World Justice News

Should courts sit 24/7 for protest hearings – and will it tackle the backlog?

February 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

Policing across the country is facing “chronic challenges” due to protests, according to a senior officer from the Metropolitan Police. Assistant commissioner Matt Twist told a Policy Exchange event the force was dealing with “protests, […]

Notorious cybercrime gang Lockbit disrupted by NCA, FBI and international coalition

February 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

An infamous cybercrime gang that holds victims’ data to ransom has been disrupted by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and a coalition of international police agencies. A post on Lockbit’s extortion website on Monday said: […]

Father jailed for life for two-year-old adopted daughter murder

February 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

The adoptive father of a two-year-old girl has been jailed for life for her murder. Zahra Ghulami sustained head injuries at their home in Gravesend on the 27 May 2020 and died two days later. Medical evidence […]

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Donald Trump fined $354.9m and banned from running businesses in New York for three years

February 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

Former US president Donald Trump has been fined $354.9m (£281.6m) after a civil fraud trial in New York. With interest included, he will have to hand over at least $453.5m (£359.9m). The judge also banned […]

FBI disrupts hacking network ‘linked to Russian intelligence services’

February 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

US officials say they have disrupted a hacking network linked to Russian intelligence services. They say the hackers – believed to be from the secretive hacking arm of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (better known as the GRU) […]

Mechanic from Cheshire jailed for 16 years for role in child sex abuse website

February 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

A mechanic who helped run one of the dark web’s biggest child sex abuse websites has been jailed for 16 years after he was convicted under organised crime laws in the first case of its […]

Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade shooting leaves one dead and 21 injured

February 14, 2024 World Justice News 0

One person has been killed and 21 others were injured, including eight children, after a shooting at the end of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade. The team and their supporters had been […]

Greece on the brink of legalising same-sex marriage

February 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

In her garden in northern Athens, four-year-old Niovi plays make-believe, selling cakes from her imaginary shop. For her two mums, Christina Leimoni and Victoria Kalfaki, their dream may soon become real, as Greece stands on […]

Deobra Redden, who leapt at Las Vegas judge during sentencing, faces attempted murder charge

February 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man who attacked the judge about to sentence him by leaping at her in the courtroom has been charged with attempted murder. Deobra Redden, 30, jumped over the judicial bench at Clark County District Court towards […]

Baby dies after mother mistakenly put her in oven

February 11, 2024 World Justice News 0

A baby died after her mother mistakenly put her down for a nap in the oven, a US prosecutor has said. Mariah Thomas of Kansas City, Missouri, has been charged with endangering the welfare of a […]

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Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

Human Rights

Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

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Articles by World Justice News

Should courts sit 24/7 for protest hearings – and will it tackle the backlog?

Notorious cybercrime gang Lockbit disrupted by NCA, FBI and international coalition

Father jailed for life for two-year-old adopted daughter murder

Donald Trump fined $354.9m and banned from running businesses in New York for three years

FBI disrupts hacking network ‘linked to Russian intelligence services’

Mechanic from Cheshire jailed for 16 years for role in child sex abuse website

Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade shooting leaves one dead and 21 injured

Greece on the brink of legalising same-sex marriage

Deobra Redden, who leapt at Las Vegas judge during sentencing, faces attempted murder charge

Baby dies after mother mistakenly put her in oven