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Boy in 'territory' stabbing yards from where Ben Kinsella died

05.09.11
A teenage thug has been jailed for 18 months for stabbing a public schoolboy with a screwdriver in a row over territory - just yards from where 16-year-old Ben Kinsella was murdered in 2008... more

Brothers jailed over cable raid death

15.08.11
Two brothers who fled the scene of an attempted copper cable robbery after their accomplice was electrocuted have been jailed at Blackfriars crown court... more

Lawyer 'smuggled drugs into jail in oversized shoes'

04.08.11
A solicitor smuggled drugs and phones into Pentonville jail in shoes that were at least three sizes too big for him, Blackfriars crown court is told... more

Leona Lewis cousin in canal gang-rape faces jail again for armed robbery

22.07.11
The gangster cousin of singer Leona Lewis is facing his third major custodial sentence - 14 years after he was convicted of one of London's most notorious sex attacks... more

Police manager stole £82,000 for hotel breaks

04.07.11
A British Transport Police manager who blew £82,000 of her employer's cash on five-star holidays to "buy affection" weeps as she is jailed for 18 months ... more

I'm so sorry, says police manager in £82,000 holiday spending fraud

03.06.11
A manager with British Transport Police has spoken of her shame after admitting defrauding the force's expenses system to spend £82,000 on holidays... more

Police manager faces jail for £82,000 fraud

02.06.11
A British Transport Police manager faces jail after she admitted defrauding the force's expenses system to spend £82,000 on five-star breaks around Britain... more

Church sues hostel for £1m over blaze damage

03.05.11
Church badly damaged by fire launches a £1 million legal battle against a hostel where the blaze broke out... more

'Stressed' builder spared jail for knife threat to Tube passengers

18.03.11
A builder who threatened to 'cut up' terrified passengers on a packed Tube train has been spared jail... more

Thieves tried to sell £1.2 million stolen Stradivarius violin for £100 in café

02.03.11
Thieves who stole a £1.2 million Stradivarius violin tried to sell it for £100 to a man sitting next to them in an internet café, a court hears... more

Medals burglar tracked after drinking champagne

03.12.10
Burglar jailed for three and a half years for stealing £35,000 military antiques in an office raid... more

City broker gets five years for gun crime

03.12.10
Trainee stock broker who traded City life for crime has been jailed for five years... more

Man knifed in home mistaken for a brothel

12.11.10
Four youths who knifed a builder in his own home, which they mistook for a brothel, have been jailed for up to seven years... more

Tube sex pest given 18 months in jail

09.11.10
Olympic site worker who rubbed himself against two women on packed Tube trains is jailed for 18 months... more

Crooked policeman facing 14 years’ jail for plotting kidnap

22.10.10
Corrupt policeman faces up to 14 years in prison today for leading a gang in a plot to kidnap a bank manager and steal £100,000... more

Burglar caught as he raided ‘decoy’ flat

14.10.10
Thief was caught when he broke into a decoy council flat rigged with police CCTV cameras... more

Bandit who robbed diamond dealers in cars gets 10 years

12.10.10
Diamond robber has been jailed for 10 years over a £2.5 million plot to snatch gems from dealers... more

Jailed George Michael abandons court bail bid

17.09.10
Bail application on behalf of pop star George Michael has been cancelled, a court spokeswoman said... more

‘Hand in till’ boss facing jail over £150m swindle

03.08.10
Company chief who enjoyed a lifestyle of 'unbelievable extravagance' is facing jail for his part in a £150 million swindle... more

Robber dressed as woman in gem raid

19.07.10
An armed robber disguised as a woman helped a teenage gang pull off a £50,000 gems raid... more

Bosses cleared of fraud as £20m trials collapse

06.07.10
Two company directors have been cleared of conning hundreds of investors after the collapse of two trials which cost the taxpayer £20 million... more

Sex attacker lied to get work in hospital and then raped patient

21.05.10
Convicted sex attacker who was allowed to work as a healthcare assistant has been found guilty of raping a disabled woman in hospital... more

Fury of judges as defendants walk free

16.03.10
Concerns about the performance of prosecutors in London have been illustrated by two recent cases in which judges have lambasted their failings... more

London care worker jailed for £96,000 benefit fraud

01.02.10
Carer from north-west London is jailed for four months after fraudulently claiming more than £96,000 in benefits... more

First pictures of Knightsbridge hammer robbers caught in the act

29.04.09
These are the dramatic pictures of the moment two smash-and-grab motorbike robbers were arrested in a police ambush... more

Café fined for hatch plunge

26.01.09
A patisserie chain was ordered to pay £27,000 after a customer fell 12 feet through an open delivery hatch... more

Three years' jail for counterfeiter who made £850,000

11.09.08
A counterfeiter who made around £850,000 selling fake music, films and designer clothes online has been jailed for three years... more

Financial controller jailed for £21,000 benefit fraud

09.06.08
A woman who could afford a deposit of £27,000 on a home has been jailed for nine months for benefit fraud... more


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