Crime

In the UK the Home Office is responsible for the reduction and prevention of crime and oversees policing. The Ministry of Justice oversees prosecution and sentencing. For both victims and perpetrators, crime can mean lives are never the same again.

UK NewsForty children among 1,689 potential victims of modern slavery found in crackdown

There were 200 operations - with 93 probes into people being forced to work against their will in construction, car washes or factories and 60 operations targeting sexual exploitation

World newsUK charity warns Dubai rape victims not to report crime as British woman faces trial for 'extra-marital sex'

Zara-Jayne Moisey, 25, faces jail after being charged with 'extra-marital sex' when she was allegedly raped

CrimeMan arrested for murder 'after tattooing victim's death date on arm' and creepy 'Thanks for Everything' tribute

The suspect was the centre of a Europe-wide manhunt and was finally caught while in his boxer shorts

San AntonioPoliceman shot dead by savage gunman who blasted him in head as he wrote ticket in his car

The tragic officer was in his car when the killer drove up from behind, got out of his car and fired point-blank at the 20-year San Antonio veteran

UK NewsTerrified families barricaded inside pub with children as vicious knife and hammer battle erupts in car park

One terrified patron recounted: "It was really scary especially when we had five young children with us and some (of the lads) were trying to get inside"

CrimeKiller strangled his grandmother and drowned his aunt because 'Satan' directed him, court told

21-year-old Christopeh Whelan, who had been using cannabis from the age of 16, admitted the manslaughter of Julie and Rose Hill on the grounds of diminished responsibility and will be sentenced tomorrow

CrimeGran shows shocking facial injuries after vicious thug assaults her in motiveless street attack

78-year-old Joyce Holden has appealed for the attacker to be caught 'for his own good' as she fears he has mental health issues

Court Case

CrimeKiller strangled his grandmother and drowned his aunt because 'Satan' directed him, court told

Knife crimeSavage duo attacked their own pal with a kitchen knife after he won £6,500 at bookies

The man, who had five tendons severed on his wrist in the attack, was so frightened by the assault he moved house

Alexis SanchezAlexis Sanchez to appear in Barcelona court as Arsenal ace answers tax fraud allegations

The Chilean winger is alleged to have failed to pay tax on £888,246 in a period between 2012 and 2013 but he denies the suggestions

Real Life StoriesDad of frozen girl reveals he never got to say goodbye and last saw daughter eight years ago

The father of a 14-year-old girl who was cryogenically frozen after she died from cancer has spoken of his heartache

Court casePoliceman found guilty of brutally battering two wives and girlfriend in 22-year campaign of abuse

PC Steven Riding was convicted of 15 charges including grabbing his first wife by the throat, dragging her down the stairs and rubbing her head into a pizza

Oscar Pistorius trial

Crown courtPlans for court cases to open up to TV cameras and be shown in the home

Pilot scheme will see eight crown courts being filmed

Oscar Pistorius murder trialHow Oscar Pistorius' former lover Jenna Edkins supported "broken" Paralympian in court as he's sentenced for girlfriend's murder

Ms Edkins, 26, watched on with members of Pistorius' family as the former Olympic and Paralympic star was jailed for six years for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp

World newsOscar Pistorius will return to notorious prison filled with South Africa's most violent criminals after six-year sentence

The athlete will spend up to six years inside South Africa's notorious Pretoria Central Prison

Katie PriceRemember when Katie Price was private messaging Oscar Pistorius? A look back as he's sentenced for murder

The Loose Women panelist previously revealed that the convicted murderer had contacted her

Oscar Pistorius murder chargeOscar Pistorius claims he is too depressed to give evidence in re-trial

The 'blade runner' claims he is depressed and should be in hospital rather than prison but prosecutor Gerrie Nel say he only "feels sorry for himself"

Murder

World newsMurderer raped and killed a British pensioner before chopping up her body

Madi Mahaboudi has been jailed for life after he was caught when his DNA was found on a coffee cup in Violet Price's French home

Sadie HartleySadie Hartley's twisted killer planning to appeal her murder conviction claiming she only has ‘disjointed memories’

Katrina Walsh, who is serving 25 years for helping friend Sarah Williams stab her love rival to death, has told pals she intends to appeal her murder conviction

Jill DandoTop ex-police chief calls for independent inquiry into Jill Dando's murder

The 38-year-old presenter was shot dead on the doorstep of her home in what remains one of the UK's most high-profile unsolved murders

World newsHusband hacked wife into eight pieces after bludgeoning her with hammer so he could go on Thailand sex holiday

A court heard how the man had meticulously planned the murder and used a 5lb hammer on his sleeping wife before cutting her up into eight pieces

Kayleigh HaywoodChilling film about murdered schoolgirl Kayleigh Haywood's last moments has SAVED 20 children from groomers

The 15-year-old was raped and killed after Luke Harlow, 28, groomed her on Facebook and lured her to his home on November 14 last year

Terrorism

ISISShocking photos show Iraqi special forces soldiers posing next to body of hanged ISIS fighter as Mosul battle continues

The photos Iraqi special forces soldiers posing calmly with the body as the continue their push to free the city from Islamic State rule

BabiesParents banned from naming baby after notorious terrorist who shot 3 children

It's safe to say that this is probably an inappropriate name for a child

World newsISIS leader reveals how he feels about beheading prisoners, the future if Mosul falls and missing his CAT

Rachid Kassim, linked to a string of terror attacks in Europe, has given a startling frank account of his life in Islamic State

TerrorismThe biggest challenge Britain is facing is extremism - so what are you going to do about it Theresa May

The MP for Britain's biggest largest Muslim constituency discusses how we can combat extremism

World newsISIS builds dummy tanks out of WOOD to confuse opponents as terrorists' resources dwindle in war

Military commanders have revealed that the ground offensive has been stepped up as the Battle for Mosul continues

Weird Crime

Plastic surgeryGlamorous dentist dies after 'bungled' plastic surgery to enlarge her lips and chin

The woman suffered convulsions during the procedure and her death is now being investigated by police

HospitalsMan stuns doctors by walking into hospital with giant knife sticking out of his head

WARNING GRAPHIC FOOTAGE: Clever Campos was reportedly stabbed after getting into a row with a man about a motorbike

FoodThird of people admit to stealing colleagues' food – biggest culprit is scandalous

We've probably all had at least a drop of milk stolen

PoliceHotel guests unwittingly sleep in room with DEAD BODY for week after woman killed and stuffed under bed

The tragic woman had been suffocated and her body wrapped in black plastic and then hidden under a bed

Knife crimeShocking moment 'cocky' thug inspects blood on hands after stabbing tram passenger before posing in shop window

All Osama Hussain's victim - who was stabbed three times - had done was accidentally bump into him but as he lay on the floor he filmed his attacker walk away so he would be caught

Celeb Crime

Coronation StreetCoronation Street's most memorable villains! From evil Pat Phelan to dark murderer Richard Hillman

It's no surprise Pat Phelan is top of our villainous list

TV NewsCliff Richard lifts his glass in celebration after traumatising sex abuse claims shattered his life

The iconic star is on the road to recovery after several over two years of hell

Mallika SherawatBollywood star teargassed and punched in attack outside Paris flat - just weeks after Kim Kardashian robbed at gunpoint

Mallika Sherawat and her lover were set upon by three masked attackers in what police think was an attempted robbery

Making a MurdererMaking A Murderer’s Brendan Dassey to walk free after state loses appeal to keep him behind bars

After 10 years in jail he will finally become a free man on Friday

TV NewsMother who forced her daughter, 11, to have sex with her father for money says: “I hate myself"

Justine spent 15 years in prison for her crimes but her daughter wants closure