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UK MPs vote against fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying

September 12, 2026 World Justice News 0

MPs have voted against proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, bringing the latest effort to change the law to an end. Following a debate in which both sides made emotional speeches, the […]

UEFA preparing to bring criminal proceedings against Gianni Infantino over plan to sell shares in World Cup

August 30, 2026 World Justice News 0

European football’s governing body UEFA is preparing to bring criminal proceedings against FIFA President Gianni Infantino over the attempt to sell shares in the World Cup to private investors, according to legal filings obtained by […]

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Spanish Court Orders ProtonVPN and NordVPN to Block Pirate Football Streams

February 18, 2026 World Justice News 0

In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a Spanish court has labeled VPN services as “technological intermediaries,” ordering them to actively block IP addresses that host illegal LaLiga matches. The “dynamic” injunction compels NordVPN and ProtonVPN to intervene, […]

Owner of Swiss ski bar held in custody after deadly New Year’s Eve fire

January 10, 2026 World Justice News 0

One of the two co-owners of the Swiss bar where 40 people died in a fire on New Year’s Eve has been detained. Swiss prosecutors said Jacques Moretti, a French national, was a potential flight […]

Jailed hacking kingpin reveals all about the gang that left a trail of destruction

November 10, 2025 World Justice News 0

After years of reading about “Tank” and months of planning a visit to him in a Colorado prison, I hear the door click open before I see him walk into the room. I stand up […]

Former model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic murdered and allegedly ‘pureed’ in blender by husband

September 12, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former model who was a finalist in the Miss Switzerland contest was allegedly murdered and “pureed” in a blender by her husband, officials in Switzerland are reported to have said. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was […]

UK’s richest family on trial in Switzerland for human trafficking

June 19, 2024 World Justice News 0

Four members of the UK’s richest family are on trial in Switzerland amid allegations they spent more money caring for their dog than their servants. The Hinduja family, worth an estimated £37bn ($47bn), is accused […]

Toronto gold heist: Police arrest alleged gun-runner linked to C$20m airport theft

April 18, 2024 World Justice News 0

Canadian police have made arrests and issued nine warrants in the biggest gold theft in the country’s history. More than 6,500 gold bars worth C$20m ($14.5m/£11.6m), were stolen from Toronto Pearson Airport, in April 2023, […]

European top human rights court rules that human rights were violated by climate change inaction

April 9, 2024 World Justice News 0

Europe’s top human rights court has sided with a 2,000-strong group of elderly women who said Switzerland’s government had not done enough to combat climate change. Senior Women for Climate Protection, whose average age is […]

How London hotel sting caught Swiss museum heist thieves

January 20, 2024 World Justice News 0

On the night of 1 June 2019, a grey Renault Koleos pulled up outside Geneva’s Museum of Far Eastern Art. Three men wearing ski masks, dark clothing and gloves got out and walked up the […]

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Report finds ‘clear human rights failures’ in southern Scotland

October 7, 2026 0

A new report has found “clear human rights failures” across the south of Scotland with basic obligations on food, health and housing not being met. The study was carried out over eight different local authority […]

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Christa Pike set to be first woman executed in Tennessee in 200 years still alive after two lethal injections

October 1, 2026 0

A Tennessee death row inmate set to be the first woman to be executed by the state in more than 200 years is still alive after being administered two lethal injections, her lawyers have said. […]

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Killer Christa Pike is to be executed within days – but her defence say she’s a victim too

September 27, 2026 0

Ashlee Sellars last heard from her friend Christa Pike earlier this week, when Pike texted her from her cell on death row as she prepares to be killed by lethal injection by the US state […]