judiciary
Judges ordered not to jail burglars and rapists due to crowded prisons – report
The senior presiding judge in England and Wales is said to have called for a delay to sentencings to avoid more criminals being put behind bars.
Israel’s highest court to hear petitions against new law weakening its power
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis have poured on to the streets to protest against the judicial overhaul over the past seven months.
Thousands march from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem to protest against judicial overhaul
The move by the far-right government has sparked anger across the country.
Soap star Michael Le Vell says thought of voicemail hacking made him ‘furious’
The 58-year-old, who plays Kevin Webster in the long-running soap, is suing Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) over alleged unlawful information gathering.
Coronation Street star stories were ‘complete violation’ of privacy, court told
Michael Turner, known professionally as Michael Le Vell, is suing Mirror Group Newspapers over alleged unlawful information gathering.
Grammy-nominated Rapper Slowthai denies rape charges
The 28-year-old, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, entered his pleas during a brief hearing at Oxford Crown Court
MGN journalists accused of ‘digging around’ life of Paul Whitehouse’s ex
The comedian’s ex-wife Fiona Wightman is one of several people suing Mirror Group Newspapers.
Whitehouse ex-wife faced ‘inhumane’ intrusion after cancer diagnosis, court told
Fiona Wightman is one of several people suing Mirror Group Newspapers over alleged unlawful information-gathering.
Jailed hacker told to pay £100,000 after stealing unreleased Ed Sheeran music
Adrian Kwiatkowski sold unreleased music by Ed Sheeran and US musician Lil Uzi Vert.
Blue singer Lee Ryan wins bid to withdraw guilty plea for ‘assaulting officer’
The star had been convicted earlier this year of drunkenly assaulting a police officer.