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UK Government Lose Brexit Article 50 Court Case

November 3, 2016 World Justice News 0

Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the European Union, the High Court has ruled. This means the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty – beginning […]

3D Crime Scene Replica Tool ‘as significant as DNA’

November 1, 2016 World Justice News 0

A pioneering police force is laser scanning crime scenes to build a hyper-realistic virtual world they can continue to investigate long after the real location has been cleaned. West Midlands Police use cameras that take […]

West Ham FC Christmas Hamper Conman Guilty

November 1, 2016 World Justice News 0

A conman who tricked former England manager Sam Allardyce and striker Andy Carroll out of thousands of pounds has been convicted of fraud. Stephen Ackerman, 48, who went by the name Mark Kingston, visited West […]

UK Increases Cyber-Defence Against Website Hijacking and Spoofing

November 1, 2016 World Justice News 0

Automatic defences to stop hackers hijacking websites or spoofing official domains will get a boost from a £1.9bn government cybersecurity strategy. Chancellor Philip Hammond said that hostile “foreign actors” were developing attacks that threatened the […]

Death Penalty Vote Nears in California

October 31, 2016 World Justice News 0

As well as voting for presidential and Congressional candidates next week, Californians will be balloted on execution propositions. The outcome could be a watershed in what abolition advocates claim is an inevitable progression towards the […]

Keith Vaz could lose justice committee post

October 31, 2016 World Justice News 0

Keith Vaz, the former chair of the home affairs select committee, could be stopped from joining the justice committee following a rare parliamentary manoeuvre by a Conservative MP. MPs will vote on Monday night whether […]

Dutch Politician Boycotts Opening Of His Hate-Speech Trial

October 31, 2016 World Justice News 0

The hate-speech trial of far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders opened Monday, with Wilders notably absent from the proceedings. The Freedom Party leader known for his remarks against Islam said he’s boycotting the trial for alleged […]

Judges refuse to overturn verdicts against 13 men convicted using “joint enterprise” law

October 31, 2016 World Justice News 0

Judges have refused to overturn guilty verdicts against 13 men convicted using the law of “joint enterprise”. The test cases were brought after the Supreme Court ruled the controversial law had been interpreted wrongly for […]

FBI obtains warrant to review emails from laptop used by Clinton aide Huma Abedin

October 31, 2016 World Justice News 0

The FBI has obtained a warrant to start reviewing emails found on a laptop used by top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin and her husband Anthony Weiner, according to reports from US media. The Wall […]

Charles Manson’s “right-hand man” Refused Parole

October 28, 2016 World Justice News 0

A man who described himself as cult leader Charles Manson’s “right-hand man” has been refused parole in California, 47 years after he helped to kill actress Sharon Tate and six other people. Charles Manson, who […]

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 […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

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UK Government Lose Brexit Article 50 Court Case

3D Crime Scene Replica Tool ‘as significant as DNA’

West Ham FC Christmas Hamper Conman Guilty

UK Increases Cyber-Defence Against Website Hijacking and Spoofing

Death Penalty Vote Nears in California

Keith Vaz could lose justice committee post

Dutch Politician Boycotts Opening Of His Hate-Speech Trial

Judges refuse to overturn verdicts against 13 men convicted using “joint enterprise” law

FBI obtains warrant to review emails from laptop used by Clinton aide Huma Abedin

Charles Manson’s “right-hand man” Refused Parole