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TV cameras will film in some criminal courts in England and Wales for the first time from Thursday.
The major change in the law will allow broadcasters to film judges sentencing serious criminals.
The arrival of cameras at the Old Bailey and other Crown Courts comes nine years after the move was first promised.
Broadcasting of entire trials will remain off limits, unlike in the US and some other nations.
The expected first broadcast will be from the Old Bailey on Thursday and concerns a man who killed his own grandfather.
Under the new rules, the BBC, ITN, Sky and Press Association can ask to film the very last stage of a criminal prosecution when a judge sentences a convicted defendant.”