The scheme, to fast-track cases and to cut the court backlog, is being expanded in England and Wales.

Judges at Bradford Crown Court have dealt with distressing cases of rape and other serious offences in recent months.

The number of cases waiting to be dealt with by crown courts in England and Wales has hit a record high of more than 80,000 cases. There were 80,203 outstanding cases at the end of last year, up 8 per ...

The UK Crown court backlog has reached 80,203 cases as of the end of December 2025, according to the justice ministry. In a statement published by the Law Society Gazette, courts minister Sarah ...

In the early 2000s, I was a young crown prosecutor in Nottingham Magistrates’ Court, discussing with colleagues the poor state of the criminal justice system. A colleague nearing retirement proclaimed ...

The stepfather of a Preston student has denied murdering her at her accommodation in the city.