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Plot to kidnap child hatched a week before Madeleine McCann disappeared

February 8, 2024 World Justice News 0

A plot to kidnap a child was being hatched in a Portuguese holiday resort a week before Madeleine McCann vanished there, Sky News has been told. Expat Ken Ralphs said that Christian B, the German […]

Six arrested over suspected plot to disrupt London Stock Exchange

January 15, 2024 World Justice News 0

Six people have been arrested over a suspected plot to disrupt the London Stock Exchange, the Metropolitan Police has said. The force said it began its investigation after receiving information from the Daily Express on […]

British Museum: Staff member sacked after items ‘missing, stolen or damaged’

August 16, 2023 World Justice News 0

A member of staff at the British Museum has been sacked after jewellery and gems from its collection were found to be “missing, stolen or damaged”. In a statement, the museum in London said the […]

Sarah Everard: Wayne Couzens appears in court charged with murder

March 13, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard. Wayne Couzens, 48, was arrested on Tuesday after the 33-year-old disappeared when walking home to Brixton from Clapham […]

Madeleine McCann: German prisoner identified as suspect

June 3, 2020 World Justice News 0

A 43-year-old German prisoner who travelled around Portugal in a camper van is now the focus of Scotland Yard’s investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Police believe he was in the area where the […]

Carl Beech: Liar, fraudster and paedophile

July 23, 2019 World Justice News 0

Carl Beech is a liar, fraudster and paedophile. But for 18 months between 2014 and 2016, he was the star witness in a high-profile investigation into allegations of sexual abuse and murder, involving MPs, generals […]

Important new lead in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann

December 4, 2016 zoshinuk 0

Scotland Yard is set to investigate an ‘important’ new lead in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Extra funding has been allocated to the Met to probe the information, which is said to strengthen the theory […]

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]

Human Rights

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 […]