Could backbench campaign lead to end of TV licence?
One MP’s proposal to stop it being a criminal offence if you don’t pay your TV licence could have worrying implications for the BBC.
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Nigel Farage is sticking to his guns on the supposed danger posed by Romanian criminals. Is he right?
An individual’s “right to be forgotten” is backed by the EU high court, which rules that Google must remove data from its search listings if asked, leaving lawyers, tech firms and Google reeling.
Damian Green, the policing minister, says that fewer prisoners are now absconding from open jails. In the light of the “skull cracker” case, is he right to make his claim?
British Prime Minister David Cameron is dealt an embarrassing blow by his own brother, as a complex fraud trial is stopped due to the government’s legal aid cuts.
One MP’s proposal to stop it being a criminal offence if you don’t pay your TV licence could have worrying implications for the BBC.
The crime statistics for England and Wales are based on “unreliable” data says the National Statistics Authority. What is the public to believe when the government claims crime is going down?
Are criminal barristers angry at legal aid cuts grumbling fat cats or struggling public servants? FactCheck looks at the evidence. You be the judge.
Barristers in England and Wales stage a half-day walkout in protest at government cuts to legal aid, which could leave them paid as little as £20 for a day’s work.
Rape and abuse victims must be protected more in court says Labour, promising to change the law if they are elected in 2015.
The 1979 one-child law has left an ageing population and a gender imbalance. On Friday, the Chinese lawmakers announced they will allow families to have two children.
Security giant Serco agrees to repay the government £68.5m wrongly charged for electronic tagging of offenders. G4S is referred to the Serious Fraud Office for a second time over another contract.
A cross-party joint parliamentary committee recommends giving prisoners serving under a year the right to vote, against a strong swell of opposition.
Millions were wiped off value of Serco today, after the fake criminal scandal and a government freeze on new contracts saw its profit outlook plunge.
The SFO opens a criminal investigation into electronic tagging by G4S and Serco, after it was revealed that the government was charged for the tagging of criminals who were dead or in jail.
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is asked to launch an inquiry into why an electronic tagging system operated by G4S malfunctioned, leading to four men being wrongly accused of tampering with their tags.