A magistrate in England has been reprimanded after posting a Facebook message about a court case he had overseen.

THERE is an impressive directness, a reassuring absence of ambiguity or sentiment about the decision to sack three British judges because they used official IT accounts to watch pornography.

Three judges who allegedly viewed pornography on official IT equipment at work were sacked for “wholly unacceptable” behaviour and a fourth has resigned, the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) said.

Three judges who allegedly viewed pornography on official IT equipment at work have been sacked and a fourth has resigned, the UK's Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) has said.

An investigation has been launched following claims a judge fell asleep in court, causing a child rape trial to be halted.