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[ July 19, 2026 ] FIFA World Cup Triggers a Global Anti-Piracy Crackdown News
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[ July 18, 2026 ] Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in US in connection with UK police investigation Lead Story
[ July 17, 2026 ] Henry Nowak’s killer’s mother jailed for removing knife from murder scene Lead Story

Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in US in connection with UK police investigation

July 18, 2026 World Justice News 0

Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in the US on an extradition request from the UK after prosecutors said they were bringing further charges against them. The controversial social media influencers were taken into […]

Henry Nowak’s killer’s mother jailed for removing knife from murder scene

July 17, 2026 World Justice News 0

The mother of Henry Nowak’s killer has been jailed for three years for removing the murder weapon from the scene of the crime. Vickrum Digwa used a 21cm (8in) blade to kill the 18-year-old student, […]

Teenage boy sleeping with laptop and phone

UK teenagers to face social media curfew and no infinite scrolling – but can switch it off

July 15, 2026 World Justice News 0

UK Sixteen and 17-year-olds will face an overnight social media curfew and the disabling of addictive features under government plans – but critics say it won’t achieve anything as the settings can be turned off. […]

Trump pays writer E Jean Carroll $5m in damages over sexual abuse and defamation

July 15, 2026 World Justice News 0

US President Donald Trump has paid writer E Jean Carroll more than $5m (£3.7m) in damages three years after he was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her in a civil case, her lawyers […]

Ann Widdecombe death: Man, 28, arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of murder

July 12, 2026 World Justice News 0

Police say a 28-year-old man has been arrested in South Yorkshire on suspicion of the murder of Ann Widdecombe. “The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody,” a statement from […]

Ghanaian influencer extradited to US over $8m scam targeting elderly Americans

July 10, 2026 World Justice News 0

A Ghanaian social media influencer known as Abu Trica, whose real name is Frederick Kumi, has been extradited to the US to face trial for allegedly running a romance scam that defrauded elderly Americans of […]

Ruth Ellis with her boyfriend David Blakely

Ruth Ellis, last woman executed in UK, granted a conditional pardon

July 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in the UK, has been granted a posthumous conditional pardon. Ellis was hanged at London’s Holloway Prison in 1955 after being convicted of murdering her lover David […]

Prince Harry and others lose High Court privacy case against Daily Mail publisher

July 8, 2026 World Justice News 0

The Duke of Sussex and six others have lost their High Court privacy case against the publisher of the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday. Judge Mr Justice Nicklin said the claimants had failed to […]

Google must pay record €4.1bn fine over antitrust issues

July 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

Google will have to pay a record €4.1bn (£3.5bn, $4.67bn) fine after it lost its fight against EU antitrust regulators. Eight years ago, the search engine giant was handed a €4.3bn fine by the regulator […]

Alleged Scattered Spider hacker arrested in Finland

July 3, 2026 World Justice News 0

A teenager has been arrested for alleged involvement with the Scattered Spider hacking group, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has said. Peter Stokes, 19, was arrested in Finland in April and extradited to the […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

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 […]