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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 […]

Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily

January 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

Italy’s most wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro, has been arrested by police after 30 years on the run. Messina Denaro is alleged to be a boss of Sicily’s Cosa Nostra mafia and has been […]

Dozens of Pirate IPTV, Streaming Sites & Apps Face Uncertainty in 2023

January 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

Dozens of pirate IPTV services, streaming apps, and web-based streaming sites are part of a new sweep by the ACE anti-piracy coalition. Investigations may still be in the early stages but for those targeted, ACE […]

Police Pay Home Visits to Warn Pirate IPTV Users

January 15, 2023 World Justice News 0

Anti-piracy group FACT is helping UK police to deliver warning messages to alleged pirate IPTV users. Instead of simply sending letters in the mail, some cease-and-desist notices will be delivered in person. A recent IPTV […]

Euston shooting: Girl, 7, in life-threatening condition and five others injured near church

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

A seven-year-old girl has suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting close to a central London church. Police responded at 13:31 GMT to reports shots were fired from a moving vehicle, as a remembrance service took […]

Man tried 4 times for killing set free after charges dropped

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s new top prosecutor dropped all charges Friday against a Black man who stood trial four times for the same killing, freeing him from behind bars and ending a controversial case that […]

Brazil riots: Brasília’s ex-security chief arrested on return to city

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

Brasília’s former public security chief Anderson Torres has been arrested by Brazil’s Federal Police on his return from the US. Mr Torres was the capital city’s security chief when rioters stormed Brazil’s Congress, the presidential […]

Cryptocurrency companies Gemini and Genesis charged by US regulators with illegally selling crypto assets

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

NEW YORK (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission went after two prominent companies in the crypto community, alleging that Genesis Global Capital and the crypto exchange Gemini were selling unregistered securities through a popular […]

Young Thug trial: Essay-writing punishment for woman who skipped jury duty

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

A woman in Georgia who skipped jury duty was ordered by the judge to write a 30-page essay on the importance of jury service. Identified only as Juror #64, she had been on a trip […]

Trump Organization fined $1.6m for tax fraud

January 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump’s real estate company has been fined $1.6m (£1.31m) by a New York judge for tax crimes. Jurors had found the Trump Organization guilty of fraud and falsifying business records in December. The company […]

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

Italy’s most-wanted mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro arrested in Sicily

Dozens of Pirate IPTV, Streaming Sites & Apps Face Uncertainty in 2023

Police Pay Home Visits to Warn Pirate IPTV Users

Euston shooting: Girl, 7, in life-threatening condition and five others injured near church

Man tried 4 times for killing set free after charges dropped

Brazil riots: Brasília’s ex-security chief arrested on return to city

Cryptocurrency companies Gemini and Genesis charged by US regulators with illegally selling crypto assets

Young Thug trial: Essay-writing punishment for woman who skipped jury duty

Trump Organization fined $1.6m for tax fraud