"a Kurdish interpreter had not been booked for the trial"

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/suspected-burglar-targeted-luciana-berger-37316634

18 June 2026

Suspected burglar accused of targeting Labour peer's home and stealing her wellies

[…] Lokman, who faces an additional allegation of attempting to burgle a home in Enfield, north London, in March, was due to stand trial on Thursday, having previously denied all the charges.

But his case had to be adjourned until July 6 when it was discovered that a Kurdish interpreter had not been booked for the trial, and efforts by court staff to scour London for an available interpreter to come to court at the last minute failed.

District Judge Annabel Pilling conveyed the news of the adjournment to Lokman by typing out an apology and explanation on her tablet, running the message through Google Translate, and showing him the screen. [...]