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Nicolas Sarkozy illegal campaign financing conviction upheld

November 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

France’s highest court has upheld a sentence against former French President Nicolas Sarkozy over the illegal financing of his 2012 re-election campaign. He was found guilty of overspending on his campaign, then hiring a PR […]

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Australian environment laws set for biggest overhaul in decades

November 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

Australia is set to to overhaul its decades-old nature laws with a raft of major reforms including the country’s first independent environment regulator. After a years-long deadlock, the Labor government struck a last-minute deal with […]

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 World Justice News 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 […]

Jamie Taylor molotov cocktail attack outside Livingston police station

Ex-soldier caught on CCTV in police station petrol bomb attack

November 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

A former solider has admitted endangering a police officer’s life in a petrol bomb attack at a police station. Jamie Taylor, 34, hurled three molotov cocktails at police vans parked outside the building in Livingston, […]

Two members of the National Guard shot and seriously wounded near the White House in Washington DC

November 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two members of the National Guard were shot and seriously wounded just blocks from the White House in Washington DC. Update: One of the two members of the National Guard who were shot in Washington […]

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 World Justice News 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 […]

Missing high school football coach faces child pornography charges

November 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

Authorities looking for a high school football coach who vanished last week and was considered missing have now announced that he is a wanted man. Travis Turner, 46, of Appalachia, Virginia, faces charges of possessing […]

Parking inspector and wife arrested for €1m meter theft

November 26, 2025 World Justice News 0

A parking inspector and his wife have been arrested on suspicion of embezzling more than €1m (£878,000) from a small German town’s parking meters. The unnamed municipal employee is thought to have taken coins out […]

Jury trials could be scrapped in England and Wales except in the most serious cases

November 25, 2025 World Justice News 0

Justice Secretary David Lammy is proposing to massively restrict the ancient right to a jury trial by only guaranteeing it for defendants facing rape, murder, manslaughter or other cases passing a public interest test. An […]

Expert on killer’s defence team now believes he is guilty

November 25, 2025 World Justice News 0

A retired detective who assisted in the defence of convicted murderer Michael Ross has told a BBC documentary series he now believes the former soldier was guilty of the killing more than 30 years ago. […]

Human Rights

Nine held in religious group modern slavery raid

April 29, 2026 0

Nine people have been arrested over allegations of serious sexual offences, forced marriage and modern slavery among members of a religious group in Cheshire. More than 500 officers were involved in raids at three addresses, […]

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British Government to impose some form of social media age or functionality restrictions

April 28, 2026 0

The government will “impose some form of age or functionality restrictions” on social media for under-16s even if it stops short of an outright ban, Education Minister Olivia Bailey has said. Ministers proposed further amendments […]

Human Rights

Britain’s assisted dying bill fails to become law as it runs out of time but supporters vow to continue fighting

April 25, 2026 0

Assisted dying will not become a law in England and Wales after the bill ran out of time for debate. The landmark legislation, which has been making its way through parliament for the past year-and-a-half, had […]

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Year: 2025

Nicolas Sarkozy illegal campaign financing conviction upheld

Australian environment laws set for biggest overhaul in decades

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

Ex-soldier caught on CCTV in police station petrol bomb attack

Two members of the National Guard shot and seriously wounded near the White House in Washington DC

Missing high school football coach faces child pornography charges

Parking inspector and wife arrested for €1m meter theft

Jury trials could be scrapped in England and Wales except in the most serious cases

Expert on killer’s defence team now believes he is guilty