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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

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.

Evening Standard

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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

Manchester Evening News

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.

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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

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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.

The Independent UK

'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

Liverpool Echo

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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

Irish Mirror

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.

The Independent UK

Man admits to plotting to steal Declan Donnelly's £70k Range Rover

Oliver Hart and a gang of thieves admitted to conspiracy to steal at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court on Friday 23 September after plotting to nick luxury vehicles

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Evening Standard

High Court challenge to defendants being freed from prison is delayed by Legal Aid blunders

Thousands of Crown Court hearings around the country are being disrupted

Nottingham Post

Nottingham's new top judge was told at school to apply to 'Woolworths'

She'll be dealing with the city's most dangerous and violent criminals

Evening Standard

New Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis agrees to meet barristers on strike

Justice Secretary Brandon Lewis has agreed to meet with striking barristers next week, as new figures show the Crown Court backlog has risen to almost 60,000 cases.

Wales Online

Almost 60,000 cases in crown court backlog as barristers to go on strike

Dispute over legal aid fees means barristers will be walking out from Friday

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Liverpool Echo

Police sent letter deterring woman from sexual assault complaint

"The poor complainant in this case was treated extraordinarily badly by Merseyside Police"

Daily Mirror

Man jailed for killing his abusive grandad in first ever televised court case

Ben Oliver, 25, was acquitted of murder but had admitted the manslaughter of 74-year-old David Oliver in Mottingham, south London, on January 19 last year

Wales Online

Filming and broadcast of proceedings at criminal courts in Wales given go ahead

The Ministry of Justice has said the sentencing remarks of judges at crown courts in England and Wales will be broadcast for the first time in a century

Daily Mirror

TV cameras allowed in Old Bailey for first time as man sentenced for killing own grandad

Judge Sarah Munro QC is expected to be filmed as she passes sentence on Ben Oliver for the manslaughter of his grandfather - with the footage broadcast on news channels and made available online through Sky News, BBC, ITN and the PA news agency

Wales Online

TV cameras to film Crown Court sentencing for the first time ever

Viewers can watch a judge as she sentences a man for the manslaughter of his grandfather

Manchester Evening News

Lawyers and lords hail 'overdue' Crown Court first as sentences to be filmed for first time

"With the advance of technology it’s overdue — it should have been available for TV"

Evening Standard

Historic moment as TV cameras to film Old Bailey criminal court hearing for first time

The first televised Crown Court sentencing hearing in history is set to take place on Thursday as cameras are allowed back into the criminal courts for the first time in almost a century.

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