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Tube pusher Paul Crossley jailed for life

June 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man who pushed a former Eurotunnel boss on to Tube tracks in central London has been jailed for life. Paul Crossley shoved 91-year-old Sir Robert Malpas at Marble Arch in April 2018, after earlier […]

John Worboys pleads guilty to sex drug attacks

June 20, 2019 World Justice News 0

“Black cab rapist” John Worboys has admitted attacks on four more women. The 62-year-old taxi driver was jailed in 2009 for a string of sex assaults on 12 victims in London. He pleaded guilty at […]

Emma Day: Murdered woman told child support of threats from ex

May 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

The family of a woman killed by her ex have criticised the “blasé” attitude of the child maintenance service after she had told it of his violent threats. Emma Day, 33, was murdered by Mark […]

Lazy Essex Police child abuse officers jailed for misconduct

May 10, 2019 World Justice News 0

Two detectives whose laziness scuppered child abuse investigations have been jailed. Sharon Patterson, 49, and Lee Pollard, 47, forged documents and misled Essex Police supervisors about the progress of cases, the Old Bailey heard. The […]

Joseph McCann: Judge visits serial rape accused in jail

May 9, 2019 World Justice News 0

A man accused of 21 offences including eight rapes has been visited by a judge in prison after refusing to appear in court. Joseph McCann, of Aylesbury, is charged with the kidnap and rape of […]

Shoreham Airshow pilot acquitted over crash deaths

March 8, 2019 World Justice News 0

The pilot of a jet which crashed at the Shoreham Airshow has been found not guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence. Andrew Hill’s ex-military jet crashed on to the A27 in Sussex on 22 August […]

FGM: Mother guilty of genital mutilation of daughter

February 1, 2019 World Justice News 0

The mother of a three-year-old girl has become the first person in the UK to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM). The 37-year-old woman, from east London, was convicted following a trial at […]

Jaden Moodie murder: Teenager appears in court

January 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

A teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of 14-year-old Jaden Moodie. Jaden was stabbed in Leyton, east London, on 8 January after he was knocked off his moped by a Mercedes. The […]

Shoreham air crash trial: Pilot Andy Hill ‘negligent’

January 16, 2019 World Justice News 0

A “devastating” plane crash at the Shoreham Airshow which killed 11 men was caused by the pilot’s “serious negligence”, a court has heard. Jurors were told Andy Hill’s Hawker Hunter jet “disintegrated” upon impact, creating […]

Aqib Imran: Learning difficulties student guilty of terror plan

December 28, 2018 World Justice News 0

A student who told an undercover MI5 officer he wanted to travel to fight in Libya has been found guilty of preparing an act of terrorism. Aqib Imran, 22, from Birmingham, was convicted after an […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]