All news on the topic: Legal aid

The official government spending watchdog said vulnerable people who need legal help could be missing out - and the Ministry of Justice was failing to keep track

Murderer Levi Bellfield will no longer be tying the knot despite winning a legal fight allowing him to marry in prison, with his former fiancée saying it was a "joint decision"

Suspected gunman Tristan Sherry died at Browne's Steakhouse in Blanchardstown at around 8pm on Sunday, December 24

Tristan Sherry, 26, was stabbed to death after he stormed into a resturant with a gun in Blanchardstown, Dublin, on Christmas Eve - Michael Andrecut, 22, has since been charged with murder

The father of Thames speedboat death victim Charlotte Brown has urged her killer Jack Shepherd to answer questions over her death ahead of his release from jail next month

New figures show Elle Edwards' killer Connor Chapman has cost £282,000 in legal aid - the majority of which during this year's murder trial for gunning down the beautician on Christmas Eve

Five Israeli men, aged 19 and 20, who are accused of raping a woman in a room of a hotel after a pool party in the party town of Ayia Napa in eastern Cyprus, have begun their trial

Builder Keith Best noticed the three-bedroom property in Newbury Park, Ilford, north east London, appeared to be vacant before carrying out renovation work and moving his family in

Rishi Sunak has faced his biggest blow yet as Prime Minister after the Supreme Court ruled his Rwanda scheme unlawful. His sinister plans to save the illegal project should worry us all

Experts warn the average monthly household energy bill could rise to £220 if Ofgem raises the price cap, and unlike last year there will be no extra support from the Government

Once again, the Government is trialling brutal disability cuts - this time, as a way of paying for vote-winning tax cuts in 2024, but the vulnerable will suffer badly

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the changes with tougher penalties for those subject to benefit sanctions for more than six months ahead of next week's Autumn Statement

A woman has revealed how she took matters into her own hands to unravel her husband's lies and cheating by making him his favourite dinner and then waiting for him to fall asleep

Favour, 40, says she is struggling to afford basic essentials yet may need to pay a huge amount to stay in the UK with her four children after arriving in the country as a student

Legal aid payments have been used to cover scores of Connor Chapman’s offences since he was 14. Last month, he was jailed for a minimum of 43 years for killing Elle Edwards

The 55-year-old monster had threatened to take legal action in his bid to tie the knot with his girlfriend visitor after popping the question during one of her prison visits to the serial killer

Brits will be looking for ways to cool down as temperatures across the country continue to soar - but there are some things that should be avoided as the mercury rises

Government is going to court to challenge a demand it hands over documents and evidence that will shine a light on its handling of the pandemic

Ministers have announced more people will have access to things such as bereavement and trauma counselling, or transport to and from court during trials, however victims are still not getting free legal help

Labour MP Karl Turner has put forward an early day motion calling for the former Prime Minister to pick up the bill as he earns millions of pounds cashing in on his time in No10

Rana Plaza housed numerous sweatshops and supplied a host of well known Western fashion brands before it collapsed in 2013 killing 1,134 people. Ten years on, those affected are still waiting for justice.

Thomas Wainwright initially claimed Theresa Wade caused the accident that killed her back in October 2015 and he will be free next month following a Parole Board hearing last week

Evil Pawel Relowicz benefited from thousands from the taxpayer after he was charged with the murder of Hull student Libby Squire, whose grieving mother he has refused to meet

Devious and brutal psychopath Jemma Mitchell received £166,000 in legal aid to defend herself after murdering Mee Kuen Chong even though her family home was worth almost £4million

As Sir Rod Stewart becomes the latest Tory backer to denounce the party, it's no wonder polls show they're haemorrhaging voters - 13 years of neglect have left NHS waiting times at levels never seen before