A jury failed to reach a decision today in the trial of a fireman who drove through a red light on an emergency call, hitting a car and fatally injuring the driver.

A 45-year-old father has appeared in court charged with murdering his former partner and her son at their home.

A group of 20 climate change activists who planned to shut down the UK's second largest power station were convicted today of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass.

A labourer has been jailed for at least seven-and-a-half years after he set fire to a block of flats in a drunken revenge attack, killing two promising young jockeys.

A pensioner who smothered his 75-year-old wife in a "mercy killing" has been jailed for two years.

Detectives passed a new file of evidence on the Parliamentary expenses scandal to prosecutors today.

A bungling would-be petrol bomber who was caught by police after he ran into a lamp post and needed medical treatment was jailed for eight years today.

An "evil monster" who filmed shocking video clips as he abused a screaming 15-month-old boy was today facing life in jail for his murder.

A teenager was found guilty today of raping a four-year-old girl while she was in a park to feed the ducks, according to police.

As Scotland's football refs create havoc in the sport this weekend, David Randall looks back at some of highs and lows of pitch officialdom

A man who admitted killing his nine-year-old brother is likely be sent to a secure hospital for treatment, a judge said today.

Four men were remanded in custody today when they appeared in court charged with murdering a man found dying in the back of a van.

A police officer accused of raping and sexually abusing vulnerable women was cleared of seven of the 26 charges he faces today.

A jury was sent out today to consider verdicts for a third day in the case of a police officer accused of raping and sexually assaulting vulnerable women.