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Teenager Safaa Boular jailed for life over IS terror plot

August 3, 2018 World Justice News 0

The youngest woman to be convicted of plotting a terror attack on British soil has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 13 years. Safaa Boular, 18, of Vauxhall, London, was convicted of […]

Illegal immigrant is jailed for leading gang of Nigerian fraudsters who pretended to be MPs, police and even judges in £10million benefits scam

July 7, 2017 zoshinuk 0

An illegal immigrant who headed a gang which used the identities of MPs, judges and police officers to con the taxpayer out of millions of pounds was jailed for more than five years. Kayode Sanni, […]

Ugly scenes in the dock at the Old Bailey as youngsters found guilty of Andre Aderemi’s murder

May 3, 2017 zoshinuk 0

There were ugly scenes in the dock at the Old Bailey as two youngsters were found guilty of murdering Andre Aderemi, with one of the convicted murderers lunging at the other. Rodney Mukasa, 20, and […]

Woman who stabbed boyfriend cleared of his murder. Jurors heard she feared he would kill her.

April 27, 2017 World Justice News 0

A woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend with a kitchen knife has been cleared of his murder after telling jurors she feared he would kill her. Elizabeth Hart-Browne, 27, broke down in tears as she […]

Banker killed with ‘single punch’ for talking to women

February 13, 2017 World Justice News 0

A banker was killed by a single punch for talking to a group of young women, a court has heard. Oliver Dearlove, 30, spoke about shoes and baby pictures after a night out in Blackheath, […]

Stephen Port guilty of murdering three men

November 23, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Serial killer, Stephen Port, a 41 year old chef, has been found guilty at the Old Bailey of murdering three young men by poisoning them with lethal doses of a date rape drug. On hearing […]

Brave Jo Cox Tried To Protect Staff From Far Right Extremist, Court Hears

November 17, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

BY DAN KAY Brave MP Jo Cox tried to protect her staff from a far right extremist by shouting out “get away you two – let him hurt me” as he repeatedly shot and stabbed […]

History of the Infamous Newgate Prison, London

October 27, 2016 zoshinuk 0

THE Old Bailey was built on the site of the old Newgate Prison, which dated back to the 12th Century. The area has been the scene of floggings, mutilations, pressings (if a defendant refused to […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]