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Young mother dies of suspected poisoning

Sana Abbasi's family is questioned over her death after she was admitted to hospital with stomach pain and limb paralysis

Father 'found model in pool of blood'

Amy Leigh Barnes's father 'raced to the aid of his daughter only to find her dying at the foot of the stairs'

Assets seized in strategy for organised crime

Home Office outlines new approach to organised crime as report says that some forces have failed to address problem

Teenagers detained for ‘sickening’ attack

Two men, both 19, have been sent to a young offenders’ institution for a ferocious attack on an unknown victim

Stabbed model blamed boyfriend in 999 call

'I'm dying. He stabbed me to death,' Amy Leigh Barnes, 19, told the emergency operator, the jury of a murder trial hears

Sheridans deny perjury over sex club trial

Tommy Sheridan, co-leader of Solidarity party, denies telling 15 lies in his £200,000 libel action against News of World

Britain is ‘soft touch for people smuggling’

Home Office report shows that demand for prostitution and absence of ID cards make UK a favoured target for traffickers

Teaching assistant dies in random stabbing

Sally Garwood's family speak of their devastation after she is attacked on playing fields in Aylesbury while walking her dog

Murder charge schoolteacher in court

Peter Harvey, accused of attacking pupil Jack Waterhouse at All Saint's RC, Mansfield, remanded in custody till late July

News of the World probe was not half-hearted

Claims that journalists paid others to access celebrities’ phones put the spotlight on Met investigations, which I headed

News International denies hacking claims

News of the World publisher criticises 'misleading journalism' and says there is no evidence to support allegations

Science teacher charged with attempted murder

The 49-year old teacher is accused of attacking 14-year-old pupil at All Saints' Roman Catholic School in Mansfield

England striker Jermain Defoe banned from driving

Tottenham player convicted of speeding but the sentence was immediately suspended as his lawyers appealed the judgement

'Teacher attack' pupil stable with head injuries

Police continued to question science teacher Peter Harvey on suspicion of attempted murder after alleged assault in lesson

Teacher 'attempted murder of pupil'

Police arrested a science teacher aged 49 after a 14-year-old boy was injured along with two other pupils, including a girl

Judges work overtime as delays bite

Courts may have to sit for an extra two hours a day as they struggle with rising workloads and a cost-cutting drive

Knife gang jailed for murder of innocent teen

'Arrogant cowards' get life sentences for the killing of Shaquille Smith, 14, a promising student and Army cadet, in London