Plans to scrap jury trials apart from serious cases revealed
Proposals to 'scrap jury trials' apart from serious casesMr Lammy, who is also deputy prime minister, wrote in a memo seen by The Times that there was “no right” to jury trials in the UK. He added that the changes to jury trials would not compromise a suspect’s rights. The Justice Secretary also wants to ask Parliament to end jury trials for defendants who would be jailed for up to five years, according to the BBC. Proposals to axe jury trials have faced opposition from legal professionals, including from the Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and Wales. "We have not seen any real evidence that expanding the types of cases heard by a single judge will work to reduce the backlogs.
Source:The Times
November 28, 2025 00:08 UTC
Can Angela Rayner survive an endorsement from Jacob Rees-Mogg?
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November 28, 2025 00:01 UTC
Net migration to the UK: Key numbers and trends
– What is the latest estimate of net migration? Net migration to the UK stood at an estimated 204,000 in the year to June 2025. Net migration is the difference between the number of people moving long-term to the UK and the number of people leaving the country. An estimated 898,000 people immigrated to the UK in the year to June 2025 while 693,000 emigrated, producing a net migration figure – after rounding – of 204,000. Dr Madeleine Sumption, director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, said: “Net migration has fallen substantially, but this will not necessarily be sustained long term.
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November 27, 2025 22:03 UTC
Asylum seekers account for almost half of net migration
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November 27, 2025 20:30 UTC
‘Rachel Reeves Buys Herself Some Time With a Calculated Bet on the UK Economy’
For weeks, we have been told that today’s Budget was a make-or-break moment for the chancellor, the Government and the economy. Higher tax revenues as a result of higher wages offset much of the impact of a downgrade to productivity forecasts to take account of the damage from Brexit and the global financial crisis. But the bulk of those tax rises will come in the form of freezes in personal allowance for three years after 2028. Nonetheless, backdating tax rises to pay for higher welfare today is not without risks. According to Deutsche Bank, 47% of the tax rises will not come until the last year of the current parliament.
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November 27, 2025 20:03 UTC
Watered-down welfare reforms could bring only 35,000 into work
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November 27, 2025 18:12 UTC
Starmer faces Labour revolt over ‘day one’ workers’ rights reforms
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November 27, 2025 17:35 UTC
A new-look sign of the times …
Three information boards, which provide details of Wellington’s rich history, have been given a facelift thanks to our friends at Carly Press. Two of the boards are in the park while the third is at the bottom of the Playing Field. Wellington Town Council says: “The kind folk at Carly Press were keen to work with us and have generously donated these boards and installed them for us. “Thank you to everyone who contributed to these boards – we hope they are a valuable educational resource for years to come. “Carly Press have ensured that the materials used in these new boards are tough and vandal-resistant so we hope these new editions can last just as long.”
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November 27, 2025 17:33 UTC
Powys church has 'sad privilege' of hosting writer's funeral
Ian, 67, died of prostate cancer at St Michael’s Hospice in Hereford on November 14. “Ian was a regular member of our congregation at St Andrew’s and served on our parish church council for several years. “Ian wasn't a huge fan of flowers; he asked that any donations should go to St Michael's Hospice, who rely on donations for the wonderful work they do. Please email her direct at esmemarchant@gmail.com .”Ian Marchant authored 11 books as well as presenting programmes for BBC Radio. His family has started a crowdfunder to raise money for St Michael’s Hospice.
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November 27, 2025 17:04 UTC
Will your home be caught in Rachel Reeves’s mansion tax net?
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November 27, 2025 16:10 UTC
Luxury houseboats that marry rural pleasure with high-end comfort
‘‘He built it for us in about three months on the back lot of a film studio nearby. • Modern houseboats are the new dream homesIf you don’t have a mate building film sets, what then? The ten freehold moorings at the estate cost from £235,000 for a one-bedroom houseboat with a ten-year mooring. According to Red Paxton, Silverlake’s chief executive, the new super-insulated houseboats can be less draughty than many houses. “Our houseboats avoid this by floating 60cm above the surface, and have thick, high-performance insulation and double glazing.”Not everyone yearns for something so practical.
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November 27, 2025 16:04 UTC
Ex-teacher banned after indecent images conviction
On his devices police found 51 indecent photos of a child and five indecent videos of a child. The Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) has now ruled that Martin-Navas should be banned from teaching in England for life. A spokesperson for North Bridge House Canonbury said: “We welcome the decision of the Teaching Regulation Agency to prohibit Mr Martin-Navas from teaching indefinitely. "As soon as we were made aware of this matter, Mr Martin-Navas left our employment immediately. Martin-Navas pleaded guilty to three charges of making indecent photographs of a child at Bromley Magistrates’ Court in March last year.
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November 27, 2025 15:05 UTC
Feeling angry, anxious and betrayed? How to handle budget blues
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November 27, 2025 15:02 UTC
‘Good prevails.’ A determined California nonprofit replaces 536 stolen Thanksgiving turkeys
Alexxa Oliver wasn’t going to let a thief keep her from feeding hundreds of hungry families this Thanksgiving. Members of the nonprofit U.R. The truck contained 475 frozen turkeys and 61 vegan turkeys — a seemingly insurmountable number of birds to replace with Thanksgiving less than a week away. And with some help from generous community members, she said, the foundation was able to replace all the Thanksgiving birds that had been stolen. The foundation is expected to hand out the last of the turkeys on Wednesday, just in time for the holiday.
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November 27, 2025 14:44 UTC
Rachel Reeves’ Budget: playing for time?
The pressure on Rachel Reeves that has been “building all year” culminated yesterday in her much-anticipated autumn Budget, said Ailbhe Rea in The New Statesman. From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox. This “timid” Budget risks falling into “the regular trap of indecision: half-measures that please no one”. It was billed as the “smorgasbord” Budget, and it will “certainly” bring Britain closer to “Scandinavian levels of taxation”, said the Financial Times. This may well be Reeves’ “last Budget as chancellor” but “if all else fails, there should be an opening in the OBR’s IT department”.
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November 27, 2025 14:39 UTC