Broken Britain

One in 10 Brits know someone who has been made homeless during the last 10 years, a study has found. An ‘out of sight, out of mind’ attitude towards those affected by homelessness is no longer viable, suggests the research. It found the likelihood of a friend or family member finding themselves without somewhere to live is on the up - indicating it is a bigger problem than many feared. Worryingly a quarter of the 2,000 polled think it’s possible...

Nigerian father-of-five Abolaji Onafuye, 54, was jailed for five years at Isleworth Crown Court

Jamie Patterson, 34, cut a gap-toothed figure in his mugshot after he was arrested following the "nasty and completely unwarranted assault".

Shabina Kassim, 35, and Nasir Ghaffar, 34, admitted they deliberately caused a crash that saw police, firefighters and paramedics called to their aid.

Homeless people in Hull have had hotel bookings cancelled after a charity raised over £1,000 to put a roof over their heads this Christmas.  Carl Simpson, founder of the Raise the Roof Homeless Project, said he was "gutted" after 14 twin rooms at the Royal Hotel in Hull were cancelled without any reason.  In a Facebook post he said the hotel was told what the rooms would be used for before they were booked and has shared the hotel booking confirmation....

Natalie Rivers, 35, pretended to have genuine feelings for the 58-year-old victim but stole his £3,040 life savings

Oluwadamilola Erogbogbo, 23, was sentenced to 15 months in prison after being found guilty of sexual assaulting a fellow college student.

Daniel Medlock was jailed for harassment after making his mum feel trapped in her home and demanding food and money from her.

Police are going to sell the 55 pairs with the proceeds going to fight crime