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The backlog of Employment Tribunal claims waiting to be heard has increased by more than a quarter over one year, according to data released by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS). The backlog has significant implications for the Employment Rights Bill, which the House of Lords h

Provisional IRA members could still be prosecuted in relation to dozens of unsolved killings in England, the UK government has suggested. The Northern Ireland Office yesterday circulated what it said was a Home Office list of attacks in England by the IRA and other paramilitaries which resulted in 7

Scottish ministers have extended a consultation on new mental health moratorium rules amid efforts to improve debt protections for people struggling with mental illness, writes Ahsan Mustafa. On 14 November, Ivan McKeen, minister for public finance, extended the consultation on the draft Mental Heal

A crossword compiler has been hauled into court over a clue which allegedly insulted a far-right political party. The crossword, which appeared in Swiss newspaper Le Nouvelliste in November 2023, featured a clue which read: "Swiss political party – racist, xenophobic, homophobic, anti-feminist

Sex workers and their allies gathered outside Holyrood yesterday to protest Ash Regan’s proposed Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill. If enacted, the bill would create a new offence of paying for sexual acts, popularly known as the Nordic model. Members of the sex worker-led or