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PM has ordered changes to legal aid, no-win no-fee cases and civil courts In unprecedented move, David Cameron also threatened to sue a law firm Part of bid to stop witch-hunt against soldiers who were ‘doing their jobs’ No 10 source: ‘The Prime Minister is deeply concerned at the large number of spurious claims being made against members of our Armed Forces’ Downing Street has declared war on ambulance-chasing law firms who are ‘tormenting’ British troops with spurious legal claims. David Cameron has ordered sweeping changes to legal aid, no-win no-fee agreements and the civil court regime in a bid…

The Home Office said the immigration services on offer were designed ‘specifically for customers who want to sit back and relax while their visa application is taken care of’ Rex In a sign that Britain remains very much committed to improving ties with a nation criticised for its treatment of rights activists, citizens of the United Arab Emirates seeking visas to the UK can now do so in the lap of luxury. While many human rights campaigners are banned from leaving the UAE, others wanting to organise travel to Britain can make use of a streamlined, albeit expensive, new service.…

The Metropolitan Police has told Lord Bramall it regrets the “distress” caused to him during its inquiry into historical child abuse allegations. However Assistant Commissioner Patricia Gallan stopped short of apologising in a lengthy statement, saying the force had a duty to investigate. Lord Bramall, the former head of the Army, was interviewed last April. The peer, aged 92, was told last week in a letter from the police that he would face no further action. Lord Bramall, a Normandy veteran who retired from the House of Lords in 2013, was never arrested and always denied the allegations. After being…

Under Dublin Regulation, UK allowed to return migrants to ‘point of entry’ and it has sent back 12,000 people under the scheme since 2003   But Brussels officials now plan to link deportation scheme to refugee quota Britain will ‘strongly’ resist any change, senior cabinet minister warns Meanwhile, Austria demands a cap on how many refugees it takes this year Thousands of people are travelling through icy weather to reach Europe  A spokesman for David Cameron, pictured leaving Downing Street today, has insisted no formal proposals have been tabled The UK will ‘strongly’ protest changes to EU migration rules that mean…

Novak Djokovic’s team were approached about a first-round match World No 1 insists ‘it didn’t even get to me directly’  His comments follow allegations of widespread match-fixing in tennis Djokovic claims ‘there is nothing happening on the top level’ But he admits it may be a problem in Challenger tournaments Novak Djokovic has confirmed that he was once indirectly offered around £100,000 to throw a first-round match at a tournament in Russia. The approach came for him to lose in the St Petersburg Open, although he never ended up playing in the event. Djokovic, through to the second round of…

While there was no “causal connection” between poor English and extremism, language lessons would make communities “more resilient”, the PM said. They would also help tackle the discrimination and segregation experienced by Muslim women, he added. Some Muslims have accused him of wrongly “conflating” the two issues. The government says 22% of Muslim women in England speak little or no English. Launching a range of new measures, the prime minister said “more assertive” action was needed to tackle discrimination against Muslim women and their isolation in some UK communities. As well as focusing on English language, he also announced a…

Hospitals in England are facing major disruption as junior doctors have gone on strike in a dispute with the government over a new contract. The doctors are providing emergency cover only during the 24-hour walkout, which got under way at 08:00 GMT. The NHS has so far postponed 4,000 routine treatments – about one in 10 planned – including knee and hip ops. A West Midlands hospital has also asked doctors to come off the picket line to help after a surge in patients. Bosses at Sandwell raised the alarm shortly after the strike got under way, saying beds were…