Crime

Published: 29 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Wigan lottery drugs case has stunned communities after a court heard how extraordinary wealth allegedly fuelled extraordinary crime. An 80-year-old National Lottery winner was convicted for helping build a vast counterfeit drug operation, prosecutors said, operating quietly from a rural home near Wigan. The revelations have shaken public confidence and renewed scrutiny of organised crime networks exploiting...

Published: 29 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Record prison recalls are rising sharply in England and Wales, with official figures showing unprecedented increases. The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) warns that many offenders deliberately breach probation terms to re-enter jail, often to traffic drugs within the prison system. Recent data indicates that as many as 5,000 men were recalled in December alone, representing over a third...

Published: 29 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A shocking Salford robbery left a 95-year-old woman tied up after a man targeted her home, police confirmed. Authorities said the suspect confronted the elderly resident, asking about bin collection day before attempting to steal cash and her purse. The victim was left restrained, though unharmed, until a neighbour arrived, prompting the intruder to flee. Greater Manchester Police...

Published: 26 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Police forces across England and Wales are set to face firm national standards on emergency responses, as ministers move to rebuild public confidence. The new framework places police response times at the centre of accountability, marking a decisive shift in how urgent incidents are handled. The Home Office says the measures respond to widespread concern about delays, missed...

Published: 25 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Lady Edwina Grosvenor grew up surrounded by extraordinary wealth, historic estates, and a family name synonymous with privilege. Yet her life’s work has been shaped not by palaces or power, but by prisons, forgotten children, and a justice system she believes routinely fails those with the least voice. Now, through a pioneering university scholarship programme, she is seeking...

Published: 22 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A deadly NSW shooting has left three people dead as police continue searching for the gunman responsible. Residents of Lake Cargelligo, a small country town in central western New South Wales, were shaken on Thursday when emergency services were called to reports of gunfire, triggering an immediate police operation. The NSW shooting, confirmed by authorities, occurred around 4.20pm,...

Published: 21 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Thousands of workers have fled Cambodia scam centres in recent days, marking a dramatic shift in a crisis long hidden behind guarded compounds. The sudden movement follows mounting international pressure and intensified scrutiny from human rights groups, diplomats, and foreign governments. Cambodia scam centres have become synonymous with modern exploitation, drawing global attention as images of escape and...

Published: 20 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A disturbing antisemitic attack occurred on Monday evening in Melbourne as young Jewish boys were reportedly targeted by a passing vehicle, prompting national outrage. Police confirmed that the incident took place on Glen Eira Road, St Kilda East, around 9:50 pm, when a white ute allegedly drove past a group of up to five school-age boys. The perpetrators...

Published: 17 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online When Tiina Parikka opened an email on a quiet Saturday morning in October 2020, she had no idea that her life—and the lives of tens of thousands of others—had already been irrevocably altered. Fresh from a sauna in her Vantaa apartment, just outside Helsinki, the 62-year-old headteacher glanced at her phone absent-mindedly. What she read made her heart...

Published: 17 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Pressure is mounting on Betfair to hand over tens of thousands of pounds to the victim of a long-running fraud, after court proceedings exposed how a gambling addict was repeatedly allowed to wager vast sums of stolen money on the platform despite multiple warning signs. The case has reignited debate in the UK over the responsibility of gambling...