Crime

Published: 24 May 2026.The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online. Irish gangland figure Gerry “the Monk” Hutch has failed in his bid to secure a seat in the Irish parliament after coming fourth in a closely watched Dublin byelection dominated by debates over cost of living, immigration, and political trust. The 63-year-old, who has long been associated with organised crime and has been named in court as a leader of...

Published: 24 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Washington DC was thrust into another moment of high security alarm after a suspected gunman was shot dead following an exchange of gunfire with United States Secret Service agents near a White House checkpoint. The dramatic incident unfolded on Saturday evening near one of the heavily guarded entrances to the presidential complex, triggering an immediate lockdown of surrounding...

Published: 24 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A 16-year-old victim has strongly criticised a UK court’s decision not to send teenage boys to prison after they were convicted of rape in Hampshire, describing the sentence as feeling like “a rock straight in my face”. The case, heard at Southampton Crown Court, involved two separate serious sexual assaults against two girls in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, carried out...

Published: 23 May 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online. Health authorities and aid agencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo have raised urgent concerns over a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak that is overwhelming hospitals, with officials warning that the country’s fragile healthcare system is under severe strain and struggling to cope with the rising number of suspected cases. According to aid workers and local health...

Published: 23 May  2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online A devastating gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China’s Shanxi province has killed at least 90 people, marking one of the country’s deadliest mining disasters in more than a decade, state media reported on Saturday. The blast occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu coalmine in Qinyuan county, where 247 workers were underground at...

Published: 23 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A federal judge in the United States has dismissed criminal charges against Kilmar Ábrego García, ruling that prosecutors under the administration of Donald Trump likely would not have pursued the case if he had not challenged his controversial deportation. The decision marks a significant development in a long-running legal and political dispute centred on immigration enforcement, due process,...

Published: 22 May 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online A former British soldier has been sentenced to five years in prison after police uncovered a major drugs operation linked to a £2 million haul of cocaine and heroin in Glasgow. The case, which began in extraordinary circumstances after a woman walked into a police station and dumped bags of cocaine onto the floor, has exposed...

Published: 22 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A quiet German town experienced a terrifying weekend when a captive tiger escaped into local garden allotments. The large predator severely mauled a dedicated caretaker before breaking out of its secure compound on Sunday afternoon. Terrified local residents quickly alerted emergency services after spotting the massive animal roaming near their properties. Armed police officers arrived promptly at the...

Published: 20 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In the aftermath of the devastating attack on the Islamic Center of San Diego this past Monday, May 18, 2026, the community and the nation are mourning the loss of three pillars of the mosque, while simultaneously celebrating the extraordinary valor of one man. Amin Abdullah, the 51-year-old security guard who was among the three individuals killed, is...

Published: 19 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Central Criminal Court at the Old Bailey is preparing to hand down a definitive, highly anticipated prison sentence to a 34-year-old Manchester resident who launched a terrifying campaign of targeted death threats against the United Kingdom’s Jewish community. The defendant, Raza Ghulam, pleaded guilty to multiple counts of soliciting murder, encouraging terrorism, and distributing hate material following...