A significant recruitment drive has been launched across England and Wales, aiming to enlist thousands of new volunteer ...

Data published on Thursday showed the open caseload was 79,619 at the end of September, up from 78,329 at the end of June.

Around 95 per cent of jury trials could be axed under plans by Labour which threaten to 'destroy justice as we know it', new legal analysis shows. The eyewatering scale of the proposed cuts can today ...

Here is a round up of the most high-profile court cases in Oxford over the last 12 months including an incident at the Westgate centre.

There have been some big cases at Oxford Crown Court in December this year, with a man pleading guilty to murder, a drugs mastermind jailed and a man convicted of sexually abusing boys 50 years ago.

Five Crown Courts across the UK last month embraced the internet with the launch of dedicated websites hosted by the Court Service. Southwark Crown Court launched its website on 10 December followed ...

Being a reporter for a local newspaper can involve meeting some incredible people, and crossing swords with some less than savoury characters ...

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a father who died following an assault outside a village pub. David ...

The Crown court backlog has hit an all-time high of just under 77,000 cases, up nearly 6,000 since Labour came to power. Ministry of Justice figures published today showed 76,957 cases were awaiting a ...

A man who was wanted by police for more than two years after failing to appear at Bolton Crown Court has finally been arrested.

Whittaker was found guilty of coercive and controlling behaviour, kidnap and two counts of rape following a trial at ...

Elias Shaw, 36, of Chaucer Grove, Leigh, threatened a man and a woman with a kitchen knife at a property on Lilac Avenue, ...