October 2024 – Page 3 – World Justice News

Fight begins to make mobile-free schools law

October 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Calls are growing to ban smartphones in schools in England by law, as education experts and unions back an MP’s attempt to push a new law through Parliament. Children “doomscrolling for hours a day” is […]

Georgia sheriff calls in police after Burger King store gets order ‘wrong’

October 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

Footage has emerged of a Georgia sheriff calling police when a Burger King restaurant allegedly messed up his order. The incident was caught on bodycam and shows Craig Owens Sr summoning deputies to the outlet […]

Customers say they were let down by Revolut – one ‘lost £165k to fraud in an hour’

October 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man who had £165,000 stolen from his Revolut business account by fraudsters has told BBC Panorama he believes the company’s security measures failed to prevent the theft. He says criminals managed to bypass the […]

British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly charged with rape in Australia

October 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

British YouTuber Yung Filly has appeared in court accused of raping and choking a woman in his Perth hotel room after a show, according to Australian media reports. The 29-year-old, whose real name is Andres […]

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa won’t be charged over farm scandal say prosecutors

October 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

South African prosecutors say they will not pursue criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to the controversial farm theft scandal that nearly brought down the president two years ago. A former spy chief […]

School stabbing trial collapses over jury problem

October 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

The trial of a 14-year-old girl accused of trying to murder two teachers and a pupil in a school stabbing has collapsed due to a “great irregularity in the jury”. Teachers Fiona Elias and Liz […]

Afghan man arrested in alleged US election day attack plot

October 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

The US Department of Justice has arrested a man who allegedly planned an attack on Election Day in the name of the Islamic State group. The suspect, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, is a citizen of […]

Court orders frozen semen sample of dead son to be given to parents so they might have a grandchild through surrogacy

October 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

A couple in India have said they are “delighted” after a court ordered a hospital to hand over the frozen semen sample of their dead son to them so they could have a grandchild through […]

Madeleine McCann suspect cleared of rape charges in separate trial

October 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

The main suspect in the disappearance of three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann, has been cleared by a German court of rape and sexual abuse in an unrelated trial. Christian Brückner, 47, was acquitted of carrying […]

Google threatened with break-up by US

October 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

The US government says it is considering whether to ask a judge to break up search engine giant Google, in a move that could reshape how technology giants do business. The Department of Justice (DoJ) […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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Month: October 2024

Georgia sheriff calls in police after Burger King store gets order ‘wrong’

Customers say they were let down by Revolut – one ‘lost £165k to fraud in an hour’

British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly charged with rape in Australia

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa won’t be charged over farm scandal say prosecutors

School stabbing trial collapses over jury problem

Afghan man arrested in alleged US election day attack plot

Court orders frozen semen sample of dead son to be given to parents so they might have a grandchild through surrogacy

Madeleine McCann suspect cleared of rape charges in separate trial

Google threatened with break-up by US