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Stephen Lawrence murder suspect Jamie Acourt jailed over serious crime order breach

November 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

One of the original suspects in the murder of Stephen Lawrence has been jailed for six months after flouting a serious criminal behaviour order. Jamie Acourt, 48, was among those arrested after 18-year-old Mr Lawrence was stabbed […]

Spain fines budget airlines including Ryanair €179m

November 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

Spain has fined five budget airlines a total of €179m (£149m) for “abusive practices” including charging for hand luggage. Ryanair has been given the largest fine of €108m (£90m), followed by EasyJet’s penalty of €29m […]

Scottish man linked to hacking group ‘Scattered Spider’ among five charged in US

November 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

Prosecutors in the US have revealed criminal charges against five people – including a man from Scotland – alleged to be part of a cybercrime group suspected of stealing millions in cryptocurrency. It is claimed […]

The gangster brought down by a shipment of bananas

October 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

In the early summer of 2020, Jamie Stevenson was taking advantage of the lifting of lockdown restrictions to meet associates outside a four-star Glasgow hotel. They were sitting at a picnic table when they heard […]

Police extend search for murder suspect to Spain

October 2, 2024 World Justice News 0

Detectives searching for a man they want to speak to in connection with a murder have extended their search to Spain. Matthew Daulby, 19, from Liverpool, was stabbed to death in Ormskirk, Lancashire, on 29 […]

Spanish pensioner gets 18 years for letter bomb campaign

July 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

A 76-year-old retired Spanish civil servant who sent six letters containing explosives in 2022 in a bid to stop Madrid supplying arms to Ukraine has been given an 18-year jail term. Pompeyo González Pascual was […]

LaLiga Demands €450 After ISPs Log Subscribers’ Visits to Pirate Servers

July 3, 2024 World Justice News 0

This February, Spanish football league LaLiga obtained a court order that supposedly allowed it to pursue mere viewers of pirate IPTV. A local court soon clarified that viewers would not be targeted. However, letters from […]

New alcohol ban in Majorca and Ibiza marks fresh clampdown on ‘excessive tourism’

May 13, 2024 World Justice News 0

The sale of alcohol will be totally banned between 9.30pm and 8am in areas of “excessive tourism” in Majorca and Ibiza, under a new decree passed by the government of Spain’s Balearic Islands. In a […]

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Operator of ‘Bitcoin Invested’ Pirate Site Movie2K Charged After More Than a Decade

April 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

More than a decade ago, Movie2K was one of the largest pirate sites on the Internet. Serving a German audience, the streaming portal shut down in 2013, but that wasn’t the end of the story. […]

Prosecutors seek 2.5-year jail term over Luis Rubiales World Cup kiss

March 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

Spanish prosecutors want the ex-head of the country’s football federation to be jailed for two-and-a-half years, after he kissed a female footballer against her will at Spain’s World Cup victory. Luis Rubiales is facing charges […]

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Australian murderer loses bid to eat Vegemite in prison

October 26, 2026 0

A convicted murderer serving a life sentence in Australia has lost his bid to overturn a ban on prisoners consuming Vegemite – the salty yeast-based spread that has become a national symbol. Andre McKechnie argued […]

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Patients in chains rescued from suspected illegal rehab centre in South Africa

October 16, 2026 0

A pastor and his wife have been arrested in South Africa after 200 people, some in chains, were found held at a suspected illegal rehabilitation centre in the north-eastern part of the country. The facility, […]

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UK threatens to ban Eritreans over migrant return policy

October 15, 2026 0

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has threatened to ban all Eritreans from entering the UK if the east African country’s government does not accept more returns of small boat migrants and foreign national offenders. From Thursday, […]