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Elle Edwards murderer Connor Chapman jailed for at least 48 years

July 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

The gunman who shot dead Elle Edwards outside a pub on Christmas Eve has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 48 years. Ms Edwards was an innocent bystander when Connor Chapman opened […]

Trigger IX: $5bn of drugs seized in Latin American operation

April 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

Police in Latin America have seized cocaine and other drugs worth $5bn (£4bn) in an operation lasting three weeks and spanning 15 countries. They also seized more than 8,000 illicit firearms and carried out almost […]

Aurora shooting: Five dead in Illinois workplace attack

February 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

Five people were killed and several others injured when a gunman opened fire at an industrial park in the US state of Illinois, police there say. The gunman was also killed during an exchange of […]

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting: Eleven dead – Suspect Charged

October 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

A man suspected of killing 11 people in a synagogue in Pittsburgh has been charged with murder – in what is believed to be the worst anti-Semitic attack in recent US history. Robert Bowers, 46, […]

South Carolina: Seven officers shot, suspect in custody

October 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

Seven US law enforcement officers have been shot, one of them fatally, in an incident in South Carolina, officials say. Police in the city of Florence had been responding to a call for help from […]

California shootings: Six dead in Bakersfield

September 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

Six people have been killed in linked shootings in the city of Bakersfield in California, police say. A man and his wife drove to a trucking business in the city, where the man shot dead […]

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Under-16s in UK will be banned from social media from early 2027

June 16, 2026 0

Millions of children in the UK will be forced off social media after the government announced it would ban under-16s from accessing a range of platforms. Apps including TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram will become inaccessible […]

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Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing

June 11, 2026 0

A court in Thailand has found two men guilty of carrying out the country’s worst ever terrorist attack and sentenced them to death. The two men, both from China’s Uyghur minority, were convicted of planning […]

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Judge dismisses criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

May 23, 2026 0

A US judge has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to a megaprison in El Salvador last year. Abrego Garcia, whose deportation became a major flashpoint in the debate […]