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White House Farm murderer Jeremy Bamber seeks to overturn conviction with new evidence

October 16, 2022 World Justice News 0

Lawyers acting for notorious killer Jeremy Bamber have sent dramatic new evidence for review in a bid to overturn his conviction, according to a new report. Bamber was convicted and sentenced to life in prison […]

Peter Tobin: Serial killer dies after falling ill in prison, aged 76

October 8, 2022 World Justice News 0

Serial killer Peter Tobin has died aged 76, sources have told the BBC. Tobin was convicted of raping and murdering Polish student Angelika Kluk, 23, and hiding her body under the floor of a Glasgow […]

Archie Battersbee dies after life support withdrawn

August 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

Archie Battersbee, the 12-year-old who had been at the centre of a legal battle between his parents and doctors, has died. His mother, Hollie Dance, said: “Such a beautiful little boy, and he fought right […]

Brentwood: Eight murder arrests after two teenage boys die

October 24, 2021 World Justice News 0

Eight men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after two teenage boys died. Essex Police said officers found three people injured after receiving a number of calls to Regency Court, Brentwood, at about 01:30 […]

Sir David Amess: Conservative MP stabbed to death

October 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

Conservative MP Sir David Amess has died after being stabbed at his constituency surgery in Essex. Police said a 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder after the attack at a church in Leigh-on-Sea. […]

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 […]

Essex lorry deaths: Two found guilty of killing 39 migrants

December 21, 2020 World Justice News 0

Two men have been found guilty of the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in a lorry trailer in Essex. The migrants suffocated in the sealed container en route from Zeebrugge to Purfleet in […]

Essex lorry deaths: Driver Maurice Robinson admits manslaughter

April 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

Lorry driver Maurice Robinson has pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to 39 counts of manslaughter after the deaths of a group of Vietnamese migrants. The 31 males and eight females were discovered in a […]

Police have ‘new information’ in Barrymore pool death probe

February 9, 2020 World Justice News 0

Detectives investigating the death of a man whose body was found in entertainer Michael Barrymore’s pool say they have new information about the case after a renewed appeal last week. Stuart Lubbock, 31, was found […]

Lorry driver Mo Robinson admits plot after 39 migrant deaths

November 25, 2019 World Justice News 0

A lorry driver who is accused over the deaths of 39 migrants in Essex has admitted plotting to assist illegal immigration. Maurice Robinson pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to conspiring with others to assist […]

Human Rights

Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

Human Rights

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. […]

Human Rights

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 […]