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Trump drops lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James

January 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump has withdrawn a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge accused him of using the courts to seek revenge. The lawsuit accused Ms James of conducting a “war of […]

Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over Rust shooting

January 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

Actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter over the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed on a film set when he fired a prop gun. Mr Baldwin had been rehearsing a […]

Canadian billionaire settles defamation suit against Twitter

January 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Canadian billionaire Frank Giustra has settled a long-running lawsuit against Twitter over tweets linking him to the pizzagate conspiracy theory. Mr Giustra, who founded Lionsgate Entertainment, first sued Twitter in 2019, over what he called […]

Bitzlato crypto founder charged with $700m financial crimes

January 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Authorities have seized cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, and arrested its co-founder, accusing the firm of fuelling a “high-tech axis of crypto crime”. The US Department of Justice charged Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national living in China, […]

Heathrow increases security after rise in US cannabis smuggling arrests

January 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Security checks will be stepped up for air travellers flying from Los Angeles to London after a series of recent cannabis-smuggling arrests. At least 11 passengers have been charged with attempting to import the drug […]

Boy guilty of Redditch Asda stabbing murder

January 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A 15-year-old boy has been found guilty of murdering a man stabbed to death outside an Asda supermarket. Ian Kirwan, 53, was attacked at the store in Redditch, Worcestershire, on 8 March after challenging teenagers […]

Baby among six killed in possible cartel attack in California

January 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A teenage mother and her 10-month-old baby were fatally shot in the head “assassination style” in an attack that left six people dead in central California. Authorities received a call at 3.38am on Monday about […]

Ron Jeremy: US porn star declared unfit for sex crimes trial

January 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

US adult film star Ron Jeremy has been declared mentally incompetent to stand trial for alleged sex crimes. Mr Jeremy was indicted on 34 counts of sexual assault – including 12 of rape – over […]

Andrew Tate: Romanian police widen probe into controversial influencer

January 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

Romanian police are expanding their investigation into former kickboxing champion Andrew Tate, seizing a fleet of luxury cars from his Bucharest compound over the weekend, and raiding seven more properties – including a newly renovated villa […]

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick pleads guilty to string of sex offences including 24 rape charges

January 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has pleaded guilty to a string of sexual offences including 24 rape charges. PC David Carrick – who was known to his colleagues as “B*****d Dave” – entered guilty pleas […]

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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Trump drops lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James

Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter over Rust shooting

Canadian billionaire settles defamation suit against Twitter

Bitzlato crypto founder charged with $700m financial crimes

Heathrow increases security after rise in US cannabis smuggling arrests

Boy guilty of Redditch Asda stabbing murder

Baby among six killed in possible cartel attack in California

Ron Jeremy: US porn star declared unfit for sex crimes trial

Andrew Tate: Romanian police widen probe into controversial influencer

Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick pleads guilty to string of sex offences including 24 rape charges