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Teenager stabbed to death in street

Friday, 20 November 2009

Detectives launched a murder hunt today after a teenager was stabbed to death in the street.

Man walks free after killing wife in bad dream

Friday, 20 November 2009

Prosecution said that it was no longer seeking a special verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.

Dizaei cleared of misusing police credit card

Friday, 20 November 2009

Suspended senior Scotland Yard officer Ali Dizaei was cleared today of misusing his corporate credit card.

'Wicked' grandmother jailed over dowry dispute

Friday, 20 November 2009

A "wicked" grandmother and the two sons she ordered to kidnap and beat her estranged son-in-law over a £25,000 dowry dispute, have each been jailed for seven years.

Man who gouged out ex-partner's eye jailed for 12 years

Friday, 20 November 2009

A man who gouged out his ex-girlfriend's eye and threw it away was jailed for 12 years today.

Harman faces driving charges

Friday, 20 November 2009

Harriet Harman, the deputy Labour leader, is to be charged with driving without due care and attention and driving while using a mobile phone, the Crown Prosecution Service announced last night.

John May: Prevention is better than cure for the young unemployed

Friday, 20 November 2009

Three months after official Government figures showed that one in five of 16 to 24-year-olds were out of work, latest figures show a worryingly high amount of young people are still searching for work.

'Night stalker' suspect in court over attacks on elderly women

Thursday, 19 November 2009

A man accused of a series of sex attacks on elderly women was remanded in custody today to appear in court again later this month.

Dog breeder jailed over dead puppies under stairs

Thursday, 19 November 2009

A dog breeder was jailed for 20 weeks yesterday and banned from keeping animals for life after being found with 15 dead and dying puppies in suitcases in a locked cupboard under her stairs.

Appeal over savage attack on guide dog - Video

Thursday, 19 November 2009

This shocking video shows a blind woman's guide dog being savaged by a terrier-type dog at a railway station.

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