Cheshire – World Justice News

MP Mike Amesbury jailed for punching constituent

February 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been jailed for 10 weeks after he admitted punching a man to the ground in his Cheshire constituency. Amesbury, 55, who represents Runcorn and Helsby as an independent MP, […]

Mechanic from Cheshire jailed for 16 years for role in child sex abuse website

February 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

A mechanic who helped run one of the dark web’s biggest child sex abuse websites has been jailed for 16 years after he was convicted under organised crime laws in the first case of its […]

Lawyer blaming drink-driving on tea jailed and banned

October 9, 2021 World Justice News 0

A lawyer who was almost four times over the drink-drive limit has been jailed for 10 weeks. Louise Taylor, 41, of Holmes Chapel Road, Sandbach, claimed she had been drinking a friend’s home-made Kombucha tea […]

Stuart Lubbock: Murder arrest over death in Michael Barrymore pool

March 17, 2021 World Justice News 0

A 50-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the indecent assault and murder of Stuart Lubbock at the home of Michael Barrymore. Mr Lubbock, 31, was found dead in the TV presenter’s pool in […]

Chester hospital baby deaths: Nurse Lucy Letby due in court

November 12, 2020 World Justice News 0

A nurse accused of murdering eight babies and the attempted murder of another 10 is in due in court. Lucy Letby had previously been arrested in 2018 and 2019 as part of a probe into […]

Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

December 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

A serial rapist who carried out a string of sex attacks on 11 women and children across England has been given 33 life sentences. Joseph McCann’s victims were aged between 11 and 71 and included […]

Police arrest 586 people in county lines crackdown

May 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Nearly 600 suspected members of county lines drugs gangs have been arrested across the UK in the past week, the National Crime Agency has said. Police forces led by the National County Lines Coordination Centre […]

Joseph McCann: Judge visits serial rape accused in jail

May 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man accused of 21 offences including eight rapes has been visited by a judge in prison after refusing to appear in court. Joseph McCann, of Aylesbury, is charged with the kidnap and rape of […]

Joseph McCann arrested after new abductions

May 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

Police hunting a fugitive over the abduction and rapes of three women in and around London have arrested a man after two others were abducted in Cheshire. In the latest attack on Sunday, two women […]

Suspended Cheshire police chief ‘was like Darth Vader’

September 18, 2018 World Justice News 0

A chief constable who was compared to the Star Wars villain Darth Vader treated junior officers and staff like “roadkill”, a misconduct panel heard. Simon Byrne, who was suspended from Cheshire Constabulary last year, is […]

Human Rights

Japan’s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court

November 28, 2025 0

A Japanese court has ruled the country’s ban on same-sex marriage as constitutional – bucking a trend set by courts around the country that had raised hopes for marriage equality in Japan. The ruling was […]

Australia

Teenagers launch legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children

November 26, 2025 0

Two teenagers have launched a legal challenge over Australia’s ban on social media for children younger than 16. The challenge comes two weeks before the law, a world first, is set to take effect. It is […]

Human Rights

Major changes to the UK’s asylum system announced

November 18, 2025 0

The home secretary has announced major changes to the UK’s asylum system. Modelled on the policies of Denmark, Shabana Mahmood hopes her proposals will make the country less attractive to illegal migrants and make it […]