Magistrates' Blog

Cheshire Man with BB Gun Ran to Rescue of Paraglider: magistrates.blogspot.com/2026/05/cheshi…

Looks like my water was wrong.

We're going to get some movement on this today. I can feel it in my water.

Today is the fourth day of deliberations and HHJ Flewitt indicated he would accept a majority verdict on Friday. In a trial of such narrow issues - e.g. was it self-defence or not - I am a bit concerned at the continuing deadlock. The judge may well pull the plug in a day or two.

Magistrate sanctioned over refusal to return to court for verdict: lawgazette.co.uk/news/magistrat… On the face of it, this sounds really bad. The Presiding Justice is the voice of the Bench and delivers the collective decision of the Bench, in good grace, irrespective of their own views.

@SqSehrish 400 m. Too easy. Looks harder than it is because of the way it is drawn (what is really a square looks like a rectangle).

Your IQ gets tested in the first 10 seconds Find the height of plane ✈️

@DailyMail So presumably, if he has litigation in mind, he doesn't object to all his dirty laundry being aired in public? The BBC is bound to put that dirty laundry in defence of the claim.

Scott Mills' revenge: Axed star takes action against BBC as friends tell KATIE HIND why he feels like a 'scapegoat'... and reveal how his life has been 'ruined' trib.al/NvsnUkj

@gamecounsel It would appear so.

@MagistratesBlog They're clearly struggling.

Today was the third full day of jury deliberations.

@keith_bays @UKLabour Luckily for the Aberdeen South by-election none of Scotland's group stage matches fall on a Thursday. Won't need to worry about the knock-out stage.

NEW: I am told by government sources that @UKLabour will not hold the Makerfield by-election on July 2nd or July 9th #GBNews #News #Politics

Stalker spied on and took pictures of woman in Pembroke Dock: westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/26103423.…

@LeeHurstComic Not a bad idea. Can then defect if he gets elected. Sounds like a plan.

BREAKING NEWS In a surprise twist, Andy Burnham announces he will stand in the Makerfield by election as a candidate for Reform. “I want to win” said Andy.

@keith_bays @joshsimonsmp @RachelReevesMP @AndyBurnhamGM But Reynolds could wait weeks to set the wheels in motion for the by-election.

Unlucky Greggs sausage roll thief chased by off-duty Northumbria Police Chief Constable Vanessa Jardine: chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-eas…

Delivery driver who stole Elland cat appears in court: halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/courts/de… Cat thief Catalin Stancu, 42, was sentenced to 8 weeks' suspended for 12 months.

@EssexPR By-election timetable:

@EssexPR A bit presumptious. The good people of Makerfield maybe aren't the subservient automatons Team Burnham think they are.

🚨 Labour MP Josh Simons resigns to trigger a by-election in Makerfield for Andy Burnham to have a route back to Parliament

@kateferguson4 Talk about cocky. Simons has only been MP for 5 minutes. The good people of Makerfield are being taken for granted.

Rumour is Josh Simons is giving up his seat for Andy Burnham. Not long to wait to find out…

Abdul Halim Khan, 54, has been sentenced to life imprisonment after abusing women and girls by exploiting their faith and his position of trust as a religious leader. He will serve a minimum of 20 years before he can be considered for release. Read more: orlo.uk/l5cJ8

@GuidoFawkes He's up for the fight in Aberdeen South!

Rumours in Labour circles that Burnham could make a statement as soon as 5pm. Fluid situation.