160 feet down St Thomas' Hospital in London dressed as Where's Wally said the experience was 'scary' but 'well worth it'

Police have made arrests after Kevin Conway, 41, Stephanie Alderson, 35, and Kathleen Broomfield, 43 all died in the same area between July and September of this year

New footage shows a man taking on a nerve-racking ride that drops him from 1,100ft above a canyon - leaving some viewers feeling queasy while others described it as a 'bucket list' experience

Famous chocolate lovers have spoken of their fury after Mars Inc announced an iconic product would be permanently pulled from shelves, following recent production issues

H&M told customers on their website that they would have to pay £1.99 to send back items, even when the returns are made in-store - but the retailer has now said this notice was 'inaccurate'

Chris Beck had only just turned 70 when the orange-sized mass - which a surgeon said was like a 'paintball gun that exploded' - was discovered in July 2022, and died just weeks later

A heated row broke out in a UK city centre earlier this week after a council officer approached a man planting flowers in a raised bed, leading multiple people to get involved

Violet Heasley, 8, was forced to wear a nappy to school every day because her school did not have a wheelchair-access toilet, leaving her mum to fight for her 'dignity'

A deserted-looking town centre has been left with little left other than rows of pawnbrokers and bookies - and one email mistake cost the local government millions of pounds

Amy Cross and her boyfriend Wes Arthur said they are glad to have 'quit the rat race' by ditching their rented home and changing jobs to have 'less responsibility and stress'

A boy has forced a change in the law to protect vulnerable people online after harmful trolls flooded a epileptic support page with flashing images in a sick attempt to spark seizures

Eyewitnesses said a sense of 'tension and shock' could be felt as the group of men appeared in SS uniforms during a family parade, prompting a hostile response from some locals