Magistrates in England and Wales will be able to jail offenders for up to 12 months from November to stop cases clogging up crown courts.

Complex rules leave many customers feeling caught out and annoyed they aren't made clearer by rail companies.

Suspects will be remanded in custody and cases will be fast-tracked through the courts, prosecutors say.

Kris Maharaj died in prison in the US after spending 38 years trying to clear his name.

The team intervenes when an offender wishes to voluntarily admit further and similar offences.

A video clip shows the boy sitting in a derelict building with his wrists bound and a stick placed at this throat.

Kaylan Hippsley's family call his killer's less than seven-year sentence "disgusting".

The family of a girl killed when a car crashed into her school are told there are too few forensic experts.