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Pratima Das returns to court with claims she was treated as a slave by high-profile health department lawyer Shibani Rahulan.

Cruel pair ignored heartrending cries of rottweiler and Staffordshire bull terrier imprisoned in boarded-up attic.

Teenager alleges being plied with alcohol and passed around for sex before being paid for her silence.

Judge sparks uproar for light sentence and for calling child victim 'willing participant' in rape by two men.

Two-year-old Aaron Booth's windpipe disintegrated after swallowing plant food used by Lauren Booth to grow skunk, jury told.

Five girls, aged 13-15, plied with drugs and drink by 11 men who then raped them, court told.

Newport bouncer Carl Whant has been found guilty of the murder of his cousin's girlfriend and their unborn baby, at Newport Crown Court.

A hacker operating under the s3rverexe moniker has successfully targeted an Iranian engineering website, defacing its front page and posting the stolen data online.

Derek Thompson agrees it may have been possible he fell asleep at the wheel on return journey from ski trip in Italy.

Shop arsonist Andrew Burls hid face but was given away on CCTV by his distinctive eyes and jailed for eight years.

Prince of Monaco treated in hospital after brawl in Manhattan club.

Metropolitan Police shoot suspect four times in armed standoff in London street.

Bank Hapoalim security measures foil viral attack on £50bn asset pot that tried to access accounts.

UK landlords in firing line over illegal broadcasting of Premier League games.

Serious Organised Crime Agency warns past users they risk being charged with criminal offence.

Reports have emerged that AnonyOps, a website associated with the hacktivist Anonymous collective, has been defaced by the hacker Exotz.

Joshua Cryer tells magistrates he did not tweet racial abuse of former England striker.

This Valentine's Day could be one to remember for the Bahraini government... albeit for all the wrong reasons.

Met Police commander attacked and falsely arrested Waad al-Baghdadi in wesbite cash row, court hears.

Younus Abdullah Mohammad pleads guilty to hate campaign over cartoon's 'defamation' of prophet.

Girl's family reveals nightmare ordeal of abuse and threats by friends of 15-year-old rapist.

Child killer who murdered nine-year-old neighbour Elizabeth Olten for kicks sentenced to life imprisonment.

Rupert Murdoch's News Group settles with 15 News of the World phone hacking victims at high court.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp and the former Portsmouth chairman Milan Mandaric have both been found not guilty of tax evasion.

Trident Gang Crime Command set up by Metropolitan Police to focus on gang scourge in London.

'I just killed someone… it was ahmazing!...I gotta got to church now': Missouri jury hears teenager's chilling diary entries.

Dana Baker was 16 when she died while waiting on a retrial for karate instructor Jaspal Riat, 48 who had been raping her since the age of 13.

The jury in the tax evasion trial of Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp were sent home on Tuesday afternoon, after four hours of deliberation failed to yield a verdict at Southwark Crown Court.

Peta takes marine park to court over constitutional rights of five orcas in unique legal case.