Crime

Published: 3 March 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online Three people are confirmed dead and at least 14 more injured following a mass shooting outside a busy nightlife venue in Austin, Texas, in the early hours of Sunday, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it is investigating the attack as a potential act of terrorism. Chile authorities and federal agents have joined local law enforcement in probing whether political...

Published: 27 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified on Thursday before the Republican‑controlled House Oversight Committee as part of a high‑profile congressional investigation into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell. In a deposition held in Chappaqua, New York, Clinton told lawmakers she had “no idea” about Epstein’s criminal activities and denied any personal knowledge of their...

Published: 27 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online Two people arrested by police investigating the disappearance and presumed murder of Lisa Dorrian have been released on bail pending further inquiries, authorities confirmed on Thursday. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said detectives remain committed to progressing the long‑running investigation and appealed for public assistance to help resolve the case. The 25‑year‑old woman from Bangor, County Down, vanished...

Published: 27 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online For decades, Tom Millward, a former sub‑postmaster in the Norfolk village of Trunch, carried a burden far heavier than the ledger balances he battled every Wednesday. Convicted in 1999 of embezzling thousands of pounds from his own Post Office branch, Millward lost his livelihood, his home and his standing in the tight‑knit rural community he and his wife had moved...

Published: 27 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online The inquest into the death of 14‑year‑old Noah Donohoe has heard that well‑meaning volunteers and others described by search leaders as “people from outside” significantly disrupted the official search efforts when the Belfast schoolboy went missing in June 2020. Witness testimony at Belfast Coroner’s Court this week painted a picture of chaotic scenes around Northwood Linear Park and surrounding areas,...

Published: 27 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online Police in Northern Ireland have charged a 31‑year‑old man in connection with a violent kidnapping reported in Derry last year, authorities confirmed on Thursday evening. The suspect was arrested following investigations into an incident that took place on 1 October 2025 in the Northland Terrace area of Londonderry. According to a statement from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI),...

Published: 28 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A grieving mother has described an emotional meeting with the man convicted of killing her daughter in a restorative justice encounter at a UK prison, telling the BBC that she hugged him as both cried and that the experience helped her find a measure of understanding and personal peace. Danielle O’Halloran, 37, from Mountain Ash, South Wales, lost her daughter...

Published: 28 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The grave of two‑year‑old James Bulger, one of the United Kingdom’s most infamous child murder victims, was vandalised on Thursday, prompting an appeal from his grieving mother for information that could lead to the perpetrators’ arrest. The damage was discovered at Kirkdale Cemetery in Liverpool, where James is buried, after a dog walker reported the scene to the boy’s family....

Published: 28 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Newly released documents from the U.S. Department of Justice reveal that Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender, attempted to purchase a luxury palace in Morocco just days before his 2019 arrest on federal sex trafficking charges. The disclosures shed fresh light on Epstein’s financial manoeuvring as scrutiny intensified and legal pressure mounted. The estate in question —...

Published: 28 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Two British men have been sentenced to prison in Bali after being caught attempting to smuggle large quantities of cocaine into Indonesia. The men, aged 28 and 31, were arrested at Ngurah Rai International Airport last year following a police investigation into international drug trafficking networks. Indonesian authorities reported that the men were found in possession of over...