Four people have been found guilty (12 February 2025) of corruption within the demolition industry.

A woman who hit and killed a cyclist when she was driving with a frosted-over windscreen, speeding and under the influence of cocaine and cannabis has been jailed.

Emma Barnett, 36, has been jailed for a minimum of 22 years for murdering her baby son after giving him a fatal mixture of milk and medication.

Mohamed Samak, 43, was found guilty at Worcester Crown Court of killing 49-year-old Joanne Samak following a trial.

An Albanian national has been jailed for plotting to bring other Albanians to the UK illegally.

A serial conman who posed as a Swiss banker and a MI6 spy to defraud his victim, who was left penniless, has been ordered to pay back £125,000 to her or face more time in jail.

Peter Barnes, 47, from Oswaldtwistle, has been jailed for a total of 44 sexual offences against five children and two women

"Today (15 August 2025) marks the day that William Woods, one of the most prolific paedophiles that the Crown Prosecution Service in Merseyside and Cheshire has ever dealt with, has been brought to justice for the horrific sexual and violent crimes he committed against 8 children, over a period of 30 years.