A thief claimed he stole more than £100 of festive gifts from a pharmacy to help out his friend who owed money to the wrong people.

A 49-year-old is to appear in court nearly six months after a child was killed in a crash while trying to retrieve his football.

A man has been accused of multiple counts of theft including looting chocolate and alcohol from two retail giants.

A man in his 20s has been charged after a number of 4x4 vehicles were reportedly stolen.

A couple who committed depraved offences related to child sexual abuse have been jailed.

A 51-year-old man allegedly murdered at a farm was “punched with force” to the head in a row about music, a court has heard.

A wellbeing mentor at a leading grammar school left her former therapist “physically shaking” during a six-month campaign of stalking.

A serial shoplifter who was banned from multiple supermarkets across Kent has been jailed after stealing £400 worth of goods.

A roofer who preyed on vulnerable customers before ripping them off has been jailed.

A man has been charged with murder following a disturbance at a residential property.

A man has been jailed for two years after strangling and punching two women he was seeing.

A drunk shopper who hit an Iceland security guard in the face with a packet of chicken nuggets has been slapped with a spell behind bars.

Yobs who stabbed a 17-year-old in revenge for "losing face" in an apparent row over dogs have been locked up.

A woman has been spared jail after firing two shots into the air outside a leisure centre hosting a boxing match and wedding reception.

A pervert exposed himself on a train and in front of his neighbours.

A mum-of-two plagued by nightmares about the trauma inflicted on her by her ex-boyfriend says domestic abuse victims “should never be silenced”.

A teenager who launched a “shocking” attack on two British Transport Police officers has been jailed.

Two suspected dealers have appeared at court after police found £1,500 cash, a phone and drugs in a parked car.

A man has appeared in court after a woman was allegedly attacked and injured in the early hours of the morning.

A serial burglar was caught on Ring doorbell cameras as he targeted as many as nine homes in one hour.