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Millionaire on trial accused of murdering lover

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By: Andy Rutherford A MULTI-millionaire Gwent businessman strangled his lover after eavesdropping on a telephone call in which she told a friend she was planning to leave him, it was alleged in court. Newport […]

Dylann Roof motion to represent himself in trial granted

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Dylann Roof took the stand Monday morning asking to dismiss counsel and represent himself in his trial. Roof said he has the capacity to represent himself. Roof was declared competent to stand trial last week. The […]

Paedophile football coach Barry Bennell in hospital after he was found ‘unconscious and not breathing’ at hotel

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Convicted paedophile Barry Bennell was believed to be receiving treatment in hospital on Monday after police were called to a ‘welfare incident’ at a hotel. The 62-year-old is understood to have been found unconscious and […]

Guilty fraudster resigns from John Howard Society board

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Guilty fraudster resigns from John Howard Society board By Alex Brockman A member of the board of directors of the John Howard Society of the Northwest Territories resigned after pleading guilty in a fraud case, […]

Judge mulls jury visiting crime scene in Slager trial

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By BRUCE SMITH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A judge is considering whether jurors will visit the spot where a white former South Carolina police officer is accused of shooting and killing an unarmed black man in […]

US High Court To Examine Mental Disability, Death Penalty Issue

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

BY MICHAEL GRACZYK, ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is set to examine whether the nation’s busiest state for capital punishment is trying to put to death a convicted killer who’s intellectually […]

Jury Selection to Continue Monday in Church Shooting Trial

November 28, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Roshanda Pratt and associated press Charleston, SC (WLTX)- Jury selection will continue in the federal case against Dylann Roof on trial for fatally shooting nine churchgoers at a Charleston church last year. Twenty-two-year-old Dylann Roof […]

Contentious UK Spy Bill Due to Become Law

November 27, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Contentious UK Spy Bill Due to Become Law BEN BIRCHALL/REUTERS Britain’s Parliament has passed a controversial spy bill allowing authorities to store and access the Internet browsing history of everyone in the country. The Investigatory […]

Football sex abuse scandal: Top clubs ‘made secret payments to keep victims quiet’

November 26, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Robert Mendick, chief reporter Ben Rumsby Top football clubs made secret payments to buy the silence of young players sexually abused by coaches, The Telegraph can disclose, as the growing scandal threatened to engulf the […]

Sexual abuse in English soccer exposed as victims speak out

November 25, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

LONDON – Former English soccer players who were subjected to years of sexual abuse by youth team coaches entrusted with their care are breaking cover to expose the game’s dark secrets. Harrowing stories of assaults […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]

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Millionaire on trial accused of murdering lover

Dylann Roof motion to represent himself in trial granted

Paedophile football coach Barry Bennell in hospital after he was found ‘unconscious and not breathing’ at hotel

Guilty fraudster resigns from John Howard Society board

Judge mulls jury visiting crime scene in Slager trial

US High Court To Examine Mental Disability, Death Penalty Issue

Jury Selection to Continue Monday in Church Shooting Trial

Contentious UK Spy Bill Due to Become Law

Football sex abuse scandal: Top clubs ‘made secret payments to keep victims quiet’

Sexual abuse in English soccer exposed as victims speak out