Crime

Published: 09 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A woman has died following a serious two-vehicle collision on a major road in the Scottish town of Huntly, police have confirmed . The crash happened around 6pm on Sunday, 8 March, at the junction of the A96 and the A920 near Huntly in Aberdeenshire . Emergency services attended the scene following reports of a collision involving two cars. A...

Published: 09 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online The former mayor of Istanbul appeared in court today at the opening of a mass corruption trial that has drawn international criticism, with prosecutors seeking a jail term of up to 2,430 years . Ekrem Imamoglu, 55, faces more than 140 charges including corruption, bribery, embezzlement and running a criminal organisation, in a case that his Republican People's Party...

Published: 09 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A landmark civil case brought by three IRA bomb victims against former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has opened at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, with the claimants seeking to hold him personally liable for attacks in the 1970s and 1990s . The action has been brought by John Clark, a victim of the Old Bailey bombing...

Published: 09 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A woman has been arrested after allegedly firing multiple shots at the Beverly Hills home of pop superstar Rihanna while the singer was inside, authorities have confirmed . Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a report of "shots fired" at the residence around 1:15 p.m. local time on Sunday, March 8 . A 30-year-old female suspect was located shortly...

Published: 09 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online The man accused of carrying out Australia's worst mass shooting has sought a court order to prevent media from publishing details of his immediate family, arguing their safety is at risk . Naveed Akram, 24, faces 59 charges including 15 counts of murder and one count of committing a terrorist act over the December 14 attack on a Jewish...

Published: 08 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. An undercover police officer has admitted telling “grotesque and cruel” lies while emotionally manipulating two women during his deployment, the public spycops inquiry heard. Carlo Soracchi infiltrated leftwing and anti-fascist groups between 2000 and 2006, deceiving women into long-term sexual relationships while concealing his true identity as an undercover officer. The inquiry revealed that he fabricated stories about...

Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online The US Justice Department has released additional FBI documents describing interviews with a woman who alleged that President Donald Trump sexually assaulted her after she was introduced to him by Jeffrey Epstein, it was confirmed yesterday . The documents had not been made public under previous congressionally mandated file releases related to the late convicted sex offender because...

Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online The home of a former lord mayor of Leeds has been seized by the National Crime Agency after a court appeal was refused, bringing a long-running legal battle to a close . Abigail Marshall Katung, a Labour councillor who served as lord mayor, lost her High Court battle with the NCA over the rights to the house on...

Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A city centre street remains closed today after a wall collapsed onto a car, partially crushing the vehicle and bringing traffic to a standstill. Emergency services were called to Thurnham Street in Lancaster on Thursday evening following reports of a structural collapse on the side of the Kwik Fit car park . The wall, which bordered the garage premises,...

Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A pedestrian is in hospital with critical injuries after being struck by a car in Leicestershire, prompting an urgent witness appeal from police . Emergency services were called to Uppingham Road in Thurnby, near the junction with Anthony Drive, just before 19:30 GMT on Thursday following reports of a collision involving a silver Mercedes C Class and a pedestrian ....