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Andy Carroll robbery: Man guilty of targeting West Ham striker

September 1, 2017 World Justice News 0

A man has been found guilty of trying to rob footballer Andy Carroll of his £22,000 wristwatch as the striker drove home from West Ham’s training ground. Jack O’Brien, 22, had denied attempting to rob […]

Nine G4S staff at immigration removal suspended

September 1, 2017 World Justice News 0

G4S has suspended nine members of staff from an immigration removal centre near Gatwick Airport, following a BBC Panorama undercover investigation. The programme says it has covert footage recorded at Brook House showing officers “mocking, […]

Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court

September 1, 2017 World Justice News 0

Kenya’s Supreme Court has annulled the result of the last month’s presidential election. Citing irregularities, Chief Justice David Maraga said a new vote should be held within 60 days. The election commission had declared […]

Thai beach murders: National Crime Agency unlawfully shared data

August 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

The National Crime Agency (NCA) has admitted unlawfully handing information to Thai police investigating the murders of two British backpackers. Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo were found guilty of killing Hannah Witheridge and David Miller […]

CeX hack: Two million customers warned as retailer hacked

August 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

Two million customers may have had their personal details stolen from electronic retailer CeX after its systems were hacked, the firm said today. CeX, which runs the WeBuy electricals buying and selling website, sent out […]

Giant spambot scooped up 711 million email addresses

August 30, 2017 World Justice News 0

A malware researcher has discovered a spamming operation that has been drawing on a list of 711.5 million email addresses. The scale of the scheme appears to make it the biggest find of its kind. […]

West Ham’s Andy Carroll watch robbery 999 call ‘One’s pulling out a gun’

August 29, 2017 World Justice News 0

West Ham striker Andy Carroll has given evidence after a gun-wielding motorcyclist tried to rob him of his watch at traffic lights last year. The Premier League footballer was returning home from his club’s training […]

Police Confiscate ‘Pirate’ Media Players

August 29, 2017 World Justice News 0

Following a tip from Dutch anti-piracy group BREIN, local police have confiscated 245 “pirate” media players. The vendor had previously promised to stop selling the devices but while the boxes disappeared from an online store, […]

High Court Rules Entire Kim Dotcom Spying Operation Was Illegal

August 25, 2017 World Justice News 0

The whole New Zealand-based spying operation against Kim Dotcom and his Megaupload co-defendants was illegal, the High Court has ruled. The revelation appears in a newly released decision, which shows the GCSB spy agency refusing […]

Kim Wall case: Murder charge sought for Peter Madsen

August 24, 2017 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in Denmark say they will bring murder charges against the inventor suspected of killing a Swedish journalist on board his submarine. They are expected to ask for the new charges when Mr Madsen appears […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Facial recognition to be ‘rolled out’ across UK after human rights challenge fails

April 22, 2026 0

Facial recognition systems will be introduced across the country, the government has said as it welcomed the failure of a legal challenge to the technology. The case against the Metropolitan Police’s use of live facial […]

Canada

Canadian ‘online poison seller’ Kenneth Law to have ‘murder charges dropped in plea deal’

April 19, 2026 0

A Canadian chef accused of supplying deadly substances to people around the world who have taken their own lives will have murder charges dropped as part of a plea deal, his lawyer has said. Kenneth […]

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Articles by World Justice News

Andy Carroll robbery: Man guilty of targeting West Ham striker

Nine G4S staff at immigration removal suspended

Kenya presidential election cancelled by Supreme Court

Thai beach murders: National Crime Agency unlawfully shared data

CeX hack: Two million customers warned as retailer hacked

Giant spambot scooped up 711 million email addresses

West Ham’s Andy Carroll watch robbery 999 call ‘One’s pulling out a gun’

Police Confiscate ‘Pirate’ Media Players

High Court Rules Entire Kim Dotcom Spying Operation Was Illegal

Kim Wall case: Murder charge sought for Peter Madsen