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US Department of Justice seizes nearly 400 pirate streaming domain names offering FIFA World Cup matches

June 28, 2026 World Justice News 0

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the seizure of nearly 400 pirate streaming domain names that offered access to FIFA World Cup matches. This enforcement action, dubbed “Operation Offsides”, targets popular brands including “rojadirecta”, “koora”, […]

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Dozens arrested as specialist team targets romance fraudsters and scammers

May 20, 2026 World Justice News 0

Dozens of suspected scammers and romance fraudsters have been arrested after specialist financial investigators uncovered organised networks of criminals operating across the UK and Nigeria. In just one of a series of raids this month, […]

Collapsed law firm at centre of £39.5m fraud probe

April 21, 2026 World Justice News 0

A law firm that collapsed suddenly is being investigated over a “sophisticated suspected fraud” involving the “improper removal and misuse” of £39.5m of client funds, a regulator has said. Sheffield-based PM Law Ltd, which had […]

Man loses £13k after ‘truly terrible’ car cloning fraud

December 8, 2025 World Justice News 0

A man who unknowingly bought a stolen car for £13,000, after fraudsters allegedly used a sophisticated type of identity theft to “clone” it, is urging others to be vigilant. Sevak Maljian, 35, made what seemed […]

Pirate IPTV Server Shut Down as City of London Police Target UK ‘Bulk Seller’

October 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

City of London Police say a man was arrested this week as part of an operation to disrupt the supply of pirate IPTV subscriptions in the UK. After targeting a residential address and four business […]

Police take down global cyber gang accused of industrial-scale fraud

April 18, 2024 World Justice News 0

Police have taken down a gang accused of using a technology service that helped criminals use fraudulent text messages to steal from victims. They have arrested 37 people worldwide and are contacting victims. Officers say […]

Lapsus$: Oxford teen accused of being multi-millionaire cyber-criminal

March 24, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 16-year-old from Oxford has been accused of being one of the leaders of cyber-crime gang Lapsus$. The teenager, who is alleged to have amassed a $14m (£10.6m) fortune from hacking, has been named by […]

Coronavirus: Man in court over fake Covid-19 treatment kits

March 21, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man has appeared in court charged with making fake kits which claimed to treat Covid-19. Frank Ludlow, 59, was arrested in a post office near his home in West Sussex on Friday, the City […]

Dozens arrested in ‘courier fraud’ crackdown

February 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

By Danny Shaw – BBC Home affairs correspondent. More than 40 people have been arrested in a crackdown on courier fraud across England and Wales. Police say more than 3,000 people, most of them elderly, have been […]

London Bridge: Man shot dead by police after several stabbed

November 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

A number of people have been stabbed and a man has been shot dead by police in an attack at London Bridge. The Met Police has declared the stabbing attack a terrorist incident. The suspect, […]

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Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]

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First UK charges brought over 1994 Rwanda genocide

September 22, 2026 0

A Rwandan man, who has been living in north London, has become the first person charged in the UK with offences relating to the 1994 Rwanda genocide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said. Dr […]