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Man involved in London Underground text message scam laundered £600,000

February 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

A man involved in a scheme targeting London Underground passengers through a text message scam laundered £600,000 through gift cards, a court has heard. Four defendants were sentenced on Tuesday over the plot, which saw […]

Cambridgeshire Emergency responders at Huntingdon station

Two arrested and Nine with life-threatening injuries after train stabbing at Huntingdon station in Cambridgeshire

November 2, 2025 World Justice News 0

Counter-terrorism police have joined an investigation into a mass stabbing on a train, which left nine people with life-threatening injuries. The train was stopped at Huntingdon station, in Cambridgeshire, after officers received the first 999 […]

Helix IPTV Owner Sentenced to 3 Years Prison For Piracy & Money Laundering

July 15, 2025 World Justice News 0

Arrested in 2019 following an investigation by the UK’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit, the former owner of pirate IPTV service Helix Hosting has just been sentenced to three years in prison by a court […]

Armed police shoot man dead at railway station

April 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

Police have shot a man dead outside a railway station after reports he was carrying a firearm. Officers, who were called to Milton Keynes Central Station at 12:55 BST, said they challenged the suspect before […]

Protests: Police powers to tackle tactics come into effect

July 2, 2023 World Justice News 0

New measures aimed at curbing protest methods often used by environmental groups have come into effect. Police in England and Wales now have powers to move protesters who disrupt transport, while offenders could face three […]

Oval Four: Men have convictions quashed in corrupt detective case

December 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

Three men who were jailed nearly 50 years ago on the evidence of a corrupt police officer have had their convictions quashed. Winston Trew, Sterling Christie, George Griffiths and another man were accused of stealing […]

‘CS gas attack’ on London Underground train at Oxford Circus

July 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

A suspected CS gas attack has occurred on a London Underground train. It happened at 09:13 BST on board a Victoria line Tube train at Oxford Circus in central London. British Transport Police said a […]

Following North Greenwich Station Bomb Alert, Armed Counter Terror Officers Take to the London Tube

October 26, 2016 zoshinuk 0

In the wake of a station bomb alert officers with guns will travel by Tube instead of cars in what could become a regular sight for Londoners during their commute. It is hoped their presence […]

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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 […]