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US plans to reclassify cannabis as less dangerous drug

May 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

The US is planning to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous drug in an historic shift that could have a significant impact across the country. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) proposal would recognise the drug’s […]

Tougher rules for sellers of internet-enabled smart gadget devices in the UK

April 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Manufacturers will have to follow stricter rules if they want to sell “smart” gadgets in the UK after a new law came into effect. The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (PSTI Act) is […]

Donald Trump at Manhattan Criminal Court

Donald Trump manages partial victory in Supreme Court as hush money case rumbles on

April 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump managed a partial victory in the Supreme Court, as justices delayed any potential decision on his immunity case over election riots. Trump argued he has total immunity over the 2020 riots and while […]

R Kelly loses appeal to overturn 20-year sentence for child sex abuse

April 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

R Kelly’s challenge against a 20-year sentence for child sex convictions has been quashed by an appeals court. The singer was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison, a Chicago court ruled on Friday. He […]

Andrew Tate and brother Tristan to be tried in Romania on rape and trafficking charges

April 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

The trial of controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan is to go ahead, a court in Romania says. No date has been set by the court which has been reviewing prosecutors’ evidence and […]

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned in New York

April 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction in New York has been overturned, on the basis that he did not receive a fair trial. The New York Court of Appeals said prosecutors in the […]

Germany detains alleged Nigerian mafia members who orchestrated large-scale dating scams

April 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

German police have arrested 11 Nigerian men suspected of being in a mafia group who orchestrated large-scale dating scams. The Black Axe gang was involved in “multiple areas of criminal activity” globally, Bavarian police said […]

Arizona indicts Trump allies over 2020 fake elector scheme

April 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

Arizona has indicted a number of former President Donald Trump’s advisers over an alleged scheme to flip his defeat in the state and overturn the 2020 election result. Ex-Trump advisers Rudi Giuliani and Mark Meadows […]

Teenage girl arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbings at school in Wales

April 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

A teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two teachers and a pupil were stabbed at a school in West Wales. Police confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that three people were injured at […]

Trump ‘hush money’ Trial: Publisher says he suppressed negative news

April 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

The underbelly of New York City’s tabloid media industry was laid bare in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday. A famous publisher outlined a secret plan he had with Donald Trump and his personal lawyer Michael […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2024

US plans to reclassify cannabis as less dangerous drug

Tougher rules for sellers of internet-enabled smart gadget devices in the UK

Donald Trump manages partial victory in Supreme Court as hush money case rumbles on

R Kelly loses appeal to overturn 20-year sentence for child sex abuse

Andrew Tate and brother Tristan to be tried in Romania on rape and trafficking charges

Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned in New York

Germany detains alleged Nigerian mafia members who orchestrated large-scale dating scams

Arizona indicts Trump allies over 2020 fake elector scheme

Teenage girl arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after stabbings at school in Wales

Trump ‘hush money’ Trial: Publisher says he suppressed negative news