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Jury trials to be scrapped for most crimes in UK

Labour's plan to end jury trials for all but the most serious offences faces furious backlash from lawyers who warn it will 'destroy justice as we know it' and undermine democracy. Discover the full story.

Police warn of crime wave as probation service fails

Exclusive: Senior police officials sound alarm over potential crime surge as Labour's controversial justice reforms threaten to overwhelm an already failing probation system. Lords prepare for critical showdown.

Mother's fury as son's killer walks free on bail

Exclusive: The grieving mother of murdered teenager Mikey Roynon speaks out after her son's violent killer is granted bail despite previous convictions, raising serious questions about Britain's justice system.

Lammy defends PMQs silence on prisoner error

Shadow Justice Secretary David Lammy justifies his decision not to raise a serious prisoner release error during Prime Minister's Questions, arguing it was inappropriate for the political theatre of the Commons.

Prison Crisis: Wrongful Releases Expose Broken System

Exclusive investigation reveals Britain's prison service is buckling under systemic pressures, with mistaken releases reaching critical levels. Discover how institutional failures, not individual errors, are putting public safety at risk.

Guterres: 1.5°C climate failure 'moral catastrophe'

UN Secretary-General António Guterres delivers impassioned warning at COP30 summit, declaring the world's failure to meet critical climate targets a profound moral failure that threatens humanity's future.

Lammy slams Tories over prison system 'mess'

Justice Secretary David Lammy accuses former Conservative minister Robert Jenrick of leaving prisons in 'total mess' as overcrowding emergency deepens across England and Wales.

Prison chiefs in emergency talks over wrongful releases

Exclusive: Senior prison officials face emergency talks with ministers as multiple wrongful prisoner releases expose critical failures in England's overcrowded prison system, raising serious security concerns.

FAA system failure causes UK flight chaos

Critical FAA system failure causes travel nightmare for thousands of British passengers as flights face mass cancellations and major delays across UK airports.

Prison Service Crisis: Two Inmates Wrongly Freed

Exclusive: The Ministry of Justice faces crisis after two prisoners were incorrectly released in separate incidents, raising serious questions about prison security protocols and public safety.

Dangerous criminal wrongly freed in prison blunder

A convicted criminal serving time for serious offences has been accidentally released from prison in what's being described as a catastrophic administrative failure, sparking urgent government reviews.

Somali criminal murders UK restaurant owner

A successful restaurant owner who championed how migration enriched Britain was brutally murdered by a Somali criminal and failed asylum seeker, exposing fatal flaws in the UK's immigration system.

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