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UAE extradites British trader Sanjay Shah to Denmark

December 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extradited British trader Sanjay Shah to Denmark over tax fraud charges worth £1.46bn, his lawyers say. Mr Shah, who lives in Dubai, is accused of participating in fraudulent share […]

New Rwanda asylum treaty deals with Supreme Court concerns, says James Cleverly

December 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

The home secretary says a new treaty with Rwanda addresses the concerns of the UK’s Supreme Court, which ruled the government’s plan unlawful last month. The court said the policy, which would see migrants sent […]

UK porn watchers could have faces scanned

December 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

Porn users could have their faces scanned to prove their age, with extra checks for young-looking adults, draft guidance from Ofcom suggests. The watchdog has set out a number of ways explicit sites could prevent […]

Trans women who hurt females to go to male prisons

December 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

Trans women who have hurt or threatened women or girls will not be held in female prisons unless there are “exceptional” circumstances, new guidance states. The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) policy follows a public outcry […]

YouTuber Trevor Jacob jailed after crashing plane for views

December 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

A YouTuber has been jailed for six months for deliberately crashing his plane for views, and then lying about it to US investigators. Trevor Jacob, 30, posted the video of the plane crash in December […]

Court rules Donald Trump can be sued for allegedly inciting Capitol riot

December 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

A federal appeals court has ruled that Donald Trump can be sued in civil court for his role in allegedly inciting the riot on Capitol Hill in January 2021. It comes after two injured Capitol […]

Judge taken to hospital after family court assault

December 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

A senior family court judge was treated in hospital after being assaulted by a man whose case he was hearing. The attacker was representing himself in court in Milton Keynes County Court and did not […]

Derek Chauvin: George Floyd’s killer was stabbed 22 times with ‘improvised knife’ by former mafia member

December 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

Derek Chauvin – the ex-police officer jailed over the murder of George Floyd – was stabbed 22 times with an “improvised knife” in prison, it has emerged. Fellow inmate John Turscak has been charged with […]

George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote

December 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

The US House of Representatives has expelled congressman George Santos, following a damning ethics report and dozens of criminal charges. “To hell with this place,” Mr Santos told reporters as he left the Capitol. The […]

Judge rejects Trump’s immunity claim in 2020 election case

December 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

A federal judge has dismissed ex-President Donald Trump’s bid to throw out charges of election interference on the basis of “presidential immunity”. Mr Trump’s lawyers had argued his attempts to reject the 2020 results fell […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

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New Rwanda asylum treaty deals with Supreme Court concerns, says James Cleverly

UK porn watchers could have faces scanned

Trans women who hurt females to go to male prisons

YouTuber Trevor Jacob jailed after crashing plane for views

Court rules Donald Trump can be sued for allegedly inciting Capitol riot

Judge taken to hospital after family court assault

Derek Chauvin: George Floyd’s killer was stabbed 22 times with ‘improvised knife’ by former mafia member

George Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote

Judge rejects Trump’s immunity claim in 2020 election case