Crime

Published: 6 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a "clinical" and rapid response to what Prime Minister Keir Starmer has termed a "national security emergency," the Metropolitan Police has officially launched a new Community Protection Team. The specialist unit, comprised of 100 dedicated officers, has been formed following a harrowing string of "asymmetric" attacks targeting the Jewish community, including arson attempts and a "terrorist-related" stabbing...

Published: 6 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a chilling "milestone" for one of the year’s most harrowing criminal trials, a young boy provided "clinical" testimony today, alleging he was explicitly instructed to lie about the circumstances surrounding his sister’s death. Appearing behind a screen at the Central Criminal Court, the witness detailed a "calculated campaign of deception" orchestrated by adults in the household to...

Published: 6 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a major "national security emergency" for the capital, Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London has taken the lead in an investigation following an arson attack on a former synagogue in East London. The incident, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, May 5, is being treated as the latest "milestone" in a coordinated wave of antisemitic violence...

Published: 05 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A controversial US military campaign targeting suspected drug-trafficking vessels has intensified, with the latest strike in the Caribbean Sea killing two people and pushing the total death toll to at least 188. The operation, carried out under the authority of Donald Trump’s administration, is rapidly becoming one of the most contentious elements of current US foreign and security...

Published: 5 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The eastern German city of Leipzig is in mourning today after a 33-year-old man drove a Volkswagen SUV at high speed into a crowded pedestrian shopping district, killing two people and injuring at least 22 others. The incident, which occurred at approximately 4:45 PM on Monday, May 4, saw the vehicle plow through Augustusplatz and down the central...

Published: 05 May  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A devastating explosion at a fireworks manufacturing facility in central China has killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others, according to state media reports, prompting President Xi Jinping to order a full-scale investigation and stricter enforcement of industrial safety regulations. The blast occurred on Monday afternoon at approximately 4:40pm local time at the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing...

Published: 1 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a chilling conclusion to a "highly sophisticated" undercover operation, 21-year-old Alfie Coleman was found guilty at the Old Bailey yesterday of preparing acts of terrorism. Coleman, a former part-time supermarket worker from Essex, was snared by MI5 agents while attempting to purchase a semi-automatic pistol and 200 rounds of ammunition, with the intent of launching a "race...

Published: 1 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A 45-year-old man, identified as Essa Suleiman, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court today charged with three counts of attempted murder following a suspected terrorist rampage in North London. Suleiman, a Somalia-born British citizen, is accused of stabbing two Jewish men, aged 34 and 76, in the heart of Golders Green on Wednesday. He faces a third attempted murder...

Published: 1 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A 34-year-old Kuwaiti national who twice entered the UK via small boat crossings has been found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism following a brazen attempt to storm the Israeli Embassy in London. Abdullah Sabah Albadri, described by prosecutors as a man "intent on martyrdom," was convicted at the Old Bailey after jurors rejected his claim that the...

Published: 1 May 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a dramatic reversal that has sent shockwaves through the UK’s justice system, the driver of the Land Rover that ploughed into a Wimbledon primary school in July 2023 has been officially charged with causing death by dangerous driving. Claire Freemantle, 49, is accused of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and seven counts of causing...