Crime

Prison Governors’ Association President Andrea Albutt accused the Government of 'lying' to the public by telling them 'that locking up more people and for longer increases public safety'

Former police officer Samantha Lee has claimed she is a scapegoat for the Metropolitan Police - after being found guilty of gross misconduct after being accused of failing to properly investigate Wayne Couzens

Helga Maria Hengbarth was said to have died six years ago when she was 86, but her son told neighbours in Verona, Italy that she'd moved back to Germany - while her corpse remained in their property

Tatiana "Tania" Dokotaru, 34, was meant to be celebrating the fifth birthday of her son, Zayn, on Sunday, but she died under mysterious circumstances with her lifeless body found in her apartment

Alexander Tarasov, a former inmate of Russia's Simferopol Detention Centre, has opened up about life inside, and how innocent civilians are tortured

Nicola Ellison described the heart-wrenching moment she received a call telling her to get to the hospital as her brother Adam had been stabbed - sadly, doctors could not save him

Emergency services battled to save the 70-year-old man after bringing him ashore at Worthing in West Sussex, as thousands flocked to the coast on the hottest day of 2023

Ministers have announced more people will have access to things such as bereavement and trauma counselling, or transport to and from court during trials, however victims are still not getting free legal help

Every day last year more than 80 cases of robbery of personal items were closed without a suspect being identified, an analysis by the Lib Dems has revealed

Speculation is swirling as to what might have caused the water around Venice's famous Rialto Bridge to turn green as police continue to study CCTV footage from across the city

The Met Office announced the 24.4C temperature was recorded in Plymouth today, narrowly topping the 24.3C recorded yesterday in Bramham, West Yorkshire which was previously the highest of the year

Two teenagers have been found guilty of the heartless slaughter of 16-year-old Ronan Kanda, who was killed in a horrifying case of mistaken identity after he went to buy a PlayStation controller

The University of Wales Trinity Saint David Swansea Triathlon is one of the leading one-day, sprint distance triathlons in the country - the athlete died during the 750 metre swim

As Tristan Beaudette slept beside his daughters in their tent, he was shot in the head and killed by a man later identified as Anthony Rauda who has now been convicted of the murder

Mum Cindy Campos, whose five-year-old son was sent home with the Winnie The Pooh safety guide, claimed Dallas Independent School District were "tone deaf" for distributing the book

Kwami Richards, 42, escaped from the van outside Brixton Police Station in South London at 2pm on Friday - police chased him into Brixton Underground Station where he jumped on a train

Karl Warburton has become the first person to die of xylazine in the UK - and his sister Diane has spoken about her fears that the killer drug could cause even more deaths around the UK

Young people are being warned to stay clear of open water this summer with at least six people dying after getting into trouble in lakes and rivers in and around the bank holiday as temperatures soar

Simon Haycock whose 16-year-old son Sam drowned has warned of the dangers of swimming in open water after another young life was lost last week in Carlisle, Cumbria

Emergency services rushed to Oddicombe, Torbay, Devon, yesterday morning, following reports of concern for two people in the water. Tragically, they both died, Devon and Cornwall Police said

Sarah Baxter told how she was disturbed to find the thief had been busy stealing her Mercedes while she was awake with her newborn just feet away

Daniel Green, 29, who has a long list of previous offences, reached speeds of 50mph with four punctured tyres as he tried to escape police over many miles in south Wales, a court heard

The 16-year-old had been attending the In It Together festival in Neath Port Talbot, Wales on Friday when he suffered a 'medical episode', say police

Three people have been killed and five were injured in a shooting at an annual motorcycle rally in New Mexico.

The dad of seven-year-old Emily Jones has told how he continues to relive the horror of her being killed by a complete stranger in a Bolton park and is unhappy with a coroner's ruling