World Justice News

Disgraced funeral director jailed for 20 years for 67 offences, including denying 30 people a decent and proper burial and giving families the ashes of strangers

August 1, 2026 World Justice News 0

A disgraced funeral director’s bank accounts and assets have been frozen, as prosecutors seek to recover cash fleeced from his victims. Robert Bush was jailed for 20 years at Hull Crown Court on Friday for […]

Ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie case released – as police hope writing style is recognised

August 1, 2026 World Justice News 0

Police investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of TV host Savannah Guthrie, have released early ransom notes in the hunt for her suspected kidnapper. Two notes were sent to a local television station […]

Father who gifted gun to son before he carried out deadly high school shooting jailed for 15 years

July 31, 2026 World Justice News 0

A man who gave his son the gun he used in a deadly high school shooting in Georgia has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Colin Gray’s sentencing comes days after his son, Colt […]

Police find £4m in cash and 1kg of cocaine at south London property after stopping suspicious vehicle

July 31, 2026 World Justice News 0

An estimated £4million in cash and a kilo of cocaine was found at a south London property after police stopped a suspicious vehicle before making further searches at an address linked to the driver. Met […]

Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism

July 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

Pavel Durov, the founder and chief executive of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism by Russia’s security agency. Moscow also said it had issued an international warrant for the 41-year-old […]

Cyber-attackers take 607,000 records from UK Department of Education

July 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

Hackers have obtained about 607,000 records in a cyber-attack on the Department for Education (DfE) in England. The data taken includes telephone numbers and email addresses relating to individuals and organisations but does not include […]

Chairman stole £22k from junior football club to fund cocaine habit

July 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

A former junior football club chairman stole £22,491 from accounts and faked HMRC documents to feed his cocaine habit. Karl Morecroft, 45, lied to club members at RTB Ebbw Vale while taking home the payments […]

France Approves Automated, Real-Time Blocking of Pirate Sports Streams

July 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

French lawmakers have officially adopted a new sports law that replaces manual domain checks with support for automated, real-time piracy blocking. The system allows for instant blockades during live sports broadcasts, with oversight checks from […]

Bryan Kohberger the Idaho students murderer plans to withdraw guilty plea

July 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

The family of one of the victims of Bryan Kohberger has branded the convicted murderer a “narcissist”, after he applied to withdraw his guilty plea. Kohberger, 31, filed a hand-written petition from the Idaho Maximum Security Penitentiary […]

Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits

July 28, 2026 World Justice News 0

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has offered to pay as much as $5.5bn (£4.14bn) to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits in the US alleging that its baby powder and other products containing talcum cause ovarian cancer. […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Human Rights

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Human Rights

UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]

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Disgraced funeral director jailed for 20 years for 67 offences, including denying 30 people a decent and proper burial and giving families the ashes of strangers

Ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie case released – as police hope writing style is recognised

Father who gifted gun to son before he carried out deadly high school shooting jailed for 15 years

Police find £4m in cash and 1kg of cocaine at south London property after stopping suspicious vehicle

Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism

Cyber-attackers take 607,000 records from UK Department of Education

Chairman stole £22k from junior football club to fund cocaine habit

France Approves Automated, Real-Time Blocking of Pirate Sports Streams

Bryan Kohberger the Idaho students murderer plans to withdraw guilty plea

Johnson & Johnson offers up to $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits