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Alex Jones must pay $4m in damages for Sandy Hook hoax claims

August 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $4.1m (£3.3m) in damages after falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. The parents of a victim have sought at least $150m […]

Breonna Taylor: US police charged over shooting death

August 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

Four US police officers have been arrested and charged over the fatal 2020 shooting of Breonna Taylor. Ms Taylor was killed in her home in Louisville, Kentucky, by plainclothes police who were executing a “no-knock” […]

Brittney Griner: Basketball star jailed in Russia for nine years on drug charges

August 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

A Russian court has sentenced US basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges. She was also ordered to pay a fine of one million roubles (£13,430; $16,300). Griner pleaded guilty […]

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook school shooting was ‘100% real’

August 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has testified that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was “100% real” and that it was wrong to call it a hoax. The parents of a child killed in the shooting […]

Primary election and abortion referendum in Kansas

Kansas abortion vote: Major victory for pro-choice groups

August 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

The conservative US state of Kansas has decided in a referendum to protect abortion rights – in a major victory for pro-choice groups. Voters overwhelmingly said they did not wish to amend the state constitution […]

Pornhub: Judge rules Visa can be sued in abuse claim

August 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

An abuse survivor can sue Visa over videos of her posted to Pornhub, a US court has ruled. Serena Fleites was 13 in 2014 when, it is alleged, a boyfriend pressured her into making an explicit […]

Archie Battersbee: Family loses appeal to Supreme Court

August 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

Archie Battersbee’s parents have lost an appeal with the Supreme Court – on the day his life-support was due to be withdrawn. On Monday, Court of Appeal judges ruled that the 12-year-old’s life-sustaining treatment should not […]

Treason Act charge after Windsor Castle crossbow incident

August 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man allegedly found with a crossbow in the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas Day has been charged under the Treason Act. Jaswant Singh Chail, 20, has also been charged with threats to kill […]

Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike

August 1, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US has killed the leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a drone strike in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden has confirmed. He was killed in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in the […]

Lillia Valutyte: Man arrested after girl, 9, stabbed to death

July 31, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a nine-year-old girl was fatally stabbed in a town centre. Lillia Valutyte was found with a stab wound in Fountain Lane in Boston, Lincolnshire, on […]

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

Year: 2022

Alex Jones must pay $4m in damages for Sandy Hook hoax claims

Breonna Taylor: US police charged over shooting death

Brittney Griner: Basketball star jailed in Russia for nine years on drug charges

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook school shooting was ‘100% real’

Kansas abortion vote: Major victory for pro-choice groups

Pornhub: Judge rules Visa can be sued in abuse claim

Archie Battersbee: Family loses appeal to Supreme Court

Treason Act charge after Windsor Castle crossbow incident

Ayman al-Zawahiri: Al-Qaeda leader killed in US drone strike

Lillia Valutyte: Man arrested after girl, 9, stabbed to death