A man wearing a blank expression was the first in the dock. He had sent intimate pictures of his genitals to a 13-year-old girl and was found in possession of almost 200 indecent images of children.

Crown courts are at “breaking point” and there will be 100,000 outstanding criminal cases by 2028, a minister has warned, as the backlog reaches a new record high. Official figures published on ...

Across England and Wales, delays in the Crown Courts have become an endemic feature of the justice system. Criminal trials are scheduled years after alleged offences, with some in London now being ...

Thousands of victims across London will now see justice delivered faster and fairer as the RAAC hit Harrow Crown Court reopens in a major Government drive to cut court backlogs. Following a £26 ...