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Man denies terror attack plot to kill Theresa May

May 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

A London man has denied plotting to kill Theresa May with a backpack bomb. Naa’imur Zakariyah Rahman, 20, from Finchley is accused of preparing a terror attack targeting Downing Street. He is also charged with […]

Cash debt killer Haroon Rafiq jailed for 24 years

February 6, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man who stabbed his neighbour to death to avoid repaying a debt of thousands of pounds has been jailed for at least 24 years. Sajad Hussain bled to death on his doorstep, with his […]

Birmingham pub bombings: Court overturns coroner’s ruling

January 27, 2018 World Justice News 0

A coroner was wrong to restrict the scope of inquests into the Birmingham pub bombings, a court has ruled. In July, coroner Sir Peter Thornton QC decided the names of the alleged perpetrators would not […]

Father ‘stabbed 50 times at tram stop’

January 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

An asylum seeker suffering from paranoid schizophrenia stabbed a man over 50 times at a tram stop in a random attack, a court has heard. Anthony Banting, 57, had got off a tram in Winson […]

‘Liver branding’ surgeon Simon Bramhall fined £10,000

January 12, 2018 World Justice News 0

A liver surgeon who branded his initials on the livers of two patients has been fined £10,000. Simon Bramhall, 53, used an argon beam machine to write his initials on the organs of the anaesthetised […]

‘Trojan Horse’ school tribunal hush ruling ‘exceptional’

January 2, 2018 World Justice News 0

A decision not to publish details of a tribunal involving a “Trojan Horse” school governor has been described as “exceptional”. Tahir Alam was chairman of governors at a Birmingham school embroiled in an alleged Muslim […]

Couple jailed for plotting Birmingham terror attack

December 13, 2017 World Justice News 0

A married couple have been jailed for planning a terror attack in Birmingham. Ummarayiat Mirza, 21, and his wife Madihah Taheer, 22, were sentenced to 16 years and 10 years respectively. An intelligence operation had […]

Liver surgeon Simon Bramhall marked initials on patients

December 13, 2017 World Justice News 1

A surgeon who marked his initials on the livers of two transplant patients has admitted assault by beating. Simon Bramhall, 53, committed the offences at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital in February and August 2013. The […]

Birmingham child murders: Dad guilty of killing son and daughter

November 17, 2017 World Justice News 0

A father has been found guilty of murdering his two young children who he smothered with a petrol-soaked rag before setting fire to the family home. Saros Endris, eight, and his sister Leanor, six, were […]

Law student faces jail over Bieber ticket scam

October 25, 2017 World Justice News 0

A law student who duped Justin Bieber fans into buying fake concert tickets has pleaded guilty to fraud. Zainab Pervaiz, 25, set up online sale listings for performances by Bieber, Adele and Beyonce, conning victims […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]