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‘Sadistic’ pair behind bars for blowing up sheep

February 25, 2026 World Justice News 0

Two “frankly sadistic” agricultural students have been detained for beating a sheep to death, before inserting explosive bird scarers in its body, while filming the attack. Leighton Ashby, 22 and from Beckett Road in Ashford, […]

‘House of horrors’ abuser had 26 convictions before he was foster carer

January 29, 2026 World Justice News 0

A foster carer who was convicted of abusing children in a “house of horrors” was allowed to start looking after young people despite a lengthy criminal record, the BBC can reveal. Douglas Daniel had 26 […]

New UK powers to seize phones from illegal migrants come into force

January 5, 2026 World Justice News 0

New powers allowing mobile phones to be seized from illegal migrants without arresting them have come into force. The government said it will help gather intelligence on smuggling gangs organising small boat crossings to the […]

The gangster brought down by a shipment of bananas

October 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

In the early summer of 2020, Jamie Stevenson was taking advantage of the lifting of lockdown restrictions to meet associates outside a four-star Glasgow hotel. They were sitting at a picnic table when they heard […]

Lin and Megan Russell murders: Fresh review for convicted killer Michael Stone

October 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

Michael Stone’s convictions for the murders of Lin Russell and her daughter Megan will be reviewed again after confessions from serial killer Levi Bellfield. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), an independent investigator of potential […]

Dartford man convicted of the murder of his girlfriend in Peru

July 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man who strangled and buried his partner while on holiday in Peru has been found guilty of her murder. Jorge Garay, 46, of Hythe Street, Dartford, killed 37-year-old Karla Godoy between 21 September and […]

Gunshots heard after police smash into house to free hostage in Kent, witnesses say

May 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

Gunshots were heard after police smashed into a house in Kent to free a woman who was being held hostage, witnesses have said. A man and a woman were taken to hospital with serious injuries […]

Wayne Couzens: Sarah Everard killer charged with four counts of indecent exposure

March 18, 2022 World Justice News 0

Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens has been charged with four counts of indecent exposure. The alleged offences are said to have taken place between January and February 2021, when Couzens was a serving Metropolitan Police […]

Levi Bellfield confesses to Lin and Megan Russell murders, lawyer says

February 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

The man serving life for the murder of schoolgirl Millie Dowler has confessed to killing mother and daughter Lin and Megan Russell, a lawyer has said. Another man, Michael Stone, has twice been found guilty […]

David Fuller: Killer who abused mortuary bodies will die in jail

December 15, 2021 World Justice News 0

A double murderer who sexually abused more than 100 female corpses will never be released from prison. David Fuller, 67, killed Wendy Knell and Caroline Pierce in two separate attacks in Tunbridge Wells in 1987. […]

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Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]