July 2018 – Page 3 – World Justice News

Salisbury poisoning: Police ‘identify Novichok suspects’

July 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

Police are believed to have identified the suspected perpetrators of the Novichok attack on a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in Salisbury in March, according to reports. Several Russians were involved in the attempted murder of Sergei […]

Google hit with €4.3bn Android fine from EU

July 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

Google has been fined a record €4.34bn ($5bn; £3.9bn) over Android. The European Commission said the firm had used the mobile operating systemto illegally “cement its dominant position in general internet search”. The firm’s parent Alphabet […]

Cliff Richard: Singer wins BBC privacy case at High Court

July 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

Sir Cliff Richard has won his privacy case against the BBC over its coverage of a police raid on his home. High Court judge Mr Justice Mann awarded an initial £210,000 in damages. The singer […]

Brexit: Vote Leave broke electoral law, says Electoral Commission

July 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

Brexit campaign group Vote Leave has been fined £61,000 and referred to the police after an Electoral Commission probe said it broke electoral law. The watchdog said it exceeded its £7m spending limit by funnelling […]

Man Jailed For Five Years+ For Selling Streaming Piracy Devices

July 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

A UK man who sold 8,000 set-top boxes that provided illegal access to Hollywood movies and live sports has been jailed for five years and three months. John Haggerty founded Evolution Trading, a company that […]

Chicago shooting: Police release bodycam footage after protests

July 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

Chicago police have released bodycam footage, which appears to show a man who was fatally shot by officers reaching for his gun beforehand. Harith Augustus was shot multiple times as he tried to run away […]

YouTube Launches “Copyright Match” Tool to Protect Initial Uploaders

July 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

YouTube will release a new tool to help initial uploaders to take action against those who duplicate and re-upload their content without permission. Copyright Match, which will be available to high-traffic users initially, will alert […]

Jordan Burling: Women jailed after teen ‘rotted to death’

July 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

The mother and grandmother of an emaciated teenager who was likened to a World War Two concentration camp victim have been jailed for manslaughter. Jordan Burling, 18, went into cardiac arrest in Leeds in 2016 […]

Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case

July 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of Missouri […]

Ava-May death: Two arrested over inflatable death

July 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a three-year-old girl who was thrown from an inflatable trampoline. The inflatable “exploded” on Gorleston beach in Norfolk on July […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: July 2018

Salisbury poisoning: Police ‘identify Novichok suspects’

Google hit with €4.3bn Android fine from EU

Cliff Richard: Singer wins BBC privacy case at High Court

Brexit: Vote Leave broke electoral law, says Electoral Commission

Man Jailed For Five Years+ For Selling Streaming Piracy Devices

Chicago shooting: Police release bodycam footage after protests

YouTube Launches “Copyright Match” Tool to Protect Initial Uploaders

Jordan Burling: Women jailed after teen ‘rotted to death’

Johnson & Johnson to pay $4.7bn damages in talc cancer case

Ava-May death: Two arrested over inflatable death