Crime

New figures show Elle Edwards' killer Connor Chapman has cost £282,000 in legal aid - the majority of which during this year's murder trial for gunning down the beautician on Christmas Eve

Detained “maniac” Alexei Varakin, 37, had recently been released after he was incarcerated in 2010 for the murder of two prostitutes after he was "cured," a court heard

EastEnders fans are still catching their breath after the most dramatic Christmas episode in the history of the BBC soap but some fans have been left in awe by the mastermind plans of the bosses

Hapless hitman Tristan Sherry, in his 20s, opened fire with a submachine gun at Browne's Steakhouse in the village of Blanchardstown, Dublin, on Christmas Eve before being killed

The unnamed woman and four young children were found dead in Meaux, 25 miles north-east of Paris, on Christmas Day, with police launching a murder probe before the suspect was arrested

New York murderer Khalid Barrow, 23, was sentenced to life in state prison after he killed his cousin Nisaa Walcott and concealed her body for days while he stole her money

Ahead of the Boxing Day sales, analysis of Government figures shows more than one in eight offenders who will be spared jail under Tory reforms committed theft from shops

Erin Patterson, charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder, will be supping on a simple dinner behind bars, before her next court appearance in 2024

North West Motorway Police shared the shocking remains of a car which crashed on Christmas Day near Ashton-under-Lyne when a driver fell asleep at the wheel on the way home from a 12-hour shift

Prime Minister RIshi Sunak is under pressure to denounce the Home Secretary's remarks after James Cleverly joked about giving his wife a date-rape drug

British millionaire Colin Armstrong, 78, was kidnapped by 15 men wearing police uniforms but was later released safely and pictures of him and his glamorous girlfriend have now emerged

The family of Elle Edwards are together for Christmas Day, as the mark the first anniversary of her murder. The 26-year-old was shot dead outside a pub in the Wirral on Christmas Eve last year

Metropolitan Police have opened a murder investigation and arrested a youth, after a 22-year-old woman was stabbed in the Bermondsey area of London on Christmas Eve

Gwent Police compared the driver's decision to "wearing sunglasses at night" as they said the motorist's vision would have been impaired by the jazzy decorations

A psychologist has delved into the sinister explanation behind Lucy Letby's chilling Christmas error, describing the notorious child killer as having 'one foot in psychopathy'

Patrick O'Brien had separated from his wife and was back at the house to pick up some personal items when he grabbed a large kitchen knife and said a statement to the effect of 'if we’re done, then we’re done'

A man was pulled out of the side of a cliff in San Fransisco this week, after rescuers worked for two days to get him out of the hole, where had had been trapped for three days

BBC EastEnders viewers are convinced they've 'rumbled' a Christmas Day murder twist as they think one character will 'take the blame' amid the explosive whodunnit

Alex Batty said mum Melanie, 43, and grandad David, 64, should avoid the police in an interview with reporters. The pair disappeared with Alex on a holiday when he was 11

A joint investigation between cops and the Health and Safety Executive is underway to examine the incident which saw a local business owner killed on Wednesday in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire

Home Secretary James Cleverly - who is facing calls to resign after he joked about giving his wife a date-rape joke - has been branded 'Colonel Calamity' by Tory MPs

Greater Manchester Police said a 42-year-old woman and a 15-year-old travelling in one of the vehicles had died at the scene, the driver of the second car is in custody

Blase Raia, 39, and his wife Brooke, 34, got into an argument at around 7pm on Tuesday night in the basement of their home in Greenwood, Pennsylvania

A man made homeless by a fire then stranded in a car park has found Christmas cheer in a small Scottish village with locals rallying round to help him and his three dogs

The Fawcett Society said Home Secretary James Cleverly could not be trusted to address violence against women after the Mirror revealed he joked about giving his wife Rohypnol