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- ‘Lives on hold’: a day in the crown court where cases are delayed for yearsby Emily Dugan on 09-December-24
Backlog in cases set to reach 100,000 in England and Wales without action on shortage of barristers and judgesCourt delays ‘driving innocent prisoners to […]
- Court delays ‘driving innocent prisoners to plead guilty’ in England and Walesby Rajeev Syal and Emily Dugan on 09-December-24
Exclusive: Some inmates being advised to change plea to secure earlier release as backlog spirals, watchdogs say‘Lives on hold’: a day in the crown court […]
- Just Stop Oil activist, 77, faces jail recall as wrists too small for electronic tagby Damien Gayle and Diane Taylor on 07-December-24
Gaie Delap was sent to prison in August for her part in disruptive protests on M25 in NovemberA 77-year-old activist is facing recall to prison because her […]
- The crisis in the courts in England and Wales: how did we get here?by Michael Goodier with graphics by Paul Scruton on 06-December-24
Official data paints bleak picture of justice system, with large backlog of cases and record numbers on remandRape trials collapse as victims abandon cases […]
- Rape trials collapse as victims abandon cases amid long court delaysby Emily Dugan and Michael Goodier on 06-December-24
Courts logjam in England and Wales contributes to doubling in five years of victims pulling out of prosecutions‘I’ve had four torturous years’: child […]
- Murderers who use strangulation or kill ex-partners face longer jail termsby Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent on 06-December-24
New laws to be introduced in England and Wales in attempt to reduce violence against women and girlsMurderers in England and Wales who kill their ex-partners […]