Dominic Casciani,Home and legal correspondentand Tom McArthur EPA Jury trials in England and Wales for crimes that carry a likely sentence of less than three years will be scrapped, the justice secretary has announced. The reforms to the justice system include creating “swift courts” under the government’s plan to tackle unprecedented delays in the court […]
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Bangladesh court sentences UK MP Tulip Siddiq to two years in prison in absentia | Tulip Siddiq
A court in Bangladesh has sentenced the British MP Tulip Siddiq to two years in jail after a judge ruled she was complicit in corrupt land deals with her aunt, the country’s deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina. In a ruling on Monday, a judge found Siddiq, the Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate, guilty of […]
Lost for over 400 years, Rubens painting sells for $2.7 million at auction : NPR
Long-lost painting “Crucifixion of Jesus Christ” by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens, which was hidden for more than four centuries, is displayed at the auction house Osenat in Versailles, west of Paris, Nov. 30, 2025. Michel Euler/AP hide caption toggle caption Michel Euler/AP PARIS — For more than four centuries, people believed it had vanished. […]
Fugees rapper sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal Obama donations | Crime News
Justice Department prosecutors accused Grammy-winning rapper Pras Michel of betraying his country for money. A United States district judge has sentenced Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a member of 1990s hip-hop group the Fugees, to 14 years in prison for illegally funnelling millions of dollars in foreign contributions to former US President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign. […]
France marks 10 years after Paris Bataclan terrorist attacks : NPR
People lay flowers and light candles in tribute to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks at a temporary memorial at Place de la République in Paris on Wednesday. Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images PARIS — Arthur Dénouveaux’s memories of Nov. 13, 2015, aren’t exactly hazy. […]
After 40 years, plans to deploy a new undersea habitat are in progress
A British engineering and research company is unveiling a “subsea human habitat,” a base that four people can live and work in for missions of a week or more. It’s the first new underwater habitat developed since the 1980s. Source link
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here’s Where We Are
Almost exactly 10 years ago, a remarkable thing happened in a conference hall on the outskirts of Paris: After years of bitter negotiations, the leaders of nearly every country agreed to try to slow down global warming in an effort to head off its most devastating effects. The core idea was that countries would set […]
Lindsay Sandiford flown home after 12 years on Indonesian death row
A British grandmother who spent 12 years on death row in Indonesia after being convicted of drug trafficking flew home on Friday, as part of a deal between the UK and Indonesian governments. Lindsay Sandiford, 69, was sentenced to death on the island of Bali in 2013, after she was found with nearly 5kg of […]
Mother and son reflect on life 10 years after car crash
Sean Carter speaks with his mom, Jenny Carter, a decade after a car crash left him with a severe brain injury. They speak about her being his full-time caregiver and what the future holds. Source link