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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 […]

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Self-styled ‘king of Germany’ goes on trial accused of heading criminal group

November 8, 2026 0

A self-declared “king” of Germany has gone on trial in Düsseldorf accused of leading a criminal organisation along with three other men described as his senior “subjects”. Peter Fitzek, 61, who calls himself Peter the […]

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Kenyan doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie given life sentence for murdering 191 people

November 6, 2026 0

A Kenyan court has sentenced the leader of a doomsday cult, Paul Mackenzie, to 200 years in prison for murdering 191 people, all but one of them children. Alongside 28 others, Mackenzie was found guilty […]

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All 548 death row inmates in California to have sentences changed to life in prison

November 6, 2026 0

Governor Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute all death sentences in the state to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He made the announcement as he prepares to leave office after eight years in […]