Crime

Published: 02 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A domestic violence survivor in England says she is living in constant fear after her former partner, who was convicted following a violent attack against her, was released from prison without being fitted with an electronic tracking device. Michelle, 38, said she has been left deeply concerned for her own safety and that of her four children because...

Published: 02 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A Victorian magistrate has been formally criticised after a judicial watchdog found that she repeatedly used offensive, intimidating and unprofessional language during court proceedings, raising concerns about the standards of conduct expected from judicial officers. Magistrate Vicky Prapas was the subject of an investigation by the Judicial Commission of Victoria following a complaint from Victoria Legal Aid about...

Published: 02 November 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Authorities in Spain have confirmed that citizens from several countries, including the United States, Canada and Japan, were among the 69 people killed in last week's devastating high-speed train collision. The disaster, one of Europe's deadliest railway accidents this century, has left families across several countries grieving while investigators and forensic specialists continue their efforts to establish the...

Published: 31 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The third week of Russell Brand’s rape and sexual assault trial at Southwark Crown Court has brought the jury closer to the central questions at the heart of the case, with the former comedian giving evidence himself and his wife, Laura Brand, appearing as a witness. Brand denies all seven charges against him, which relate to allegations made...

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Erin Patterson began Friday with a small possibility that her life could eventually take a different direction. By the time the morning was over, that possibility had effectively disappeared. Patterson, the Australian woman convicted of murdering three relatives with a meal containing deadly death cap mushrooms, watched from prison as Victoria’s highest court rejected her attempt to overturn...

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The nomination of senior Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh for the position of United Nations secretary-general has triggered strong criticism from Sudanese diaspora communities and international human rights organisations, raising questions about political independence, accountability and the credibility of the world's most influential multilateral institution. Critics argue that her previous defence of the United Arab Emirates against allegations of...

Published: 29 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A 19-year-old woman has died after masked gunmen opened fire on a crowd outside a pub in Brisbane's south, prompting a major murder investigation and renewed concern about the potential involvement of organised crime. Police are searching for those responsible for the shooting, which also left three men injured and hospitalised. Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau, from Jimboomba, died at Princess...

Published: 29 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online More than 41,000 employees and contractors working for the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have had personal and professional information exposed in a major data leak, raising fresh concerns about government cybersecurity, employee safety and the protection of sensitive law enforcement operations. The information was made public on Wednesday by Distributed Denial of Secrets, a nonprofit...

Published: 29 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Cambodian police and military personnel allegedly worked as private security guards at scam compounds where thousands of trafficked people were subjected to forced labour, physical abuse and sexual violence, according to a major investigation by Amnesty International. The human rights organisation says serving officers helped maintain control over the compounds, with some guards allegedly using electric batons, beatings...

Published: 28 October 2026 .The English Chronicle Desk .The English Chronicle Online. Brazil’s political landscape has entered a period of uncertainty following reports that far-right senator Flávio Bolsonaro left the country after losing the presidential election to incumbent left-wing leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. According to reports cited by Brazilian and international media, Bolsonaro travelled with his wife and two daughters to Argentina before boarding a private aircraft bound...