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Fraudster from UK living in Dubai to lose £90m property empire and a Ferrari 575 Superamerica

August 30, 2025 World Justice News 0

A fraudster on the run from Britain will lose his £90m property empire and his Ferrari, a judge has ruled. Arif Patel, 57, from Preston, Lancashire, led a gang convicted in 2023 of one of […]

Daniel Khalife: Former soldier who escaped from Wandsworth Prison guilty of spying for Iran

November 28, 2024 World Justice News 0

A former British soldier who escaped from Wandsworth Prison has been found guilty of spying for Iran. Daniel Khalife, 23, who was a lance corporal in the Royal Signals, used a sling made from trousers […]

Six arrested by counter-terror police over suspected activity linked to proscribed group PKK

November 27, 2024 World Justice News 0

Six people have been arrested in London as part of a counter-terrorism investigation into suspected activity linked to the proscribed group Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). A 59-year-old woman, a 27-year-old man, a 31-year-old woman, a […]

Thodex cryptocurrency boss jailed for 11,196 years in Turkey for fraud

September 8, 2023 World Justice News 0

A Turkish cryptocurrency boss and his two siblings have been jailed for 11,196 years each for defrauding investors of millions of dollars. Faruk Fatih Ozer, 29, fled to Albania in 2021 with investor assets after […]

‘Six arrested, seven to go’: National Crime Agency’s new warning about the UK’s most wanted

February 13, 2023 World Justice News 0

Seven of the UK’s most wanted fugitives are still on the run, the public have been warned. The National Crime Agency (NCA) – dubbed the “UK’s FBI” – says it is still hunting for seven […]

Rights group files suit in Germany against Myanmar military

January 28, 2023 World Justice News 0

BANGKOK (AP) — A human rights group and 16 people from Myanmar have filed a criminal complaint in Germany seeking punishment of Myanmar’s generals for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity they alleged were […]

People smuggling gang boss Tarik Namik arrested at Manchester Airport after going on the run

January 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

The boss of a Kurdish smuggling ring has been arrested at Manchester Airport after going on the run ahead of his sentencing. Tarik Namik failed to show up at court back in December and was […]

Turkey arrests US citizen over alleged passport handover

December 23, 2021 World Justice News 0

Turkish police say they arrested a US citizen at Istanbul airport last month where they suspect he handed over his own passport to a Syrian national. Officers say the Syrian man, identified as RS, was […]

Jamal Khashoggi: Suspect in murder of journalist arrested in Paris

December 7, 2021 World Justice News 0

A Saudi man suspected of involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has been arrested in France, police say. Khaled Aedh Alotaibi was arrested at Charles-de-Gaulle airport in Paris on Tuesday, a police source […]

Saadi Gaddafi: Son of Libya’s ex-leader freed from Tripoli jail

September 6, 2021 World Justice News 0

The son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has been freed from prison where he had been held since 2014. Saadi Gaddafi – a former commander of Libya’s special forces – was famous for […]

Human Rights

Double murderer awarded £7,500 compensation over human rights breaches

January 2, 2026 0

A double murderer has been awarded £7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, […]

Human Rights

US plans to start checking all tourists’ social media

December 10, 2025 0

All tourists – including those from Britain – will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country’s border force. At the […]

Australia

Children locked out of social media apps after Australia’s world-first ban

December 10, 2025 0

Australia’s world-first social media ban for children has taken effect, with throngs of teenagers waking up to find their accounts have gone dark. Others tell BBC they have already snuck past barriers and will continue […]