Criminal gangs make thousands converting them ... In January, the head of an organised crime group who sold guns and ammo across the UK was jailed for 30 years alongside two of his associates.

As new wars break out among rival gangsters, we answer your biggest questions about the history of the key players.

The convicted sex offender said he would continue making hoax 999 calls 'all night long' after being arrested in a takeaway ...

As the gang held his family at gunpoint, Jason Watts, 32, who drives a Post Office security van, told them: "If you are going to kill someone, kill me." Mr Watts found himself at the centre of the ...

THIS is the chilling moment four gang members chase a rival through the streets in broad daylight before shooting at him. The masked men, armed with a gun and machetes, pursued the 17-year-old ...

The child, who cannot be named, was 13 when he was taken to Ghana last year in the belief his family were visiting a sick relative, only to learn his devout Christian parents had registered him for ...

A 17-year-old boy was chased through the streets of Leeds by a rival gang armed with guns, machetes and bleach. Footage of the terrifying encounter was shown in court as four defendants went on ...

Police busted a crime gang after two men were found with guns and ammunition they had picked up from Sheffield that same day.

Gang members who tried to gun down a rival on a residential street as children looked on were thwarted when their pistol jammed. Armed with the gun and machetes, four teenagers had pursued and ...

Many of the guns used are reactivated pistols, converted by criminal gangs and dealers.” He added: “Investigators used extensive digital evidence to bring these two offenders to justice.