The justice secretary will be able to veto any new changes to sentencing guidelines proposed by an independent public body, the Justice Department has announced.Under the new plans, the ...

People convicted of crimes in England and Wales could find themselves barred from going to pubs and sport matches as part of changes to sentencing rules.Courts imposing community sentences ...

A prolific rail fare dodger who was caught without a train ticket more than 100 times has had his sentencing delayed after a judge raised concerns over the legal ...

Catherine DoyleBBC News NIJoanne ScottJoanne Scott, whose former partner has been jailed for his campaign of domestic abuse, says the justice system is a "mess"A domestic abuse survivor has ...

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterReutersJustice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has said she will review the role of the Sentencing Council following a "two-tier" justice row over its latest guidelines.Labour and the Conservatives ...

The Sentencing Council is expected to suspend guidelines which advise judges to consider the lives of offenders from ethnic minority and other backgrounds before deciding on punishment, government sources ...

The government has threatened to override the body advising judges in England and Wales in a row over how ethnic minority offenders should be sentenced, days before new rules ...

Julia QuenzlerFormer BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been given a suspended prison term after he admitted making indecent images of children. Westminster Magistrates' Court heard he received more ...