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Controversial plans for some criminal trials in England and Wales to be heard without a jury have been scrapped. The proposals, introduced under Sir Keir Starmer to try to clear the court backlog, would have allowed thousands of cases to be heard by a judge alone. Juries would have been kept for more serious indictable-only offences such as rape and murder, while either-way offences with a sentence of less than three years could have been heard in a magistrates' court or in a Crown Court with a single judge and no jury. The Justice Secretary said the government believed it could reduce the backlog more easily without the changes, and the government also suggested some minor offences could lose the option of being tried in a Crown Court. The Law Society said this would put more pressure on magistrates' courts and that more investment was needed.

Australian authorities are investigating after it emerged that the Flydubai co-pilot who attempted to take control of a plane travelling to Israel spent time in the country as a student. The co-pilot is alleged to have attacked the captain with a crash axe during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv before passengers managed to overpower him.

As their party conference got underway, the Conservatives promised childcare support to those who earn above 100,000 pounds if they get back into power. Under the current system, only families where no parent earns more than this threshold are eligible for government-funded childcare. Tickets for next year's Glastonbury sold out within 40 minutes and breached the £400 mark for the first time.