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Rape and sexual assault
Comments such as ‘their lives are ruined’ or ‘they’ll never heal’ aren’t necessarily helpful, says one readerI write about the recent coverage of the Fordingbridge case (Court of appeal to…
June 1, 2026
· 1 min read
Violence against women and girls
Annette Bramley says Holly’s Law would stop perpetrators acquiring pets and raise awareness of domestic abuse linkAnnette Bramley fondly remembers her daughter Holly as being family-oriented and a lover of…
June 1, 2026
· 1 min read
News
A customary arbitration and mediation centre has been launched at Gomoa Manso in the Central Region to provide a community-based alternative for resolving disputes and promoting peaceful coexistence in Gomoaman.
May 28, 2026
· 3 min read
Jeffrey Epstein
No one’s name appears in the Epstein files more than that of Lesley Groff, his assistant. Reading through the thousands of emails, a troubling question arises: what did she know?Jonathan…
May 28, 2026
· 1 min read
Law
My friend Pip Salvador-Jones, who has died aged 61 of gall-bladder cancer, was director of Citizens Advice in the London borough of Barking and Dagenham, one of the UK’s most…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
Mahmoud Khalil
Decision gives Khalil, 31, temporary reprieve as his legal team prepares to petition his case to the supreme courtA federal appeals court has temporarily blocked the re-detention of Mahmoud Khalil…
May 27, 2026
· 1 min read
UK supreme court
Jeremy Morgan KC describes an encounter between a drug pusher and the late Anthony ClarkeI was sad to read of the death of the senior judge Lord Clarke of Stone-cum-Ebony…
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
John F Kennedy
US attorney and a key figure in the investigations into the assassinations of John F Kennedy and Martin Luther KingG Robert Blakey, who has died aged 90, was one of…
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
UK criminal justice
Keir Starmer announces review after boys were given non-custodial sentences for rape of two girlsThe court of appeal will review the non-custodial sentences given to three teenage boys for the…
May 26, 2026
· 1 min read
UK criminal justice
Rehabilitation of young offenders is vital. But victims should not leave court wondering why they botheredThe decision to review the sentences of two teenage boys convicted of raping two girls,…
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Business
The proper functioning of the market presupposes that contracting parties comply with the legislative framework governing the exercise of professional activities. Particularly in regulated sectors, such as insurance, the legality…
May 25, 2026
· 4 min read
Law
He also appeared to suggest that same-sex parenting should be criminalised and "severely punished".
May 24, 2026
· 6 min read
UK criminal justice
Former justice secretary Alex Chalk KC says figures Channel 4 obtained show the ‘horror show’ in the systemAlmost 60,000 arrest warrants were issued for defendants who skipped court in England…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Online abuse
Policy adviser Jen Reed says tech-facilitated abuse has become ‘increasingly prevalent’ and calls for its inclusion in Domestic Abuse ActThe Domestic Abuse Act fails to fully recognise the danger of…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Law
Ziobro was granted a US visa "as a member of the media".
May 21, 2026
· 5 min read
Law
It says that the measures will "protect the youngest from depravity" and "exploitation".
May 21, 2026
· 7 min read
Assisted dying
Exclusive: Ashley Dalton says rejected amendments could have made bill stronger but it became a ‘pretty dangerous set of affairs’A former public health minister facing terminal cancer has urged MPs…
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Defence
They are accused of spreading disinformation, preparing acts of sabotage, and carrying out reconnaissance of NATO troops.
May 20, 2026
· 4 min read
International criminal court
Karim Khan is wrong to say he has been exonerated of sexual misconduct. The case must proceed swiftlyThe international criminal court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been on an exoneration…
May 19, 2026
· 2 min read
Refugees
All 46 Council of Europe members sign agreement ‘deplored’ by human rights organisations The UK and 45 other European countries have signed an agreement that explicitly endorses plans to send…
May 16, 2026
· 1 min read