Organised crime and historic sex abuse cases driving Scotland trial backlog
Thu, 28 May 2026 05:26:33 GMT
The number of high court cases awaiting trial has nearly tripled since the Covid pandemic due to a backlog in complex cases.
Australia sues US giant 3M over 'forever chemicals' in firefighting foam
Thu, 28 May 2026 02:47:19 GMT
The A$2bn case, which centres on contamination at defence sites, is the largest ever brought by the government.
Matthew Perry's assistant jailed for 41 months over actor's ketamine death
Wed, 27 May 2026 20:09:33 GMT
Kenneth Iwamasa, who pleaded guilty last year to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine causing death, said he "will forever regret" his actions.
Burnham and Streeting accuse Blair of ignoring inequality as they hit back at ex-PM
Wed, 27 May 2026 19:27:47 GMT
Labour mayor Burnham and former minister Streeting were responding to the former PM's 5,600-word essay.
Google worker charged with using internal data to make $1.2m on bets
Thu, 28 May 2026 02:14:19 GMT
The longtime Google employee was charged in New York for allegedly breaking insider trading laws.
Fifa ordered to explain World Cup ticket pricing
Wed, 27 May 2026 16:20:45 GMT
Fifa must answer questions about 2026 World Cup ticket sales after the attorneys general of New York and New Jersey launch an investigation.
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