Crime

Published: 03 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In a deeply troubling revelation that has shocked legal experts and medical commentators across the UK, it has emerged that a key expert witness in the trial of Lucy Letby faced a GMC investigation into his fitness to practise at the very time he gave crucial evidence about alleged insulin poisoning. This startling development has intensified debate over...

Published: March 3, 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk . The English Chronicle Online A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a significant road collision on one of England’s major arterial routes, police have confirmed. Emergency services were called to the scene on the A500 in Staffordshire earlier today after multiple reports of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. Staffordshire Police, who are leading...

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A collection of artwork by notorious British prisoner Charles Bronson has been put up for auction, but legal and prison regulations mean the inmate himself will receive no direct financial benefit from the sale, officials have confirmed. Bronson, widely regarded as one of Britain’s most violent and high‑profile prisoners, created hundreds of drawings and paintings during decades behind bars, which...

Published: 3 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online It has been five years since the murder of Sarah Everard, whose abduction and killing by a serving Metropolitan Police officer in March 2021 shocked the United Kingdom and ignited national debate about women’s safety and trust in law enforcement. Her death — at the hands of then‑officer Wayne Couzens — was not only a personal tragedy but...

Published: 3 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A 22-year-old driver has been sentenced to prison after a fatal road crash in West Yorkshire in which his car ploughed into a disused water treatment tank, killing an 18-year-old man. The case has highlighted the severe legal consequences of drink-driving, uninsured driving and driving without a full licence, and the devastating impact such choices can have...

Published: 3 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online Recent police operations in several UK cities have focused on targeting the organisers of illegal brothels rather than the sex workers who operate within them, reflecting a strategic shift in law-enforcement priorities that aims to disrupt exploitation networks while reducing harm to individuals engaged in consensual adult work. In raids carried out over the past month in London,...

Published: 3 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online A court in Bristol has convicted a man of murder after determining that sustained domestic abuse he inflicted on his wife drove her to take her own life by jumping from a bridge. The landmark ruling — which found the defendant criminally responsible for causing the conditions that led to her death — has drawn attention to the...

Published: 2 March 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk.The English Chronicle Online The long‑held pain of losing a loved one to violence is a burden few can fully imagine. For one woman, it was magnified by the unique bond she shared with her identical twin brother — a connection forged in genetics, upbringing and shared experience. When he was murdered by a stranger in a senseless attack, the grief was overwhelming. But...

Published: 2 March 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online The government has unveiled fresh proposals aimed at tightening transparency rules around corporate ownership, in a move designed to curb money laundering, fraud and the misuse of shell companies. The plan would require stronger verification of individuals who ultimately control or benefit from companies registered in the UK, with expanded powers for regulators to publish and scrutinise ownership data. At...

Published: 2 March 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online Newly released documents from the U.S. Department of Justice’s “Epstein files” have focused fresh scrutiny on the web of relationships surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier convicted of sex offences and later charged with sex trafficking before his death. While much of the media attention has focused on former Prince Andrew — now styled Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor — and his friendship...