The names of the defendants in the case of disgraced rock star Ian Watkins were mistakenly included on the court service’s listing site, it confirmed yesterday.

Police across the country have now made 1,600 arrests and 796 people have appeared in court charged in connection with riots in the UK, the British Ministry of Justice said.

Delays in bringing cases before the North’s Crown Courts must be slashed by a third within the next three years, the Attorney General said today.