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Teacher who had sex with four pupils jailed

July 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

A teacher who had sex with four of his pupils, including one who became pregnant, has been jailed for 12 years. Sean Aldridge, 37, a former teacher at Warblington School in Havant, Hampshire, was found […]

Mario Cerciello Rega: US teen held over officer’s killing ‘illegally blindfolded’

July 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Italian police are investigating a leaked photo of a blindfolded American teenager who is accused of killing an officer in Rome. The photo of murder suspect Gabriel Christian Natale-Hjorth, 18, was shown by Italian media […]

Garlic festival shooting: Three dead in Gilroy California

July 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Three people have been killed and 15 injured after a gunman attacked a food festival in California. The gunman was shot dead by police shortly after he began firing, although police are investigating reports that […]

Faruk Orman: Murder conviction quashed in Australia ‘Lawyer X’ scandal

July 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

An Australian man’s conviction for a gangland murder has been quashed, after a high-profile scandal where his lawyer was revealed to be a police informant. Faruk Orman, 37, was freed on Friday after serving 12 […]

US Supreme Court gives go-ahead for Trump wall funding

July 27, 2019 World Justice News 0

The US Supreme Court has said that President Donald Trump can use $2.5bn (£2bn) of Pentagon funds for a section of wall on the southern border. The court ruled by five votes to four to […]

Marcus Hutchins spared US jail sentence over malware charges

July 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

The British computer hacker who helped stop a major cyber-attack affecting the NHS in 2017 has avoided a jail sentence in the US over malicious hacking charges. In April, 25-year-old Marcus Hutchins pleaded guilty to […]

German school students in Starnberg try to spring teen from cell

July 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

School end-of-year parties are often riotous affairs, but they rarely end with 100 teenagers laying siege to a police station. That was the scene in the lakeside Bavarian town of Starnberg on Thursday night, after […]

Carl Beech: ‘VIP abuse’ accuser jailed for 18 years

July 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man who made false allegations of murder and child sexual abuse against public figures has been jailed for 18 years. Carl Beech, 51, from Gloucester, was sentenced for 12 counts of perverting the course […]

Israeli ‘underworld’ figures shot dead in Mexico City ‘hit’

July 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

A woman in a blonde wig is suspected of carrying out a hit on two alleged Israeli underworld figures in a busy restaurant in Mexico City. Alon Azulay, 41, and Benjamin Yeshurun Sutchi, 44, were […]

Ex-Oxford University employee guilty of US murder

July 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

An ex-Oxford University employee has pleaded guilty to stabbing and killing a man in Chicago in 2017 – with newly-released court documents revealing details of the crime. According to a plea agreement released by the […]

Human Rights

Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

Human Rights

Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

Human Rights

Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]

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Teacher who had sex with four pupils jailed

Mario Cerciello Rega: US teen held over officer’s killing ‘illegally blindfolded’

Garlic festival shooting: Three dead in Gilroy California

Faruk Orman: Murder conviction quashed in Australia ‘Lawyer X’ scandal

US Supreme Court gives go-ahead for Trump wall funding

Marcus Hutchins spared US jail sentence over malware charges

German school students in Starnberg try to spring teen from cell

Carl Beech: ‘VIP abuse’ accuser jailed for 18 years

Israeli ‘underworld’ figures shot dead in Mexico City ‘hit’

Ex-Oxford University employee guilty of US murder