A woman accused of drowning her 13-month-old in the bath had a breakdown after finding out her daughter was sexually abused in CYF care.

Police investigating the murder of Carmen Thomas say a missing recycling bin from her home could be a vital clue in the search for her body.

Simon Power is considering whether jurors' addresses should ever be handed out, amid reports a convicted killer was able to contact a juror.

A row has arisen over the release of the Lockerbie bomber.

One of NZ's most notorious killers allegedly contacted a woman on the jury that found him guilty this month of kidnapping.

Family and friends desperate for news of missing woman Carmen Thomas are grappling with evidence of murder.

Police are hunting for a killer after admitting for the first time last night they believe missing escort Carmen Thomas is dead.

Universities may have to rethink their policies on staff-student relationships, following the Sophie Elliott case.

Scott Watson's father says he was hoping for a better outcome from a review of the investigation into the controversial 1999 case.

Police in Melbourne are preparing for revenge attacks after a gangland shooting yesterday.

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has supported the police investigation of the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope.

A premonition about missing Aussie youngster Kiesha Abrahams leads a psychic to a dead woman's torso wrapped in plastic at a reserve in Sydney's west.

Janet Moses died as a result of accidental drowning by way of manslaughter, Wellington regional coroner Ian Smith has found.

The man accused of the stabbing death of NZ-born nurse Michelle Beets allegedly held a knife to his brother-in law's throat to practise the killing, a Sydney court was told today.

A man has been killed in an election-related brawl in the Solomon Islands.