Crime
Doctor jailed for poisoning pregnant lover's drinks new
Dr Edward Erin was found guilty last month of spiking Bella Prowse's coffee and orange juice to make her miscarry.
Inside Crime
'Night stalker' rape suspect charged new
Monday, 16 November 2009
Delroy Grant appeared at Greenwich Magistrates' Court today, charged with five rapes, six indecent assaults and 11 burglaries between 1992 and this year.
Tweed to stand trail on rape charge new
Monday, 16 November 2009
The widower of reality TV star Jade Goody was ordered to stand trial today accused of raping a teenager.
Five held by anti-terror police new
Monday, 16 November 2009
Five men were arrested today as anti-terror police swooped on addresses in the north west and a hotel near Heathrow Airport.
The disgrace of Britain's jails
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Overcrowding, reoffending, and mandatory sentencing have created prisons that are ineffective and expensive, a charity warns
Police arrest Night Stalker suspect
Sunday, 15 November 2009
19-year hunt is 'biggest case in history of the Metropolitan Police'
Crime Exchange: What we can learn from each other
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Our crime correspondent's swap with his counterpart on 'The Baltimore Sun' ends today with the two reporters revealing the transatlantic tips that could benefit both cities.
Stalker jailed for killing woman who rejected him
Saturday, 14 November 2009
A "delusional" slaughterman was jailed for life yesterday for killing a woman who rejected him, in front of her three daughters with a bolt-gun, hours after she called police to complain that he was stalking her.
Claims of racist abuse by Romford Scout troop
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Police are investigating claims a Scout troop shouted abuse at a group of Jewish veterans during a Remembrance Sunday parade.
Be aggressive over enforcing fines, Straw tells magistrates
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Justice Secretary Jack Straw today urged magistrates to be "more aggressive" about enforcing the payment of fines.
Total pleads guilty over oil depot blast
Friday, 13 November 2009
Total is not expected to be sentenced until trials are held for the four other companies involved.
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8 Energy firms to be forced to help the poor
9 BNP leader to stand against minister
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2 Education officials spent £10m on first-class fares
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4 Nick Clegg: Cancel the Queen's Speech – and save democracy
5 Battered child wins compensation from three-year-old
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11 A field day for the Tory old guard
12 The disgrace of Britain's jails: Institutions short-change inmates and society
13 Record numbers of women imprisoned
14 Stop and search: white people held 'to balance racial statistics'
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9BNP leader to stand against minister
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