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Five guilty of mistaken identity murders of two young teenager friends

November 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

A group of teenagers and a man have been found guilty of murdering two best friends in a case of mistaken identity. Mason Rist, 15, and Max Dixon, 16, were stabbed to death yards from […]

Steven Craig jailed for further 15 years for murdering girlfriend who died 21 years after he set her on fire

November 10, 2022 World Justice News 0

A man has been sentenced to a further 15 years in prison – in addition to the 18 he has already served – for setting his partner on fire and causing her death 21 years […]

Barristers walk out of courts in strike over pay

June 27, 2022 World Justice News 0

Barristers in criminal cases have gone on strike across England and Wales in a long-running dispute over pay. Eight out of 10 cases at London’s Old Bailey were disrupted by the walkout, barristers outside the […]

Ex-soldier Collin Reeves jailed for life for murdering neighbours

June 21, 2022 World Justice News 0

A former soldier has been jailed for at least 38 years for murdering his neighbours after a long-running dispute about parking. Collin Reeves, 35, killed Jennifer and Stephen Chapple in Norton Fitzwarren, Somerset on 21 […]

BBC presenter Alex Lovell’s rape threat stalker jailed

January 3, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man who stalked a BBC presenter with letters in which he threatened to rape her has been jailed. Gordon Hawthorn, 69, of Street, Somerset, sent the threats to Points West’s Alex Lovell over six […]

Teacher Eleanor Wilson ‘had sex with pupil on plane’

October 1, 2018 World Justice News 0

A teacher had sex with a 16-year-old pupil in an aeroplane toilet after the pair drank alcohol on the flight back from a school trip, a court has heard. Eleanor Wilson, 29, of The Rope […]

Cricketer Ben Stokes found not guilty of affray

August 14, 2018 World Justice News 0

England cricketer Ben Stokes has been found not guilty of affray after a fight near a Bristol nightclub. The Durham all-rounder, 27, denied the charge following the fracas between a group of men last September. […]

Evil acid attacker jailed for life

May 23, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman who threw sulphuric acid at her former partner, which led to him ending his life, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years. Berlinah Wallace, 48, hurled the corrosive […]

Acid attack: Mark van Dongen’s ex-partner cleared of murder

May 17, 2018 World Justice News 0

A woman has been cleared of murdering her former partner in an acid attack which led him to end his life. Berlinah Wallace, 48, hurled the corrosive fluid at Dutch engineer Mark van Dongen in […]

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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 […]