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Home secretary doubles down following surge in prosecutions

Up to 1,000 more protesters plan to declare support for proscribed group, risking arrest

Investors clash with lawyers over BHP class action

Events at law firm seeking compensation from mining group highlight secret investors and question success of October’s case

I’m no terrorist, says arrested former magistrate

Deborah Hinton, arrested for supporting Palestine Action group, says she would go to prison for the right to protest

Unfair trade: banker who took rap for Libor walks free

The case of Tom Hayes, who had his Libor conviction overturned last week, raises serious questions about the justice system

Are we supposed to believe no one noticed Afghan leak email for 18 months?

It’s inconceivable that no one who got the email raised the alarm, writes former UK national armaments director

If we don’t fight for our juries, trial by AI is coming

The huge backlog of court cases already represents a miscarriage of justice. Seeking to cut corners by replacing trial by jury would only make it worse

He says he swam all the way to Jersey – now he’s high and dry in jail

David Law is due for deportation for illegal entry to the island, but no one knows where to deport him to

Rape trials collapse in record numbers as victims walk away

Waits of up to four years lead to abandoned prosecutions as survivors reach ‘breaking point’

Right to jury trial faces axe as courts try to clear backlog

Plans for less serious cases to be heard by judge and magistrates to speed up delivery of justice for victims

New child rape law could prolong victims’ wait for justice

Consent will no longer be admitted as defence but brings prospect of more trials involving children as record number of cases wait to go to court

The culture of cover-ups has become the norm

From grooming gangs to the NHS, scandals show us that whistleblowers are the exception – and dysfunction and complicity are rife

A compassionate society does not suggest death as an answer

MPs have had their say on this divisive issue, but many people across the country will be unhappy and worried about their future

People now have the right not to suffer

The passing of the assisted dying bill gives us all self-determination in alleviating the pain we might be living through and shortening our death

‘I can finally get on with rebuilding my life’: MPs vote to decriminalise abortion

Ending a pregnancy will no longer carry the threat of prosecution after first major law change in a generation

What is being Prevented here – terror or free speech?

The lawful activities of Muslims have long been scrutinised for signs of radicalisation. Now the focus is on those with rightwing views, and there’s an outcry

Sylvia Earle: ‘Time is running out for our oceans’

Ratify high seas treaty now to end ‘wild west’ exploitation of Earth’s blue heart

Vast swathes of the English countryside are off-limits

The public can access just 8 per cent of land and 3 per cent of rivers

The great unmuzzling: Banning workplace NDAs

Workplaces have used NDAs to cover up harassment, discrimination and abuse