Illegal owners pump animals full of steroids as dogs become key commodity among criminal gangs

People who are forced to represent themselves in court as legal aid budgets are cut should not attempt to imitate the fast-talking lawyers they see on television, according to a new "idiot's guide".

Paramedics found the Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky lying on the floor of his bathroom with a ligature around his neck matching material tied to a shower rail, the opening of his inquest heard today.

Boris Johnson decries 'utter madness that we can't get shot of this man'

At just 23, her GP told her a lump on her breast was nothing to worry about. Now Kristin Hallenga has advanced cancer – and devotes her time to alerting younger women to the risks

Death in 2011 in Tottenham led to widespread rioting across London and England

The highest court in the land controversially sat in secret for the first time in its history today but insisted it had reached the decision with "great reluctance".

The highest court in the land could soon consider secret evidence for the first time after a judgment late last tonight.

The father of an Iraqi teenager claimed today that his son's body showed signs of torture after it was handed back by British troops following a brutal battle.

Scotland Yard has been accused of being complicit in torture for failing to investigate the UK’s role in alleged war crimes.