Cambridgeshire – World Justice News

Soham murderer Ian Huntley dies after prison attack

March 7, 2026 World Justice News 0

Ian Huntley, the former school caretaker who murdered two 10-year-old schoolgirls in Soham, died on Saturday following an attack in prison. The 52-year-old suffered significant head trauma after being attacked with a makeshift weapon by […]

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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 […]

Two more captured Britons charged by pro-Russian rebels, say reports

July 2, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two more Britons captured by Russian forces in Ukraine have been charged with being mercenaries, according to Russian state media. Dylan Healy, a chef who was volunteering as an aid worker, had been captured at a […]

HP wins multibillion-dollar fraud case over Autonomy sale

January 29, 2022 World Justice News 0

Hewlett Packard (HP) has won a multibillion-dollar fraud case over its acquisition of a British software company. Cambridge-based Autonomy was sold to the US tech giant for $11bn in 2011. HP sued its founder and […]

Wisbech man police feared had been killed found hiding in wood after five years

August 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man police feared may have been murdered has been found hiding in a wood, five years after he disappeared. Ricardas Puisys, then 35, of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, was last seen at his workplace in September […]

HMP Whitemoor: Two arrests over prison officer ‘terror attack

March 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two men are being questioned under terror laws over an attack on a prison officer at a maximum security jail. Four officers and a nurse were injured as cells were unlocked at HMP Whitemoor in […]

Max Clifford: HMP Littlehey staff ‘made medication errors’

December 26, 2019 World Justice News 0

Disgraced publicist Max Clifford was given wrongly-labelled medication at least twice in prison before he died, a report has found. Clifford, 74, died two years ago while serving an eight-year sentence at Littlehey Prison in […]

Football sex abuse accused dies in crash on day of trial

January 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former youth football coach Michael “Kit” Carson has died in a car crash on the day he was due to stand trial on sex abuse charges. Mr Carson, 75, of St Bartholomew’s Court, Riverside, Cambridge, […]

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Zambian opposition leader detained by police over treason allegations

August 30, 2026 0

Zambian opposition leader Brian Mundubile, who had gone into hiding after disputing the recent presidential election result, has been detained over allegations of treason. The official results from the 13 August poll showed that incumbent […]

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European rights court orders Turkey to free imprisoned businessman

August 26, 2026 0

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Turkey to immediately release Osman Kavala, an activist and philanthropist who has been detained in prison for almost a decade. Kavala was sentenced to life behind […]

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France’s top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

August 16, 2026 0

France’s top court has struck down a ban on social media for under-15s, saying it infringed upon freedom of expression. The legislation was backed by French lawmakers in July, making it the first European country […]