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Judge blocks Trump’s birthright order after Supreme Court ruling

July 11, 2025 World Justice News 0

A US judge has once again blocked President Donald Trump from implementing an executive order ending birthright citizenship for some US residents as a legal challenge moves forward. A New Hampshire judge approved a class […]

Canadian Armed Forces members plotted ‘anti-government militia’, police say

July 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

Four men, including two members of the Canadian Armed Forces, are facing charges in Canada over an alleged plot to create an “anti-government militia” and “forcibly” seize land, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) says. […]

Unclaimed estates list taken down after BBC probe finds evidence of fraud worth millions of pounds

July 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

An official list of people who died without leaving a will has been taken offline, after a BBC investigation found evidence a crime gang was using it to commit fraud worth millions of pounds. The […]

Jury-free trials recommended to save courts from ‘collapse’

July 9, 2025 World Justice News 0

Thousands of cases that would normally be heard in front of a jury should be decided by judges alone, according to recommendations made by a former senior judge. Sir Brian Leveson was asked by the […]

South Africa’s police minister accused of links to criminal gangs

July 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has been accused of having ties to criminal gangs and of meddling in police investigations into politically motivated murders. These explosive allegations were made by KwaZulu-Natal police boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi at a […]

British teenager released from Dubai jail after royal pardon

July 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

A British teenager sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl has been released after receiving a royal pardon, a campaign group has said. Marcus Fakana, 18, of […]

Australian mother guilty of murdering three people with poisonous mushrooms

July 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

An Australian mother has been found guilty of murdering her estranged husband’s parents and an aunt by serving them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms. Erin Patterson, 50, invited her former parents-in-law, Don and […]

Tyler Webb sentenced encouraging self harm

First person sentenced for encouraging serious self-harm online

July 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

A 23-year-old man who convinced his victim to attempt suicide and seriously self-harm online has become the first person sentenced under new internet safety laws. Warning: This story contains details of encouraging self-harm and suicide […]

Met Police release footage as more than 1,000 arrests made using live facial recognition technology

July 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

More than 1,000 criminals, including a paedophile found with a six-year-old girl, have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police using live facial recognition (LFR) cameras. David Cheneler, 73, was among 93 registered sex offenders held […]

Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr arrested by US immigration

July 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

US immigration agents have arrested famed Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, and plan to deport him to Mexico where he has “an active arrest warrant… for his involvement in organised crime”, US officials […]

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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Year: 2025

Judge blocks Trump’s birthright order after Supreme Court ruling

Canadian Armed Forces members plotted ‘anti-government militia’, police say

Unclaimed estates list taken down after BBC probe finds evidence of fraud worth millions of pounds

Jury-free trials recommended to save courts from ‘collapse’

South Africa’s police minister accused of links to criminal gangs

British teenager released from Dubai jail after royal pardon

Australian mother guilty of murdering three people with poisonous mushrooms

First person sentenced for encouraging serious self-harm online

Met Police release footage as more than 1,000 arrests made using live facial recognition technology

Boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr arrested by US immigration