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Bristol protest: Police attacked as ‘Kill the Bill’ demo turns violent

March 22, 2021 World Justice News 0

Protesters have attacked police after thousands of people turned up to a demonstration that officers had “strongly advised” against attending. Officers suffered broken bones and police vans were set alight as angry scenes unfolded in […]

Russian pleads guilty to Tesla ransomware plot

March 20, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Russian man in the US has pleaded guilty to plotting to extort money from the electric car company Tesla. Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov is accused of offering an employee $1m (£721,000) to place ransomware in […]

Imprisonment for Public Protection jail terms ‘a death sentence’

March 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

Karl Maroni, 33, has spent all his adult life in jail. Aged 18 he committed three violent offences and was convicted. He was told the minimum time he’d be in prison would be three and […]

Michael Spavor: Canadian spy trial in China ends without verdict

March 19, 2021 World Justice News 0

The closely-watched trial of a Canadian businessman accused of espionage has ended in China with no verdict. It is the latest development in what has turned into a diplomatic spat between China and the US […]

Atlanta shootings: Asian women among eight killed at three spas

March 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

Eight people, many of them women of Asian descent, have been killed in shootings at spas in the US state of Georgia. Police said the shootings took place at a massage parlour in Acworth, a […]

Stuart Lubbock: Murder arrest over death in Michael Barrymore pool

March 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the indecent assault and murder of Stuart Lubbock at the home of Michael Barrymore. Mr Lubbock, 31, was found dead in the TV presenter’s pool in […]

Bulgarian police seize fake millions in joint operation with US

March 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Bulgarian authorities have seized counterfeit money worth millions printed at a university during a series of raids in the capital Sofia. Notes worth €3.6m (£3m) and $4m (£2.9m) were found in a joint operation by […]

Mother ‘used deepfake to frame cheerleading rivals’

March 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

A mother allegedly used explicit deepfake photos and videos to try to get her teenage daughter’s cheerleading rivals kicked off the team. Raffaela Spone from Pennsylvania, US, reportedly sent the content – which showed members […]

Brian Sicknick: Two arrested for assault of Capitol Police officer

March 16, 2021 World Justice News 0

Two men have been charged for using bear spray on a Capitol Police officer who later died after responding to the 6 January riot. Brian Sicknick was one of five people who died following the […]

Court of Appeal rejects claim CPS approach to rape prosecution was ‘unlawful’

March 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service over its policy on prosecuting serious sexual offences. End Violence Against Women had said the CPS’ move away from a “merits-based […]

Human Rights

Nine held in religious group modern slavery raid

April 29, 2026 0

Nine people have been arrested over allegations of serious sexual offences, forced marriage and modern slavery among members of a religious group in Cheshire. More than 500 officers were involved in raids at three addresses, […]

Human Rights

British Government to impose some form of social media age or functionality restrictions

April 28, 2026 0

The government will “impose some form of age or functionality restrictions” on social media for under-16s even if it stops short of an outright ban, Education Minister Olivia Bailey has said. Ministers proposed further amendments […]

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 […]

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Bristol protest: Police attacked as ‘Kill the Bill’ demo turns violent

Russian pleads guilty to Tesla ransomware plot

Imprisonment for Public Protection jail terms ‘a death sentence’

Michael Spavor: Canadian spy trial in China ends without verdict

Atlanta shootings: Asian women among eight killed at three spas

Stuart Lubbock: Murder arrest over death in Michael Barrymore pool

Bulgarian police seize fake millions in joint operation with US

Mother ‘used deepfake to frame cheerleading rivals’

Brian Sicknick: Two arrested for assault of Capitol Police officer

Court of Appeal rejects claim CPS approach to rape prosecution was ‘unlawful’