Wales
‘Maggots raining down’: survey lays bare dire state of courts in England and Wales | England
Asbestos, mould, rotten seagulls and cells flooding with excrement are among the problems experienced in crumbling courts in England and Wales, the Law Society has found. The professional body for solicitors said deteriorating buildings and unreliable technology were contributing to the record backlog in crown courts and undermining confidence and trust in the justice system. […]
Records of deadly 1934 pit explosion in Wrexham to be displayed near site | Wales
Poignant records relating to a colliery disaster in the 1930s that lay unseen for decades at the National Archives are being put on display close to the site of the mine in north Wales. Among the documents at the west London archive are petitions and emotional letters calling for the bodies trapped in the underground […]