With winter fast approaching, gardeners are being urged to plant flowers now to ensure a colourful garden even when the temperatures plummet and the days are shorter

MailOnline looks at a snapshot of just some of the court cases around the UK in the last three weeks where sexual or violent offenders have walked free.

The mother of a British hostage who has been held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip for nearly year has made a desperate plea to the nation. 

Kim Leadbeater, the MP for Spen Valley, said the current law is 'not fit for purpose' as she pointed to 'heartbreaking stories' of those suffering at the end of their lives.

Mark Martin went on to become Nottingham's first - and so far, only - serial killer. The story of how he got there is both chilling and difficult to comprehend

Former firefighter Cameron Hancel, 34, from the West Midlands has been jailed after he took sick photos of a man killed in a car crash and poked fun at him in WhatsApp messages to friends

Strood Academy headteacher Jon Richardson said their haircut policy aims to bring 'equality and focus' to pupils at the school in Kent.

Connor Black, 29, was jailed for 21 months for attacking his girlfriend

The Met Police are hunting a woman and several others who held signs that read 'Hezbollah are not terrorists' at a pro-Palestine march in London on Saturday. 

Semi-retired Jonathan Byrne, 63, has barely slept and feels sick to his stomach after being duped into handing over nearly £25,000.