Nottingham Crown Court – World Justice News

‘Cowardly’ man jailed after stealing hundreds from pensioner in fake ‘hug’

November 11, 2023 World Justice News 0

A man who stole hundreds of pounds from a pensioner has been jailed for four years. Andrew Merritt, 34, stopped an 88-year-old man in the street in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, in August and asked him if he […]

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 […]

Conspiracy to murder trial collapsed after jurors researched online – costing taxpayer estimated £1.4million

March 20, 2023 World Justice News 0

Four jurors have been sentenced after a conspiracy to murder trial collapsed when they were found to be carrying out their own research on the internet. The jurors used their mobile phones to search for […]

‘Depraved’ rapist jailed for 34 years

August 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

A serial rapist who carried out “horrific and utterly depraved” sex attacks on two adults and two children has been jailed for 34 years. Stuart Hooper, formerly of Chilwell in Nottinghamshire, was found guilty of 24 […]

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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 […]

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Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

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France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]