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[ January 5, 2026 ] New UK powers to seize phones from illegal migrants come into force Lead Story
[ January 5, 2026 ] Indian ‘Piracy Kingpin’ Acquitted After 10-Years Due to Lack of Evidence News
[ January 3, 2026 ] USA capture Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and charged them with drug and weapons offences Lead Story
[ January 3, 2026 ] Officer committed misconduct over mushroom foraging report News
[ January 2, 2026 ] Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches Human Rights

Oscar Pistorius released on parole 11 years after killing Reeva Steenkamp

January 6, 2024 World Justice News 0

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been freed on parole from a South African jail, nearly 11 years after murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Officials confirmed Pistorius was “at home” on Friday morning, having served half of […]

Donald Trump ineligible for the US presidency under constitution’s insurrection clause, Colorado Supreme Court rules

December 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

Donald Trump is ineligible for the US presidency under the constitution’s insurrection clause, the Colorado Supreme Court has ruled. The ruling comes as the former US leader prepares to run for the presidency in 2024. […]

Japan retrial for world’s longest-serving death row inmate

March 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Japanese man who was on death row for nearly half a century has been granted a retrial. Iwao Hakamada, now 87, is the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, according to Amnesty International. He was sentenced […]

Man admits treason charge over Queen crossbow threat

February 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man who arrived at Windsor Castle armed with a crossbow and told a protection officer “I am here to kill the Queen” has pleaded guilty to a charge under the Treason Act. Jaswant Singh […]

Dozens escape Mexican jail in deadly attack

January 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

Dozens of inmates have escaped from a prison in northern Mexico after gunmen, suspected to be members of a drug cartel, opened fire on the facility. The men arrived outside the Chihuahua state prison shortly […]

Advanced cyber-attack: NHS doctors’ paperwork piles up

August 30, 2022 World Justice News 0

Doctors say it could take months to process mounting piles of medical paperwork caused by a continuing cyber-attack on an NHS supplier. One out-of-hours GP says patient care is being badly affected as staff enter […]

Primary election and abortion referendum in Kansas

Kansas abortion vote: Major victory for pro-choice groups

August 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

The conservative US state of Kansas has decided in a referendum to protect abortion rights – in a major victory for pro-choice groups. Voters overwhelmingly said they did not wish to amend the state constitution […]

Lawyer blaming drink-driving on tea jailed and banned

October 9, 2021 World Justice News 0

A lawyer who was almost four times over the drink-drive limit has been jailed for 10 weeks. Louise Taylor, 41, of Holmes Chapel Road, Sandbach, claimed she had been drinking a friend’s home-made Kombucha tea […]

R Kelly guilty in sex trafficking trial

September 27, 2021 World Justice News 0

US singer R Kelly has been found guilty of exploiting his superstar status to run a scheme to sexually abuse women and children over two decades. Eleven accusers, nine women and two men, took the […]

Haiti PM sacks justice minister amid murder inquiry

September 18, 2021 World Justice News 0

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sacked the justice minister after the latter backed a prosecutor who sought charges against Mr Henry over the murder of President Jovenel Moïse. The government is in disarray after […]

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 […]