A son who had a "close, loving and supportive" relationship with his mother murdered her in their garden with a chainsaw, a court in Wales has heard.

A woman arrived at a friend's house in a hysterical state hours after allegedly being raped by footballer Ched Evans, a court has heard.

The woman allegedly raped by footballer Ched Evans said she woke up naked in a hotel room alone and could not remember how she had got there, a court has heard.

Footballer Ched Evans will go on trial today to face an allegation of rape.

A TV extra who featured in a host of shows including Casualty has been jailed after swindling almost £72,000 in benefits in the UK.

A man who beat his new girlfriend's baby with a garden chair in Wales has been found guilty of murder.

A homeless man who said he was kept as a slave for 26 years in Wales has admitted telling police that working for a group of travellers "improved his life".

BRITAIN: A man who pocketed £26,000 (€36,000) in disability benefits while winning golf tournaments and playing off a handicap of six has been jailed for six months.

A vulnerable missing man was forced to work 15-hour days with no pay for 13 years, a trial in the UK has heard.

Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins will contest his 35 year sentence today.

A teacher turned drug dealer had a cocaine laboratory in his home worth around £900,000 (€1m), a police officer has told a disciplinary hearing.

Police have launched an international appeal for evidence against Ian Watkins — with British officers linking up with counterparts across Europe and America.

Detectives investigating reports that Peaches Geldof named the two mothers whose babies were involved in abuse by disgraced rock star Ian Watkins have confirmed they are in talks with prosecutors.

Child sex predator Ian Watkins sexually abused hundreds of young victims during years of secret drug-fuelled debauchery, a former girlfriend has said.

Rock singer Ian Watkins has been labelled as a “determined and committed paedophile” after he pleaded guilty to a string of sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby.

Rock singer Ian Watkins has been labelled a "determined and committed paedophile" after he pleaded guilty to a string of sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby.

Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins has today reappeared before a court to face allegations of plotting to rape a very young child.

The head of a family-run international prostitution ring has been sentenced to another decade in prison after refusing to hand over €2,197,780.85 from his proceeds of crime.

A MOTHER who strangled her severely autistic son was living in a “nightmare” caring for him and her three other disabled children, a court heard yesterday.

A MOTHER who killed her severely autistic son by strangling him told police she had sent him to the “kingdom of heaven” where he would be happy without the disability, a court heard.

A mother killed her severely autistic son by strangling him with a belt, a court heard today.

A mother accused of killing her severely autistic child stands trial for his murder today.

The head of a family-run prostitution ring has been ordered to hand over almost €2.2m from his proceeds of crime.

A BOMB-MAKER was discovered when a seven-year-old schoolgirl searching for her lost ball accidentally stepped on a trip-wire in her neighbour’s garden, a court heard.

A SEX attacker who dragged an 11-year-old girl into bushes and raped her as she walked through a park was jailed for at least six-and-a-half years yesterday.

A church disciplinary tribunal in the UK has ordered that a vicar who amassed thousands of indecent images of children should be expelled from the clergy, it was announced today.

A mother today told an inquest in Wales how she accidentally flushed her baby down a toilet before hiding his body in her car boot.

A vicar was behind bars today after admitting possessing more than 56,000 indecent images of children.

Two young British men today admitted killing a 40-year-old who was filmed on a mobile phone as he lay fatally injured.

A MAN who tortured and killed his partner’s toddler was yesterday jailed for 12 years.

A convicted child sex offender will be extradited back to Wales to face new charges within weeks, the High Court ruled today.

A MOTHER denied yesterday that she threw boiling water from a kettle over her son 11 years ago when he was five.

A convicted paedophile was today jailed for life in the UK for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl just weeks after his prison licence for an earlier sex attack on another child ran out.

The trial of a former boyfriend of singer Charlotte Church and two of his friends who are accused of attacking another man was halted today.

TWO surgeons who were cleared of killing a patient whose only healthy kidney was wrongly removed were yesterday accused at a disciplinary hearing of “abject, needless and inexcusable” negligence.

A man appeared in court today charged with murdering a mother and attacking her daughter.

A woman was jailed for life today for stabbing to death her ex-husband after shackling him to the bed during a sex session.

Footballer Leon Jeanne was cleared today of conspiring to supply cocaine.

A MAN who caused up to Stg£75,000 damage to city centre shops dressed in only his underpants yesterday appeared in court.

A Premiership footballer was today ordered to do community service for brawling in an Indian restaurant after a row over the bill.

Two nurses found guilty of abusing elderly and mentally ill patients at a nursing home were being sentenced today.

Fugitive rapist Trevor Masters was today in custody in France after 10 months on the run.