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Luxury jet used by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro seized by US officials

September 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

Venezuela’s equivalent to Air Force One has been seized by US officials, who claim the luxury presidential jet was bought illegally and smuggled out of the country to get around US export control laws. The […]

Former Met Police officer charged with rape and sexual assault of woman he allegedly met while on duty

September 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with sexual assault and rape of a woman he is alleged to have met while on duty. Mark Tyrrell, 55, is charged with 15 counts of sexual […]

One of Australia’s most prolific paedophiles pleads guilty to over 300 offences

September 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former childcare worker accused of being one of Australia’s most prolific ever paedophiles has pleaded guilty to raping, sexually abusing and exploiting dozens of girls. Ashley Paul Griffith, 46, from the Gold Coast, faced […]

Man accused of recruiting dozens of strangers to rape his wife

September 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

This story contains some distressing details. A man has gone on trial in France for repeatedly drugging and raping his wife as well as arranging for dozens of other men to rape her. The defendant, […]

Canadian killer given life sentences for four murders

September 1, 2024 World Justice News 0

Canadian serial killer Jeremy Skibicki has been given four life sentences for the 2022 murders of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg. He showed no reaction as the sentence was read, and was emotionless as family […]

Man convicted of murder and rape executed in Florida

August 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

A Florida man found guilty of killing a college freshman and raping the victim’s older sister while the two were on a camping trip was executed on Thursday. The state administered a lethal injection to […]

Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe

August 30, 2024 World Justice News 0

Telegram boss and founder Pavel Durov has been placed under formal investigation in France as part of a probe into organised crime on the messaging app, Paris prosecutors say. Mr Durov, 39, has not been […]

Sir Ben Ainslie robbed of Rolex at knifepoint

August 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Sir Ben Ainslie has been robbed of his Rolex watch at knifepoint in Barcelona, ahead of qualification races for the America’s Cup, Spanish media have reported. The most successful Olympic sailor of all time was […]

‘Predator’ who posed as teen social media star jailed for coercing hundreds of victims into ‘degrading’ sex acts

August 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

A “predator” who posed as a teen social media star has been jailed for coercing hundreds of victims into degrading sex acts “in one of the worst sextortion cases in history”. Muhammad Zain Ul Abideen […]

Trump faces revised 2020 election interference charges

August 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

US prosecutors have issued revised charges against Donald Trump for the former president’s alleged attempts to interfere in the 2020 election after losing the contest. The updated wording tries to navigate a Supreme Court ruling […]

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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Luxury jet used by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro seized by US officials

Former Met Police officer charged with rape and sexual assault of woman he allegedly met while on duty

One of Australia’s most prolific paedophiles pleads guilty to over 300 offences

Man accused of recruiting dozens of strangers to rape his wife

Canadian killer given life sentences for four murders

Man convicted of murder and rape executed in Florida

Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe

Sir Ben Ainslie robbed of Rolex at knifepoint

‘Predator’ who posed as teen social media star jailed for coercing hundreds of victims into ‘degrading’ sex acts

Trump faces revised 2020 election interference charges