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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 World Justice News 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 […]

Christa Pike ‘conscious and speaking at hospital’ after failed execution in US

October 7, 2026 World Justice News 0

Death row inmate Christa Pike is conscious and speaking nearly a week after Tennessee’s failed execution, her lawyers say. The convicted murderer was given two doses of pentobarbital, a lethal drug used by the US […]

Baltimore Maryland police at Leon Day Park shooting

Girl, 12, killed after shooting over ‘parking space’ in Baltimore

October 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

A 12-year-old girl was killed after a shooting broke out over an apparent dispute over parking, Baltimore police said. According to Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley, police responded to reports of gunshots at Leon Day […]

US Marine Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard

Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan’s Okinawa

October 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

For many Okinawa locals, the arrest of a US soldier accused of robbing and killing a woman in a hotel room has reignited decades of frustration over crimes involving US military personnel there. “Honestly my […]

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action over search warrants relating to his arrest

October 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is taking legal action against Thames Valley Police over his arrest in February. The former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, in the wake of information that emerged […]

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife’s baby in ‘horrific’ robbery

October 2, 2026 World Justice News 0

A businessman was beaten with hammers by masked men who broke into his home and threatened to kill his heavily pregnant wife unless he transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds of cryptocurrency. Speaking to the […]

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

October 1, 2026 World Justice News 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. […]

Three Egyptian security officials convicted of kidnapping Italian student

September 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

Three Egyptian security officials have been convicted by a Rome court over the kidnapping of an Italian student whose tortured body was found in Cairo a decade ago. The men, who were tried in absentia, […]

Investigation into alleged gang rape at Cornell University reopened by prosecutors

September 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

New York state prosecutors have reopened an investigation into the alleged gang rape of a woman at a Cornell University fraternity house two years ago. The woman, who was a 20-year-old student at the time, […]

‘Quantity of petrol’ but no explosives found in three vehicles near RAF Fairford

September 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

A quantity of petrol but no explosive devices were found during searches of the three vans near RAF Fairford in the west of England, counter-terror police have said. Five men were arrested on suspicion of […]

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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

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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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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 […]

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Year: 2026

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

Christa Pike ‘conscious and speaking at hospital’ after failed execution in US

Girl, 12, killed after shooting over ‘parking space’ in Baltimore

Arrest of US marine for murder reignites protests in Japan’s Okinawa

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor takes legal action over search warrants relating to his arrest

Crypto thieves attack man in home and threaten to kill pregnant wife’s baby in ‘horrific’ robbery

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

Three Egyptian security officials convicted of kidnapping Italian student

Investigation into alleged gang rape at Cornell University reopened by prosecutors

‘Quantity of petrol’ but no explosives found in three vehicles near RAF Fairford