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A decade of swingeing cuts has left crown courts with a record backlog of cases
Lower rate offers hope that England’s lockdown will have similar effect
Feel for the students who were midway through their course when the virus struck
Judgment favours campaigners challenging use of technology by English and Welsh forces
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to retain ‘stay at home’ advice
Report is first official attempt to quantify extent of abuse, whether emotional, physical or sexual
Legal challenge to police surveillance technique focuses on lack of safeguards
Thousands of gallons were discharged in West Midlands park, leading to £500,000 fine
High levels of drug use and violence found at Onley in scathing inspection report
Spiralling rate of cases having a ‘huge impact’ on resources already at breaking point
Politicians and youth professionals at odds over rise in knife crime
Inspector criticises private provider Working Links for crossing line to boost profits
Concern that saturation of new vehicles will fuel riskier loans in second-hand market
Estates worth over £2m face maximum £6,000 charge from April
ONS data show 285 killings in year to March 2018, an increase of 73
Regulator concerned that individual voluntary agreements up by a fifth
Case backlog likely to take weeks, if not months, to clear
Drug poisoning, suicide and alcohol abuse among leading causes
Capital expenditure could have been funded without debt since privatisation, UK study finds
The move gives greater security for couples who want legal recognition without matrimony
The Mount in Hertfordshire deemed to be ‘failing’ in its key mission to train and rehabilitate
Penal reformers praise his record and blame ministers for exacerbating problems in England and Wales
Rising house prices encourage ‘flippers’ to look outside capital
Justice minister unveils plans for reform of ‘archaic’ marital laws
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