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Crack cocaine addict murdered young mum then stuffed her body in suitcase and set it on fire
Craig Procter, 40, from Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, has been jailed for the murder of Ellia Arathoon, with a glass in his home, before he set fire to her body on the Wirral.
Triple stabbing outside Parsons Green Tube station leaves one dead and two injured
Three men were stabbed close to the Parsons Green station in South-West London as commuters made their way home. One man died after the incident on Monday (16 October).
Drunk man claiming to be Saddam Hussein raped woman on river bank after watching 'outdoor porn'
Abdel-Aziz Al-Shamary, 21, originally from Kuwait, attacked a woman after she left a pub in Darlington telling one witness "Allah's going to get you", Teesside Crown Court heard.
North Korea 'hacked Channel 4 drama series' about kidnapped nuclear scientist
Entitled 'Opposite Number' the 10-part Channel 4 TV drama that was being produced by Mammoth Screen. The show, set in Pyongyang, was targeted by hackers in 2014.
Three dead as Storm Ophelia batters Ireland and parts of Britain
The storm, which has come from the Atlantic Ocean, brought winds of almost 100mph in some parts of the country.
Hurricane Ophelia turns UK sky an apocalyptic yellow - here's the reason why
Former Hurricane Ophelia turned the UK sky red on 16 October. Twitter is already talking of Rapture - but the Met office offers a very logical explanation.
Storm Ophelia set to batter UK and Ireland with 'potentially deadly' winds
Storm Ophelia is set to hit Ireland and parts of the UK with gusts of up to 80mph from the Atlantic, causing schools and airports to close.
Jealous boyfriend knifed partner to death as daughter watched after she admitted kissing another man
Dylan Harries, 22, from Carmarthenshire, repeatedly stabbed young mum Katrina Evemy, 19, leaving her 22-month-old daughter covered in blood in a house in Llanelli earlier this year.
Modern slavery raid discovers potential victims and £2m worth of fake Adidas, Nike and Louis Vuitton goods
Officers found potential victims of modern slavery and fake Adidas, Nike and Louis Vuitton goods as well as fake Rolex watches in six raids in Cheetham Hill, Manchester.
Man admits acid attack that seriously injured aspiring model and cousin on her 21st birthday
John Tomlin, 25, admitted throwing acid at Resham Khan and Jameel Muhktar as they sat in a car in Beckton, east London on 21 June this year.
Islamic faith school's segregation of boys and girls ruled unlawful by Court of Appeal
Ofsted won a legal battle with Birmingham City Council and the Islamic faith Al-Hijrah school, at the Court of Appeal which overturned a High Court ruling.
Korean tourist fell to her death while jumping for a photo on the edge of a cliff at Cuckmere Haven
The tourist was posing at top of the Sussex cliff but landed with one foot off the edge and fell down.
Myleene Klass told Harvey Weinstein to 'f*** off' after he 'targeted her with sex contract offer'
The Sun says reports that Myleene Klass was propositioned by the under-fire film producer Harvey Weinstein with a 'confidentiality agreement' in a bid to sleep with her.
Married terror plotters 'bought knife and training dummy and rowed over who was most radical'
Madihah Taheer allegedly spent hundreds of pounds to help husband Ummariyat Mirza plan deadly terror attack, Woolwich Crown Court heard on Thursday (12 October).
'Violent and controlling' Becky Reid murdered girlfriend she beat so badly she looked like 'the Elephant Man'
Described as a 'bully' Becky Reid has been found guilty of murdering Lyndsey Vaux and causing GBH to Samantha Newns after a six-week trial at Manchester Crown Court on 12 October.
Man nearly chokes to death after live fish he was playing with jumps down his throat
Friends were forced to perform CPR after the man's heart had stopped for three minutes until paramedics arrived.
Gang hunted after vicious attack outside Fabric nightclub left man with permanent damage
Unprovoked attack left the man with serious facial injuries, as well as permanent damage to his retina.
Notorious moped gang who targeted George Osborne and 100 others in 16-day rampage is jailed
A London moped gang that carried out more than 100 crimes across Camden, Westminster, Islington, and Kensington and Chelsea over a 16-day period have been jailed for 18 years.
Masked gang breaks into house, rips oxygen mask off terrified woman and steals jewellery
Greater Manchester Police say that a gang of five masked men armed with knives and crowbars smashed their way into a house in Oldham and threatened three females.
Woman falls to her death inside St Paul's Cathedral
The woman was thought to be visiting the popular tourist attraction when she fell from the Whispering Gallery.
Revealed: The happiest place to live in London
Richmond upon Thames is hailed as the happiest place to live in London, according to an annual poll from online property firm Rightmove.
Hammer-wielding man threatened neighbour and told policewoman 'I will have you raped'
Adam Field, 27, from Anfield, Liverpool, has been spared jail despite rampaging through a block of flats with a hammer, threatening a woman and abusing a police woman.
Romany Gypsy jailed for six years for having sex with his 12-year-old 'wife'
A Romanian man appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court where it was heard that he married his 12-year-old wife, who was due to give birth in weeks, abroad before moving to Essex.
Sex abuse inquiry hears how ex-MP Cyril Smith 'attended alleged victim's wedding'
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse is hearing allegations that former Liberal MP Cyril Smith abused children in the Rochdale area in the 1960's and 70's.
Towie's Ferne McCann's ex-boyfriend 'threw acid on nightclub dancefloor after spiking drinks row'
Arthur Collins, 21, from Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, is accused of injuring 16 clubbers after throwing acid on a packed dancefloor in the Wringer and Mangle nightclub in east London
Jobcentre investigator who kept Nigerian woman as a 'house girl' slave for 10 years is jailed
Afolake Adeniji wailed when handed her sentence and later apologised for the crimes she had committed.
Pilot who collapses in cockpit of plane is 'left lying on the floor' forcing an emergency landing
Thomson Holiday Flight 1714 from Newcastle to Larnaca, Cyprus, had to make an emergency landing at Sofia Airport, Bulgaria, after the pilot was taken ill.
Man killed baby daughter he called 'Satan' two weeks after he and his husband adopted her court hears
Former fitness trainer Matthew Scully-Hicks, from Cornwall, is accused of killing 18-month old adopted child Elsie at Cardiff Crown Court. The 31-year-old denies murder.
Brothers who held down and raped girl, 19, they met on dating website Badoo jailed
Convicted sex offender Christopher Drummond ordered his brother Alexander Stewart to rape the girl in Ross-shire, Scotland, the High Court in Edinburgh heard.
Killer waiter strangled restaurant boss when he was refused drugs then stole victim's car and bank cards
Vincenzo Tavano, 33, killed restaurant manager Giorgio Roncari, 60, by placing a plastic bag over his head when he was refused drugs in his apartment in Salford, Greater Manchester

