A 16-year-old has been jailed today for the rape and sexual assaults of teenage girls.

New resources that will help victims of crime to better understand their entitlements within criminal justice system and to receive a more joined up service from criminal justice agencies have been announced by the Crown Prosecution Service.

A senior heart surgeon at Blackpool Victoria Hospital has been jailed today for sexual offences at Preston Crown Court.

A man who caused a fatal explosion using butane gas to refine cannabis has today been jailed for causing the deaths of two people at Newcastle Crown Court.

A 13-year-old girl has been convicted after violent disorder outside a hotel used by asylum seekers in Aldershot, Hampshire.

Two teenagers have been sentenced following the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old boy outside Bedford bus station in January.

A Russian boat captain has been found guilty of gross negligence manslaughter after failing to take any action to prevent a crash between two ships in the North Sea which led to an explosion and the death of a member of crew.

A man who permanently disabled another in a frenzied assault has been jailed.