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Manchester Arena bombing: Hashem Abedi guilty of 22 murders

March 17, 2020 World Justice News 0

The brother of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi has been found guilty of murdering 22 people. Hashem Abedi had denied helping to plan the “sudden and lethal” blast which killed or injured “nearly 1,000”. The […]

Serial rapist Joseph McCann given 33 life sentences

December 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

A serial rapist who carried out a string of sex attacks on 11 women and children across England has been given 33 life sentences. Joseph McCann’s victims were aged between 11 and 71 and included […]

Jodie Chesney: Two teens jailed for murder

November 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two teenagers have been jailed for life for murdering a 17-year-old girl in an east London park. Jodie Chesney was stabbed in the back as she sat with friends in Harold Hill on 1 March. […]

Man jailed for crushing boy to death with car seat

November 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man who crushed a three-year-old boy to death with a car seat has been jailed for more than seven years. Stephen Waterson, 26, inflicted irreversible brain injuries on Alfie Lamb, his girlfriend’s son, who […]

Josh Hanson murder: Britain’s ‘most wanted’ man jailed for life

October 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

A killer once dubbed one of Britain’s most wanted fugitives has been jailed for at least 26 years. Shane O’Brien, 31, evaded police for three-and-a-half years after he slashed Josh Hanson’s neck in Hillingdon, west […]

Manchester Arena bomber’s brother denies 22 counts of murder

October 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

The younger brother of the Manchester Arena bomber has denied murdering the 22 victims of the attack. Salman Abedi, 22, detonated a suicide vest as music fans left an Ariana Grande concert, killing 22 people […]

Paedophile Richard Huckle stabbed to death at Full Sutton Prison

October 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A British man jailed for numerous sex crimes against Malaysian children has been found stabbed to death in prison. Richard Huckle, from Ashford, Kent, abused as many as 200 children. In 2016, he was given […]

Man sentenced for sending fake poison letter to Queen

September 3, 2019 World Justice News 0

A self-styled “Muslim Slayer” who sent fake poison to the Queen with a letter saying “The Clowns R Coming 4 You” has been sentenced to 12 years and six months. David Parnham, 36, posted similar […]

Tate Modern: Teenager in court after six-year-old boy thrown from 10th floor

August 6, 2019 World Justice News 0

A teenager has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a six-year-old boy was allegedly thrown from the 10th floor of the Tate Modern. The child, who was found on a fifth-floor roof after […]

Tommy Robinson jailed for contempt of court

July 11, 2019 World Justice News 0

Tommy Robinson has been jailed for nine months over contempt of court. The ex-English Defence League leader was found guilty last week of interfering with the trial of a sexual grooming gang at Leeds Crown […]

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 […]