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Every baby in the UK to receive DNA testing

June 22, 2025 World Justice News 0

Every baby in the UK will have their DNA tested under a new 10-year plan for the NHS. The whole-genome sequencing will screen for hundreds of diseases and allow people to “leapfrog” killer illnesses, according […]

Jury discharged in high-profile Australia beach murder

March 21, 2025 World Justice News 0

A jury in the trial of a former nurse accused of murdering a woman on a remote Australian beach has been discharged, after they could not reach a verdict. Toyah Cordingley was stabbed at least 26 […]

Innocent man released from prison after 30 years tells what he thinks of modern life

February 24, 2025 World Justice News 0

A man who has been released from prison after 30 years for a crime he says he never committed has been readjusting to life – and getting used to just how connected people are now. […]

Man, 79, charged over 1966 Illinois murder after DNA breakthrough

May 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

A 79-year-old man has been charged with murder of an 18-year-old woman who was stabbed more than 120 times in her suburban Chicago home almost six decades ago. Karen Snider was found dead by her […]

Italian province orders DNA tests for all dogs to trace and fine owners in poo crackdown

January 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

Dog owners in an Italian province are being forced to provide a sample of their pets’ DNA as officials try to tackle the scourge of dog mess on the streets. The provincial government of Bolzano […]

Man cleared of sexually assaulting child after 35 years in prison

November 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man who spent 35 years behind bars in the US after being wrongly convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl has been freed from prison thanks to a DNA breakthrough. Louis Wright, now aged […]

Gilgo Beach murders: Man charged over deaths of three women linked to unsolved serial killings

July 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

A wealthy architect has been charged with murdering three women linked to the unsolved killings of 11 people, which was the subject of the Netflix film Lost Girls. Rex Heuermann, 59, was arrested as the […]

Man, 80, jailed for manslaughter of woman he strangled nearly half a century ago

June 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

An 80-year-old man has been jailed for manslaughter after strangling a young woman nearly half a century ago. John Apelgren has been convicted after his DNA was flagged as a match in the historical case […]

Breakthrough in California murder case after 43 years as DNA from 1994 finally tested

March 4, 2023 World Justice News 0

DNA evidence from an alleged sexual assault in 1994 has led to the arrest of a man for a 43-year-old murder in California. Harold Carpenter, 63, is believed to have killed Patricia Carnahan in 1979, […]

Cigarette butt helps police unmask man who murdered a teacher more than 50 years ago

February 22, 2023 World Justice News 0

A cigarette butt found near the body of a murdered teacher in her apartment nearly 52 years ago has helped police identify a man they say killed her. Rita Curran was found dead after being […]

Human Rights

Reddit Moderator Convicted for Sharing Nude Scenes in Landmark ‘Moral Rights’ Copyright Case

November 13, 2025 0

A Danish court has handed down a historic verdict, convicting a Reddit moderator in the country’s first-ever criminal case for violating copyright’s “right of respect”. The now 40-year-old man was given a 7-month suspended prison […]

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Trial begins of South Africa’s ex-president’s daughter facing terror-related charges

November 10, 2025 0

A new chapter in South Africa’s long-running Zuma saga is set to begin with the 43-year-old daughter of the former president due to go on trial this week on terrorism-related charges. In what is believed […]

Human Rights

Uruguay legalises euthanasia after 10-hour debate

October 17, 2025 0

Uruguay has legalised euthanasia, becoming the first country in Latin America to pass a law that allows assisted suicide. The Dignified Death bill was passed in the senate on Wednesday, with 20 out of 31 […]