A Labour MP has spoken publicly for the first time about being raped as she accused Justice Secretary David Lammy of using crime victims as a "cudgel" to push through his reforms of the legal system.

New analysis reveals a prolonged surge in the time it takes to process criminal cases in Greater Manchester, especially since the pandemic.

The House of Commons has had its second reading debate of the Courts and Tribunals Bill which introduces reforms to reduce the Crown Court backlogs.

A participant in the White House college sports panel doesn't believe President Trump's plan to stop paying athletes is feasible.

An Oxford councillor has praised King Charles III after he stripped award-winning UK composer Jan Latham‑Koenig of his OBE.

Labour's bid to cut jury trials has been backed in the House of Commons, despite fierce opposition from two Merseyside MPs. MPs voted to ditch jury trials for cases with a likely sentence of under ...

A Labour MP waived her anonymity to reveal she was raped, as she accused the government of ‘weaponising’ survivors’ experiences to drive through plans to limit jury trials. Charlotte Nichols said that ...

A Cheshire MP has spoken publicly for the first time about being raped. The Warrington North MP Charlotte Nichols says she waited over 1,000 days for her case to go to court as she said experiences ...

A “sexual predator” falsely accused 10 innocent men of rape, causing them to be arrested, questions, ruining relationships and job prospects ...

An international manhunt is underway for a violent Sheffield paedophile who fled the UK and while on bail for 20 sex offences.

A Warrington MP has said she was raped at a work event. Labour's Charlotte Nichols hit out at plans by Justice Secretary David Lammy to limit jury trials to cases with a likely sentence of three years ...

NHS staff are avoiding eye contact with patients because they are “embarrassed” about how they are being treated in A&E departments, MPs have heard. It comes as a new poll found that half of emergency ...