A woman allegedly duped into having sex with a male impersonator while blindfolded knew from the “get-go” that she was sleeping with a female, her alleged attacker told a jury.

A blindfolded woman who says she was duped into having sex with a male impersonator said they also sunbathed and watched television together with her mask still on, a jury heard.

A woman told police of her disbelief when she discovered that her boyfriend of two years was a female friend, a jury has heard.

A Pakistani-born couple were jailed for life by a British court for murdering their “westernised” teenage daughter in an apparent honour killing.

A couple who killed their "Westernised" teenage daughter because they believed she brought shame on the family were jailed for life today - nine years after the brutal killing.

A mother accused of murdering her teenage daughter has changed her defence case in what a judge described as a “significant development”, a court heard yesterday.

A conman who tried to book luxury holidays for John Terry and Rio Ferdinand using stolen bank card details has been jailed for four and a half years, it can be reported today.

A couple murdered their “westernised” 17-year-old daughter because they believed her conduct was bringing shame on the family, a court heard.

Tough sentences are being handed out to those involved in the riots to appease “angry Britain”, lawyers and campaigners warned today.

ONE of the men accused of making thousands of pounds by selling forged signatures of sports stars organised a free holiday for England striker Michael Owen, a court heard yesterday.

Three teenagers were found guilty today of the murder of father-of-three Garry Newlove.

A Dublin man who absconded before his trial in England for possession of child pornography in 2002 has received a two year sentence for possession of over 3,000 similar images at the "upper end of the spectrum".

A Dublin man who absconded before his trial in England for possession of child pornography in 2002 had his sentence adjourned for possession of over 3,000 similar images which were at the "upper end of the spectrum".

A MAN who launched a meat cleaver attack on the frail neighbour he considered “like a grandmother” was locked up indefinitely yesterday.

IT WAS a chilling crime that shocked Britain.

A man who served 25 years for the attempted murder of a nine-year-old boy had his conviction overturned by the British Court of Appeal today.

A “CALLOUS and unprofessional” nurse was jailed for five years in Britain yesterday for trying to kill two elderly patients in a bid to free up beds.

A TEENAGER was kicked to death because he was a member of the Irish Travelling community, a court heard yesterday.

A former nurse denied today trying to kill five of her elderly patients.

A BUSINESSMAN who tried to hire a hit-man to murder his estranged wife was yesterday jailed for five years.

BRITISH solicitor Sally Clark was yesterday dramatically freed from life imprisonment for the murders of her two ba