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Thousands of UK criminal cases collapsing due to missing or lost police evidence

June 6, 2025 World Justice News 0

Thousands of criminal cases – including some of the most serious violent and sexual offences – are collapsing every year because of lost, damaged or missing evidence, the BBC has found. More than 30,000 prosecutions […]

Russian captain of ship in North Sea crash appears in court

March 16, 2025 World Justice News 0

On Monday March 10, 2025, the US oil tanker the Stena Immaculate and the Portuguese-flagged Solong collided in the North Sea off the coast of Yorkshire. One crew member remains missing and is thought to […]

Former Liverpool mayor charged with bribery

March 7, 2025 World Justice News 0

Former Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson and city politician Derek Hatton have been charged with bribery and misconduct relating to council contracts, along with 10 others, police have said. The charges come after a Merseyside Police […]

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Scrapping jury trials for some offences may be only way to clear court backlog, says CPS watchdog chief

December 16, 2024 World Justice News 0

“Removing the right to trial by jury” and “intermediate courts” may be the only way to clear the crown court backlog in England and Wales, the chief inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate has […]

Daniel Khalife: Former soldier who escaped from Wandsworth Prison guilty of spying for Iran

November 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former British soldier who escaped from Wandsworth Prison has been found guilty of spying for Iran. Daniel Khalife, 23, who was a lance corporal in the Royal Signals, used a sling made from trousers […]

Mohamed al Fayed: Police investigating ‘more than five’ people who may have ‘enabled’ alleged abuse of women and girls

November 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Detectives have launched a new investigation into more than five people suspected of helping Mohamed al Fayed commit widespread sexual abuse over almost 40 years. The fresh allegations against the former Harrods and Fulham FC boss, […]

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Police send Russell Brand file to CPS to consider charges

November 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

Detectives investigating Russell Brand over allegations of historical sex offences have sent prosecutors a file of evidence so they can consider bringing charges. Brand has been interviewed three times by police since an investigation by the […]

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Gang guilty of large £53.9m Universal Credit benefit fraud

April 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

Five members of an organised gang have been convicted of what has been described by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) as the largest case of benefit fraud in England and Wales. The gang of three […]

Woman found with £2bn in Bitcoin convicted of money laundering arrangement offence

March 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former takeaway worker found with Bitcoin worth more than £2bn has been convicted at Southwark Crown Court of a crime linked to money laundering. Jian Wen, 42, from Hendon in north London, was involved […]

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Nottingham attacks: Triple killer’s sentence to be reviewed

February 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man who killed three people in Nottingham will have his sentence reviewed by judges after the attorney general said it was unduly lenient. Valdo Calocane stabbed to death Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian […]

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War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

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US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

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The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]