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Father tries to block daughter’s euthanasia in landmark Spanish case

March 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

A young woman is due to testify in a Spanish court today in a bid to persuade a judge to let her die voluntarily against the wishes of her father, in the first case of […]

Nurses charged over video threatening Israeli patients

March 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two Sydney nurses who allegedly appeared in a video that made threats towards Israeli patients have been charged by police. Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 27, and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, were both suspended from their duties […]

Mass trial begins of Tunisian president’s opponents

March 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

A mass trial of around 40 prominent opposition figures began in Tunisia on Tuesday, in a case that lawyers, relatives and rights groups say is politically motivated. Diplomats, politicians, lawyers, and journalists who are critical […]

Florida opens criminal investigation into Tate brothers

March 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Florida has launched a criminal investigation into British-American influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate, who flew to the state last week from Romania, where they faced rape and human-trafficking charges. Florida’s attorney general, James Uthmeier, said […]

‘Corrupt’ ex-prison officer who boasted about performing sex act on inmate jailed

March 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

An ex-prison officer who boasted about performing a sex act on an inmate who “manipulated” her has been jailed. Mother-of-one Katie Evans, 26, burst into tears in court as the judge described how she was […]

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Men convicted of regularly raping teenage girls in Rotherham called them ‘fresh meat’

March 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two men have been convicted of a series of sexual offences against two teenage girls, who were described by the gang targeting them as “fresh meat”. Sheffield Crown Court was told the girls were sexually […]

Robert Crimo III pleads guilty to killing seven people in Chicago Independence Day parade mass shooting

March 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

A man has pleaded guilty to killing seven people when he opened fire on an Independence Day parade in Chicago in 2022. Robert E Crimo III, 24, had pleaded not guilty to the shooting – but changed […]

Haiti police raid gang leader’s stronghold in capital

March 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

The government of Haiti says police have launched a large-scale operation in a shantytown controlled by powerful gang leader Jimmy Chérizier, who is widely known as Barbecue. The authorities say several gang members have been […]

US judge says mass firings of some federal workers likely illegal

March 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

A California judge has said the mass firings of probationary employees by the Trump administration were likely unlawful. The ruling said the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) had told thousands of employees across a handful […]

Former Brookside actor jailed over £13m modelling fraud

March 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

A former Brookside actor who masterminded a £13.6million fraud operation that conned thousands of would-be models has been jailed. Philip Foster, 49, who played Christian Wright in the Liverpool soap, ran a network of fake […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]

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Father tries to block daughter’s euthanasia in landmark Spanish case

Nurses charged over video threatening Israeli patients

Mass trial begins of Tunisian president’s opponents

Florida opens criminal investigation into Tate brothers

‘Corrupt’ ex-prison officer who boasted about performing sex act on inmate jailed

Men convicted of regularly raping teenage girls in Rotherham called them ‘fresh meat’

Robert Crimo III pleads guilty to killing seven people in Chicago Independence Day parade mass shooting

Haiti police raid gang leader’s stronghold in capital

US judge says mass firings of some federal workers likely illegal

Former Brookside actor jailed over £13m modelling fraud