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Huw Edwards given suspended jail term for making indecent images of children

September 17, 2024 World Justice News 0

Disgraced BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been given a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, after he admitted charges of making indecent images of children. The court heard that among a number of […]

Man arrested over Westminster honeytrap case

June 26, 2024 World Justice News 0

A man has been arrested in connection with the Westminster “honeytrap” scandal. Police arrested a man on suspicion of harassment and offences under the Online Safety Act in London on Wednesday. Multiple victims were informed […]

Europe agrees new law to curb Big Tech dominance

March 27, 2022 World Justice News 0

European lawmakers have agreed on new rules which they hope will curb the dominance of Big Tech companies. Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), giants such as Google and Apple will be forced to open […]

Met officers charged over WhatsApp messages

February 17, 2022 World Justice News 0

Two serving Metropolitan Police officers and a former officer have been charged with sending grossly offensive messages on WhatsApp. They will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 16 March. The Independent Office for Police Conduct […]

WhatsApp hijack scam continues to spread

June 6, 2021 World Justice News 0

Scammers are continuing to target WhatsApp users and hijack their accounts, by posing as a friend and asking for SMS security codes. The scam has existed for years but has continued to catch people out, […]

Refugee author Behrouz Boochani leaves ‘island prison’ for New Zealand

November 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

An asylum seeker who wrote a book via Whatsapp from inside a detention centre has finally left the island where he was held for six years by Australia. Behrouz Boochani, an Iranian Kurd, arrived in […]

Bangladesh lynchings: Eight killed by mobs over false child abduction rumours

July 24, 2019 World Justice News 0

Eight people have been killed in mob attacks in Bangladesh after false rumours about child abductions spread online, police have said. The victims were targeted over rumours that human sacrifices were needed to build the […]

WhatsApp discovers ‘targeted’ surveillance attack

May 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software on phones and other devices using a major vulnerability in messaging app WhatsApp, it has been confirmed. WhatsApp, which is owned by Facebook, said the attack targeted […]

India WhatsApp ‘child kidnap’ rumours claim two more victims

June 11, 2018 World Justice News 0

Indian police have arrested 16 people after two men became the latest victims of hysteria over WhatsApp rumours of child kidnappers. The men had stopped to ask directions in north-eastern Assam state when they were […]

Facebook fined 110m euros by the EU over ‘misleading’ WhatsApp data claim

May 18, 2017 World Justice News 0

Facebook has been fined 110m euros (£95m) by the EU for providing “incorrect or misleading” information during its purchase of messaging service WhatsApp in 2014. The European Commission said Facebook had said it could not […]

Human Rights

War criminal Mladic close to death, say lawyers asking judge for jail release

May 3, 2026 0

Lawyers acting for convicted Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic are awaiting a decision by a UN court on their bid to release him from jail in The Hague on the grounds he is near […]

Human Rights

US court limits mail-order access to abortion pill mifepristone

May 2, 2026 0

A US court has issued an order significantly restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone by mail. Friday’s decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily reinstated a requirement that abortion pills be obtained […]

Human Rights

The British Renters’ Rights Act comes into force – what it means for tenants and landlords

May 1, 2026 0

Described as the biggest shake-up to renting in England for more than 30 years, new laws giving tenants more rights start on Friday 1 May 2026. The Renters’ Rights Act aims to give more stability […]