Two men have been jailed for their part in a conspiracy to sell 30 tonnes of horsemeat as beef, most of which entered the food chain.

A businessman has been found guilty of being part of a near-£200,000 conspiracy to pass off 30 tonnes of horsemeat as beef, much of which went on to enter the food chain.

A plot to pass off horsemeat as beef unravelled when horse identification chips were found in the meat in a surprise inspection, a court has been told.

Adam Mudd was just 16 years old when he created his Titanium Stresser programme.

Disgraced Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning has pleaded guilty to 21 historical child sex offences as part of a police investigation into a youth disco.

A judge in England has made a personal apology to a victim of a former children's home worker and Catholic priest who sexually abused 12 children dating back to the 1970s, and slipped through the British justice system before admitting his crimes.

A lovestruck graphic designer tried to kill her magistrate mother by lacing her Diet Coke with lethal poison in a murder plot inspired by TV series Breaking Bad, a court in England has heard.

MODEL Erin O’Connor’s personal assistant has been spared a jail sentence after admitting stealing thousands of pounds from her boss to fund her own lavish lifestyle. (Erin O’Connor pictured)

British model Erin O’Connor’s personal assistant is to be sentenced today for stealing thousands of pounds from her boss to fund her own lavish lifestyle.