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Court orders woman to pay £24,500 to private parking company

April 3, 2017 World Justice News 0

A woman has been ordered by a sheriff to pay a private parking company £24,500 in unpaid parking charges. Carly Mackie ignored hundreds of penalty notices for parking at Dundee’s Waterfront without a permit, claiming […]

23 being considered for prosecution over Hillsborough disaster

January 12, 2017 World Justice News 0

Files on 23 people and organisations involved in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster have been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). An inquests jury concluded last April that the 96 victims of the FA Cup […]

Ross Harris Found Guilty Of His Son’s Hot Card Death

November 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

Justin Ross Harris has been found guilty in the US state of Georgia of murdering his young son by leaving him in a hot car. Harris, 35, had denied intentionally leaving his son, Cooper, to […]

Court Upholds Hate Speech Charges Against Dutch Far-Right MP

October 14, 2016 World Justice News 0

A court has upheld hate speech charges against Dutch far-right MP Geert Wilders over comments he made about Moroccans. The leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV) sparked outrage when he asked supporters at a […]

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Istanbul’s ex-mayor to stand trial on corruption charges

March 9, 2026 0

The former mayor of Istanbul is due to become the central defendant in a mass corruption trial that his opposition party and rights groups say is politically motivated. Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges […]

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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 […]