AN 80-year-old woman with a decades-long criminal history has been sentenced to five years in prison for stealing an $8,900 (€6,533) diamond ring from a Macy’s department store.

An actor who appeared in hit comedy film The 40-Year-Old Virgin has been sentenced to life in prison with possible parole for stabbing his ex-girlfriend more than 20 times.

Relatives of a family killed in a high-speed crash that highlighted safety flaws of Toyotas and led to the recalls of millions of vehicles have sued the world’s largest car maker, according to a lawsuit filed today.

George Clooney isn't waiting for a court date to rage about sexual harassment allegations levelled at pal Rande Gerber - he insists the 2008 incident at the centre of the legal spat "never happened".