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Madeleine McCann: Public ‘would reach same conclusion’ on suspect

December 8, 2020 World Justice News 0

A prosecutor who believes Madeleine McCann was killed by a German sex offender says the public would reach the same conclusion if they “knew the evidence we had”. Hans Christian Wolters told the BBC that […]

Dresden Green Vault: Three arrested over German diamond heist

November 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

Three people have been arrested over a dramatic diamond heist in Germany last year that targeted one of Europe’s largest treasure collections. The suspects are accused of stealing more than a dozen diamond-encrusted items from […]

Walter Lübcke: Man on trial admits to killing German politician

August 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man on trial in Germany for the murder of pro-migrant Christian Democrat politician Walter Lübcke has told the court he fired the fatal shot. Far-right sympathiser Stephan Ernst previously admitted to killing Lübcke, but […]

Wirecard: Former boss arrested over €1.9bn scandal

June 27, 2020 World Justice News 0

The ex-boss of scandal-hit payments firm Wirecard has been arrested in Germany. Markus Braun resigned last Friday after auditor EY refused to sign off the firm’s 2019 accounts over a missing €1.9bn (£1.7bn). The money […]

Madeleine McCann: German prisoner identified as suspect

June 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

A 43-year-old German prisoner who travelled around Portugal in a camper van is now the focus of Scotland Yard’s investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Police believe he was in the area where the […]

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Volkswagen loses landmark German ‘dieselgate’ case

May 25, 2020 World Justice News 0

Germany’s highest civil court has ruled that Volkswagen must pay compensation to a motorist who had bought one of its diesel minivans fitted with emissions-cheating software. The ruling sets a benchmark for about 60,000 other […]

Europe’s supercomputers hijacked by attackers for crypto mining

May 18, 2020 World Justice News 0

At least a dozen supercomputers across Europe have shut down after cyber-attacks tried to take control of them. A pan-European supercomputing group says they seem to have tried to use the machines to mine cryptocurrency. […]

Coronavirus: Germany’s states make face masks compulsory

April 23, 2020 World Justice News 0

All of Germany’s states have announced plans to make face masks compulsory to combat the spread of coronavirus. Bremen became the final federal region to back the measures, with its senate set to confirm the […]

German police arrest man over high-speed rail tampering

March 22, 2020 World Justice News 0

A man in Germany has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly loosening bolts on a high-speed railway track. The stretch of track affected was just before a bridge outside Frankfurt. A train […]

US orders deportation of former Nazi camp guard to Germany

March 6, 2020 World Justice News 0

A US judge has ordered the deportation of a former Nazi camp guard to Germany, where as a citizen he is still getting a pension for his “wartime service”. Immigration judge Rebecca Holt said Friedrich […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]