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Ashers ‘gay cake’ row referred to highest European Court

August 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

A case involving a Christian bakery, which refused to make a cake with a slogan supporting same-sex marriage, has been referred to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Gareth Lee tried but failed to […]

Philadelphia shooting: Gunman who injured six surrenders after stand-off

August 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

A suspect has been taken into custody after injuring six officers in a shootout in the US city of Philadelphia. A gun battle broke out between police and a male shooter at about 16:30 local […]

The children sent to a DR Congo ‘holiday camp’ never to come back

August 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A court in Belgium is investigating an orphanage for alleged abduction and trafficking of children from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Children were brought to Belgium and adopted by families who had been told they […]

Bell and Rogers to Request ‘Pirate’ Site Blocking Order in Canada

August 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A lawsuit against the alleged ‘pirate’ IPTV provider GoldTV is gearing up to be a test case for pirate site blocking in Canada. A group of major broadcasters and telco giants, including Rogers and Bell, […]

Australia drug bust: Four UK men arrested over huge MDMA haul

August 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

Six people including four British men have been arrested in Australia and New Zealand in one of the region’s largest-ever drug seizures. Australian police said the bust was connected to a UK-based organised crime syndicate […]

Brexit: Legal bid to stop Westminster shutdown

August 13, 2019 World Justice News 0

A legal challenge to try to prevent Boris Johnson shutting down parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit is to get under way later. The aim is to get the Court of Session in Edinburgh […]

Trump targets legal migrants who get food aid

August 12, 2019 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump’s administration is to make it more difficult for poorer legal migrants to extend their visas or gain permanent resident status (a green card). The rule targets migrants who rely on public […]

Woman crushed in London between cars in ‘road-rage attack’

August 12, 2019 World Justice News 0

A woman was badly injured when she was crushed between two cars in a possible road-rage attack in central London. The Met said officers were looking into claims a Land Rover was driven at the […]

Canada cable car cord severed in likely act of sabotage, police say

August 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

Canadian police are investigating after a cable car gondola was sabotaged in an apparent act of vandalism. Almost all of the 30 cars on the Sea-to-Sky gondola in Squamish, north of Vancouver, fell to the […]

Jeffrey Epstein: Financier ‘found dead in cell’ in New York

August 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

Financier Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead in his prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, US media report. His body was discovered at 07:30 local time (11:30 GMT) on Saturday at the […]

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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Ashers ‘gay cake’ row referred to highest European Court

Philadelphia shooting: Gunman who injured six surrenders after stand-off

The children sent to a DR Congo ‘holiday camp’ never to come back

Bell and Rogers to Request ‘Pirate’ Site Blocking Order in Canada

Australia drug bust: Four UK men arrested over huge MDMA haul

Brexit: Legal bid to stop Westminster shutdown

Trump targets legal migrants who get food aid

Woman crushed in London between cars in ‘road-rage attack’

Canada cable car cord severed in likely act of sabotage, police say

Jeffrey Epstein: Financier ‘found dead in cell’ in New York