3 d. ago Driving test waiting times soar to record high as backlog continues

Shocking new figures have revealed the number of test centres with learners waiting the maximum possible period.

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6 d. ago Criminal court backlog could hit 100,000 by end of 2029: Fears victims could pull out of trials as crisis reaches record high

The backlog in the Crown Courts stood at 74,651 at the end of December 2024, up from 73,172 at the end of September and 67,317 cases in December 2023.

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8 d. ago Emma Raducanu hits Miami hot streak as her persistence finally pays off | Tumaini Carayol

Briton is looking a tougher athlete but can still learn lessons from her quarter-final opponent, Jessica PegulaJessica Pegula began her professional tennis journey with a head start on most of her peers. In a sport as prohibitively expensive as elite tennis, her family wealth – her billionaire parents own several sports franchises, including the NFL’s Buffalo Bills – afforded her unfettered access to equipment and knowledge. Her career, however, has come to signify something else altogether.At the age of 22, Pegula was still fluttering in and out of the top 150, stuck on the lower rungs of the ITF circuit and simply trying to figure things out. Pegula did not break into the top 100 until a couple of weeks before her 25th birthday in February 2019 and even then it seemed as if she was light years away from ever becoming a top player. She failed countless times before she began to soar. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Met Office maps show when and where temperatures will soar to 20C this week

Temperatures are set to soar this week in time for the first day of spring, with highs of 20C seen on in parts of the country

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2 w. ago ‘They lock us in like sheep’: new Israeli checkpoints and barriers raise fears in the West Bank

Israel’s iron gates and roadblocks are cutting off communities from major transport routes, disrupting work, education and aid suppliesThe road to Atara from Ramallah winds through the hills and valleys of the occupied W est Bank. To drive the nine miles to the village from the de facto capital of the Palestinian Authority should take about half an hour, despite the potholes and traffic.These days, the taxi drivers waiting for fares on Radio Street in the north of the city shrug when asked when they will arrive at their destination. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago YouTuber Andrew Cross dies aged 36 after being taken off life support following horror accident

The Virginia-born, Colorado-based adventurer was rear-ended at high speed while waiting at a stoplight on January 31 and the other driver was charged with vehicular homicide

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4 w. ago Justice Secretary says backlog will go up despite record court sitting days

The major review led by Sir Brian Leveson is expected to report on reforms to the court system in the spring.

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