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Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke charged with sexual assault

July 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Conservative MP has been charged with three counts of sexual assault against two women. Charlie Elphicke, the MP for Dover, is alleged to have assaulted one woman in 2007 and a second woman twice […]

Met Police hacked with bizarre tweets and emails posted

July 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

The Metropolitan Police’s website has been hit by hackers who posted a series of bizarre messages. A series of tweets were also sent from the force’s verified account, which has more than a million followers, […]

Met Police officer bought TV porn at home of dead child’s family

July 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Met Police officer has admitted buying pornography at the family home of a dead child while he waited for an undertaker to arrive. PC Avi Maharaj was on duty alone at the south London […]

Kevin Spacey ‘questioned by Met Police in US’

July 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

Actor Kevin Spacey has been questioned in the US by the Metropolitan Police over sex assault allegations in the UK, according to Variety magazine. Variety said Scotland Yard detectives travelled to the US in May to […]

Bureaux de change: Crackdown on drug gangs money laundering

July 2, 2019 World Justice News 0

Bureaux de change and currency transfer businesses are to be raided by police in a week-long crackdown on suspected drugs money laundering. They hope targeting the cash will reduce street violence linked to disputes between […]

Explosive packages found at Heathrow, Waterloo and London City Airport

March 5, 2019 World Justice News 0

Counter-terror police are investigating three packages containing explosives found at Heathrow Airport, London City Airport and Waterloo station. The “small improvised explosive devices” were found in A4 postal bags, the Metropolitan Police said. The force’s […]

Serial killer Stephen Port: Report into Met’s handling of case ‘will be damning’

March 19, 2018 World Justice News 0

Families of serial killer Stephen Port’s victims have been told a report into the Met Police’s initial response to the four murders “will be damning”, according to solicitors. Lawyers representing the families met the Independent […]

Axe murder ex-detective wins damages from Met

February 17, 2017 World Justice News 0

A former Metropolitan Police detective has won damages against the force after he was unfairly accused of perverting the course of justice. Sidney Fillery was alleged to have committed the crime while investigating the murder […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Australia

Australia court doubles payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination case

May 17, 2026 0

A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]