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Man who snatched 24 phones before police car ‘rammed’ his bike is jailed for two years

August 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man who used an electric motorbike to snatch 24 phones in one morning in London has been jailed for two years. Sonny Stringer rode at nearly 50mph before a police car made “tactical contact” […]

School worker jailed for stealing chicken wings worth $1.5m

August 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

A school worker has been jailed for nine years after stealing $1.5m (£1.18m) worth of chicken wings. Vera Liddell’s year-long heist of the flightless birds soared to 11,000 cases of the wings, which were meant […]

Nigerian woman summoned for ripping up husband’s passport

August 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

The Nigeria Immigration Service has summoned a woman for questioning after she was filmed apparently tearing up her husband’s passport at Lagos airport in a video which has been widely shared on social media. The […]

Prison employee dies after exposure to mail ‘saturated’ in substance

August 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

A mailroom supervisor at a California prison has died after coming into contact with mail “saturated in an unknown substance”, the US Federal Bureau of Prisons said. Marc Fischer – a coast guard veteran who […]

Teenage girl admits triple school stabbing

August 12, 2024 World Justice News 0

A 14-year-old girl has admitted stabbing three people in an attack at a school in Carmarthenshire, but has denied attempted murder. Teachers Fiona Elias, Liz Hopkin and a pupil were injured at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman […]

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Cloudflare Can’t Be Forced to Use Piracy Shield to Block IPTV, Court Tells Serie A

August 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

Serie A’s bid to force Cloudflare to participate in Piracy Shield, Italy’s pirate IPTV blocking system, has failed. The Italian football league filed a legal complaint in April, claiming that Cloudflare assists and protects pirate […]

U.S. Copyright Groups Urge Canada to Prioritize Anti-Piracy Enforcement

August 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

The IIPA, which represents the MPA, RIAA, and other entertainment industry groups, believes that Canada could and should do more to tackle online piracy. The association argues that anti-piracy efforts, in the broadest sense, should […]

Man charged over theft of Bluey coins worth $400,000

August 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

An alleged coin bandit has been charged by Australian police with stealing more than A$600,000 ($393,500; £309,000) worth of limited-edition coins based on the hit children’s television show Bluey. Police say they received a report […]

Mozambique ex-minister guilty of one of Africa’s biggest scandals

August 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

A US court has convicted a Mozambican former finance minister over a 10-year-old conspiracy that triggered the worst economic crisis in his home country since independence. Manuel Chang was found guilty of accepting pay-offs through […]

Federal appeals court upholds Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons

August 7, 2024 World Justice News 0

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland’s decade-old ban on military-style firearms commonly referred to as assault weapons. A majority of 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges rejected gun rights […]

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Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

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Man who snatched 24 phones before police car ‘rammed’ his bike is jailed for two years

School worker jailed for stealing chicken wings worth $1.5m

Nigerian woman summoned for ripping up husband’s passport

Prison employee dies after exposure to mail ‘saturated’ in substance

Teenage girl admits triple school stabbing

Cloudflare Can’t Be Forced to Use Piracy Shield to Block IPTV, Court Tells Serie A

U.S. Copyright Groups Urge Canada to Prioritize Anti-Piracy Enforcement

Man charged over theft of Bluey coins worth $400,000

Mozambique ex-minister guilty of one of Africa’s biggest scandals

Federal appeals court upholds Maryland’s ban on assault-style weapons