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Ticketmaster warns customers to take action after hack

July 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

Ticketmaster customers in North America have been sent emails warning them to take action after the company was hacked in May. Emails were sent overnight to Canadian customers, urging them to “be vigilant and take steps to […]

How Canada became a car theft capital of the world

July 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

Logan LaFarniere woke up one October morning in 2022 to an empty driveway. His brand new Ram Rebel truck was missing. His security camera captured two hooded men breaking into the pickup in the dead […]

Svetlana Petrichuk and Yevgenia Berkovich

Russian court jails theatre figures over IS wives play

July 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Russian playwright and a theatre director have been found guilty of “justifying terrorism” by a military court in Moscow. Director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petrichuk were sentenced to six years each for the […]

Coroner calls on US to act over Harry Dunn death

July 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

A coroner has called for improved driver training for US government staff in the UK following the death of Harry Dunn. The motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a car driven by American Anne […]

Boeing to admit fraud charge to avoid trial over crashes that killed 346 people

July 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

Boeing is to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge to resolve a US investigation into two fatal 737 MAX crashes. An official at the US Department of Justice (DoJ) revealed overnight that Boeing would pay […]

Ghana chef accused of faking Guinness World Records award

July 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Ghanaian chef who claimed to have broken the world record for the longest non-stop cooking by an individual has been arrested over a dispute with his sponsor. Ebenezer Smith held a press conference on […]

Teacher who had sex with two schoolboys jailed

July 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

A teacher who had sex with two schoolboys and became pregnant by one of them has been jailed. Rebecca Joynes groomed both boys from the age of 15, first exchanging messages on social media, Manchester […]

Secret Epstein documents show prosecutors knew about abuse two years before plea deal

July 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors knew Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted girls two years before they struck a deal long criticised as a missed chance to stop him, according to newly released transcripts. The grand jury investigation began in Florida in 2006 […]

Fraud gangs ‘stealing billions’ from music industry via ‘fake’ streams

July 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

Fraud groups take billions of dollars a year out of the music industry through fake streams, a streaming technology company has warned. At least 10% of all song streams are fraudulent, and this takes between […]

LaLiga Demands €450 After ISPs Log Subscribers’ Visits to Pirate Servers

July 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

This February, Spanish football league LaLiga obtained a court order that supposedly allowed it to pursue mere viewers of pirate IPTV. A local court soon clarified that viewers would not be targeted. However, letters from […]

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 […]

Human Rights

First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]

Human Rights

UK MPs and Lords call for new law to address AI threat to human rights

September 14, 2026 0

A cross-party group of MPs and peers has identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI), arguing existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology’s rapid growth. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) […]

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Ticketmaster warns customers to take action after hack

How Canada became a car theft capital of the world

Russian court jails theatre figures over IS wives play

Coroner calls on US to act over Harry Dunn death

Boeing to admit fraud charge to avoid trial over crashes that killed 346 people

Ghana chef accused of faking Guinness World Records award

Teacher who had sex with two schoolboys jailed

Secret Epstein documents show prosecutors knew about abuse two years before plea deal

Fraud gangs ‘stealing billions’ from music industry via ‘fake’ streams