In just some of the latest cases before the courts, we reported on a murderer who was jailed for life for leaving his victim with nearly 200 injuries, and revealed the sordid details of a brothel keeper who trafficked prostitutes around the UK.
Meanwhile, two prolific shoplifters were jailed in separate cases heard before the magistrates' court, and banned from certain stores.
And a second offender also received a life sentence after he violently beat a woman and slashed her throat. Catch up on our round up of the latest offenders who are now behind bars below:
