Rotherham – World Justice News

Police told wrong family teen had died in crash

January 7, 2026 World Justice News 0

A police force has admitted mixing up the identities of an 18-year-old killed in a car crash with another teenager who survived the collision. South Yorkshire Police said officers had wrongly told relatives of Trevor […]

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Men convicted of regularly raping teenage girls in Rotherham called them ‘fresh meat’

March 4, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two men have been convicted of a series of sexual offences against two teenage girls, who were described by the gang targeting them as “fresh meat”. Sheffield Crown Court was told the girls were sexually […]

Rotherham child abuse gang leader sentenced for further rape of young girl

May 25, 2024 World Justice News 0

The ringleader of a gang that sexually exploited children in Rotherham has been sentenced again, after a new victim came forward. Mohammed Imran Ali Akhtar, 42, was charged as part of Operation Stovewood, a series […]

Lord Ahmed: Ex-Labour peer jailed for child sex offences

February 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

A former Labour peer convicted of sexually abusing two children has been jailed for five years and six months. Lord Ahmed of Rotherham, 64, was found guilty in January of a serious sexual assault against […]

BBC Asian Network editor found not guilty of ‘honest mistake’

January 18, 2019 World Justice News 0

BBC Asian Network’s head of news has been found not guilty over the naming of a sexual abuse victim in a live radio broadcast. Arif Ansari checked and approved a reporter’s script which named the […]

Cot designer jailed over baby’s death

October 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

A bed firm boss who designed a cot in which a seven-month-old baby “choked to death” has been jailed for three years and four months. Craig Williams’s Playtime Beds Ltd sold the cot bed where […]

Shouts of ‘Allahu Akbar’ erupt in court as Rotherham men JAILED for child sex abuse

February 2, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Six men were given sentences between 10 years and 20 years – and totalling more than 80 years – by a judge who heard details of how two young girls were groomed and sexually abused […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]