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Handbrake failed in farm worker’s accidental death

July 22, 2026 World Justice News 0

A farm worker who was crushed by a tractor when its handbrake failed died as a result of an accident, an inquest has concluded. Daniel David Sowerby, 26, died at the scene at Newlands Farm […]

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 […]

Plot to kidnap child hatched a week before Madeleine McCann disappeared

February 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

A plot to kidnap a child was being hatched in a Portuguese holiday resort a week before Madeleine McCann vanished there, Sky News has been told. Expat Ken Ralphs said that Christian B, the German […]

Eleanor Williams: 22-year-old who made false claims of being groomed by Asian gang sentenced to eight and a half years

March 14, 2023 World Justice News 0

A 22-year-old woman, whose lies caused a storm of anger and protests after she falsely claimed she was the victim of an Asian grooming gang, has been jailed for eight and a half years. Eleanor […]

Neo-Nazi Ethan Stables guilty of gay pride attack plan

February 5, 2018 World Justice News 0

A white supremacist who plotted a machete attack on people at a gay pride event has been convicted of a terror offence. Ethan Stables, 20, planned to strike at the LGBT event at the New […]

Human Rights

Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

Human Rights

All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]

Australia

Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]