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Water company bosses could face prison time in new crackdown

September 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

Water company bosses could face up to two years in prison and be banned from taking bonuses under the new government’s first major proposals to crack down on England’s sewage, chemical and manure infested waterways. […]

14-year-old boy, has been arrested after shooting dead two students and two teachers at a high school in Georgia

September 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

A 14-year-old boy, has been arrested after allegedly shooting dead two students and two teachers at a high school in Georgia. The gunman, named by police as Colt Gray, was a student at Apalachee High School, in […]

Man charged after four shot dead on Chicago train

September 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

A 30-year-old man from Chicago has been charged with murder after four people were fatally shot on a train, authorities said. The suspect, identified by Forest Park Police as Rhanni Davis, is accused of four […]

Sweden’s ‘Queen of Trash’ on trial for mountains of waste

September 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

A businesswoman who styled herself as the “Queen of Trash” has gone on trial in Sweden accused of illegally dumping mountains of waste, in the country’s biggest ever environmental crime case. Bella Nilsson is one […]

British man baffled by Nigeria declaring him a top fugitive

September 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

A British national has said he is at a loss as to why the Nigerian police have accused him of planning to overthrow Nigeria’s government and placed a bounty on his head. It was alleged […]

More than 100 killed in failed DR Congo jailbreak

September 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

An attempt by inmates to break out of a high-security prison in the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, has led to the deaths of 129 people, the authorities say. Interior Minister Shabani […]

Luxury jet used by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro seized by US officials

September 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

Venezuela’s equivalent to Air Force One has been seized by US officials, who claim the luxury presidential jet was bought illegally and smuggled out of the country to get around US export control laws. The […]

Former Met Police officer charged with rape and sexual assault of woman he allegedly met while on duty

September 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with sexual assault and rape of a woman he is alleged to have met while on duty. Mark Tyrrell, 55, is charged with 15 counts of sexual […]

One of Australia’s most prolific paedophiles pleads guilty to over 300 offences

September 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former childcare worker accused of being one of Australia’s most prolific ever paedophiles has pleaded guilty to raping, sexually abusing and exploiting dozens of girls. Ashley Paul Griffith, 46, from the Gold Coast, faced […]

Man accused of recruiting dozens of strangers to rape his wife

September 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

This story contains some distressing details. A man has gone on trial in France for repeatedly drugging and raping his wife as well as arranging for dozens of other men to rape her. The defendant, […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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Water company bosses could face prison time in new crackdown

14-year-old boy, has been arrested after shooting dead two students and two teachers at a high school in Georgia

Man charged after four shot dead on Chicago train

Sweden’s ‘Queen of Trash’ on trial for mountains of waste

British man baffled by Nigeria declaring him a top fugitive

More than 100 killed in failed DR Congo jailbreak

Luxury jet used by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro seized by US officials

Former Met Police officer charged with rape and sexual assault of woman he allegedly met while on duty

One of Australia’s most prolific paedophiles pleads guilty to over 300 offences

Man accused of recruiting dozens of strangers to rape his wife