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Liverpool shooting: Victim named as Olivia Pratt-Korbel

August 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A nine-year-old girl was fatally shot when a man being chased by a gunman forced his way into her Liverpool home. Olivia Pratt-Korbel was shot in the chest as her mother struggled with the men […]

Liverpool shooting: Girl, 9, shot dead and two injured

August 23, 2022 World Justice News 0

A nine-year-old girl has died after being shot in Liverpool. A man was reported to have fired a gun in a house on Kingsheath Avenue in Dovecot at 22:00 BST on Monday. The girl was […]

Ava White: Boy who killed girl, 12, in Snapchat row gets life

July 11, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 15-year-old boy who stabbed a schoolgirl to death after a row over a Snapchat video has been sentenced for her murder. Ava White, 12, was killed in Liverpool city centre after a Christmas lights […]

Covid: Half of England and Wales Nightingale Courts to close within weeks

March 3, 2022 World Justice News 0

Almost half of the temporary Nightingale Courts set up at the start of the pandemic are to close, the Ministry of Justice has announced. Temporary courts were opened in hotels and conference suites to help […]

Hillsborough: Police forces agree cover-up compensation for victims

June 4, 2021 World Justice News 0

Two police forces are to pay damages to more than 600 people over a cover-up which followed the Hillsborough disaster, lawyers have said. The South Yorkshire and West Midlands forces agreed the settlement earlier this […]

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Hillsborough trial: Men acquitted as judge rules no case to answer

May 26, 2021 World Justice News 0

Two retired police officers and an ex-solicitor accused of altering police statements after the Hillsborough disaster have been acquitted. Retired Ch Supt Donald Denton, retired Det Ch Insp Alan Foster and former solicitor Peter Metcalf […]

Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson bailed in bribery inquiry

December 5, 2020 World Justice News 0

Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson has been released on bail after being arrested by police investigating claims of bribery and witness intimidation. He was held with four other people as part of an investigation into the […]

Hillsborough police chief David Duckenfield cleared of manslaughter

November 29, 2019 World Justice News 0

Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has been found not guilty of the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans in the 1989 disaster. The former South Yorkshire Police chief superintendent, 75, was in charge of […]

Hillsborough trial: No verdict over David Duckenfield

April 3, 2019 World Justice News 0

The jury in the trial of Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield has been unable to reach a verdict. Former Ch Supt Duckenfield, now 74, had denied the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans in […]

Liverpool child rapist jailed for 18 years

March 28, 2019 World Justice News 0

A “dangerous predator” who raped two young boys and sexually abused four other children has been jailed for 18 years. Gerard Kendrick, of Vauxhall, was sentenced to a further six years on licence after pleading […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]