Crime

Graziella Avetti, 61, was supposed to be looking after the woman, in her 90s, when she started rummaging through a purse and bedside cabinet.

The black and tan German Shepherd was trapped in a tiny crate in filthy conditions which left her with permanent damage and unable to walk.

The vehicle was on a collision course with the child when quick-thinking PC Sanya Shahid, 25, launched herself across the bonnet in a bid to save him.

Robyn Birdsell grabbed the serial thief by the leg as he tried to escape over a garden fence and shouted at him: "Oi, give us our stuff back."

The terrified bird was posted into the RSPCA shop in Nottingham overnight on Monday (26/11).

The poodle, named Argyle, was found in Aberdeen almost unrecognisable as its fur was so badly matted that it could hardly see or open its mouth.

Sophy Retallick was spotted on CCTV taking cash from the purse of an 83-year-old woman she was supposed to be caring for.

Brave Molly Luke, who is partially deaf and blind, woke up when the burglar shone a torch in her face.

Springer Spaniel Bobby suffered acute liver failure after eating the poisoned chunks of Frankfurter.

Police say the frail OAP was found with multiple "serious injuries" following the "brutal" and "senseless" attack at his home in Enfield, north London, on Tuesday morning.

Dariuz Asmus, 49, was flung to the ground by the yobs before they set their snarling dog on his beloved pet Ferdy.

The cruel attacker mocked him by telling the man - known as 'Robbie' - to have 'have a sparking good night' before slipping the dangerous item into his clothes.

Little Braylen Pence suffered a seizure when he accidentally consumed the Class A drug while going door-to-door asking for Halloween candy with his dad.

The "despicable" thief was caught on camera smashing into an ambulance that was responding to a 999 call in Birmingham.

When Sarah and Alan Buckley planned their wedding in Gloucester city centre, they certainly did not dozens of police officers and hundreds of cannabis plants to be part of their wedding shoot.

Jodie Keegans, 36, was subject to three years of possessive behaviour and domestic abuse by her controlling husband Scott Keegans before he was jailed for 18 years last month.

Sharron Jenson's bike was stolen from her local high street and after it popped up on Gumtree days later she followed police advice to contacted him as a 'buyer'.

Stuart Ingram, 85, also says the police call handler put the phone down on him when he reported finding the 2ft-long weapon.

Mike Glover-Johnson, 46, had a corrosive liquid hurled in his face while he sat in his car in an unprovoked attack.

Ruby Smith's mental and physical torment at the hands of violent Andrew Parkin, 53, was so extreme that she was left with a stammer.