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HMP Bronzefield baby death: Mother was ‘failed’ says inspectors

September 22, 2021 World Justice News 0

An 18-year-old inmate who lost her baby at Europe’s largest women’s prison should never have given birth alone in her cell, according to a critical report from inspectors. The baby died in September 2019 at […]

Sarah Everard disappearance: Met officer arrested on suspicion of murder

March 10, 2021 World Justice News 0

Police investigating the disappearance of Sarah Everard are searching a home and woodland in Kent following the arrest of a serving Met officer. The 33-year-old was last seen in Clapham, south London, on 3 March. […]

Josh Hanson murder: Britain’s ‘most wanted’ man jailed for life

October 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

A killer once dubbed one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives has been jailed for at least 26 years. Shane O’Brien, 31, evaded police for three-and-a-half years after he slashed Josh Hanson’s neck in Hillingdon, west […]

Paedophile Richard Huckle stabbed to death at Full Sutton Prison

October 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A British man jailed for numerous sex crimes against Malaysian children has been found stabbed to death in prison. Richard Huckle, from Ashford, Kent, abused as many as 200 children. In 2016, he was given […]

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 […]