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- 1UK pledges $72 million to Ukraine for energy and aid▼🇬🇧 Британия выделила Украине $72 млн на энергетику и гуманитарную помощь Средства направят на ремонт энергообъектов, рез
Britain has allocated $72 million to Ukraine for energy and humanitarian support. Foreign Secretary David Lammy-era reports say Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announced the funds, which will go toward repairing energy infrastructure, backup power, heating and water supply ahead of Ukraine's fifth winter of the full-scale war with Russia.
- 2Zelensky and UK Foreign Secretary visit Pryluky strike site●Президент Зеленский вместе с главой МИД Великобритании Эдом Милибэндом посетил место удара по жилому дому в Прилуках, гд
President Volodymyr Zelensky and UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper's counterpart David Lammy reference aside, reports name Ed Miliband visiting the site of a strike on a residential building in Pryluky, Ukraine, where 22 people were killed, including five children. Zelensky called it a tragic day and said they came to help and speak with residents. The joint visit underscores continued British political support for Ukraine amid ongoing Russian attacks.
- 3Minister insists court backlogs will fall despite jury trials U-turn●Court backlogs will still fall despite jury trials U-turn, Alex Norris says https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/dav
Alex Norris, a UK government minister, says court backlogs in England and Wales will still come down despite the government's reversal on restricting jury trials. The comments follow controversy over Justice Secretary David Lammy's plan to limit jury trials for some cases, a policy later dropped. Norris's assurance is being met with scepticism from critics who doubt the courts can clear record case backlogs without the reform.
- 4UK minister insists courts backlog will fall despite jury trial U-turn●Courts backlog will still fall despite scrapping plans to curb jury trials, Alex Norris insists
Courts minister Alex Norris says the crown court backlog will still come down despite the government dropping plans to limit jury trials for some cases. The proposals, introduced last year by then justice secretary David Lammy, aimed to ease pressure on the overloaded court system. Norris's insistence is drawing scrutiny over whether the record backlog can actually be reduced without restricting jury trials.
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Andy Burnham has dropped the controversial proposal to limit jury trials, abandoning a key justice policy first announced by David Lammy when he served as justice secretary. The plan to curb defendants' right to trial by jury had drawn criticism from lawyers and civil liberties groups, and its withdrawal will be welcomed by defenders of the traditional jury system.