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Guilty by email leads to fears over open justice

December 27, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Proposals allowing people to plead guilty to minor offences online could erode the principle of open justice, campaigners have warned. Changes to the Prisons and Court Reform Bill could see up to 900,000 people who […]

Florence court convicts Cheik Tidiane Diaw of murdering Ashley Olsen

December 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A Senegalese man has been convicted by a court in Florence of murdering Ashley Olsen, a 35-year-old native of Florida whose death shocked the Italian city’s small art community. Cheik Tidiane Diaw, 27, was sentenced […]

Philippines leader Duterte faces investigation over killings claim

December 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

The Philippines independent human rights watchdog has said it will investigate claims by President Rodrigo Duterte that he personally killed drug suspects while mayor of Davao. The Commission on Human Rights will also examine reports […]

RM Sergeant Alexander Blackman to spend Christmas behind bars after bail bid over murder conviction refused

December 21, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A Royal Marine serving life after being found guilty of murdering an injured Afghan fighter will spend Christmas behind bars pending a new challenge against his conviction. Sergeant Alexander Blackman, 42, of Taunton in Somerset, […]

Huge stash of weapons Royal Marine tried to sell on the streets of Britain

December 21, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A Royal Marines reservist has been jailed for 14 and a half years for trying to sell a cache of stolen arms in an undercover sting. Martin Shannon, 43, of Hythe, Southampton, took guns, ammunition, explosives […]

Teenagers to spend Christmas in adult jail despite Victorian court ruling it unlawful

December 21, 2016 zoshinuk 0

A group of juvenile offenders will spend Christmas in Victoria’s maximum security adult jail despite a court ruling that their transfer to Barwon Prison was illegal. The Victorian government says it will appeal the Supreme […]

Wife wins right to turn off life support machine for Gulf War veteran husband

December 20, 2016 zoshinuk 0

By Richard Hartley-Parkinson for Metro.co.uk Doctors should stop providing life support treatment to a soldier-turned-policeman who was left in a coma after a road accident, a judge has ruled. Gulf War veteran Paul Briggs, who […]

Footballer spared jail for kicking coat hanger into disabled teammate’s backside

December 20, 2016 zoshinuk 0

by Ashitha Nagesh for Metro.co.uk IDAHO – A high school footballer player who kicked a coat hanger into the rectum of a mentally disabled teammate has avoided prison. John R. K. Howard, 18, was originally […]

Girl, 15, banished to shed for being on her period dies from ‘suffocation’

December 20, 2016 zoshinuk 0

NEPAL – A 15-year-old girl has died after being banished to a shed because she was menstruating, under a now-banned ancient Hindu practice. The girl from Nepal is believed to have died from suffocation caused by […]

Defense tries to show accused killer’s feet too big to have been at crime scenes

December 19, 2016 zoshinuk 0

By Judy Harrison Jen Lynds contributed to this report MACHIAS, Maine — A private investigator hired by the defense on Monday measured the feet of Matthew Davis, who is accused of slaying an Oakfield couple […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]

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Guilty by email leads to fears over open justice

Florence court convicts Cheik Tidiane Diaw of murdering Ashley Olsen

Philippines leader Duterte faces investigation over killings claim

RM Sergeant Alexander Blackman to spend Christmas behind bars after bail bid over murder conviction refused

Huge stash of weapons Royal Marine tried to sell on the streets of Britain

Teenagers to spend Christmas in adult jail despite Victorian court ruling it unlawful

Wife wins right to turn off life support machine for Gulf War veteran husband

Footballer spared jail for kicking coat hanger into disabled teammate’s backside

Girl, 15, banished to shed for being on her period dies from ‘suffocation’

Defense tries to show accused killer’s feet too big to have been at crime scenes