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Kevin Spacey granted bail over sexual assault charges

June 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

US actor Kevin Spacey has been given unconditional bail after appearing in a London court on four charges of sexually assaulting three men. The 62-year-old is also facing a fifth charge of causing a man […]

Apple battery row: Millions of iPhone users could get payouts in legal action

June 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

Millions of iPhone users could be eligible for payouts, following the launch of a legal claim accusing Apple of secretly slowing down the batteries of older phones. Justin Gutmann alleges the company misled users over […]

EU takes new legal action against UK over post-Brexit deal changes

June 15, 2022 World Justice News 0

The EU has announced new legal action against the UK government over its plans to scrap parts of the post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland. Ministers outlined a bill on Monday aimed at unilaterally changing trade, […]

Rwanda asylum plan: Court allows first flight to go ahead

June 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

The government’s first flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda can go ahead on Tuesday, appeal court judges say. It supports a previous decision by the High Court that it was in the “public interest” for […]

Kevin Spacey to appear in UK court on sex assault charges

June 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

Actor Kevin Spacey has been charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. The 62-year-old has also been charged with causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual […]

Toronto van attacker sentenced to life in prison

June 13, 2022 World Justice News 0

The man responsible for a deadly van attack in Toronto four years ago has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years. The 29-year-old killer was found guilty last […]

Oklahoma official seeks execution dates for 25 inmates

June 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Oklahoma City (AP) – Oklahoma’s attorney general has asked the state’s highest appeals court to set execution dates for 25 death row inmates following a federal judge’s rejection of their challenge to the state’s lethal injection […]

Abuja to Kaduna train attack: Gunmen free 11 hostages

June 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Kidnappers who had detained some victims of the March attack on the Abuja to Kaduna train in northern Nigeria have released 11 hostages. The spokesman to the cleric acting as go-between for the government and […]

Cristiano Ronaldo: US judge dismisses rape lawsuit

June 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A US judge has dismissed a rape allegation lawsuit against Cristiano Ronaldo because the accuser’s lawyer relied on leaked and stolen records. Kathryn Mayorga alleges that the Manchester United footballer raped her at a Las […]

Border rapist trial starts in France for 56 attacks

June 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

Four years after he was arrested in a French village close to the Belgian border, Dino Scala has gone on trial accused of a 30-year series of rapes and sexual assaults. The former caretaker, now […]

Human Rights

Britain’s assisted dying bill fails to become law as it runs out of time but supporters vow to continue fighting

April 25, 2026 0

Assisted dying will not become a law in England and Wales after the bill ran out of time for debate. The landmark legislation, which has been making its way through parliament for the past year-and-a-half, had […]

Human Rights

Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

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Kevin Spacey granted bail over sexual assault charges

Apple battery row: Millions of iPhone users could get payouts in legal action

EU takes new legal action against UK over post-Brexit deal changes

Rwanda asylum plan: Court allows first flight to go ahead

Kevin Spacey to appear in UK court on sex assault charges

Toronto van attacker sentenced to life in prison

Oklahoma official seeks execution dates for 25 inmates

Abuja to Kaduna train attack: Gunmen free 11 hostages

Cristiano Ronaldo: US judge dismisses rape lawsuit

Border rapist trial starts in France for 56 attacks