West Midlands lawtech firms to benefit from £4.5m government programme extension
LawtechUK funding boost backs regional growth ambitions West Midlands businesses operating in the legal technology sector are set to benefit from a £4.5.
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Government launches recruitment drive for magistrates
Nationwide appeal to draft in help for creaking justice system in England and Wales The Government has launched a campaign to recruit thousands.
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People
West Midlands tenants gain stronger protections in national rogue landlord crackdown
Coventry, Telford, Wrekin, Bromsgrove and Redditch among the target areas Tenants across the West Midlands are set to benefit from an expanded government.
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Youth Justice Board boss calls for action on ethnic disparities
Keith Fraser, born and bred in Birmingham, called for an end to ‘systemic racism’ Keith Fraser, chairman of the Youth Justice Board (YJB).
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Viewpoint
Why scrapping jury trials threatens British democracy
The growing danger of state control in modern Britain Britain likes to imagine itself as the home of liberty, fair play and the.
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Why I am a member of the Free Speech Union
Couple compensated for unlawful arrest for comments on a school parents’ WhatsApp group In a case that may have mirrored the plotline of.
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Waste crook convicted
Illegal tip netted waste crook more than £70,000 A Cornish man must pay back £72,500 he made running an illegal waste business or.
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Politics
Viewpoint
Farage lays down ECHR marker
It was democracy in a nutshell: Emotive, important, messy and entertaining. Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK and one of just five MPs.
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People
Two deny Starmer arson charges
Trio accused over north London attacks Two Ukrainian nationals accused of carrying out arson attacks on properties linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir.
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Transport
Commuters lose rail fare lawsuit
Tribunal dismisses London class action London and south-east rail passengers have lost a landmark class-action lawsuit accusing train companies of overcharging millions of.