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Racist tweeter who posted offensive messages on Twitter about Fabrice Muamba jailed for 56 days.

Nathaniel Grant, Kazeem Kolawole, and Anthony McCalla guilty of paralysing little girl for life.

A 16-year-old boy has been arrested amid claims he filmed his fellow students showering

Gang of Romanian pimps tattoed women with barcodes if they tried to escape.

Protesters demand the arrest of neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman for gunning down the unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

A prominent British scientist is being held in a notoriously rough Argentinian jail

UK's first website dedicated to murder probe launched by Lincolnshire Police to galvanise hunt for killer.

Lauren Wilson sentenced to 120 hours of community service for selling Valium to fellow pupils.

Newcastle United striker admits breaching bail conditions after being arrested outside Tyneside casino.

Teenager who died trying to protect friends is unlikely to have seen the weapon that killed him, the Old Bailey heard.

Kent maths teacher who made Nazi jibes at neighbours Reinhard and Kathryn Wendt treated leniently after plaintiffs' plea.

Leeds crown court jury shown mobile phone footage of teenager being abused.

Christopher Varian's parents on way to other son's wedding when told of decapitation of golf club manager.

The Italian branch of the Anonymous collective has taken down the official website of the Vatican again in protest against sex abuse cases involving Roman Catholic priests.

Student admits to posting racially offensive comments while footballer lies critically ill in hospital.

Katey Wall, 24, from Shropshire, was beaten so badly that her mother didn't recognise her and her usually blonde locks were stained red from blood.

Facebook inboxes and Twitter direct messages will be targeted under Communications Capabilities Development Programme.

Swansea University student faces racially aggravated public order offence.

Seventeen-year-old tried for double murder of British tourists shot dead in high-crime area of Saratosa

Five members of a violent Liverpool gang have been arrested for gun crimes and leaving a grenade on Liverpool FC manager Kenny Dalgish's garden wall.

Ibrox administrators Duff and Phelps confident buyer can be found for troubled Scottish Premiership club just hours before time runs out.

Mother of schoolboy Adam Regis stabbed to death on way home from cinema releases heartfelt appeal.

Former News International CEO, husband Charlie Brooks and NI security boss Mark Hanna among six bailed.

Dealer jailed for 10 years after police swoop nets £4m high-purity cocaine and stun gun disguised as mobile phone.

Claire Gray posted knife threat on Facebook before killing Ashley Gray in row over cigarette.

Police confirm six further arrests by officers from Metropolitan Police's Weeting Inquiry into media phone hacking.

Mount Sterling unpoliced as three officers suspended in probe into Tasering of nine-year-old truant boy.

Secret police documents revealed by the Independent have disclosed allegations of corruption

Ex-boyfriend Clifford Mills stalked 49-year-old online before stabbing her to death.