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The jury have returned after the break and the trial enters its final stages.

As part of his legal directions, the judge reminded the jury that they must put
aside emotion, sympathy, prejudice and political views - including feelings
arising from events in "the Middle East" - and decide the case only on the law
and the evidence.

This is a standard instruction given to juries. However, in recent years this
approach has been publicly challenged, particularly by climate activists, who
have highlighted that juries nevertheless retain the power to acquit according
to conscience - a power judges and lawyers do not inform juries about, but which
cannot be taken away.