A jury has convened in London for an ancient ceremony to certify that British coins meet the strictest of standards.

An "obnoxious" passenger who attacked a man after a confrontation on a bus has kept his freedom. Lewis Riley, who was drunk, ...

A student hoping to forge a career as a lawyer has been fined £1,000 after being caught dealing cannabis. Police spotted ...

Thomas Dodds, of Thames Road, in Hebburn, has been put behind bars after he tried to deny raping an unwell woman. The 56-year-old’s victim was rested in bed after she felt unwell and had vomited ...

Two teenagers have been given detention orders and a third was sentenced to youth rehabilitation after a knife assault on a 15-year-old.

The trio, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were charged with attempted murder but later pleaded guilty to causing ...

Three teenagers have been sentenced for seriously injuring a boy in a stabbing. The 15-year-old victim was attacked at a ...

Three teenagers have been sentenced after a 15-year-old boy was left with serious injuries in an attack in Sunderland.

A trial date has been set for two men accused of felling the famous Sycamore Gap tree. Daniel Graham, 39, of Milbeck Stables, Carlisle and Adam Carruthers, 32, of Church Street, Wigton, Cumbria, will ...

Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 ...

Agencies have come together to discuss what went wrong for Newcastle teen who is behind bars for at least 20-years for ...

In recent years, policymakers have become increasingly alert to the digital forensics wave which has engulfed modern policing ...