Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said she will review the role of the Sentencing Council following a "two-tier" justice ...

Campaigners want water company United Utilities to be taken to court over sewage spills in Lake Windermere. Sewage was illegally poured into the Lake District's famous Lake Windermere for a record ...

Currently, spiking is prosecuted under various laws, including the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 . Offenders can face ...

The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (MDA71) regulates the manufacture, supply and possession of controlled drugs. It does not, ...

The newly sworn-in High Sheriff for County Durham was reassured that he is much less likely to be at risk of execution than ...

The reform comes into force in England and Wales today as part of a national rollout aimed at boosting confidence in the ...

The national rollout of the scheme, which comes into force across England and Wales on Tuesday 1 April, is hoped to boost ...

The Prime Minister has said “all options remain on the table” for t he UK in response to Donald Trump’s tariffs. Businesses want a “calm and collected response to this, not a knee-jerk”, Sir Keir ...

The group, known as the Scottish Postmasters for Justice and Redress, will be officially launch on 2 April 2025 at the Scottish Parliament by former subpostmaster Rab Thomson, who had a wrongful ...

Victims who are part of the Victim Contact Scheme can apply to the Parole Board to attend hearings and if successful they ...

Scottish Government policy allows eligible inmates sentenced to less than four years to be released after serving 40% of ...

The majority of people in Scotland said they disagree with measures to release prisoners earlier to deal with overcrowding, a new poll reveals.