In a new book — London's Lost Pubs — Sam Cullen goes on a epic crawl of over 200 of the most interesting erstwhile boozers, ...

This column profiles important historical events which took place during this week, 25 years ago, 50 years ago, 75 years ago ...

Jack Straw, the former Justice Secretary, is now arguing that defendants should be stripped of the right to elect a Crown Court jury trial, something he tried and failed to do 25 years ago when in ...

Jack Straw, the former Justice Secretary, is now arguing that defendants should be stripped of the right to elect a Crown Court jury trial, something he tried and failed to do 25 years ago when in ...

Labour grandee Jack Straw has called for thousands of defendants each year to be stripped of their right to elect a jury trial. Mr Straw, who served as Home Secretary under Tony Blair and Justice ...

The government should scrap the right of defendants to choose trial by jury for some mid-range offences, former justice secretary Jack Straw has said. He branded laws allowing someone on trial to ...

The government should scrap the right of defendants to choose trial by jury for some mid-range offences, former justice secretary Jack Straw has said. He branded laws allowing someone on trial to ...

Mr Straw, who served as Home Secretary under Tony Blair and Justice Secretary in Gordon Brown’s government, first proposed the radical change while in government. But it was torpedoed by a ...