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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

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

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 […]

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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