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Father and son and brother at heart of Evil Corp hackers revealed

October 6, 2024 World Justice News 0

The UK, US and Australia have announced sanctions against 16 people authorities accuse of being part of the most wanted cyber crime gang in the world. Russia-based Evil Corp is accused of stealing around $300m […]

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 […]

Police extend search for murder suspect to Spain

October 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

Detectives searching for a man they want to speak to in connection with a murder have extended their search to Spain. Matthew Daulby, 19, from Liverpool, was stabbed to death in Ormskirk, Lancashire, on 29 […]

Interpol, FBI and NCA thwart criminal gang trying to sabotage Red Notice system

June 5, 2024 World Justice News 0

A joint operation by Interpol, the FBI and British anticrime officials has thwarted attempts by criminals in Moldova to sabotage one of the international police agency’s key tools – the Red Notice system. Four people […]

Police take down global cyber gang accused of industrial-scale fraud

April 18, 2024 World Justice News 0

Police have taken down a gang accused of using a technology service that helped criminals use fraudulent text messages to steal from victims. They have arrested 37 people worldwide and are contacting victims. Officers say […]

Notorious cybercrime gang Lockbit disrupted by NCA, FBI and international coalition

February 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

An infamous cybercrime gang that holds victims’ data to ransom has been disrupted by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and a coalition of international police agencies. A post on Lockbit’s extortion website on Monday said: […]

Mechanic from Cheshire jailed for 16 years for role in child sex abuse website

February 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

A mechanic who helped run one of the dark web’s biggest child sex abuse websites has been jailed for 16 years after he was convicted under organised crime laws in the first case of its […]

Mother in UK court after children’s deaths in Colorado

January 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

A mother accused of murdering two of her children in the US has appeared in court for extradition proceedings after being arrested in the UK. Kimberlee Singler, 35, was detained on Saturday in central London. […]

Canadian ‘poison seller’ Kenneth Law faces multiple murder charges

December 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Canadian man accused of supplying a poisonous chemical to people who died by suicide is facing multiple murder charges. Police in Canada have charged Kenneth Law, a 57-year-old former chef, with 14 counts of […]

88 UK deaths linked to Canada ‘poison seller’

August 25, 2023 World Justice News 0

Dozens of people in the UK died after buying a poisonous substance from a seller in Canada, who is accused of helping people to take their own lives. The National Crime Agency (NCA) could not […]

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 […]