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Ex-Newcastle football coach charged with sex offences

May 19, 2017 World Justice News 0

Former Newcastle United youth coach George Ormond has been charged with 29 sex offences, police have said. The 61-year-old, of Newton Abbot, Devon, is alleged to have committed the offences between 1973 and 1998. He […]

Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation

May 19, 2017 World Justice News 0

Sweden’s director of public prosecutions has decided to drop the rape investigation into Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Marianne Ny filed a request to the Stockholm District Court to revoke his arrest warrant, apparently ending a […]

Bank voice recognition security system fooled by BBC

May 19, 2017 World Justice News 0

Security software designed to prevent bank fraud has been fooled by a BBC reporter and his twin. BBC Click reporter Dan Simmons set up an HSBC account and signed up to the bank’s voice ID […]

International Court of Justice orders Pakistan to halt execution of former Indian naval officer

May 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

The International Court of Justice has ordered Pakistan to halt the execution of a former Indian naval officer pending a final decision in the proceedings. India took Pakistan to the court over the death sentence […]

Facebook fined 110m euros by the EU over ‘misleading’ WhatsApp data claim

May 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Facebook has been fined 110m euros (£95m) by the EU for providing “incorrect or misleading” information during its purchase of messaging service WhatsApp in 2014. The European Commission said Facebook had said it could not […]

Rolf Harris will be released from prison on Friday

May 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Rolf Harris will be released from prison on Friday and is due to appear in person at his indecent assault trial next week, a jury has been told. Mr Harris, from Bray, Berkshire, is being […]

New Lawsuit Alleges Baylor Players Gang-Raped Women As ‘Bonding Experience’

May 17, 2017 World Justice News 0

A new federal lawsuit against Baylor University accuses football players of drugging and gang-raping young women as part of a hazing or bonding ritual — and the university of failing to investigate the pervasive sexual […]

International ransomware cyber attack paralyses many NHS Computers

May 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

A major incident has been declared after NHS services across England and Scotland were hit by a large-scale cyber-attack. Staff cannot access patient data, which has been scrambled by ransomware. There is no evidence patient […]

India Supreme Court reviews Islamic instant divorce

May 11, 2017 World Justice News 0

India’s Supreme Court has formally opened hearings into a number of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam. The court said it would examine whether the practice known as “triple talaq” was […]

Judge vacates Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction

May 9, 2017 World Justice News 0

Aaron Hernandez was granted an abatement on his 2015 conviction for the murder of Odin Lloyd, meaning the former New England Patriot is considered not guilty in the eyes of the court. Bristol County (Mass.) […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]

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 […]

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Ex-Newcastle football coach charged with sex offences

Julian Assange: Sweden drops rape investigation

Bank voice recognition security system fooled by BBC

International Court of Justice orders Pakistan to halt execution of former Indian naval officer

Facebook fined 110m euros by the EU over ‘misleading’ WhatsApp data claim

Rolf Harris will be released from prison on Friday

New Lawsuit Alleges Baylor Players Gang-Raped Women As ‘Bonding Experience’

International ransomware cyber attack paralyses many NHS Computers

India Supreme Court reviews Islamic instant divorce

Judge vacates Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction