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Court Reporter Comment: The problem is not trial by jury, the backlog can only by solved by paying for justice which cannot be done on the cheap

Justice Secretary and former lawyer David Lammy wants to scrap trial by juries in cases where the sentence is under three years to solve the massive backlog in our creaking court system.

Supporting image for story: Court Reporter Comment: The problem is not trial by jury, the backlog can only by solved by paying for justice which cannot be done on the cheap

Supporting image for story: Star Comment: Time for Government to stop spinning, and get on with sorting out the mess

Star Comment: Time for Government to stop spinning, and get on with sorting out the mess

Comment: Labour's tax promises lie in tatters

Comment: Firms on the brink, two months after Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack

Supporting image for story: Comment: Prunella Scales, a national treasure who will be sorely missed

Comment: Prunella Scales, a national treasure who will be sorely missed

Comment: If AI is the future, we need to start planning for job losses

Comment: 12 months on Starmer's keynote speech in the West Midlands, the foundations seem far from fixed

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Comment: We want action, not inquiries on prisoner release fiasco, Mr Lammy

Supporting image for story: 'Public notices tell you of changes that impact your lives - removing them will leave communities shrouded in secrecy' - Star Comment

'Public notices tell you of changes that impact your lives - removing them will leave communities shrouded in secrecy' - Star Comment

No time like the present for getting your pension in order

A computer can never take the place of real doctors and nurses

Supporting image for story: These are the best edge-of-your-seat and laugh-out-loud courtroom dramas ever made

These are the best edge-of-your-seat and laugh-out-loud courtroom dramas ever made

Supporting image for story: I watched Channel 4's The Jury and was dumbfounded how blasé they were about a lynchpin of our free society

I watched Channel 4's The Jury and was dumbfounded how blasé they were about a lynchpin of our free society

Supporting image for story: Star Comment: Why the demise of Banks's Brewery in Wolverhampton is a bitter blow to the Black Country and its people

Star Comment: Why the demise of Banks's Brewery in Wolverhampton is a bitter blow to the Black Country and its people

Supporting image for story: Star Comment: Before introducing new driving laws, how about enforcing the ones we have?

Star Comment: Before introducing new driving laws, how about enforcing the ones we have?

Urgent action needed to save our high streets

Interest rate hesitancy gives little hope for optimism

UK News

Supporting image for story: In Pictures: It’s now or never for Boxing Day dip enthusiasts

In Pictures: It’s now or never for Boxing Day dip enthusiasts

Supporting image for story: Boxing Day hunts vow to ‘fight’ trail ban as Starmer warned over rural backlash

Boxing Day hunts vow to ‘fight’ trail ban as Starmer warned over rural backlash

Supporting image for story: Coastguard search for swimmers missing at sea called off

Coastguard search for swimmers missing at sea called off

Supporting image for story: Process under way to recatalogue artefacts held in huge archaeology storehouse

Process under way to recatalogue artefacts held in huge archaeology storehouse

Supporting image for story: Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Supporting image for story: Households urged to spend Boxing Day using up Christmas leftovers

Households urged to spend Boxing Day using up Christmas leftovers

Viral News

Supporting image for story: Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Supporting image for story: Charity busk draws hundreds to Dublin city centre

Charity busk draws hundreds to Dublin city centre

Supporting image for story: Over 200,000 portable chargers sold on Amazon recalled due to 'fire risk'

Over 200,000 portable chargers sold on Amazon recalled due to 'fire risk'

Supporting image for story: Tiny figures explore Irn-Bru cans in school project assisted by top photographer

Tiny figures explore Irn-Bru cans in school project assisted by top photographer

Supporting image for story: 'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

'Abso-f******-lutely' - Hilarious moment Kelly Osbourne swears live on BBC WM as she declares her support for renaming Birmingham Airport after father Ozzy

Supporting image for story: Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

Letters to Santa represent ‘magic of Christmas’, Royal Mail elves say

World News

Supporting image for story: At least 15 injured in knife and chemical attack at factory in Japan

At least 15 injured in knife and chemical attack at factory in Japan

Supporting image for story: Zelensky says meeting with Trump to happen ‘in the near future’

Zelensky says meeting with Trump to happen ‘in the near future’

Supporting image for story: South Korean prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for ousted president Yoon

South Korean prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for ousted president Yoon

Supporting image for story: Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Ozzy Osbourne and Rob Reiner among the celebrities we mourned in 2025

Supporting image for story: Trump says US struck IS targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians

Trump says US struck IS targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians

Supporting image for story: What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in Nigeria

What to know about the militants targeted by US airstrikes in Nigeria