2 d. ago Andoni Iraola’s impressive Bournemouth are stuck in the silverware paradox | Jonathan Wilson

Three games from their first major trophy and in with a shout for Europe but for a club their size, these moments are fleetingThe first time Bournemouth played in an FA Cup quarter‑final was 1957 when they faced Manchester United. They were still called Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic in those days and played in the Third Division (South). They had put out Wolves and Tottenham in the previous two rounds, the excitement enticing a record crowd of 28,799 to Dean Court to see them play Matt Busby’s side.The United centre-half Mark Jones was carried off early on and, nine years before the introduction of substitutes, Bournemouth took the lead against the 10 men, Brian Bedford nudging in after Ray Wood had flapped at a corner. Two Johnny Berry goals, the second a penalty, in the space of five second‑half minutes, though, saw United through. They went on to lose to Aston Villa in the final, when Peter McParland fractured Wood’s cheekbone after six minutes, forcing the centre-half Jackie...

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5 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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7 d. ago Keir Starmer blow as damning report says he must do better for Post Office Horizon victims

In a rare intervention the cross-party Business and Trade Committee has called on ministers to 'reflect and advise' on its response to the Horizon scandal and take steps to speed up payments

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1 week ago Activist alerts ICC to spyware attack while sharing Libya torture victims’ details

David Yambio, founder of Refugees in Libya, urges international criminal court members to have phones checked A prominent activist in Italy has warned the international criminal court that his mobile phone was under surveillance when he was providing the ICC with confidential information about victims of torture in Libya.A report released on Wednesday by the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, which tracks digital surveillance of members of civil society, has confirmed that David Yambio, the founder of an organisation called Refugees in Libya, was targeted by mercenary spyware. The attack occurred at a time when he was in communication with The Hague, he said. At least one attack took place around June 2024, researchers said. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Postmasters affected by Horizon scandal launch new campaign group as fight for justice drags on

Scottish postmasters for Justice and Redress (SPJR) wants to reach more victims of the scandal that saw hundreds of people wrongly blamed for shortfalls flagged by the faulty Post Office IT system.

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3 w. ago How police came to rescue of woman assaulted by partner on holiday abroad using Instagram

A Metropolitan Police contact handler used Instagram to safeguard a victim of domestic abuse who made a report while she was on holiday.

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3 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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3 w. ago Record court backlogs are pushing justice 'out of reach' for victims, report reveals

Baroness Newlove, the Victims' Commissioner, said record court backlogs are 'actively harming' victims with some trials postponed up to six times at the last minute.

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3 w. ago Crown court judges to sit at record level to tackle delays – Justice Secretary

The Government also confirmed funding for repairs and maintenance for courts will rise from £120 million last year to £148.5 million this year.

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4 w. ago ‘Justice should never come at such a cost’: Court delays leaving victims struggling and suicidal, report finds

Court delays are harming victims, a report has found, with one victim overdosing after her trial was postponed for the fourth time

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4 w. ago 'It's like I woke up one day and I'd lost five years of my life

Victims are being failed by record crown court delays which are deepening their trauma and making many feel justice is 'out of reach', the Victims’ Commissioner has warned

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4 w. ago Australian minister taken to court over 11 threatened species

Environmental group the Wilderness Society has launched a case in the Federal Court to address Australia’s unenviable species protection record

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