Courts

Seven years after an RSPCA raid on a puppy breeding business, its directors have been sentenced for failing to ensure the welfare of their dogs.

Members of a gang which stole luxury keyless cars worth more than £500,000 have been jailed.

A company that dumped waste at an illegal site the size of a football pitch has been ordered to pay £167,500.

A county lines drug dealer has been ordered to pay back more than £94,000 in ill-gotten gains.

Owners of a store that was told it could not hire a man because of his criminal past are appealing the decision.

A man who threatened to bomb two Lincolnshire pubs and several landmarks across England has been jailed.

A man who pulled another man off a mobility scooter as he attempted to rob him has been sentenced to six years and one month in prison.

A man who stabbed another in the back as he rode past him on an e-bike has been jailed.

Police are appealing for witnesses to an alleged altercation at a graveyard.

Two members of a hunt will appear in court next month on animal cruelty charges.

A 23-year-old man who is facing three charges of making indecent images of children will be appearing in court later this month.

A pensioner who is accused of aggravated burglary and possessing an axe has been remanded in custody.

A pensioner who is accused of aggravated burglary and possessing an axe will be appearing in court later today.

A man caught with two bags of cannabis has been ordered to cough up £200.

Possessing cannabis has cost a man £112.

A pornography addict found in possession of almost 4,000 indecent images of children must wait to discover his fate.

An alcoholic who spat at a police officer after being arrested has been ordered to pay up £350.

A suspected drink driver hit a police officer while fleeing a fast food restaurant.

A factory supervisor drank a large bottle of strong lager before she was involved in a car crash, a court was told.

A man accused of carrying a knife in a public place will have his case heard at a new venue.