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Claudia Lawrence: Police end Sand Hutton lake search

September 5, 2021 World Justice News 0

Nothing of significance has been found during the latest search for clues to the suspected murder of Claudia Lawrence, police have confirmed. The 35-year-old chef has not been seen since she failed to turn up […]

Claudia Lawrence: Mum in ‘utter shock’ at new search

August 25, 2021 World Justice News 0

The mother of missing Claudia Lawrence has said she is in “utter shock” and “very, very churned up” about a new police search for her daughter. A popular fishing spot, near York, is being searched […]

Ben Breakwell: Music teacher convicted over sex with teenage students

August 4, 2021 World Justice News 0

A music teacher who had sex with two girls aged 13 and 14 has been convicted of 32 sexual offences. Ben Breakwell, 40, of Monkgate, York, abused his position at a west London school to […]

Paul Gascoigne cleared of sex assault on train passenger

October 17, 2019 World Justice News 0

Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been cleared of sexually assaulting a woman on a train. The 52-year-old had been accused of “forcefully and sloppily” kissing the fellow passenger on a service from York to Newcastle in […]

Paedophile Richard Huckle stabbed to death at Full Sutton Prison

October 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A British man jailed for numerous sex crimes against Malaysian children has been found stabbed to death in prison. Richard Huckle, from Ashford, Kent, abused as many as 200 children. In 2016, he was given […]

Cot designer jailed over baby’s death

October 26, 2018 World Justice News 0

A bed firm boss who designed a cot in which a seven-month-old baby “choked to death” has been jailed for three years and four months. Craig Williams’s Playtime Beds Ltd sold the cot bed where […]

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 […]

Human Rights

Sudan militia chief sentenced to 20 years for war crimes during Darfur conflict

December 10, 2025 0

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced a Sudanese militia leader to 20 years in prison for atrocities committed during a civil war more than two decades ago. Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman had been convicted […]