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Kirkby insurer made fake Manchester Arena bomb claim

September 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

A boss of an insurance firm claimed she had a daughter who was hurt in the Manchester Arena bomb attack so she could make claims for a payout. Susan Pain, of Kirkby, Merseyside, made 30 […]

South Africa’s highest court legalises cannabis use

September 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

South Africa’s highest court has legalised the use of cannabis by adults in private places. Pro-marijuana activists cheered in the public gallery and chanted “Weed are free now” when the Constitutional Court gave its landmark […]

Suspended Cheshire police chief ‘was like Darth Vader’

September 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

A chief constable who was compared to the Star Wars villain Darth Vader treated junior officers and staff like “roadkill”, a misconduct panel heard. Simon Byrne, who was suspended from Cheshire Constabulary last year, is […]

Celia Barquín: European golf champion murdered in Iowa

September 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man has been charged with murder, hours after prominent Spanish golfer Celia Barquín Arozamena was found dead on an Iowa golf course. Barquín, 22, won the European Ladies’ Amateur championship in July and was […]

Kavanaugh and accuser to testify in Senate

September 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

The Senate has scheduled a public hearing on a sex assault claim against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh for next week. Judge Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who says he attacked her 36 […]

U.S. Wants Prison Sentence for Facebook User Who Pirated ‘Deadpool’

September 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

The US Government is recommending a six-month prison sentence for a California man who uploaded a pirated version of the movie Deadpool to Facebook. In just a few days the copy was viewed 6,386,456 times. […]

Brett Kavanaugh ‘sexual assault victim’ speaks out

September 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman who alleged she was sexually assaulted by US President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, has identified herself. Christine Blasey Ford told the Washington Post Mr Kavanaugh had pinned her to a […]

US ‘serial killer’ border agent arrested in Texas

September 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

A US Border Patrol agent has been arrested in the state of Texas on suspicion of killing four women. Officers began looking for Juan David Ortiz in the city of Laredo after a fifth woman […]

Brett Kavanaugh denies sexual misconduct in high school

September 15, 2018 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh has denied an allegation of sexual misconduct during his high-school days. Reports say an unidentified woman claimed in a letter to Democrats that Mr Kavanaugh tried […]

Fraud ringleader jailed over ‘boiler room’ scam

September 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

A “boiler room” fraud ringleader has been sentenced to a total of 13 years in jail after being found guilty of conspiring with five others to con 170 investors out of £2.8m. Michael Nascimento ran […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Britain’s assisted dying bill fails to become law as it runs out of time but supporters vow to continue fighting

April 25, 2026 0

Assisted dying will not become a law in England and Wales after the bill ran out of time for debate. The landmark legislation, which has been making its way through parliament for the past year-and-a-half, had […]

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Kirkby insurer made fake Manchester Arena bomb claim

South Africa’s highest court legalises cannabis use

Suspended Cheshire police chief ‘was like Darth Vader’

Celia Barquín: European golf champion murdered in Iowa

Kavanaugh and accuser to testify in Senate

U.S. Wants Prison Sentence for Facebook User Who Pirated ‘Deadpool’

Brett Kavanaugh ‘sexual assault victim’ speaks out

US ‘serial killer’ border agent arrested in Texas

Brett Kavanaugh denies sexual misconduct in high school

Fraud ringleader jailed over ‘boiler room’ scam