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Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy
Exclusive: Lord chancellor urges MPs to back judge-only trials in thousands of criminal cases in England and Wales The backlog of nearly 80,000 trials clogging up the court system could be cleared within a decade if parliament agrees to slash the number of jury trials, David Lammy, the lord chancellor, ...
14 minutes ago
The Guardian
Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy
EastEnders actor Derek Martin dies aged 92
Martin, a born and bred East Londoner, appeared as Charlie Slater between 2000 and 2016.
19 minutes ago
BBC
EastEnders actor Derek Martin dies aged 92
Four killed and five injured in head-on crash
Three teenagers and a man in his 50s died in the crash in Bolton, says Greater Manchester Police.
48 minutes ago
BBC
Four killed and five injured in head-on crash
Three teenagers and a taxi driver, 50s, killed in ‘devastating’ crash as police issue update
Five passengers were also taken to hospital after the horror crash in Bolton in the early hours of Sunday morning
51 minutes ago
The Independent
Three teenagers and a taxi driver, 50s, killed in ‘devastating’ crash as police issue update
Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks as protesters defy crackdown
Medics at two hospitals tell the BBC more than 100 bodies have been brought in over a two day period.
1 hour ago
BBC
Iran warns it will retaliate if US attacks as protesters defy crackdown
Senior Labour MPs urge government to ban cryptocurrency political donations
Campaign groups argue online transactions ‘present real risks to our democracy’ as it is hard to trace their true source Downing Street has been urged to ban political donations in cryptocurrency by seven senior Labour MPs who chair parliamentary committees. The committee chairs – Liam Byrne, ...
1 hour ago
The Guardian
Senior Labour MPs urge government to ban cryptocurrency political donations
Five teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder after man, 49, found dead
Cleveland Police said footage relating to the incident in Stockton has been circulating on social media and urged people not to share it further
2 hours ago
The Independent
Five teenagers arrested on suspicion of murder after man, 49, found dead
Claims Reeves’s post-Budget U-turns cost her £3bn of £22bn headroom in just six weeks
The chancellor is under pressure to turn her March spring statement into a mini-Budget after a series of concessions and U-turns in recent weeks
2 hours ago
The Independent
Claims Reeves’s post-Budget U-turns cost her £3bn of £22bn headroom in just six weeks
Cabinet minister suggests Lord Mandelson should apologise over Jeffrey Epstein friendship
A cabinet minister has said anyone associated with Jeffrey Epstein should "apologise" to his victims after Lord Mandelson declined to do so.
3 hours ago
Sky News
Cabinet minister suggests Lord Mandelson should apologise over Jeffrey Epstein friendship
Extra defence spending is being lost on MoD’s overdraft, warns former RAF chief
In a damning report for the thinktank Policy Exchange, retired Air Marshall Edward Stringer says increased defence spending is not preventing the UK’s military from shrinking
3 hours ago
The Independent
Extra defence spending is being lost on MoD’s overdraft, warns former RAF chief
Cold snap set to ease ahead of wet and windy week
Milder conditions are expected after days of snow, ice and strong winds.
3 hours ago
BBC
Cold snap set to ease ahead of wet and windy week
Kemi Badenoch says Tories would ban under-16s from social media
A social media ban for under-16s came into force in Australia in December.
3 hours ago
The Independent
Kemi Badenoch says Tories would ban under-16s from social media
Mandelson refuses to apologise to victims over his friendship with Epstein
The Labour peer admitted to Laura Kuenssberg that his friendship with Epstein was ‘a terrible mistake’ but appeared to suggest he disagreed with his sacking as ambassador to the US
4 hours ago
The Independent
Mandelson refuses to apologise to victims over his friendship with Epstein
Grab your fidget spinners! Why gen Z are pining for 2016 | Coco Khan
As galling as it is to see young people refer to the items I wore 10 years ago as ‘vintage’, surely the real problem is that so many of them believe their best years are behind them ‘I grow old … I grow old … I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled,” wrote TS Eliot in 1915, in his ...
4 hours ago
The Guardian
Grab your fidget spinners! Why gen Z are pining for 2016 | Coco Khan
Three teenagers thought to be among four dead after car and taxi crash
Three teenagers are thought to be among four people who died in a crash between a taxi and a car in Greater Manchester.
6 hours ago
Sky News
Three teenagers thought to be among four dead after car and taxi crash
Game On: the Swiss sports brand using hi-tech and chutzpah to challenge Nike and Adidas
Zurich-based firm taps into latest robot tech to ‘fibre-spray’ high-end sports shoes worn by the likes of Roger Federer A robot leg whirs around in a complex ballet as an almost invisible spray of “flying fibre” builds a hi-tech £300 sports shoe at its foot. This nearly entirely automated ...
6 hours ago
The Guardian
Game On: the Swiss sports brand using hi-tech and chutzpah to challenge Nike and Adidas
‘There is one story we never tell’: will old family photos bring joy to my ailing mother – or remind us of dark secrets?
As Alzheimer’s tightens its grip, we have started making our way through the hundreds of albums in my childhood home. But some are too painful to revisit A couple of months ago, my mother moved into a nursing home. Her Alzheimer’s has progressed to a point where it’s no longer safe for her to ...
6 hours ago
The Guardian
‘There is one story we never tell’: will old family photos bring joy to my ailing mother – or remind us of dark secrets?
Epstein kept me 'separate' from his sexual side because I'm gay, Mandelson tells BBC
In his first interview since being sacked as the UK's US ambassador, Lord Mandelson says he never saw any young women at Epstein's properties.
6 hours ago
BBC
Epstein kept me 'separate' from his sexual side because I'm gay, Mandelson tells BBC
Former Premier League star apologises for Holocaust remark
Former Premier League footballer Shay Given has apologised for describing sacked Celtic manager Wilfried Nancy's time at the club as an "absolute Holocaust".
8 hours ago
Sky News
Former Premier League star apologises for Holocaust remark
Winners and Sinners: What to expect from the Golden Globes
Marty Supreme, Sinners and One Battle After Another are the films competing at this year's ceremony.
10 hours ago
BBC
Winners and Sinners: What to expect from the Golden Globes
Lamar wants to have children with his girlfriend. The problem? She’s entirely AI
As synthetic personas become an increasingly normal part of life, meet the people falling for their chatbot lovers Lamar remembered the moment of betrayal like it was yesterday. He’d gone to the party with his girlfriend but hadn’t seen her for over an hour, and it wasn’t like her to disappear. ...
12 hours ago
The Guardian
Lamar wants to have children with his girlfriend. The problem? She’s entirely AI
'I have PTSD from online video': The growing call to ban smartphones in schools
Eighteen&8209;year&8209;old Frazer McKenna has spent most of his adolescence living with the consequences of something he never chose to see.
18 hours ago
Sky News
'I have PTSD from online video': The growing call to ban smartphones in schools
How TOWIE and Love Island star went from 'loser' to Gen Z influencer spreading word of God
"I remember when I was in school I would tell people I believed in God and they would be like 'you're a loser'. Now I couldn't be prouder, it's becoming more normal."
18 hours ago
Sky News
How TOWIE and Love Island star went from 'loser' to Gen Z influencer spreading word of God
How good or bad is your council at tackling potholes?
Drivers in England can find out how their local councils are tackling potholes following the introduction of a new traffic rating system from the Department for Transport (DfT).
18 hours ago
Sky News
How good or bad is your council at tackling potholes?
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