Asking people to declare all past criminal convictions, including offences committed as children, is a breach of human rights, a landmark judgment has...

Four people have been taken ill at one of London's busiest stations, but rumours of a potential gas leak have been dispelled by emergency services ...

A married couple killed in a hit-and-run accident as they rode a tandem bicycle were about begin IVF treatment to start a family, devastated friends s...

Three men have been arrested following an assault involving two people dressed as Oompa-Loompas. Norfolk Police had called for witnesses to the att...

The wife of a prominent businessman has been found dead in a car. Nicole Falkingham, whose husband Jonathan Falkingham is the chief executive of pr...

Police forces should positively discriminate to recruit more black and ethnic minority officers, a chief constable has said. Sir Peter Fahy, Chief ...

A 38-year-old man has been arrested after handing himself into police following a hit-and-run accident in which two cyclists were killed. A man and...

A woman and her two-year-old son were rescued from the River Thames, emergency crews said. The boy had fallen through open railings into the water ...

A masked armed robber collapsed and died after being disarmed and pinned down by customers in a bookies. The man, in his 50s, was believed to be we...

A masked armed robber collapsed and died after being disarmed and pinned down by customers in a bookies. The man, in his 50s, was believed to be we...

Police have launched a criminal inquiry after a four-month-old baby boy was found with a dummy taped to his face at a scandal-hit hospital. Staffor...

A teacher has pleaded not guilty to abducting a teenage girl, as he appeared in court via prison videolink. Jeremy Forrest, 30, was arrested in Bor...

Police have charged a Manchester City youth player with causing the deaths of a brother and sister by careless or inconsiderate driving. Courtney M...

Fears have been fuelled that budget cuts and pressure to hit targets have prompted police officers to exaggerate the rate at which crime has fallen in...

A brother and sister who had been missing for much of the day have been found safe and well, police said tonight. Sophie Fletcher, 12, and her 10-y...

A 21-year-old man who dumped a pig's head outside a mosque has been jailed for three months. Rory Rowbottom left the animal part outside the Muslim...

A report investigating UK police forces has revealed that dozens of officers are at risk of corruption due to steroid use and abusing their authority ...

Veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall, 83, has been charged with rape and 14 counts of indecent assault in relation to alleged offences between 1967 and...

The police are facing an "unrealistic and unworkable" situation in the wake of a decision to award £28,250 damages to a severely autistic epileptic t...

A foul stench of rotten eggs detected in Hastings on Tuesday morning had drifted over from France, police have said. The smell has been blamed on a...

Investigations continue after a man was arrested on suspicion of murdering a four-year-old boy. Police were called by paramedics to a home in Harew...

Police have begun a murder investigation following the death of a two-year-old boy. Officers were called to a home in Modbury, Devon, this morning ...

A young woman has died following a crash involving a number of vehicles on Friday night. The accident happened in bad weather on the A1 at Little P...