2017 – Page 61 – World Justice News

Homicide and knife crime rates ‘up in England and Wales’

April 27, 2017 World Justice News 0

Cases of homicide and knife crime recorded by police in England and Wales are rising, figures suggest. A total of 4.8 million offences were recorded in 2016, up 9% on the previous year. The Office […]

Big bounty offered to catch flight disrupting drone flyers

April 27, 2017 World Justice News 0

Chinese drone maker DJI is offering up to one million yuan (£112,000) for information about drones that disrupted scores of flights at a Chinese airport. On four days this month – 14, 17, 18 and […]

EU Court Rules Selling Piracy-Configured Media Players is Illegal

April 27, 2017 World Justice News 0

Selling devices pre-configured to obtain copyright-infringing content is illegal, the European Court of Justice effectively ruled today. The decision, which evolved from a case involving anti-piracy group BREIN and a shop that sold piracy-configured media […]

Football – arrests as Newcastle and West Ham raided in tax probe

April 26, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Newcastle United and West Ham United’s grounds have been raided in a fraud investigation, resulting in several arrests. HMRC said it deployed 180 officers across the UK and France, and several men working within professional […]

Boy’s solitary confinement in Feltham Young Offenders Institute ‘inhuman’

April 25, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Dan Whitehead, News Reporter The treatment of a teenage boy being held in prolonged solitary confinement at a young offenders’ unit has been described in court as “inhuman and degrading”. A judicial review has […]

NHS contaminated blood was ‘criminal cover-up’ – Burnham

April 25, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A “criminal cover-up on an industrial scale” took place over the use of NHS contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s, former Health Secretary Andy Burnham has claimed. More than 2,000 deaths have been […]

Texas Lawmaker on a Hunger Strike to Protest Anti-Sanctuary City Bill

April 25, 2017 zoshinuk 0

by Erik Ortiz Texas lawmaker Victoria Neave hasn’t eaten since Sunday, she says, when she received a Holy Communion wafer during Mass. She drank juice that same morning, and has only consumed water since. This […]

Judge recuses himself in disturbing Roy child abuse case

April 25, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Pat Reavy@DNewsCrimeTeam Utah, ROY — A new judge has been assigned to preside over the case of a Roy couple accused of zip tying the hands of their three adopted boys, leaving them locked […]

Brazil footballer Bruno Fernandes to return to jail over murder

April 25, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Brazilian footballer Bruno Fernandes has been ordered to return to jail to continue serving his 22-year-term for his role in the kidnapping and murder of his former girlfriend in 2010. The ex-Flamengo goalkeeper was released […]

Ahmednasir in fresh claim of Muhoro plot to kill him

April 25, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By STELLA CHERONO More by this Author In Summary Ahmednasir Abdullahi renewed his call to Inspector-General of Police Joseph Boinnet to institute an independent team of officers, not attached to the DCI, to investigate the […]

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France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]

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France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

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Ethiopian police arrest alleged leader of multi-million-dollar trafficking ring

July 22, 2026 0

Police in Ethiopia say they have arrested 17 suspects including the alleged leader of what they say is a multi-million-dollar international human trafficking network. The gang is accused of “the deaths of 60 migrants”, sexually […]

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Year: 2017

Homicide and knife crime rates ‘up in England and Wales’

Big bounty offered to catch flight disrupting drone flyers

EU Court Rules Selling Piracy-Configured Media Players is Illegal

Football – arrests as Newcastle and West Ham raided in tax probe

Boy’s solitary confinement in Feltham Young Offenders Institute ‘inhuman’

NHS contaminated blood was ‘criminal cover-up’ – Burnham

Texas Lawmaker on a Hunger Strike to Protest Anti-Sanctuary City Bill

Judge recuses himself in disturbing Roy child abuse case

Brazil footballer Bruno Fernandes to return to jail over murder

Ahmednasir in fresh claim of Muhoro plot to kill him