MPH 2008

'Youth was target' in Rhys Jones shooting

Girl tells court that man allegedly threatened by Sean Mercer was outside the Fir Tree pub when schoolboy was shot

Man mimicks police after 27 years wrongly in jail

Stephen Downing, jailed for the Bakewell Tart killing of 1973 but released in 2001, found to be dressed in police jacket

Father killed in conker trip hit-and-run

Bryan Hardwick died and two-year-old son Liam was seriously hurt when car ploughed into them as they collected conkers

Driver arrested on suspicion of murder plot

A woman has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder after she allegedly drove her car into a cyclist

Fraudsters develop new chip and Pin bugs

Credit card fraud against customers of some of Britain’s biggest supermarkets could be linked to extremists in Pakistan

An end to binge drinking? Not yet

Liberal licensing laws have given us not a continental-style drinking culture but a source of national embarrassment

Rhys teen 'admitted he shot child'

Prosecution alleges that Sean Mercer, accused of killing an 11-year-old, demanded help after shooting a 'kid' Watch video

Jury shown footage of terror havoc

Bilal Abdulla and Kafeel Ahmed were said to have hurled petrol bombs as they drove a jeep into Glasgow airport

Paedophile, 73, found strangled in remote woods

An elderly paedophile who was found strangled in remote woodland may have been murdered in revenge for his crimes

Mother mourns girls killed by father

The two coffins were taken to the Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in Eastleigh by a carriage drawn by two white horses

Father of Rhys watches son shot on CCTV

Dramatic footage shown at murder trial of 11-year-old Liverpool boy, whose mother breaks down and walks out of court

'Terror cell fled West End on rickshaws'

The alleged terror cell accused of planting car bombs outside London nightclub fled the area on rickshaw, jury is told

£26.5 million bank robbery trial collapses

Former employee accused of involvement in Northern Bank robbery walked free after political motives blamed for trial

NHS doctors 'planned wholesale murder'

Bilal Abdulla and Mohammad Asha are accused of planting car bombs in London and taking part in Glasgow airport attack

'Viagra king' pleads guilty over fake pills

Dr George Patino told he would be jailed after pleading guilty to being part of a global conspiracy to sell fake medicines

Inmates 'turn to extremism at top security jail'

Staff at Whitemoor jail fear Muslim inmates pressure other Muslim prisoners to adopt extremist views, according to report

Police mired in murky business of politics

How much blame should be shouldered by Sir Hugh Orde and how much is the result of peculiarities created by peace process?

Shopping for the ingredients of devastation

They shopped at Currys, Tesco and B&Q, buying ordinary items such as gas canisters, lightbulbs, duvets, nails and matches

Teenager given immunity over ‘hidden gun’

Witness given immunity from prosecution in return for testimony about the gang allegedly sought to obstruct investigation

Profiles of the suspects

Men accused of taking part in botched car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow were devout and highly educated