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Tanzania arrests 65 ‘witchdoctors’ over killings

March 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police in Tanzania have arrested 65 “witchdoctors”, or traditional healers, in connection with the ritual killing of at least 10 children. The children were killed in January and many had body parts removed. There is […]

James Bulger’s father loses Jon Venables identity challenge

March 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

The father of James Bulger has lost a legal challenge to try to change a lifelong anonymity order for one of his son’s killers. Ralph Bulger wanted information relating to Jon Venables’ new identity to […]

Australian farmer Gene Charles Bristow guilty of raping backpacker

March 4, 2019 World Justice News 0

An Australian man has been found guilty of kidnapping and raping a backpacker from Europe and keeping her for two days in a pig shed near his farm. Gene Charles Bristow, 54, had pleaded not […]

Meng Wanzhou: Huawei chief executive can be extradited, Canada says

March 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Canada has said it will allow the US extradition case against Huawei’s chief executive to move forward, but the court must make a final decision. The US wants Meng Wanzhou, Huawei chief financial officer, to […]

Billie Wayne Coble: Two men arrested at Texas execution

March 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two men have been released on bail after allegedly throwing fists and swearing during an execution in Texas. Billie Wayne Coble, 70, was put to death by lethal injection nearly 30 years after murdering his […]

US man accused of faking own kidnapping to avoid Super Bowl bet

March 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

A US man has been accused of staging his own “elaborate” kidnapping to avoid paying out lost Super Bowl bets. Robert Brandel, 60, was found tied up in his truck near Buffalo in New York […]

‘Right to rent’ checks breach human rights – High Court

March 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

Rules aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from renting properties are “discriminatory” and breach human rights laws, the High Court has ruled. The “right to rent” scheme, which requires landlords to check the immigration status of […]

Family pug seized by town over unpaid debts and sold on eBay

February 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A town in Germany has made headlines for seizing a family’s dog over unpaid taxes – and then selling it on eBay. German media report that officials in Ahlen initially wanted to seize the wheelchair […]

Sally Challen murder conviction quashed over husband’s death

February 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A woman who killed her husband in a hammer attack after saying she suffered decades of abuse has won an appeal to have her murder conviction quashed. Sally Challen, 65, of Claygate, Surrey, admitted killing […]

Bestival drugs death: Boyfriend guilty of manslaughter

February 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man who gave his girlfriend drugs at a festival and filmed her as she died has been found guilty of manslaughter. Louella Fletcher-Michie was found dead in woodland near the Bestival site in Dorset […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]

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 […]

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Tanzania arrests 65 ‘witchdoctors’ over killings

James Bulger’s father loses Jon Venables identity challenge

Australian farmer Gene Charles Bristow guilty of raping backpacker

Meng Wanzhou: Huawei chief executive can be extradited, Canada says

Billie Wayne Coble: Two men arrested at Texas execution

US man accused of faking own kidnapping to avoid Super Bowl bet

‘Right to rent’ checks breach human rights – High Court

Family pug seized by town over unpaid debts and sold on eBay

Sally Challen murder conviction quashed over husband’s death

Bestival drugs death: Boyfriend guilty of manslaughter