A man who was acquitted of murdering a vicar and disposing of his body was today convicted of killing a supermarket worker just four months after his release from prison.

A woman has been convicted of two counts of manslaughter after she started a fire at a block of flats which killed two women, police said today.

Five members of an underworld gang responsible for a series of shootings, and leaving a hand grenade on the front wall of Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish's home were today jailed for life.

Nine members of an al-Qa'ida-inspired terror group that plotted to bomb the London Stock Exchange and build a terrorist training camp were jailed today.

A group of men who admitted plotting terrorist attacks in London decided against becoming suicide bombers because they were planning a very serious, long-term campaign, a court heard yesterday.

Criminals who trade in illegal firearms face severe sentences, leading judges warned today as they doubled the number of years to be served by a man caught by police with a loaded revolver.

Four radical Islamists have admitted plotting a major pre-Christmas terror attack on the London Stock Exchange.

Nine men have denied plotting terror attacks on major London targets.

Of all the items to forget, of all the slips of the mind, it had to be that one. "I appear to have one more resolution," said Peter Hill-Wood, Arsenal's old-money, straw-man chairman, performing a swift about-turn after a surreptitious word from a suited apparatchik. "It is resolution five. All those in favour of re-electing Stan Kroenke to the board?"

Barclays is stepping up competition in the 90% mortgage market by introducing new "zero fee" deals from tomorrow.

Joanna Yeates's killer faced allegations today that he strangled her for sexual thrills.

Four men have appeared in court accused of using Facebook to encourage rioting or looting.

Four Russian men celebrated a gang rape like "professional footballers celebrating the scoring of a goal" a judge said yesterday as he jailed them for a sickening attack.