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Man who escaped Mississippi prison months before release gets 40-year sentence

August 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

A 21-year-old man who decided to escape prison with just a few months of his sentence left has been jailed for 40 years. Shunekndrick Huffman fled Central Mississippi Correctional Facility on 25 August last year, […]

Lori Vallow: Cult mum who killed children sentenced to life in prison

August 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

An Idaho mother in a doomsday cult has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering her two youngest children and conspiring in the murder of her husband’s former wife. Lori Vallow Daybell, 50, was […]

David Hunter: British husband who killed wife in Cyprus released

July 31, 2023 World Justice News 0

A British man freed by a Cypriot court after being sentenced for killing his seriously ill wife said he could not find words to describe his release. David Hunter was convicted of the manslaughter of […]

Colombian president’s son arrested in money laundering probe

July 31, 2023 World Justice News 0

The son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been arrested for money laundering and illicit enrichment by the country’s attorney general. Nicolas Petro, a politician in Atlantico province, was detained over allegations he was paid […]

Italian Pirate IPTV Customers Risk a 5,000 Euro Fine Starting August 8, 2023

July 30, 2023 World Justice News 0

Italy’s brand new anti-piracy law has just received full approval from telecoms regulator AGCOM. In a statement issued Thursday, AGCOM noted its position “at the forefront of the European scene in combating online piracy.” The […]

Judge dismisses Donald Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ lawsuit against CNN

July 29, 2023 World Justice News 0

A federal judge has thrown out a $475m (£369m) defamation lawsuit brought by Donald Trump against CNN for allegedly likening him to Adolf Hitler. The US cable network described Mr Trump’s unsubstantiated claim that the […]

Carlee Russell: Alabama woman who faked kidnapping charged

July 29, 2023 World Justice News 0

An Alabama woman who admitted to faking her own kidnapping has been charged over the hoax. Carlee Russell, 25, faces two misdemeanours: one of false reporting to law enforcement and another of falsely reporting an […]

Florida woman jailed for stealing from Holocaust survivor in romance scam

July 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Florida woman who defrauded an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor of his life savings in a romance scam has been sentenced to four years in prison. Peaches Stergo, 36, siphoned over $2.8m (£2.1m) between 2017 and […]

Cameras in courts has been a ‘big success’

July 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Head of the Judiciary in England and Wales has told Sky News the first year of allowing cameras crown court rooms has been a “complete success”. A year ago today, the first cameras were allowed […]

Singapore executes a woman for the first time in 19 years

July 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

Singapore has executed a woman for the first time in 19 years. Saridewi Djamani, 45, was sentenced to death in 2018 for trafficking nearly 31 grams (1.09 ounces) of heroin, the Central Narcotics Bureau said. […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]

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Man who escaped Mississippi prison months before release gets 40-year sentence

Lori Vallow: Cult mum who killed children sentenced to life in prison

David Hunter: British husband who killed wife in Cyprus released

Colombian president’s son arrested in money laundering probe

Italian Pirate IPTV Customers Risk a 5,000 Euro Fine Starting August 8, 2023

Judge dismisses Donald Trump’s ‘Big Lie’ lawsuit against CNN

Carlee Russell: Alabama woman who faked kidnapping charged

Florida woman jailed for stealing from Holocaust survivor in romance scam

Cameras in courts has been a ‘big success’

Singapore executes a woman for the first time in 19 years