Axing jury trials will help victims, insists David Lammy as he unveils radical reforms to tackle crippling court backlog
DAVID Lammy says he stands for “victims, not traditions” as he rips up centuries-old rights to a trial by jury. ...
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I stand on the side of victims, not traditions… we need to reform our courts to deliver justice faster
IF someone is raped tonight, they could face waiting years for their attacker to be hauled into court. That is ...
Dad & sons who tied & drowned daughter, 18, in ‘honour killing over her refusal to wear headscarf’ face 25yrs in prison
A MUSLIM teen was tied up and left to drown after reportedly shaming her hard-line dad by ditching her head ...
Labour MP & ex-minister Tulip Siddiq JAILED in absentia over corruption weeks after her aunt was sentenced to death
A LABOUR MP has been sentenced to jail in Bangladesh over corruption charges. Tulip Siddiq, 43, has been slapped with ...
Migrant suspected of bomb attack which killed 269 people WINS appeal against UK decision to refuse him asylum
Credit: AFP or licensors A MIGRANT suspected of a bomb attack has won an asylum appeal. The Sri Lankan arrived ...
Fury as ALL criminal cases where suspect could be jailed for up to 5 years will be decided by judge alone
DAVID Lammy says he will press ahead with controversial plans to end the right to jury trial — despite a ...
David Lammy’s proposal to abolish jury trials is a dangerous development for Britain
It’s judge, jury and a sloppy execution THE right to trial by jury has been the cornerstone of Britain’s legal ...
Cocaine-fuelled naked thug on two-day bender who urinated on war memorial and attacked cars is jailed
A COCAINE-fuelled thug has been jailed after his naked two-day binge in which he attacked cars and urinated on a ...
Moment man who killed his girlfriend’s brother on night they first met is arrested by cops sobbing ‘I’m terrified’
THIS is the moment a man who killed his girlfriend’s brother on the first night they met is snared by ...
Moment driver who killed teen motorcyclist in horror crash downs 11 pints
THIS is the horror moment a motorist downs 11 pints on a pub crawl, before getting behind the wheel and ...
David Lammy accused of not trusting the public with plan to scrap jury trials
DAVID Lammy’s plan to scrap jury trials has led to accusations he does not trust ordinary people. The Justice Secretary ...
Brit dad, 28, died after being hit by ‘speeding’ jet ski in horror accident on Dubai boat trip, inquest hears
A BRIT dad was killed in a horror jet ski accident as his partner watched on holding their four-month-old baby, an ...
Haunting last vid of apprentice laughing with classmate who then shoved air hose in his bum causing insides to explode
A CARPENTER’S apprentice could be jailed for life after he was accused of murdering his colleague when an air hose ...
Six arrested after man in 30s dies in city street attack in early hours
A MAN has died after being attacked and left in the street – with six arrests made. The victim, 30, ...
Mystery as stunning influencer vanishes without a trace after attending Christmas party as cops find blood in home
A STUNNING influencer has mysteriously vanished after failing to show up for work – and cops now fear her boyfriend ...
Man, 33, dies after being assaulted twice in three days leading to brain bleed as attacker found guilty
A MAN has tragically died from a brain bleed after being assaulted twice in three days. John Farmer was today ...
‘Growling’ former Countdown champion stabbed rival at tournament after lunging over table in front of terrified players
A “GROWLING” former Countdown champion stabbed a rival at a tournament in front of horrified players. John Cowen, 31, ran ...
Man ‘murdered woman during sexual encounter 5 months before he killed second victim and left body in similar position’
A MAN murdered a woman during a “sexual encounter” five months before he killed a second victim and left her ...
‘I got horny’ says married woman, 38, facing jail for groping 18-year-old in Magaluf hotel sauna
A MARRIED woman charged with groping a teen boy on holiday confessed she did it because she “got horny”. The ...
Mum who murdered her two children, 8 & 6, and hid bodies in suitcases in storage unit for months jailed
A NEW Zealand mum who killed her two young children and hid their bodies in suitcases has been sentenced to ...
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