Crown court backlog: Record number of cases waiting more than year to be heard Record numbers of victims are waiting more than a year for their case to be heard as the crown court backlog in England and Wales continues to soar. There were 80,829 outstanding cases at the end of June, Ministry of Justice
Channel crossings: Home Office records 781 arrivals in a day More than 700 migrants arrived in the UK on Wednesday – the highest number for a single day so far this year. It comes after a Cabinet minister said not every migrant boat can be intercepted in the wake of two boats landing undetected on
Britain should ‘rejoin EU within a decade’, says report by Tony Blair think tank Britain should commit to rejoining the European Union within a decade, according to the think tank chaired by Sir Tony Blair, as the former Labour prime minister said the country needed a “new approach” to post-Brexit relations. Sir Tony, who left
Tories would ban long-term benefit claimants from buying alcohol and cigarettes Long-term jobless benefits claimants could be banned from spending their welfare payments on alcohol, cigarettes and gambling under plans being launched by the Conservatives. The plans would also see universal credit (UC) payments slashed for those who have not made consistent contributions to the
Harry Kane explains why Argentina defeat was his most painful England moment yet Harry Kane says England’s World Cup exit was the most painful near miss yet due to the manner of a semi-final collapse to Argentina that “wasn’t us as a team”. The wounds from the agonising late loss remain raw as Thomas Tuchel’s
Coleen and I are still just two kids from Croxteth, says Wayne Rooney Wayne Rooney has said he and wife Coleen are “still just two kids from Croxteth” more than two decades after rising to fame. The former footballer, 40, and his wife of 18 years are the focus of the new Disney Plus documentary
Burnham wants ban on alcohol in the stands at football matches to be repealed A ban on football fans drinking in the stands during matches is outdated, discriminatory and should be scrapped, Andy Burnham said. The Prime Minister said it was unfair for football fans to be singled out when supporters of other sports were
Mother and three children killed in house fire were ‘loved beyond measure’ The family of a mother and three children killed in a house fire have said they were “loved beyond measure”. Elisha Brabin, 36, and her children Leo Brabin, 16, Ellis Brabin, eight, and seven-year-old Prudence Brabin were killed in the fire in Bootle,
Chagos handover deal ‘can’t go ahead’ without US support, says Streeting The deal to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius “can’t go ahead without American support”, the Defence Secretary has said, after US President Donald Trump described the agreement as “terrible”. Multimillion-pound payments to Mauritius are on hold while the Government reconsiders the plan to
RAF pilots injured after ejecting from training aircraft Two RAF pilots are being treated for minor injuries after ejecting from their training aircraft which crashed on Anglesey. Emergency services were called to the Pencarnisiog area of Anglesey, near the RAF Valley station, on Wednesday. The pilots, who had been flying a Hawk T2 aircraft out