A man who admitted murdering his Edinburgh neighbour in a knife attack within hours of meeting him has been jailed for life. Harvey Frost, 47, will have to serve 14 years before he can apply for parole. Read the rest of this entry »

A Suffolk farmer has spent £10,000 on security because of fears "organised criminals" are targeting his business. Thieves took Colin Clifton-Brown's tractor from his farm near Haverhill. It was later found in Cambridgeshire. He has since spent the money on alarms for buildings and diesel tanks and on fences to create a secure compound. Read the rest of this entry »

The schoolgirl allegedly abducted by married maths teacher Jeremy Forrest has said that he accompanied her to France because he was concerned she might commit suicide. The two travelled to France in September last year after discovering the sexual relationship they started while both at Bishop Bell Church of England School in Essex was about to be exposed. Read the rest of this entry »

Two men involved in a £730,000 armed robbery at an Edinburgh jewellers have been jailed. Elliot Jorgensen and Anthony Boyd played important roles in the armed raid at the Rox store in Edinburgh in January. Read the rest of this entry »

A 35-year-old man who went missing with a 14-year-old girl has appeared in court accused of child abduction. The teenager, who cannot be named, went missing from her school in Doncaster last Monday and was found by police at Euston station in London on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »

Police investigating the discovery of the dismembered remains of a woman in Edinburgh have released images of four rings she was wearing. They included two distinctive gold rings, which were set with precious stones - one in a daisy shape and the other an Irish Claddagh ring. Read the rest of this entry »

Police in Tayside have raised concerns over an upturn in assaults in town centres last weekend. Police Scotland said the rise in disorder had been largely fuelled by alcohol and some assaults had left people in hospital. Read the rest of this entry »

Brady, who has been on hunger strike for years, wants to move to a prison in Scotland where he hopes to end his life. Moors Murderer Ian Brady was seen in public for the first time in nearly half a century since he was convicted of some of Britain’s most shocking crimes. Read the rest of this entry »

Veteran broadcaster Stuart Hall has been sentenced to 15 months in prison after he admitted sex assaults on 13 girls. The 83-year-old former It's A Knockout presenter was told by a judge that those who had admired him in his career now know there is a "darker side" to him. Read the rest of this entry »

TV watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation over the decision by broadcasters to air footage before the watershed from the scene of the murder of soldier Lee Rigby. Drummer Rigby, 25, was hacked to death in Woolwich, south-east London, on May 22. Read the rest of this entry »