New facial recognition system will allow passengers to pass through border control without scanning passports, cutting processing time by up to 25 per cent.
Ministry of Justice awards fresh contracts for spoken language, BSL and visual communication services with stronger training requirements.
Alex Norris abandons plan for more non-jury trials as government prioritises clearing record 81,000 cases waiting in Crown Court.
Toughest supervision in British history comes into force today, with offenders confined to areas just a few miles wide and banned from pubs and public events.
