The man had ridden into the branch on the bike before picking up around £200 worth of children's clothes and trying to leave without paying.

It was the kind of trap any modern-day Sherlock Holmes would be proud of.

Detectives said they had found 'explicit content' - including footage of 'male and female minors' - on digital devices which allegedly belonged to the Duchess of Sussex's father.

The Republicans were put to the sword in the contests, with Democrats seizing both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has pledged that Britons will not pay a 'penny more' due to the Government's shift in approach.

ITV's usual daytime schedule has been plunged into chaos on Wednesday (November 4)

Five people were arrested for alleged government fraud after making claims funded by Australian taxpayers.

The qualification will be first taught from September 2028

Our neighbour's bonfires set off my asthma every year. I've told him, but he hasn't stopped. Can I force him to?

Corrie favourite Carla Connor-Swain will be seen planning to close her beloved factory in upcoming scenes in the ITV soap

Jetting around the world as an airline steward keeps Tim Bott, 62, (pictured) feeling energetic - at an age he once thought would be spent with his feet up in retirement.

Jennifer Balcarras, 48, and her daughter, Selah Reed, 20, were found dead on the Selah West Trail in Bella Coola, British Columbia this week.

The chance of winning a Premium Bond prize has risen in recent months - but there may be even better to come as we hit a huge milestone for Premium Bonds.

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed clashed with a British journalist on election day, accusing him of chasing him around.

Donald Trump is weaker, and Elon Musk half a billion dollars poorer. Here is a look at the biggest losers and winners of the midterms.

I have been trying to recover the credit I had with Rebel Energy for nearly 18 months, after the supplier closed. My balance of £1,264 was transferred to British Gas.

Kaylan, 15, was reported missing on October 31

This will cause much wailing and gnashing of teeth among estate agents: the Duke and Duchess of Sussex appear to have called off their search for a country home...

A husband who drugged and raped his wife arranged for sedatives to be posted to his dead mother-in-law's address, a court was told today.

Many owners dump their horses in the desert or leave them in piles of rubbish. It is common practice in the area to inject petrol into their veins which can take up to 72 hours to kill them...

Austrian rapist Josef Fritzl, who locked his daughter in a dungeon for 24 years and fathered seven children with her, has been denied freedom for a third time.

Call me old-fashioned, but I've never fancied cryptocurrencies as an investment. Even less so after the hacking of crypto platform Binance late last week.

Donald Trump never came down. While cabinet officials filed into the White House's East Room on Tuesday evening, the President remained upstairs in his private residence.

The US President swung through a series of emotions as the results came in, shifting from shock at Republican losses to railing against Iran.

The son of a British pensioner who drowned at a beach in Menorca in a desperate attempt to save her granddaughter during a family holiday says his mother's death could have been prevented.

You set a budget, carefully track your outgoings and cut back where you can - but STILL find you overspend and feel out of control. Sound familiar?

Vladimir Uglev (pictured) had accused the Putin regime of using the deadly chemical weapon in a 'state-level hit' on Britain in 2018.

Adam Gelhardt was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison

The prolonged war across the Middle East has 'delayed' mortgage-rate relief for borrowers, Savills said.

Lorraine Kelly told fans that her self-titled show on ITV won't be on air on Wednesday (November 4)