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Families describe living their own life sentence after murder of Max and Mason

Antony Snook was handed two life sentences and jailed for a minimum of 38 years at Bristol Crown Court on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Sexual abuse victims claim free court transcript scheme was ‘hidden’ from them for months

Victims eligible for the scheme say they had ‘no idea’ it had opened

The Independent UK

Jailed criminal suspects accidentally set free on bail thanks for court blunders

Court officials described the blunders as a “series of unfortunate errors”

Evening Standard

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End jury trial delays, say barristers in General Election challenge to fix criminal justice system

The Bar Council says £2.48bn in investment is needed to tackle the criminal justice crisis

Evening Standard

Nearly 10,000 sex attack suspects yet to go before jury amid court backlogs

There’s an average delay of 18 months between a sex attack suspect being charged and going on trial, research shows

Evening Standard

London crown court to stay shut for extra year after widespread RAAC found

One of London’s crown courts will be shuttered for an extra year thanks to dangerous concrete found in the roof, it has emerged, in a blow to efforts to tackle the criminal case backlog.

Evening Standard

Two 12-year-olds accused of murder appear before Crown Court judge

The youths cannot be named because of their age.

The Independent UK

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No short-term fix to cut court trials backlog, says leading prosecutor

Outgoing Director of Public Prosecutions Max Hill KC says a shortage of barristers and judges is creating problems.

The Independent UK

Reform campaign launched as victims told to pay thousands of pounds for transcripts of trials

London Victim's Commissioner is calling for major reform to put victims at the heart of the criminal justice system

Evening Standard

Two men charged with murdering 16-year-old boy

They will appear in the Crown Court on Monday.

The Independent UK

Televised sentencing at Crown Court could be expanded to more senior judges

A year has passed since the first sentencing remarks were broadcast from the Old Bailey in London.

The Independent UK

Heartbreaking footage shows murdered beautician Elle Edwards cuddling and posing for selfies with nephew

Elle Edwards' callous killer Connor Chapman was today found guilty of murder, which Liverpool Crown Court heard was "human tragedy in its purest and most appalling sense"

Daily Mirror

Burglars who detectives chased all across Europe jailed

Constantin Dragomir, George Ioan and Claudiu Popa have been sentenced to 14 years and two months between them at Bristol Crown Court

Bristol Post

Sex assault survivors suffer ‘devastating’ crown courts backlog impact – report

Rape Crisis England & Wales says its report shines a light on the ‘disastrous impact’ of the backlog on victims.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

Juror risked murder trial collapse when he researched the law online

A Crown Court juror who risked the collapse of a murder trial when he carried out private research on the law during deliberations on the verdict has been spared jail.

Manchester Evening News

Urgent police appeal to find wanted man with distinctive tattoo above his left eye

Anyone who sees Jafar Mohammed is being urged to call 999

The Independent UK

Operator who flew drone close to Battle of Britain fighter to be sentenced

Mark Bagguley flew a drone close to a vintage Hawker Hurricane fighter which was taking part in a fly-past.

Evening Standard

Juror faces criminal charges for ‘researching trial’

A Crown Court juror is facing charges over allegations he conducted private research in the middle of a criminal trial.

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Daily Mirror

Surge in sex offence trials abandoned on day they're due to start, analysis shows

Trials are being rescheduled due to a lack of prosecutors being available - as latest figures reveal outstanding cases in the Crown Courts are the highest on record

The Independent UK

Two men remanded in custody charged with Birmingham nightclub murder

Kami Carpenter, 21, and Remy Gordon, 22, are also charged with affray after an inquiry into the stabbing of 23-year-old footballer Cody Fisher.

Liverpool Echo

'Cocaine' found after driver pulled over by police

Anthony Holmes, 39, of Hall Street, Southport, has been charged with possession with intent to supply a controlled Class A drug

The Guardian - UK

‘We are everything that scares curtain twitchers’: the bands resurrecting the spirit of Oi!

The hardcore movement grew from working-class angst in the late-70s, but got tainted by racist aggro. Now a new wave of bands are reviving its cathartic anger – without the far-right associations

Irish Mirror

Case of British soldier accused of two Bloody Sunday murders to hear evidence in January

The proceedings are due to last a number of weeks across January and February

The Independent UK

Evidence against Soldier F over Bloody Sunday murders to be heard in January

The committal hearing will determine whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed to a Crown Court trial.

The Independent UK

Barristers’ strike delays ‘may not be good enough reason to extend custody’

The Director of Public Prosecutions had brought a challenge against decisions made in two separate cases in Bristol and Manchester.

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