Backlog means courts could be clogged until NEXT YEAR: More than half a million cases are outstanding amid backlash from barristers over plans to help end the delays with longer hours Law officials revealed court cases are so clogged, they will back up until 2022 More than 53,000 crown court cases are outstanding in England … Read more
Don’t say gangs! Courts urged to avoid using the word with reference to criminals because of its ‘negative connotations’ The Crown Prosecution Service has released the guidance to lawyers They should not use the label to ‘prejudice’ defendants unless there is evidence Guidance drafted to address increasing number of girls and women being groomed by drug … Read more
Jordan Banjo emotionally reveals that his fiancée Naomi Courts was nearly put in an ‘induced coma’ after battling sepsis TWICE following the birth of their daughter Mimi, 15 months By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 22:54 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 22:57 GMT, 30 October 2020 Jordan Banjo has emotionally revealed that his fiancée … Read more
The courts backlog which has worsened during the pandemic could quadruple by 2024 without action, a study has found. The research by crime and justice consultancy Crest Advisory says that there could be a backlog of 195,000 cases in courts where the most serious trials are heard in 2024. Crest says there is ‘catastrophic risk … Read more
Courts to come down harder with bans for motorists who accrue 12 or more penalty points on their licence after thousands avoid disqualification using ‘exceptional hardship’ loophole Over 9,000 UK driver are believed to be driving despite having 12 or more points Most have avoided disqualification by claiming it would result in ‘exceptional hardship’ as … Read more
Former My Kitchen Rules villain Joshua Bonwick has continued to court controversy by mocking a Joe Biden supporter. The 27-year-old, who relocated from Sydney to Los Angeles last year, zoomed in on a ‘Biden for President’ sticker on an unidentified person’s vehicle in a clip shared to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday. ‘Hey d***head! [He] … Read more
A British mother who fought the Sharia courts in Dubai for access to her son faces having to sell her home – after a UK judge ordered her to pay nearly £100,000 towards her ex-husband’s legal costs. Afsana Lachaux, a former policy aide to Gordon Brown who now works for The Princes Trust, has spent … Read more
Courts could become clogged up with pensioners who get prosecuted for failing to pay their BBC licence fee, warn MPs and campaigners Some over-75s revolting against the fee change say they are willing to risk prison The BBC is prepared to spend £38million chasing down pensioners for payments 1.5million households claiming pension credit are eligible … Read more
Gavin Rossdale, 54, shows off his ripped dad physique as he takes sons to tennis courts in LA during break from quarantine By Glenn Garner For Dailymail.com Published: 02:29 BST, 27 June 2020 | Updated: 02:38 BST, 27 June 2020 Gavin Rossdale was recently snubbed by ex Gwen Stefani in her Father’s Day post, despite … Read more
Office space firm IWG courts investors with plan to raise £315m and take advantage of knock-down property prices By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 22:10 BST, 27 May 2020 Office space firm IWG last night launched a £315million shares placing and invited small shareholders to take … Read more