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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: 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

The good times look far away as spectre of tax rises looms

UK News

Supporting image for story: Bishop Richard Moth named new leader of Catholics in England and Wales

Bishop Richard Moth named new leader of Catholics in England and Wales

Supporting image for story: ‘Little Christmas cheer’ for Reeves as borrowing figures higher than forecast

‘Little Christmas cheer’ for Reeves as borrowing figures higher than forecast

Supporting image for story: Apprentice winner buys out Lord Sugar to take full ownership of beauty tech firm

Apprentice winner buys out Lord Sugar to take full ownership of beauty tech firm

Supporting image for story: WH Smith bids to recover overpaid bonuses to bosses as accounting issues probed

WH Smith bids to recover overpaid bonuses to bosses as accounting issues probed

Supporting image for story: Retail sales dip unexpectedly in November as Black Friday fizzles

Retail sales dip unexpectedly in November as Black Friday fizzles

Supporting image for story: Government borrowing higher than expected after winter fuel payments U-turn

Government borrowing higher than expected after winter fuel payments U-turn

Viral News

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

Supporting image for story: Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Alex Ferguson backs campaign to fund 150 scholarships for disadvantaged students

Supporting image for story: Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour 2025: 15 stops planned for milestone anniversary trip across the UK - but will it stop near you?

World News

Supporting image for story: Russian troops are advancing across Ukraine battlefield, says Putin

Russian troops are advancing across Ukraine battlefield, says Putin

Supporting image for story: EU leaders agree on Ukraine loan after plan to use Russian assets unravels

EU leaders agree on Ukraine loan after plan to use Russian assets unravels

Supporting image for story: Suspected Brown University gunman found dead

Suspected Brown University gunman found dead

Supporting image for story: Retired Nascar driver Greg Biffle and family among seven killed plane crash

Retired Nascar driver Greg Biffle and family among seven killed plane crash

Supporting image for story: EU delays massive free-trade deal with South American bloc

EU delays massive free-trade deal with South American bloc

Supporting image for story: Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug

Trump signs executive order to reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug