MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul 20. November 2025 (12:05) Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlogUK politics live – latest updatesCriminals will be stopped from “gaming the system” by choosing jury trials in order to increase the chances of proceedings collapsing, the courts minister has said, promising to enact radical changes to limit jury trials by the next election.Drug dealers and career criminals were “laughing in the dock” knowing cases can take years to come to trial, Sarah Sackman told the Guardian, saying inaction would be a road to “chaos and ruin”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Justice department has 30 days to release all Epstein files after Trump signs bill – US politics live 20. November 2025 (12:01) Trump attacks Democrats as he seeks to shape the narrative surrounding his links with the late sex offender Jeffrey EpsteinIt’s one outrage in days full of outrageous material.“Quiet, piggy,” Donald Trump told a female reporter in a press gaggle, pointing his finger at her angrily. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act 20. November 2025 (12:00) Experts fear plan, one of many attempts Trump’s made to dismantle wildlife protection, will speed up extinction crisisThe Trump administration presented a new plan to roll back regulations in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on Wednesday, a move experts fear will accelerate the extinction crisis if adopted.The proposed changes would allow the federal government more power to weigh economic impact against habitat designations, remove safeguards against future events – including the impacts from the climate crisis – and rescind the “blanket rule” that automatically grants threatened species the same protections as those designated as endangered. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
