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Rapper Krept ‘good’ after assault at Arena Birmingham

October 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

Rapper Krept has said he is “good” and will be “back in no time” after he was assaulted backstage at a BBC Radio 1Xtra live event in Birmingham. The sold-out Saturday night show at the […]

Sidali Mohamed murder: Louai Ali jailed for stabbing student outside college

July 15, 2019 World Justice News 0

A boy has been jailed for life after being convicted of murdering a student outside a college in Birmingham. Louai Ali, 17, was found guilty of fatally stabbing Sidali Mohamed outside the gates of Joseph […]

Ladywood shooting: Man shot dead in Birmingham

May 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

Detectives are investigating the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man in Birmingham. The victim was shot in St Vincent Street West in Ladywood, just after 17:00 BST on Tuesday. He was in cardiac arrest as […]

Birmingham burglar who had sex with corpse jailed

February 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

A burglar who had sex with a corpse after breaking into a funeral parlour has been jailed for six years. Kasim Khuram, 23, had sex with a woman’s body after lifting the lids of coffins […]

John Nixon sentenced for murdering neighbour in Yardley Wood

January 28, 2019 zoshinuk 0

By Ben Hurst Jane Tyler Ross McCarthy Jayne Thomson Sarah Probert A man who was convicted of murdering his neighbour was sentenced today at Birmingham Crown Court. John Nixon, a mechanic and aged 54, fatally stabbed Reece Hipwood, 28, in […]

Aqib Imran: Learning difficulties student guilty of terror plan

December 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

A student who told an undercover MI5 officer he wanted to travel to fight in Libya has been found guilty of preparing an act of terrorism. Aqib Imran, 22, from Birmingham, was convicted after an […]

Burglar admits having sex with corpse in Birmingham funeral home

December 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

A burglar has admitted having sex with a body after lifting the lids of “multiple coffins” at a funeral home. Kasim Khuram, 23, broke into the Co-Operative undertakers in Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, on […]

Dark web paedophile Matthew Falder’s sentence reduced

October 16, 2018 World Justice News 0

A “sadistic” paedophile who was jailed for 32 years has had his sentence reduced. Matthew Falder, a 29-year-old Cambridge graduate and geophysics researcher, was jailed in February after sharing abuse tips and images on the dark […]

Manchester drugs gang jailed over £100m operation

September 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

Eight members of a “sophisticated” £100m drug-dealing ring have been jailed for up to 24 years. Police said the Greater Manchester gang flooded north-east England with drugs. During the trial, the Manchester Crown Court jury […]

Birmingham sex death killer jailed for ‘sadistic’ murder of mum

September 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man who strangled a mother of two during sex and then slept in his room with the body for several days has been jailed for life. Richard Bailey, 41, claimed Charlotte Teeling, 33, died […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]