May 2019 – Page 2 – World Justice News

Brexit: Boris Johnson ordered to appear in court over £350m claim

May 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Boris Johnson has been ordered to appear in court over claims he lied by saying the UK gave the EU £350m a week. The Tory leadership candidate has been accused of misconduct in public office […]

JLS star Oritse Williams not guilty of rape

May 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former JLS star Oritse Williams has been found not guilty of raping a woman in his hotel room. The singer, 32, denied the attack after a concert in Wolverhampton in December 2016. The ex-boyband member’s […]

Japan attack: Child among three dead in Kawasaki stabbing

May 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A knife-wielding man has attacked a group of schoolchildren waiting for a bus in the Japanese city of Kawasaki near Tokyo. At least 18 people were injured in a residential area. Two of them, an […]

Scam victims to be refunded by banks

May 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

New protection for individuals tricked into transferring money to fraudsters has now taken effect – but not all banks are signed up to the scheme. Some 84,000 bank customers lost money – sometimes tens of […]

Head of Romania’s ruling party jailed for corruption

May 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

The head of Romania’s ruling Social Democratic Party (PSD), Liviu Dragnea, has been jailed for corruption after his attempts to appeal an earlier conviction failed. Romania’s Supreme Court upheld on Monday a three-and-a-half year prison […]

Baltimore ransomware attack: NSA faces questions

May 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

Politicians representing a US city struck by a ransomware attack are asking questions of the National Security Agency after claims it helped make the breach possible. The New York Times reported on Saturday that a […]

Courtney Herron: Melbourne woman killed in ‘horrendous bashing’

May 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

The brutal killing of a young, homeless woman has renewed discussion in Australia about violence against women. The body of Courtney Herron, 25, was found in a Melbourne park by walkers on Saturday, police said. […]

Venezuelan prison clashes leave 29 inmates dead

May 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

At least 29 inmates have died after clashes broke out at a prison inside a Venezuelan police station, authorities have said. Oscar Valero, public security chief for Portuguesa state, said at least 19 police officers […]

Sheffield: Two boys die and four children injured in Shiregreen house

May 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two boys have died and four other children – including a seven-month-old baby – are in hospital after police swooped on a house in Sheffield. A man, 37, and a woman, 34, arrested on suspicion […]

Julian Assange, Wikileaks co-founder, faces 17 new charges in US

May 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US justice department has filed 17 new charges against Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, who is facing extradition from the UK. The latest charges accuse him of receiving and unlawfully publishing the names of classified […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Month: May 2019

Brexit: Boris Johnson ordered to appear in court over £350m claim

JLS star Oritse Williams not guilty of rape

Japan attack: Child among three dead in Kawasaki stabbing

Scam victims to be refunded by banks

Head of Romania’s ruling party jailed for corruption

Baltimore ransomware attack: NSA faces questions

Courtney Herron: Melbourne woman killed in ‘horrendous bashing’

Venezuelan prison clashes leave 29 inmates dead

Sheffield: Two boys die and four children injured in Shiregreen house

Julian Assange, Wikileaks co-founder, faces 17 new charges in US