Emergency laws on anonymity

13.02 Wed Jun 25
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said legislation allowing witness anonymity in certain trials will be brought forward next week.

Ministers push for anonymity ruling

22.43 Tue Jun 24
Legal moves are taking place behind the scenes as ministers work to secure the use of anonymous witnesses.

Husband in court over wife's murder

13.15 Thu Jun 19
A businessman has appeared in court charged with murdering his wife nearly nine years ago.

McCartney-Mills thrash out divorce deal

23.20 Mon Feb 11
Sir Paul McCartney and Heather Mills have been in court thrashing out what could be the largest divorce settlement in British history.

Sport stars named as witnesses in autograph trial

08.48 Thu Feb 07
Jonny Wilkinson and Steven Gerrard could be asked to give evidence in the trial of two men accused of selling fake autographs.

Wright admits sexual relations with prostitutes

20.49 Thu Jan 17
A forklift truck driver accused of murdering five prostitutes will not dispute DNA linked to him found on their bodies.

'Crucifix link' in prostitute murders

23.11 Wed Jan 16
The bodies of two of the five murdered Suffolk prostitutes were found arranged in a "crucifix shape", a court has heard.

DNA blunder sex attacker gets life

12.53 Tue Oct 16 2007
A serial sex attacker who remained at large for four years due to a police DNA blunder, has been jailed for life.

Man remanded in 'honour' killings case

15.19 Sat Oct 13 2007
A man accused of being involved in the murder of a woman whose body was found buried in a suitcase has been remanded in custody.

Commander defends tube shooting

23.37 Wed Oct 03 2007
A Scotland Yard commander who launched the operation that ended in the death of Jean Charles de Menezes told a jury: "We did our best."

Court cell policy condemned

14.04 Mon Aug 20 2007
The prisons watchdog has condemned the use of court cells to house inmates because of the jail overcrowding crisis.

Legal challenge to smoking ban

11.39 Fri Jun 29 2007
Campaigners for the right to smoke are launching a High Court challenge over the Government's smoking ban in enclosed public places.

Paedophile's jail luck runs out

17.00 Thu Mar 15 2007
An internet paedophile who avoided prison in January because the cells were overcrowded, has been jailed for eight months.