Government pledges £1.5m boost for barrister training to tackle courts backlog The Government has pledged £1.5 million to help fund the training of 100 more barristers per year in a bid to remove barriers to the legal profession and tackle the backlog of cases. It said the scheme would widen access to the profession by
Bank Holiday train services to be hit by strikes A train operator is warning of disruption to its services over the bank holiday weekend because of a strike by workers in a dispute over safety. A walkout by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at East Midlands Railway (EMR) will hit services
Guilty pleas over arson attack on Jewish community ambulances Four men have pleaded guilty to destroying four Jewish community ambulances in an arson attack causing £1 million of damage. On Friday, Hamza Iqbal, 20, Rehan Khan, 19, Judex Atshatshi, and Saif Ali, both aged 18, pleaded guilty to a charge of destroying or damaging property
Detectives not linking A66 crash which killed two policemen to fatal house fire Detectives have confirmed they are not linking a house fire which killed a seven-year-old girl and her aunt to a crash on the A66 last weekend which left seven people dead, including two police officers. Hundreds of extra police officers have been
More than 100 firefighters on scene of blaze near Wembley Stadium Twenty fire engines and around 125 firefighters have been sent to a blaze close to Wembley Stadium in north-west London. London Fire Brigade was called on Friday morning to the fire at an industrial estate in Neasden, just under a mile from the famous
Charles pays tribute to ‘much-loved’ friend King Harald of Norway The King has paid tribute to his “dear cousin” King Harald V of Norway who has died aged 89. Harald, who Charles’s second cousin once removed, died on Friday morning with his son automatically becoming King Haakon VIII. In a statement released by Buckingham Palace,
Search on for missing Britons in Nepal amid fears of new floods Rescuers are searching for dozens of missing British nationals in Nepal, amid fears that more floods could hit the devastated area. More than 30 British nationals are among hundreds of people missing and feared dead as rescue efforts continue following flooding in the
More than 200 extra police officers sent to Cleveland after string of incidents More than 200 extra police officers have been drafted in to help Cleveland Police keep “innocent residents” safe following a string of violent incidents across Middlesbrough which have left nine people dead. Investigations were continuing after a woman and a seven-year-old girl
UEFA considers legal action against FIFA’s Gianni Infantino over World Cup plan UEFA is considering bringing criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Switzerland over his plan to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors. European football’s governing body took legal action in New York on Thursday against FIFA, Infantino, and the
Chemistry teacher guilty of indecent assault with two male pupils A chemistry teacher has been convicted of having sexual relationships with two pupils at an all-boys school in the late 1980s. Sally-Anne Bowen, who taught at Christ’s College in Finchley, north London, indecently assaulted the teenage boys when they were aged around 14 to 15