Manchester – World Justice News

Two Jewish people die in car ramming and stabbing attack at Manchester synagogue

October 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two Jewish people have died in a car ramming and stabbing attack at a synagogue in Manchester. The attack came on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish religious calendar, and is being treated […]

Jewellery boss in £170m scam told shop staff to pretend to be customers

September 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

Staff at a luxury jewellery retailer were told to pose as customers to trick investors in the UK’s biggest diamond scam, BBC Panorama can reveal. The deception helped diamond dealer Vashi Dominguez get fresh cash […]

US woman convicted over failed assassination in UK

August 13, 2025 World Justice News 0

US woman Aimee Betro has been found guilty of attempting to shoot a man dead in the UK. But the investigation into the Wisconsin native revealed her to be “fairly unexceptional” with virtually no “criminal […]

UK Counter Terror police making an arrest

Eight men arrested in two separate anti-terror operations

May 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

Seven Iranian nationals are among eight men arrested in two major counter-terrorism investigations that took place separately on Saturday. Five of the arrests were part of a “pre-planned” investigation into an alleged plot to “target […]

Former Brookside actor jailed over £13m modelling fraud

March 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

A former Brookside actor who masterminded a £13.6million fraud operation that conned thousands of would-be models has been jailed. Philip Foster, 49, who played Christian Wright in the Liverpool soap, ran a network of fake […]

Teacher who had sex with two schoolboys jailed

July 4, 2024 World Justice News 0

A teacher who had sex with two schoolboys and became pregnant by one of them has been jailed. Rebecca Joynes groomed both boys from the age of 15, first exchanging messages on social media, Manchester […]

Man’s 12 years in jail due to indefinite sentence ‘an injustice’

February 10, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man’s indefinite sentence for a mobile phone theft has left him with severe mental health problems after 12 years in prison, his sister said. Thomas White was handed an imprisonment for public protection (IPP) […]

Nine sentenced to life for mistaken identity murder

June 24, 2023 World Justice News 0

Nine people have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a man who was stabbed in a case of mistaken identity. Michael Anton O’Connor was attacked outside a property in Wilford Crescent […]

Boy, 14, stabbed to death and mother hurt in Manchester

June 10, 2022 World Justice News 0

A 14-year-old boy has been killed and his mother injured after they were both stabbed at a house in Manchester. The teenager died in hospital after he was found with stab wounds at the home […]

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 […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]