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• Slashing jury trials could clear courts backlog within a decade, says Lammy

  11-01-2026 19:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Lord chancellor urges MPs to back judge-only trials in thousands of criminal cases in England and WalesThe backlog of nearly 80,000 trials clogging up the court system could be cleared within a decade if parliament agrees to slash the number of jury trials, David Lammy, the lord chancellor, has claimed.In an interview with the Guardian, the deputy prime minister, who is facing a backbench rebellion over the proposals, has urged Labour MPs and the public to back a version of Canada&rsq
  
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• Should speed cameras be hidden?

  11-01-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions tackles a road safety issue• Read this week’s replies: Can you really fake it to make it?What’s the point of having speed limits if camera-warning signs and apps allow drivers to slow down in advance – then just continue speeding? Maybe the UK government in its new consultations on road safety should add the question of hiding speed cameras to their list of concerns. I’m a driver, but also
  
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