Victims of crime for the first time will be allowed to directly confront the offenders who damaged their lives in court. Under a new code, victims will be able to choose to explain how a crime has hit them by reading out a Victim Personal Statement.
National policing lead on victims and witnesses, Assistant Chief Constable Gary Cann, said the decision to allow victims to confront criminals in court would "ensure that victims have a voice in the criminal justice system".
Until now, judges have read personal statements in private with only fragments read aloud to the court by prosecutors.
The new Victims' Code will for the first time give businesses, who are victims of 9.2 million crimes committed each year, the chance to write an impact statement.
The Democratic presidential candidate may also have shown his cards on his choice of running mate.
The US president also shared a post on Twitter accusing Dr Anthony Fauci of misleading the public over hydroxychloroquine.
Fears over an impending second wave of coronavirus dominates Wednesday’s front pages.