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Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says he is closely watching the UK’s plan to scrap jury trials for offences carrying sentences of less than three years, a key change the New Zealand Government is also considering to help speed up court processes.

David Lammy has been accused of misrepresenting rape figures by senior barristers in a bid to fast track the abolition of some jury trials.

Justice Secretary David Lammy is preparing major criminal-justice reforms that would reserve jury trials for only the most serious offences — including rape, murder and manslaughter — according to multiple media reports.

Online pornography showing women being choked is set to be banned after a Government crackdown on ’violent’ content.

A Labour councillor who called for far-right activists’ throats to be cut at an anti-racism rally has been found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder by a jury.

Three fatalities in Tunisian prisons within one week in July have alarmed rights groups about prison conditions and alleged mistreatment, leading to urgent appeals for government investigations.

A 26-year-old man who was let out of prison on the government’s early release scheme stabbed a man the day he was let out.

A prison spent almost £8,000 on a fish tank for the reception while conditions for inmates were ‘squalid’.

The killer of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel has been busted in prison for allegedly dealing drugs and having an illegal mobile phone.

The UK’s top prison inspector has warned drug drones are a national security threat, as inmates burn holes in their windows to receive deliveries.

Next to a vandalised wire fence opposite HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, 28-year-old Beatrice Auty brushes away tears. The memories of her time inside the jail are too much to bear.

The Ministry of Justice has admitted 37 prisoners were wrongly released under Labour’s plans to reduce overcrowding in jails.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), said it had "inherited a justice system in crisis".

Labour has announced it would build more prisons by allowing ministers to bypass the traditional planning process, if it wins the general election.

Legal professionals also accuse the government of "a systemic failure to deliver on a core duty" - namely the protection of its citizens - as delays in justice leave people on bail "at risk of reoffending for extended periods".

Ministers have announced emergency measures to let prisoners out early to free up jail space - but there are concerns the probation service will not be able to cope

Inspectors at one of Britain's most notorious prisons have reported a drop in the number of assaults after inmates were encouraging to take part in a facial hair challenge for the charity Movember

Thomas White's family fear he could die in prison as his mental health deteriorates, former Labour Home Secretary Lord Blunkett has pledged to help

A fresh investigation is taking place into what authorities knew about large scale abuse at the Medomsley Detention Centre in Co Durham which was exposed by the Daily Mirror

Former airline captain Robert Brown, whose sick killing of wife Joanna Simpson was featured in two-part ITV documentary The British Airways Killer, has had a bid for freedom blocked

Transgender killer Scarlet Blake, who was sentenced to life with a minimum of 24 years, will be housed in a men's prison where an expert claims she will receive special privileges as a 'vulnerable prisoner'

Cat killer Scarlet Blake - who was inspired by Netflix documentary - has been sent to an all-male prison and her own lawyer warned no parole board will ever set her free

MPs have called for action to ensure prisoners cannot share videos and photos on social media and brag about their crimes from behind bars

ITV documentary, The British Airways Killer, examines what happened to mum-of-two Joanna Simpson, who was bludgeoned to death by her estranged husband Robert Brown