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Dealers who used Bitcoin to buy drugs on the dark web jailed

Jason Pierce and Callum Paynebought drugs online using Bitcoin before selling them on in Cornwall.

Yesterday

Glyn Razzell

Wife killer denied prison release after refusing to reveal location of body

Glyn Razzell was convicted of the murder of his wife, Linda Razzell, 41, and sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum term of 16 years, in 2003.

Yesterday

Man jailed for stabbing homeless man to death in street

Brian Jewell murdered 45-year-old Stephen Cook after an argument.

2 days ago

Man lifted lame sheep by ears and fleece and held it by its broken leg

Jail for child abuser who left 'profound and lasting impact' on victim

Moment dangerous overtake almost causes head on collision

'Dangerous' man found guilty of raping and abusing young child

Man accused of murdering church warden, 86, in Somerset home

'Intimidating' man jailed 24 years for rape and sexual assault

Burglars caught on CCTV crawling to avoid cameras jailed

Heroin and cocaine dealer banned from Southmead until 2030

Man jailed for life for raping two vulnerable women he followed on night out

'Sadistic' prison officer who took pleasure in abuse of young boys jailed

'People called me a dirty liar' - victim of rapist who went on to attack again

Businessman 'used car as a weapon' when killing pedestrian