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Victims can’t access their court transcripts because they’re too expensive – the government says AI might be the answer

Victims have had to pay thousands of pounds for transcriptions of their court cases.

14.05.2026 10

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Government has halted controversial policy of destroying court records, investigation reveals

The MoJ has publicly disclosed for the first time that trial records will now be kept at least as long as the prison sentence – and possibly...

23.02.2026 100

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Brian Thornton

Government has revised controversial policy of destroying court records, investigation reveals

The MoJ has publicly disclosed for the first time that trial records will now be kept at least as long as the prison sentence – and possibly...

23.02.2026 60

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Brian Thornton

Saipan: the story behind Roy Keane’s World Cup walkout on Ireland’s football team

This ridiculous but heartbreaking football bust-up nearly tore Ireland apart.

23.01.2026 20

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Peter Sullivan murder conviction quashed after 38 years in jail – it would be a mistake to see his case as a bizarre, one-off

It is the longest miscarriage of justice experienced by a living inmate in the UK.

14.05.2025 10

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Brian Thornton