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US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to spend $20m equipping officers with electric shock gloves

August 13, 2026 World Justice News 0

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers in the US may soon be equipped with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks. ICE plans to spend between $10m (£7.4m) and $20m (£14.8m) to provide officers and […]

UK prosecutors argue Tate brothers a flight risk ahead of bail hearing

August 12, 2026 World Justice News 0

British prosecutors are urging a US court to deny a request by influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan that they be released from jail while extradition proceedings play out, ahead of a detention hearing. […]

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

August 12, 2026 World Justice News 0

France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a “small revolution” for the sales industry. From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors – but […]

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Drivers sue Mercedes-Benz and allege car’s logo gave them burns

August 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

Two drivers of Mercedes-AMG cars have filed a class action lawsuit against the luxury car company after they allegedly suffered burn injuries from the AMG logo on their driver’s seat. Gabriel Lahijani and Karendeep “Karina” […]

Trainee Greater Manchester Police officer charged with rape and kidnap of woman

August 11, 2026 World Justice News 0

A trainee police officer has been charged with the rape and kidnap of a woman in Manchester while off-duty over the weekend, Greater Manchester Police said. Mohammad Hassan was charged in relation to reports made […]

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan appears in Dublin court after extradition from Dubai

August 9, 2026 World Justice News 0

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan, one of the world’s most wanted men, has appeared before a Dublin court after being extradited from Dubai. He has been charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation […]

Spanish police arrest 78 people in bust of ‘one of largest’ smuggling networks

August 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

One of the largest criminal networks smuggling drugs and people in the western Mediterranean has been dismantled, authorities have said. Europol said 78 people were arrested in Spain and Algeria in a bust of the […]

Afghan boxer accused of killing Scottish aid worker back in court

August 6, 2026 World Justice News 0

An Afghan boxer suspected of killing a Scottish woman in Greece has arrived in court in Athens for a second time. Sharif Ahmadzai, who is 26 and from Afghanistan, faces charges of homicide with intent, […]

Latvian man extradited to UK and charged over death of schoolboy in Coventry

August 6, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Latvian man has been extradited to the UK and charged over the death of a 12-year-old boy in an alleged hit-and-run more than two years ago. Keaton Slater died after he was struck by a […]

Broadcaster Wins Broad U.S. Blocking Injunction Covering Pirate Sites That Don’t Exist Yet

August 6, 2026 World Justice News 0

Mexican broadcaster TelevisaUnivision has obtained one of the broadest anti-piracy injunctions ever issued by a U.S. federal court. After initially targeting five pirate IPTV streaming operations, the case expanded to cover well over 500 domain […]

Human Rights

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. […]

Human Rights

Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2026

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) plans to spend $20m equipping officers with electric shock gloves

UK prosecutors argue Tate brothers a flight risk ahead of bail hearing

France bans unsolicited telemarketing calls

Drivers sue Mercedes-Benz and allege car’s logo gave them burns

Trainee Greater Manchester Police officer charged with rape and kidnap of woman

Suspected crime boss Daniel Kinahan appears in Dublin court after extradition from Dubai

Spanish police arrest 78 people in bust of ‘one of largest’ smuggling networks

Afghan boxer accused of killing Scottish aid worker back in court

Latvian man extradited to UK and charged over death of schoolboy in Coventry

Broadcaster Wins Broad U.S. Blocking Injunction Covering Pirate Sites That Don’t Exist Yet