Crime

Published: 25 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In late 2012, Samantha Walker-Roberts boarded a Megabus from Manchester to London, bound for the Houses of Parliament. In an airless Westminster room, she recounted her story to Keith Vaz, then chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee. Walker-Roberts’ abuse began in October 2006, aged 12, when she reported a sexual assault in a graveyard at a police...

Published: 24 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The long-awaited national inquiry into grooming gangs in the UK faces fresh delays, with sources suggesting it may not commence until next year. The postponement follows a series of high-profile withdrawals and internal disputes over the role of safeguarding minister Jess Phillips, throwing the investigation into uncertainty. Government insiders speaking to The Times report that the departure of...

Published: 24 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A 21-year-old British man who carried out a series of arson attacks on behalf of the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group has been described in court as an “easy puppet” for Russian operatives, manipulated through his obsession with online gaming. Dylan Earl, a labourer from Elmesthorpe, Leicestershire, admitted receiving payments from the Wagner mercenary group to firebomb an east London...

Published: 23 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The board of Lisbon’s public transport company has resigned following a damning report on the Glória funicular crash that killed 16 people, including three Britons. The tragedy occurred when a cable snapped on the 140-year-old tram, causing a carriage to derail and collide with buildings and iron poles in the city’s historic centre. On Monday, Portugal’s Aircraft and...

Published: 22 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. New government reforms will ensure that individuals convicted of sexual offences will no longer be granted parental responsibility for children conceived through rape. The proposals, set to be debated in parliament as part of the Victims and Courts Bill on Monday, 27 October, aim to protect survivors and their children by removing the legal ability of perpetrators to...

Published: 22 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Kosovo has emerged as the first country to offer asylum to asylum seekers whose applications have been refused by the United Kingdom, signalling a potential new chapter in the UK government’s controversial plans to establish “return hubs” in third countries. The initiative, which has been debated heavily in political and humanitarian circles, would see individuals who have exhausted...

Published: 22 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Tensions escalated dramatically in Dublin on Tuesday evening as Irish police, known as the Gardaí, were subjected to a barrage of missiles, fireworks, and other projectiles outside the Citywest Hotel, which currently houses asylum seekers. Reports indicate that hundreds of protesters gathered at the site, and the situation quickly turned violent, resulting in a Garda vehicle being set...

Published: 22 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, is reported to have met two alleged Chinese spies during a single official trip to China in 2019 as part of his Pitch@Palace initiative, according to a detailed investigation by The Telegraph. The revelations cast fresh scrutiny on the Prince’s international engagements and raise questions about the potential exposure of sensitive UK...

Published: 21 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Keir Starmer’s national grooming gang inquiry has been plunged into uncertainty after two survivors resigned from its oversight panel, citing “contempt” and “political interference” by the Home Office and Labour before the appointment of a chair. Ellie-Ann Reynolds and Fiona Goddard stepped down on Monday, criticising the inquiry for “condescending and controlling language used towards survivors” during the...

Published: 19th October 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk A 40-year-old woman who was found fatally stabbed in East London has been formally identified as Agne Druskienea, a resident of Hornchurch. The tragic incident unfolded on the evening of Saturday, October 18, when emergency services were called to a residential property following reports of a violent domestic disturbance. According to information obtained from police briefings, local news outlets, and eyewitness...