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UK Illegal Migration Bill aims to stop small boats full of illegal immigrants crossing the Channel

March 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

Rishi Sunak has said the crackdown on small boats crossing the Channel is needed as the current system that is being exploited is “unfair on the British people”. The prime minister described the new Illegal […]

Charles Bronson: Parole hearing for Britain’s most notorious prisoner

March 6, 2023 World Justice News 0

Britain’s most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson is launching a bid for freedom at a public parole hearing. Bronson, now known as Charles Salvador and appearing with a shaven head, cuts an imposing figure in his […]

Fake cocaine lured suspects in Australia’s biggest-ever drugs bust of cocaine worth $700m

March 4, 2023 World Justice News 0

Australian police have intercepted $1bn Australian dollars worth of cocaine from entering the west of the country, in what is believed to be the nation’s biggest-ever drug bust. In a joint collaboration with the US, […]

Breakthrough in California murder case after 43 years as DNA from 1994 finally tested

March 4, 2023 World Justice News 0

DNA evidence from an alleged sexual assault in 1994 has led to the arrest of a man for a 43-year-old murder in California. Harold Carpenter, 63, is believed to have killed Patricia Carnahan in 1979, […]

Alex Murdaugh trial: US lawyer convicted of murdering wife and son

March 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

Alex Murdaugh has been convicted of murdering his wife and son after a six-week trial that revealed the prominent lawyer’s spectacular fall from grace. The 54-year-old shot his wife Margaret, 52, four or five times […]

Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger had knives and gun – court documents

March 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

Face masks, a knife and a gun were among several items found by police at the family home of the Idaho murder suspect, new court documents show. They were taken from Bryan Kohberger’s parents’ home […]

Pirate IPTV: Police & Sky Nationwide Crackdown, Four Arrested

March 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

The Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit, Police Scotland, and Sky TV, say they have carried out nationwide raids against suspected pirate IPTV suppliers in the UK. Four people have been arrested and police say that […]

Ghislaine Maxwell launches appeal against her sex trafficking conviction

March 1, 2023 World Justice News 0

Ghislaine Maxwell has launched an appeal against her conviction for helping disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. In a filing with the 2nd US Circuit of Appeals in Manhattan, Maxwell has said that […]

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter

February 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon have been further arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter as police search for their missing baby. Police say they must now consider the possibility the infant “has come to […]

Ex-husband and former in-laws charged with murder after model Abby Choi’s legs found in fridge

February 27, 2023 World Justice News 0

The ex-husband and former in-laws of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi have appeared in court after being charged in connection with her murder. The accused include her ex-husband Alex Kwong, Kwong’s brother Anthony and their […]

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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UK Illegal Migration Bill aims to stop small boats full of illegal immigrants crossing the Channel

Charles Bronson: Parole hearing for Britain’s most notorious prisoner

Fake cocaine lured suspects in Australia’s biggest-ever drugs bust of cocaine worth $700m

Breakthrough in California murder case after 43 years as DNA from 1994 finally tested

Alex Murdaugh trial: US lawyer convicted of murdering wife and son

Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger had knives and gun – court documents

Pirate IPTV: Police & Sky Nationwide Crackdown, Four Arrested

Ghislaine Maxwell launches appeal against her sex trafficking conviction

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter

Ex-husband and former in-laws charged with murder after model Abby Choi’s legs found in fridge