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Court orders Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to go to prison

May 17, 2023 World Justice News 0

A court has ruled that disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes must report to prison while she appeals against her fraud conviction. Holmes, 39, had asked a judge to remain free while she fought against her […]

No-fault evictions in England to be banned in reform of rental sector

May 17, 2023 World Justice News 0

Landlords would be banned from evicting tenants with no justification as part of a long-promised overhaul of the private rental sector in England. A new law to be tabled in Parliament would abolish no-fault evictions […]

Nicolas Sarkozy to wear tag after losing corruption appeal

May 17, 2023 World Justice News 0

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a prison sentence for corruption. However, the Paris appeals court ruled that he could serve his time at home wearing a tag instead of going […]

Dresden Green Vault jewel theft: Five men convicted of audacious 2019 heist

May 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

Five men have been found guilty of an audacious jewel heist in the German city of Dresden. The thieves stole precious items worth €113m (£98m) from the city’s state museum in 2019. Police recovered many […]

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Three civilians and the suspected shooter killed with several others injured in New Mexico

May 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

At least four people have been killed and several others injured in a shooting in the US. Police in Farmington, New Mexico, said they believe the attacker, who was “confronted and killed on scene”, acted […]

Javad Marandi: Conservative Party donor’s link to massive money laundering probe

May 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

A top businessman whose foreign companies were part of a global money laundering investigation is a major donor to the Conservative Party. Javad Marandi, who has an OBE for business and philanthropy, can be named […]

Records of Florida grand jury’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation can be made public

May 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Florida appeals court has opened the door for the possible release of transcripts of the grand jury investigation into notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein nearly 20 years ago that ended with prosecutors negotiating a plea deal […]

Lori Vallow: US doomsday cult mum guilty of murdering children, rival

May 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

An Idaho mother in a doomsday cult has been found guilty of murdering her two children and her husband’s former wife, in a case that shocked the US. Lori Vallow and her husband, Chad Daybell, […]

US Army sergeant sentenced to 25 years for shooting protester

May 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

A US Army sergeant convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020 has been sentenced to 25 years in a case that has outraged conservatives. A judge sentenced Daniel Perry, 36, on Wednesday, […]

Jailed Dutchman Joran van der Sloot to be extradited from Peru to US

May 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, a suspect in the 2005 disappearance of an American teenager, will be extradited from Peru to face criminal charges in the US, according to media reports. He is currently in […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

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 […]

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Court orders Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes to go to prison

No-fault evictions in England to be banned in reform of rental sector

Nicolas Sarkozy to wear tag after losing corruption appeal

Dresden Green Vault jewel theft: Five men convicted of audacious 2019 heist

Three civilians and the suspected shooter killed with several others injured in New Mexico

Javad Marandi: Conservative Party donor’s link to massive money laundering probe

Records of Florida grand jury’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation can be made public

Lori Vallow: US doomsday cult mum guilty of murdering children, rival

US Army sergeant sentenced to 25 years for shooting protester

Jailed Dutchman Joran van der Sloot to be extradited from Peru to US