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Joseph James O’Connor ordered to pay back over £4m in Bitcoin after hacking celebrity X accounts

November 17, 2025 World Justice News 0

A British man who hacked the X accounts of celebrities in a bid to con people out of Bitcoin, has been ordered to repay £4.1m-worth of the cryptocurrency, prosecutors say. Joseph James O’Connor, 26, was […]

Leader of notorious Ecuador drugs gang captured in Spain

November 17, 2025 World Justice News 0

The leader of one of Ecuador’s biggest drug-trafficking gangs has been captured in an operation involving Spanish police, Ecuador’s president Daniel Noboa has said. Wilmer “Pipo” Chavarria, the head of Los Lobos, was detained in […]

Secret filming exposed a £28m timeshare fraud

October 19, 2025 World Justice News 0

By: Craig Williams – BBC Scotland It has been described by prosecutors as one of the largest frauds of its kind in the UK. A total of 14 people have been convicted for their part […]

Police Scotland make 50th arrest in gangland feud

June 28, 2025 World Justice News 0

Detectives investigating a gangland feud that has led to assaults, shootings and fire bombings across the east and west of Scotland have made a 50th arrest. Yusef Duale, 18, has been charged with wilful fire-raising, […]

Venezuela’s ex-spy chief pleads guilty to narco-terrorism charges

June 27, 2025 World Justice News 0

Venezuela’s former head of military intelligence, Hugo Carvajal – also known as “El Pollo”, or The Chicken – has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges in the US. US officials accused the 65-year-old […]

Two Scottish men shot dead by hooded gunman outside Irish pub in Costa del Sol

June 3, 2025 World Justice News 0

Two Scottish men with links to a Glasgow-based criminal gang have been shot dead at a bar in Spain. BBC Scotland understands they are Eddie Lyons Jnr and Ross Monaghan, who was previously acquitted of […]

Father tries to block daughter’s euthanasia in landmark Spanish case

March 5, 2025 World Justice News 0

A young woman is due to testify in a Spanish court today in a bid to persuade a judge to let her die voluntarily against the wishes of her father, in the first case of […]

Former Brookside actor jailed over £13m modelling fraud

March 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

A former Brookside actor who masterminded a £13.6million fraud operation that conned thousands of would-be models has been jailed. Philip Foster, 49, who played Christian Wright in the Liverpool soap, ran a network of fake […]

Dozens arrested worldwide over AI-generated child sexual abuse images

March 1, 2025 World Justice News 0

Dozens of people have been arrested over their suspected involvement in the distribution of AI-generated images and video of child sexual abuse. Most of the 25 suspects – who are believed to be part of […]

Danish Court Greenlights Copyright Protection for Live Sports in Landmark Blocking Case

December 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

The final verdict in a Danish site blocking battle, involving LaLiga and Rojadirecta, confirms that live sports broadcasts are protected copyright works. This marks a significant victory for rightsholders, who believe that this landmark decision […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]