TikTok trend leaves friend brain damaged, driver walks free
A bus driver's 17-second TikTok challenge in a car park ended in tragedy, leaving his friend with a severe brain injury. Read the full court details and police warning.
A bus driver's 17-second TikTok challenge in a car park ended in tragedy, leaving his friend with a severe brain injury. Read the full court details and police warning.
A 19-year-old prison officer and a 30-year-old inmate confessed to misconduct after a secret affair at HMP Five Wells. Both admitted multiple charges and will be sentenced in January 2026.
Alexandru Emilian Muresan, 32, has been sentenced to eight years for attempted rape and sexual assault in Bournemouth. The victim's bravery helped secure the conviction.
Audrius Zukauskas, 55, raped and beat a woman he met at Hanley Bus Station. He received a 12-year extended sentence at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. Read the full report.
Veselin Dudenski killed Elsie Gascoigne in a head-on collision. The 39-year-old, now facing deportation, was sentenced at Lincoln Crown Court. Read the full story.
Benjamin Worrall, 17, was killed by drunk driver Danny Francis who consumed 11 pints. Read the family's emotional tribute and the full court details.
Stephen Bates has been jailed for life for murdering Martin O'Donovan with his car hours after meeting him at a family birthday party in Liverpool. Read the full court details.
Sharuyan Sasikumar, 23, sentenced to eight years for causing death by dangerous and drink-driving in Knutton. His passenger, Shejuti Pasha, 32, died in the collision.
Vitalie Tanga's 'lenient' sentence for two brutal murders increased to 32 years after Solicitor General's intervention. Read the full story of these shocking crimes.
Watchdog report reveals HMP Leicester has highest assault rate among comparable prisons with 29% positive drug tests. Urgent action needed on violence and substance abuse.
Birmingham rapper Omar Abdirizak, known as Twista Cheese, sentenced to over eight years for a flamethrower attack on a petrol station worker. His Instagram account posts updates.
Former Met Police officer David Carrick receives his 37th life sentence for historic sex offences, including rapes and child abuse spanning over 30 years. Victims show courage.
A former Environment Agency director from the Midlands has received a suspended sentence for selling 'lethal' chemsex drugs to men on Grindr. Discover the full court details.
Derrion Adams, 29, died from synthetic cannabinoid complications at HMP Birmingham. The inquest revealed ongoing contraband issues via drones. Read the full investigation.
Stephen McAulay, 35, stabbed James Duncan multiple times in a parking row. The victim suffered life-changing injuries including significant vision loss. Read the full court details.
Klayton Smith, once named on a most wanted list for violent offences including a robbery on a 78-year-old, has died in HMP Lowdham. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman will investigate.
Colin Harding, 74, died at HMP Stafford from natural causes. He had served under two years of a 21-year sentence for sexual offences. Read the full investigation details.
Former prison officer Cherrie-Ann Austin-Saddington reveals how relationship with convicted rapist Bradley Trengrove destroyed her career and highlights security concerns in UK prisons.
Lisa Clarke, convicted for the sadistic torture murder of ex-soldier Brian Farmer in Birmingham, has died in custody. An independent inquiry into her death is underway.
A new petition demands mandatory 20-year sentences for fatal drug-driving offences and permanent licence bans. The government must respond if it reaches 10,000 signatures.
Leon Haughton, from Wolverhampton, has been sentenced to 32 years for attempted murder after tracking his victim with a GPS device and shooting him at point-blank range. Discover the full investigation details.
Kyle Purcell, 21, has been sentenced to nine years for attacking two women with bottles and setting fire to his flat in Burton-on-Trent. Read the full court details.
HMP Bronzefield has reportedly stopped Lucy Letby receiving fan mail after being inundated with cards, gifts and letters from supporters who believe she is innocent.
An inquest hears the mystery surrounding the death of Derrion Adams, 29, at HMP Birmingham. A suspected spice vape was found after he was seen 'staggering' on the wing. Discover the full story.
A Birmingham prisoner who thought he could outsmart the system by having a mobile phone smuggled into his cell has been handed significant additional jail time in a landmark ruling.
Dirk Howell, convicted of murdering nine-year-old Alfie Steele in a brutal bath punishment, has been refused permission to appeal his life sentence in a landmark court decision.
Exclusive insights into serial killer Lucy Letby's prison life show her fixation on children's television programmes and canteen privileges while serving a whole-life order.
A nationwide search is underway for a foreign inmate who disappeared after being mistakenly freed from a Birmingham prison. Authorities warn the public not to approach the wanted man.
The Ministry of Justice has seized control of HMP Birmingham after inspectors found shocking conditions including violence, drugs, and squalor at the troubled Winson Green prison.
A persistent thief from Rowley Regis has been sentenced to prison after repeatedly stealing alcohol from a local Tesco supermarket, with his final crime captured on dramatic CCTV footage.