Crime

Published: 18 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Fresh scrutiny has emerged over Epstein UK flights as British police confirm they are assessing claims that private jets linked to the convicted sex offender transported women through airports across the country. The development marks the first time officers have openly acknowledged reviewing allegations that Epstein UK flights may have used British airspace and facilities for trafficking purposes....

Published: 18 JFebruary 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online More than a year after a 33-year-old woman tragically froze to death on Austria’s highest mountain, her boyfriend faces trial accused of gross negligent manslaughter. The case has sparked intense debate, not only in Austria but among mountaineering communities worldwide, over the boundaries between personal judgment, risk-taking, and criminal liability. Kerstin G lost her life due to hypothermia...

Published: 18 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Investigators searching for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the elderly mother of US television host Savannah Guthrie, have revealed a frustrating setback after key DNA evidence failed to identify a suspect. DNA extracted from a glove found near Guthrie’s Tucson, Arizona home did not match any records in the FBI’s national DNA database, CODIS, authorities said on Tuesday. The glove...

Published: 17 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Hate crimes targeting people because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or a disability are set to become aggravated offences under a proposed change to UK law, marking a significant shift in how the criminal justice system treats crimes motivated by prejudice. An amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill being debated in Parliament would bring LGBT+ and...

Published: 17 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Metropolitan Police has stepped up its fight against mobile phone theft in London by deploying electric bikes (e‑bikes), drones and cutting‑edge technology to track and arrest thieves, amid a major crackdown on organised criminal gangs responsible for stealing thousands of phones across the capital. Met officers have been engaging in what authorities describe as the largest‑ever blitz...

Published: 17 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Woolwich Crown Court jury has found three teenagers guilty of manslaughter in the death of a 49-year-old man who they lured to a beach in Kent in a tragic case that has shocked communities and sparked debate about youth violence. The victim, Alexander Cashford, was killed on 10 August 2025 in Leysdown-on-Sea on the Isle of Sheppey...

Published: 17 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online An Austrian man has been charged with terrorism-related offences over an alleged plot to attack a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna, authorities confirmed on Monday. Prosecutors say the 21‑year‑old suspect planned a bomb attack targeting one of the singer’s sold‑out Eras Tour shows in August 2024, a plot that ultimately led to the cancellation of three concerts in...

Published: 17 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The NSW kidnapping mistake that led to the abduction of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian has shocked communities across Sydney. Authorities believe the elderly grandfather was taken in error during a botched underworld operation. Police insist this NSW kidnapping mistake was not a random act. Instead, investigators say seasoned offenders targeted the wrong individual in a pre-dawn raid that has...

Published: 17 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online One of the most enduring mysteries in sports and crime history continues to fascinate and outrage fans around the world — the kidnapping of the champion racehorse Shergar in 1983 — more than four decades after the prized stallion disappeared without a trace. What started as a brazen theft from an Irish stud farm quickly evolved into a...

Published: 17 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Invasion Day bombing case in Perth has taken a dramatic turn as authorities revealed the identity of the suspect involved. Investigators had been tracking the individual for months, linking movements to multiple security alerts across the city. Law enforcement confirmed the arrest followed a carefully coordinated operation combining CCTV footage, witness accounts, and digital forensics, marking a...