A burglar who fled court was back in the dock this week along with two men who helped him after his escape.

Six men who threw away promising careers as semi-professional footballers to deal drugs have been jailed for a total of more than 100 years.

Officers investigating a spate of thefts recovered two vehicles in one Kent town which had been reported stolen just days earlier.

A 20-strong motorcycle group reportedly swarmed a van before dragging out the driver and repeatedly raining blows at a family leisure park.

A bag of class A drugs and more than £1,000 have been seized after a police raid on a street.

Pictures show a BMW left dumped in a protected stream following a police chase.

A suspect has been arrested and taken into custody after a man was allegedly raped in a play area.

A teenager armed himself with a machete in a street after a window at his grandparents' home was deliberately smashed.

A police search for a half-naked man proved fruitless after he was reportedly seen prowling fields in a village.

Officers attended following reports a man was carrying a weapon but the suspected Samurai sword turned out to be something else.

A second man has been charged in connection with the stabbing of a popular restaurant worker near a train station.

A dad was left horrified after his young daughter found and picked up a razor-sharp blade feared to have been buried “maliciously” in a sandpit.

A "vulnerable" man had his flat set on fire after his neighbour and an accomplice subjected him to a vicious beating with a baseball bat.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a police car crashed during a blue light response.

A man has been charged after two women were seriously injured in a crash following a police chase.

Police have shut off a children’s play area where a man was reportedly raped last night.

Several police cars and an ambulance were spotted at a restaurant in a retail park after a man suffered self-inflicted knife injuries.

A pervert who dressed up as the Grinch at Christmas has admitted exposing himself to teenagers while wearing a pink tutu.

A young cockapoo had to have his leg amputated after being attacked by a much larger, muscular dog that slipped its lead and muzzle.

Police have issued a stark warning to anti-social off-road riders after a moped was seized.