Rebecca Leighton, the nurse charged with contaminating saline solution at a hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester, has been refused bail for her own safety.

A paedophile described as the UK's most prolific hoarder of child abuse images has been sentenced to an indeterminate prison term.

A paedophile described by police as the UK's most prolific hoarder of pictures of child abuse was today given an indeterminate prison sentence.

A mother accused of murdering her two children was suffering depression at the time of their deaths and for months afterwards was unable to say their names, a court heard.

The nurse accused of contaminating saline drips at a hospital where the deaths of several patients are under investigation by police is scheduled to stand trial next year.

A science teacher who attacked a 14-year-old pupil with a dumbbell has been banned from teaching for life.

The phone-hacking scandal has convulsed the media. Now the industry must prepare to submit itself to a judge whose self-deprecation masks a rigorous line in questioning

An IT graduate who posted messages on an Islamic extremist website urging Muslims to attack British MPs who voted for the Iraq War was described as "a viper in our midst" by a judge who jailed him for 12 years yesterday.

A paedophile nursery worker who raped a toddler in his care was jailed for life today after a judge described his offences as "chilling, vile and depraved".

A man appeared in court today charged with the attempted murder of a police officer.

A gamekeeper has been convicted of endangering an aircraft after driving straight at a low-flying helicopter.

An acting prison governor who had a sexual relationship with a female inmate was convicted of misconduct in a public office yesterday.

A murderer serving life for bludgeoning a pensioner to death in 1994 committed two other brutal killings in the same year, a jury has ruled.

Roma goalkeeper Alexander Doni's transfer to Liverpool will be completed tomorrow, according to the player's agent.