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Nottingham Prison inmate cuts prison officer’s throat

April 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

A prison officer had his throat cut by an inmate at HMP Nottingham, the Ministry of Justice has said. Union officials said it was an “unprovoked attack” by a prisoner with a razor blade. The […]

Upskirting now a crime after woman’s campaign

April 13, 2019 World Justice News 0

Upskirting is now a criminal offence in England and Wales after a campaign by a woman targeted at a music festival. Offenders will face up to two years in prison for taking an image or […]

Internet Archive denies hosting ‘terrorist’ content

April 13, 2019 World Justice News 0

The Internet Archive has been hit with 550 “false” demands to remove “terrorist propaganda” from its servers in less than a week. The demands came via the Europol net monitoring unit and gave the site only […]

Man charged with attempted murder after child falls from balcony

April 13, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US man has been arrested after a five-year-old sustained life-threatening injuries from being pushed or thrown off a balcony at a shopping centre. The boy tumbled two storeys from the balcony at Minnesota’s Mall […]

US lottery winner sues son for mismanaging fortune

April 13, 2019 World Justice News 0

A 90-year-old US lottery winner is suing her son and his financial advisers for allegedly mismanaging her fortune. Gloria Mackenzie became the biggest single Powerball winner in US history when she took home the $278m […]

Serial drink-driver avoids jail ‘for being a woman’

April 13, 2019 World Justice News 0

A judge gave a serial drink-driver a chance to avoid jail because she is a woman. Victoria Parry, 30, hit three other cars after downing a bottle of wine. Judge Sarah Buckingham said Parry, an […]

Swedish police charged over fatal shooting of man with Down’s syndrome

April 12, 2019 World Justice News 0

Three Swedish police officers have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man who had Down’s syndrome and autism. Police opened fire on Eric Torell, 20, in response to what they described […]

Louisiana cop’s son arrested over black church fires

April 12, 2019 World Justice News 0

The son of a police deputy has been arrested as the suspect in three fires at black churches in southern Louisiana, officials say. Holden Matthews, 21, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with three counts […]

Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London

April 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Mr Assange took refuge in the embassy seven years ago to avoid extradition to Sweden over a sexual assault case that has […]

Albania manhunt after gang target plane in ‘€10m heist’

April 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

A suspected gang leader was shot dead after a dramatic raid on an Austrian airlines plane on the runway at Tirana airport in Albania. Passengers waiting for the Airbus plane to leave Mother Teresa airport […]

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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Nottingham Prison inmate cuts prison officer’s throat

Upskirting now a crime after woman’s campaign

Internet Archive denies hosting ‘terrorist’ content

Man charged with attempted murder after child falls from balcony

US lottery winner sues son for mismanaging fortune

Serial drink-driver avoids jail ‘for being a woman’

Swedish police charged over fatal shooting of man with Down’s syndrome

Louisiana cop’s son arrested over black church fires

Julian Assange: Wikileaks co-founder arrested in London

Albania manhunt after gang target plane in ‘€10m heist’