Crime
Record self-inflicted deaths in prisons
It's correct that the latest figures show a record level of self-inflicted deaths in English and Welsh prisons in 2016. Read
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Crime
It's hard to measure crime, which can make news stories seem more worrying than they really are. We look past the headlines to explain the full picture.
Assaults on NHS staff
There’s no separate criminal offence of assaulting an NHS worker, but they do have additional legal protections. Read
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The Article 50 Supreme Court judgment, explained
Our potted summary of the Supreme Court's decision that parliament has to pass a law before Brexit can get underway. Read
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Is crime about to double tomorrow?
Probably not - here's why. Read
Comment
Why is there a Brexit court case in Ireland?
Campaigners are taking a case to the Irish High Court in order to find out whether a notification under Article 50 can be reversed. Read
Analysis
Crime
Hate incidents aren’t the same as hate crimes
A recent speech by Home Secretary Amber Rudd has been logged as a ‘hate incident’, but not as a ‘hate crime’. There’s a difference. Read
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Elections on the horizon in Northern Ireland
The deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Martin McGuinness, resigned on Monday 9 January. If the Sinn Féin party don’t nominate a replacement, that does mean an election. Read
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Not all of Britain’s lawyers are “raking it in”
The legal sector turned over £32 billion in 2015, up on previous years, but that’s not connected with government legal aid. Read
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Intercepted evidence can’t be used in court
Concern that a new surveillance law permits prosecutors to lie in court about evidence from intercepted communications is misplaced. Read
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How Supreme Court judges are chosen
Is the system for choosing UK Supreme Court justices “secretive and opaque”? Read
Analysis
