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A man found guilty four years ago of beating up a former cook goes on trial accused of his murder.

A man was forced to eat 70 paracetamol tablets and then bullied off a viaduct where he fell to his death, a court hears.

There may be a trickster in us all but one thing's for sure - there's a sadistic streak in every scam, says Clive James.

The 1974 Ford Cortina from hit BBC police drama Life on Mars sells for almost £13,000 in aid of Comic Relief.

A far-right website which publishes leftwingers' addresses comes under fire in the Commons.

A husband and wife who face a retrial over the death of their foster son speak of their 15 months in jail.

A man with a violent history who blinded an Asian teenager in a racist attack is sentenced to life in prison.

Maxine Carr admits lying for Ian Huntley, but said she believed he was innocent and wanted to protect him.

A prisoner who tried to kill two sex offenders by starting a fire in his cell is jailed for six years.

A court in Newcastle hears how a man doused a family friend in petrol before setting him alight.

BBC Sport Online columnist Derek 'Robbo' Robson says England should play David Beckham against Sweden, regardless.

Two men are sent to prison for murdering a retired seaman they wrongly believed to be a paedophile.

Two Labour MPs have their complaints about being tricked into appearing on a spoof paedophile documentary dismissed.

Comic Billy Connolly defends Channel 4's controversial satire show Brass Eye, saying the topic of paedophilia should not be off limits to comedians.

Police officers consider whether to investigate Channel 4's controversial Brass Eye show which satirised media handling of paedophilia.

Press views of the controversial episode of Brass Eye, which spoofed the media's reaction to paedophiles.

Brass Eye's paedophile special got the media over-reaction it wanted but this was a comedy with more serious points than jokes.

Two broadcasting watchdogs are to investigate Channel 4's controversial satire Brass Eye after it received more than 1,500 complaints.

Phil Collins takes legal advice after he was tricked into appearing on Brass Eye to back a hoax anti-paedophile campaign.

The worst riot to hit the British penal system began on 1 April 1990 in the unlikely location of the Victorian prison's chapel.

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