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Dedicated traffic courts to be launched in England and Wales

New courts dedicated to handling minor traffic offences are to be introduced across England and Wales, following a successful pilot scheme.

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Cameron comments on 'difficult balance' of arrest anonymity

Prime Minister David Cameron has said that the debate on whether anonymity should be granted to arrested suspects has no easy answer.

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Law to curb dangerous dog attacks "does not go far enough", warn MPs

The impending closure of a loophole which allows owners of vicious dogs to escape punishment when their pets savage humans will be insufficient to curb dog violence, according to MPs.

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