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Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 World Justice News 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued

October 22, 2026 World Justice News 0

For more than a decade, serious flaws had gone undetected in the technology underpinning much of the internet. It took artificial intelligence (AI) to bring them to light and caused a global cyber-security alert. The […]

Man indicted by a US federal grand jury arrested in Pakistan over $126m counterfeit postage scheme

October 21, 2026 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested in Pakistan and accused of running a counterfeit postage operation costing the US Postal Service $126m (£94m). Faheem Akram, 33, from the city of Khanewal in the country’s eastern Punjab […]

Kenya cult leader who told parents to starve children guilty of 191 murders

October 19, 2026 World Justice News 0

The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, has been found guilty of murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Mackenzie ordered members of his cult to starve their children to death […]

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs moved to low-security facility in Pennsylvania

October 17, 2026 World Justice News 0

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been transferred from a New Jersey correctional facility to a prison in Pennsylvania, the US Federal Bureau of Prisons says. The rap mogul was moved to FCI Allenwood Low on Friday, […]

Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico

October 17, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Mexican judge has sentenced three men convicted of murdering Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their US friend Carter Rhoad to 158 years and nine months in jail each. The Robinsons and Rhoad […]

Trial of German steakhouse heiress that sparked a huge spy scandal

October 17, 2026 World Justice News 0

It is a trial that has gripped Germany, with a wealthy heiress in the dock for months and a case that triggered the country’s biggest espionage scandal in recent history. Christina Block, heir to a […]

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

Nurse stole £750k from 99-year-old woman for cosmetic surgery and home improvements

October 16, 2026 World Justice News 0

A nurse who stole £750,000 from a vulnerable 99-year-old and spent the money on cosmetic surgery and home improvements has been struck off. Rebecca Louise Burwood exploited the resident who was living at Bryn Yr […]

White House defends new press secretary amid questions about her legal credentials

October 15, 2026 World Justice News 0

The White House is defending its new press secretary, Katie Zacharia, as she faces scrutiny over her legal credentials. President Donald Trump described Zacharia as an attorney when announcing her appointment last week. She has […]

Human Rights

Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

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Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

Websites taken down worldwide as critical cyber-security update issued

Man indicted by a US federal grand jury arrested in Pakistan over $126m counterfeit postage scheme

Kenya cult leader who told parents to starve children guilty of 191 murders

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs moved to low-security facility in Pennsylvania

Three men jailed for 158 years each for murdering Australian and US surfers in Mexico

Trial of German steakhouse heiress that sparked a huge spy scandal

Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

Nurse stole £750k from 99-year-old woman for cosmetic surgery and home improvements

White House defends new press secretary amid questions about her legal credentials