CRIME

Manchester thief Marc Kirvin, who stole the handbag and shoes of a traffic victim Sawari Ashraf while she lay decapitated in the road, facing jail after his court appearance.

A British man, Chow Hok Kuen, has been arrested in Thailand after attempting to smuggle in seven roasted foetuses wrapped in gold leaf.

Around 1,600 people will link arms to form human chain in Derby to raise funds for Philpott family after six of their children died in an arson attack on family home.

Sam Hallam, 24, who spent seven years in jail for a crime he has maintained he never committed, has been freed today after a judge concluded he was not guilty of murder.

Two men and a woman have been charged with killing an Asian man Ahmed Murdered in a dispute over a bag of crisps at a shop in Glasgow.

Media organisations win landmark high court battle over police orders to disclose footage of Dale Farm evictions.

Police in Essex are hunting for a rapist who they say would have returned home from an evening out with muddy shoes.

Chicago Police in the US have launched a nation-wide search for Arnoldo Jimenez who they believe murdered his wife, Estrella Carrera, and left her body in a bath just hours after they exchanged their vows.

Actor Ray Winstone claims there was an 'outrageous miscarriage of justice' after an innocent man served seven years in jail for a murder that he did not commit.

HTC faces import bans on two of its premium smartphones - the One X and Evo 4G LTE - following an ITC directive, amid ensuing patent dispute against Apple.

Joshua Komisarjevsky was given the death sentence after being found guilty of his part in a triple murder in 2007 that claimed the lives of a mother and her two children.

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor stopped short of apologising for his role in Sierra Leone civil war, instead accusing prosecutors of paying and intimidating witnesses.

Mick Philpott, the father of the six children who died in the Derby house fire, has thanked rescuers and family at a press conference.

A recruitment consultant, Rebecca Black, was thrown in a jail cell in Dubai after being accused of having sex in the back of a taxi.

Mike Philpott, 54, will address the media following the death of his sixth child, whose life support machine was turned off in hospital this week.

Rebekah Brooks and husband Charlie make statements outside the offices of their lawyers, Kingsley Napley, in central London.

'Devil's Breath' chemical from Colombia turns people into zombies, deprives them of free will and even kills.

German car salesman was dumped on Albanian mountain road after 149 days in custody due to mistaken identity

Unidentified man sets himself on fire and tries to enter the Oslo courtroom of Anders Behring Breivik Trial.

Sentencing guidelines broadened to focus on vulnerable victims, such as elderly and disabled.

Alison Levitt, the CPS's principal legal adviser to the director of public prosecutions, made a short statement on the charges facing Brooks.

Former News International Boss and News of the World editor could face jail on charges revolving around phone hacking conspiracy.

Elvis Lee, 34, beat Tyler Whelan until he collapsed at his home in Paston, he died in hospital in March 2011.

The French trial opens over Mediator, a diabetes drug that was also used to lose weight and is suspected in the death of 500 people.

Criminal case opens against Tony Chan, Feng shui master accused of forging will of his former lover, the late Hong Kong billionaire Nina Wang.

Duwayne Philpott, 13, had his life support machine switched off overnight after his family agreed to the heart-breaking decision at Birmingham Children's hospital.

Those killed were Jennifer Hudson's mother, her brother and her seven-year-old nephew.

The man at the centre of the Derby house fire which killed five young children has been named as Mick Philpott.

Sixth child in Birmingham hospital for specialist treatment after blaze tragedy claims five young lives.