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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 […]

Dani Alves trial: Ex-Brazil soccer star player guilty of nightclub rape in Spain

February 22, 2024 World Justice News 0

A court in Spain has found former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub. He has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. The […]

Spanish triple murder linked to online romance scam

January 24, 2024 World Justice News 0

Spanish police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the murder of three elderly siblings and its connection to an online romance scam that two of them were caught up in. The civil guard have arrested a […]

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 […]