The Tory grandee backed plans to reduce the number of jury trials and create a new type of crown court where cases are heard by judges.

The debate followed a public petition against repealing the legislation which attracted more than 170,000 signatures.

Aristocrat Constance Marten and her convicted rapist partner have been found guilty of killing their newborn baby. Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 51, went on the run with daughter Victoria in early 2023 ...

Ben Stokes praised Shoaib Bashir’s bravery after England’s young spinner claimed the match-winning wicket in a thriller against India, despite suffering from a broken finger that rules him out of the ...

The Queen officially launched the garden, co-designed for dogs by TV gardener and author Monty Don, at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.

Irishman Ben Healy rode himself into the yellow jersey with an outstanding display of grit and power as Simon Yates won stage 10 of the Tour de France from a breakaway on the Puy de Sancy.

The Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy has been calling for Jonathan Powell to appear before it since his appointment in November.

Ben Stokes paid tribute to Jofra Archer as the twin protagonists in England’s 2019 World Cup final triumph starred again exactly six years on to seal a nail-biting win over India.

The director-general of the BBC, Tim Davie, said it was an ‘option open to those on the ground’ to cut the livestream.

They marched to Parliament Square in Westminster, brandishing regiment flags and Union flags, and were flanked by a motorbike procession.

Artist James Page is creator and director of the ESSC. He said: “Competitors travel from all over the world for this, which is fantastic, and they all love the beaches of Dunbar because we’ve got the ...