Channel migrant boat pilots face life in prison under new crackdown
Nationality and Borders Act will increase maximum sentences for people smugglers and those who steer their vessels
Watch murder trials from home as courts told to allow videolink access
Biggest expansion of ‘open justice’ for a generation means public and the press will be able to watch hearings remotely
Trial of Neo-Nazi suspect among 400 disrupted by barristers’ pay strike
Defence lawyers stage protest and refuse to take on new cases over the Government’s 15 per cent pay increase offer
Rail strikes have lost their power and will lead to more job cuts, Grant Shapps warns RMT
The Transport Secretary said the strikes would drive even more travellers away from the railways as many commuters can now work from home
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Victims to be able to apply for public Parole Board hearings
Dominic Raab says the overhauled system will make it 'more transparent' and ensure the public can 'see justice is being done'
Flying squad bobbies jump in to tackle local crime surges
Suffolk police teams are deployed to communities plagued by drug dealers, car crime, shoplifting and other anti-social behaviour
Mobile phones to curb keyless car theft
'Digital keys' embedded in mobile phones - using password and face ID-protected apps - are being developed by several car manufacturers
Terrorists ‘could hijack remotely driven cars and use them in attacks’
Law Commission says the cybersecurity of such vehicles is a concern
Detectives could get bonuses to boost crime-solving, says police watchdog chief
Offering ‘bounties’ could help to combat national shortfall of 5,000 investigators
Sending nude photos is ‘the new flirting’ for teenagers
One in three girls felt they were pushed into taking intimate images, even though they felt ‘disgusted’ and upset by it, study finds
Criminals to spend longer in jail as Bill of Rights puts public safety first
New laws prioritise ‘reducing risk to public’ over the human rights of an offender
Rwanda plan could encourage migrants to take more risks to enter UK
Home Office chief warns that plans to send asylum seekers to east Africa could lead to riskier Channel crossings or hiding in lorries
New Bill of Rights gives Britain power to overrule European judges on migrants
Plus: John Larkin, the former attorney general for Northern Ireland, writes for The Telegraph on the evolution of the Human Rights Act
Burglary victims waiting two years for justice even when case is solved
Victims’ commissioner says police work ‘must be turbocharged’ after data shows some are waiting almost 1,000 days to see a conviction
Rape victims could gain legal right to block searches of medical notes
Victims’ commissioner calls for an end to collection of evidence that serves as ‘a credibility test’ on the victim
New cars to be fitted with anti-tailgate technology after EU ruling
Introduction of ‘Dev’s Law’ could be ‘the biggest safety step forward since seatbelts’ if UK matches automatic emergency braking requirement
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