Keeping abreast

A convicted rapist and robber who was jailed for nine years for attacking elderly women has been sentenced to life imprisonment on appeal... 211122

A drug courier's body was found in the boot of a car in Kent after an alleged killer failed to keep up payments on it... 211120

Two radiologists who mishandled 82 breast cancer screening cases have been found guilty of serious professional misconduct... 211118

A 67-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital after being set on fire in an apparently motiveless attack in Cardiff... 211116

Glamour claims sex strengthens body tissue and helps the skin to renew itself more quickly, becoming firmer and more elasticated... 211114

Two men have died after receiving a massive electric shock at the scene of roadworks in County Durham. Police said it was believed they had been electrocuted by a shock of 20,000 volts... 211112

Man attacked with chainsaw; investigation after serious sex assault; police trace murder victims movements; teenager 'stable' after stabbing... 211110

Police are hunting a gang of armed robbers who stalk rich victims and follow them home from bars and clubs... 211108

A police training college in Coventry has been accused of censorship, after refusing to display issues of the magazine Gay Times... 211105

A cannabis-style cafe, usually found on the streets of Amsterdam, could be on its way to north east Wales - despite the threat of police action... 211103

Church leaders have appealed for information after more than 20 children were evacuated from a church when the building was petrol bombed... 211102

A court has been told harrowing details of how the girlfriend of an alleged killer watched him batter his wife to death... 211100

Councillors in Walsall have been accused of bullying and intimidating senior officers and being more concerned with feuding and in-fighting in a damning report by the Audit Commission... 211098

A man who spent 27 years in prison for a murder he did not commit has won his appeal against his conviction... 211096

An American billionaire is being sued for £220,000 a month child support... 211094

Thirteen injured in bus crash; Wolves player in court; police hunt murder gang; six questioned over shooting; tribute to man shot dead footballer arrested after match clash... 211092

Two armed raids attempted within five hours of each other could have been carried out by the same man, according to police... 211089

A heavily pregnant woman is recovering in hospital after being impaled on a wooden post following a car crash in Devon... 211087

Prince Harry was sent to a drugs rehabilitation clinic for a day after he admitted smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol... 211085

A Bristol solicitor who stole almost £500,000 from clients has been jailed for six years... 211083

Detectives in Sheffield say an anonymous telephone caller could hold vital information in the case of murdered prostitute Michaela Hauge.. 211081

Eyewitnesses of a fatal crash have told a court of their terror as a lorry swerved across a motorway in Kent and ploughed into a car... 211079

Police are waiting to question a man after a woman was stabbed to death and three men injured in front of terrified rush-hour passengers at a London underground station... 211077

Man held over robbery death; witnesses sought after shooting... 211074

Jailed GP struck off; tests awaited after teenager's death; Argos illegally sold knives to girl; BUPA guilty of polluting stream; charges over embryo 'irregularities'; woman stabbed at hospital... 211072

A chief constable has been fined £300 after admitting causing a road crash... 211070

The disappearance of a Korean-born student may be linked to the discovery of woman's body found in a suitcase last November... 211068

A teenager thought she would die as she was slashed 35 times by a masked attacker, the Old Bailey has heard... 211066

First Division footballer and former England youth international Adam Proudlock has been charged with affray, his club has revealed... 211064

Prisoners at a Midlands jail are creating their own home-brewed alcohol due to a lack of drugs... 211062

Bulgaria's parliament is to fit scales to the seats of MPs to stop them voting in the place of absent colleagues... 211060

The family of a man found battered to death on New Year's Day have appealed to the public to help catch his killer... 211059

An anti-abortion group has been told not to repeat an "offensive" advertisement that appeared in a religious newspaper... 211057

Detectives have released e-fits of several men in an effort to catch a 'chat-up rapist' who has struck several times in Norfolk... 211121

An investigation is underway after three patients died after contracting salmonella at a Glasgow hospital... 211119

A former magistrate who made "truly terrifying" pipe bombs has been jailed for five years... 211117

Anti-terrorist officers are questioning a woman arrested in connection with the Real IRA bombing campaign in England... 211115

Birthday bet for pregnant mother; police hunt for suspected sex offender; shipwreck search plans 'insensitive'; salmonellla cases rise... 211113

A group armed with an iron bar broke a man's jaw after setting upon him in what police describe as a racially motivated attack... 211111

A court has heard that a woman who accused her husband of carrying out a masked knife attack on a teenage girl, has connections to the infamous Kray twins... 211109

A Cornish mother who stabbed her "abusive" ex-partner has been cleared of his murder... 211107

Police investigating the killing of father-of-two Kevin Jackson have revealed the identities of two men they want to question... 211106

A 46-year-old man has denied trying to poison his wife with a cream cake filled with sedative... 211104

Police believe a petrol bomb attack on a newsagent's store in the West Midlands was the latest in a series of racist incidents... 211101

The father of an England rugby player died after being kicked to the ground and bitten on the face, a court has heard... 211099

A consultant gynaecologist used his position to carry out a series of indecent assaults on more than 20 patients... 211097

Homeowners may face heavy debts as Britain's life insurers slash the amount they pass on to policyholders in the wake of last year's slump on the stock market... 211095

A woman from south east Wales who lied about being raped has been sent to a young offenders' institution... 211093

A trauma specialist has told a court that the injuries suffered by a teenager who was repeatedly stabbed by a masked man were the "worst he had ever seen"... 211091

A woman whose body was found by two children in a hut on the edge of playing fields has been identified... 211090

A teacher has been acquitted of the murder of his wife but jailed for six years for her manslaughter... 211088

Teenager arrested after man stabbed; child dies in house fire; explosion leaves one in hospital; appeal for missing boy; conman jailed over false repairs; air and sea search for missing person; vigil for man who died in custody... 211086

Girl dies after road accident; care manager jailed; girl dies after hanging; woman injured in road cash... 211084

Photographs of wanted pair; council accused of apathy; frozen body inquest adjourned; victory for street traders... 211082

A couple have been attacked in a cinema in Doncaster after they asked two boys to be quiet... 211080

Britain is reported to be pushing arms sales worth £1bn to India, despite fears that its dispute with Pakistan could spill into war... 211078

Relatives and survivors have reacted angrily after the driver who caused the Selby rail crash in which 10 people died, was sentenced to five years in jail... 211076

A drunken bet on an international rugby match has stranded a New Zealander in London... 211075

A paedophile convicted of child abuse offences involving young girls across Scotland has been sentenced to six years in jail... 2110073

A woman who claimed she was the victim of a sex assault by Neil and Christine Hamilton attacked a woman outside a takeaway restaurant, a court was told... 211071

More people die from the cold weather in Britain than in any other European country, including Siberia... 211069

A former Bedfordshire council leader has been jailed for 18 months for indecently assaulting two girls... 211067

The man who died after apparently jumping from a light aircraft has been identified as former SAS man Charles Bruce... 211065

Two football teams are believed to have set a record for the longest penalty shoot-out... 211063

The size 17 feet that have propelled Australian teenager Ian Thorpe to be the world's greatest swimmer have also cost a TV reporter her job... 211061

Four held in teenage rape case; strike hits truck plant; arrests after drug raids; unions discuss shipyard hopes; attacked man critical..

PC quizzed over burglaries; lorry crashes into house; man held over sex attack; two questioned over car body; campaign against gas drillers; husband killer granted appeal... 211056