Crime

Published: 11 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Approval for China’s planned “mega embassy” in London is reportedly facing yet another delay, amid rising tensions over the UK Labour government’s approach to Beijing. Officials at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) are said to be preparing to postpone the previously set deadline of 21 October, according to sources cited by The Telegraph. The...

Published: 11 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. An Afghan man who arrived in the UK on a small boat has been found guilty of making a threatening video aimed at Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK. Fayaz Khan, 26, was convicted after a jury at Southwark Crown Court found that his TikTok video, posted in October last year, constituted a credible threat to the...

Published: 11 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Zarah Sultana has confirmed that she and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn have patched up their turbulent working relationship within a new left-wing political project, comparing their reunion to the famously feuding Gallagher brothers. Speaking at The World Transformed political festival in Manchester, Sultana emphasised that the duo are ready to collaborate, despite previous disagreements that had cast...

Published: 11 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Boris Johnson, the former UK prime minister, has been found to have breached rules designed to prevent the misuse of contacts and influence gained while in public office, according to an ethics watchdog. The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) concluded that Johnson failed to cooperate fully with inquiries into his conduct after leaving office, prompting concerns over...

Published: 11 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and ex-deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg hosted a private dinner earlier this year that granted a select group of technology entrepreneurs direct access to a senior government minister, according to newly released documents. The event, organised by Blair in his role as head of the Tony Blair Institute (TBI), was held at...

Published: 10 October 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Detectives who once worked on the high-profile disappearance of Madeleine McCann are expected to testify against a woman accused of stalking the missing girl’s family. The trial, held at Leicester Crown Court, focuses on 24-year-old Julia Wandelt from Lubin, south-west Poland, who has repeatedly claimed to be Madeleine or to possess memories of being abducted as...

Published: 10 October 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online An ambulance care assistant has been dismissed after accidentally throwing an amputee patient out of a wheelchair and then attempting to bribe him with £20 to remain silent about the incident. The shocking case, which unfolded at an employment tribunal in Watford, has drawn attention to serious breaches of professional conduct and patient safety within non-emergency...

Published: 10 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with multiple sexual offences spanning more than three decades, including four counts of rape. The 68-year-old faces 15 separate charges involving seven women, with incidents alleged to have occurred between 1983 and 2016. According to the Metropolitan Police, the charges include four counts of rape, nine counts of...

Published: 09 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced a £4 million cyber counter-offensive aimed at combating Russian hacking and disinformation in the western Balkans. The initiative comes ahead of a summit with foreign ministers from the region, focusing on strengthening digital defences, safeguarding media integrity, and countering electoral manipulation. The funding is intended to bolster the capabilities of Balkan states...

Published: 09 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A huge fire tore through a Poundland store on Penge High Street in south-east London early Thursday morning, prompting the evacuation of nearby residents and businesses as around 100 firefighters worked to control the blaze. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) received the initial call at 4.30 am and discovered a two-storey terrace building engulfed in flames. The ground...