Crime

Linda McVean, who lost her boy Frankie in May, bought the street Valium pills for £10 before shaming the dealer by telling him “these are the same pills that killed my son”

Dad-of-three Donald 'Prentice' Patience was tragically found dead on Tuesday morning inside his house in Bury, Greater Manchester, which showed signs of being broken into

After a couple strutted out of a hotel with bags packed to the brim with stuff, the owner found that their hotel room had been totally emptied. Accused by the hotel of being thieves, the police have now taken one of the pair in for questioning

Police have found a body in the search for 54-year-old Claire Knights, who went missing on August 23 while walking her dog in the village of Upstreet, Kent

Remo was honoured for bravery after he and his handler PC Paul O'Donnell were attacked in 2020 leaving both man and dog in need of hospital treatment

Goodhue, Minnesota, saw the mass resignation of its entire police force after their chief quits, telling the council they will never see another police officer walk through their doors

George Appel who was sent to the electric chair for killing a police officer would have been forgotten if it wasn’t for his notorious and chilling "dad joke"

Jason and Melissa Dunham were found dead on Thursday alongside their children, aged 15, 12 and ninenat their home in Lake Township, Ohio - with authorities saying all five were found with multiple gunshot wounds

An Indiana State Trooper was patrolling an area of Vincennes when he spotted the 51-year-old identified as John McKee operating a Power Wheels Jeep on the city's roads

Alleged Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann is in a special unit at the Suffolk County Jail in Riverhead, Long Island, under careful watch where has not shown "any emotion" according to the sheriff

The leader of the notorious Wagner Company military group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, 62, was killed alongside other senior mercenary warlords when his private jet tumbled out of the sky around 500km from Moscow

The BBC has slammed claims that its Thought for the Day radio show suggested that convicted killer and ex-nurse Lucy Letby should be forgiven for murdering seven babies

The story of Lucy Letby depriving tiny, helpless babies of their lives in a hospital just 12 miles from me sent my blood pressure soaring and hot tears running, writes Val Savage

The woman is said to have been snatched at a Phoenix car dealership on Monday, before allegedly being zip-tied and driven by suspect Jacob Wilhoit, aged 41, 150 miles overnight

Imogen Nunn, 25, who was deaf, took her own life in January after allegedly being supplied a chemical by Kenneth Law from Canada - and now her mum is urging police to act

When called out for allegedly having a cup that reeked of wine in her possession on school campus, the Oklahoma teacher claimed it was for her 'juice.' Police say her blood alochol levels were three times the legal driving limit

Huge plumes of smoke were reportedly visible from the other side of Liverpool after a fire broke out on the top deck of a bus in the centre of the city on Lime Street near Liverpool Central Station

Police were stumped when large rocks and boulders kept sporadically appearing on a road in the quiet coastal town of Kingston, Massachusetts, but six months later they have made an arrest

Firefighters tonight remain at the scene of the huge blaze in the Bow area of London after London Fire Brigade received more than 100 calls about the emergency

The trio were held as they tried to board a flight to Manchester, police in Majorca confirmed today as they investigate the rape of a woman who claims she was also drugged

The individual who allegedly was stalking Drew Barrymore was spoken to by police after being caught riding a bicycle around the Hollywood star's neighbourhood and telling people he was looking for her

Kent Police continues to investigate the disappearance of Claire Knights, last seen walking her dog Zebulon near the Birchington area of the county on Wednesday

Karen Rees is the former head of nursing for urgent care at the Countess of Chester Hospital, and was one of Lucy Letby's direct line managers during her killing spree

Donald Patience, 45, was found dead at his home after officers were called to an address in response to reports of a burglary, in which a labradoodle dog was reportedly stolen

A Detroit woman and two teenagers were arrested for allegedly befriending a new mother and kidnapping her 14-day-old twins, who were later safely returned