Crime

Published: 04 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Metropolitan Police has launched a formal criminal investigation into Lord Peter Mandelson following serious allegations that he leaked sensitive government information to the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a senior cabinet minister during the global financial crisis. The inquiry, confirmed on Tuesday, centres on claims of misconduct in public office and has sent shockwaves...

Published: 02 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Police strongly believe that fugitive Dezi Freeman is unlikely to have survived following the suspected gunshot in the Victorian bushland. Authorities confirmed that the search for Freeman intensified near Mount Buffalo after he allegedly killed two officers in Porepunkah and fled into the dense terrain. The focus keyword Dezi Freeman appears here early, reinforcing the article’s core topic...

Published: 31 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Newly released emails from the United States Department of Justice suggest Jeffrey Epstein transferred significant sums to Reinaldo Avila da Silva after his prison release. The disclosures have reignited scrutiny of Epstein’s connections with senior political figures and raised further questions about judgement and accountability after his conviction. The documents indicate that Epstein sent thousands of pounds to...

Published: 31 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Newly released United States court files have raised fresh questions about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after his prison release. The documents suggest that Andrew attended an intimate dinner involving Epstein months after the financier completed a jail sentence for child sexual abuse offences. The revelations add further scrutiny to a relationship that has already drawn sustained...

Published: 30 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A devastating school vetting failure has emerged after a paedophile secured trusted roles within London childcare settings. The case has shaken parents, educators, and safeguarding professionals across the capital. It centres on Vincent Chan, whose access to children spanned years despite supposedly strict checks. The revelations have forced renewed scrutiny of how safeguarding operates in schools and nurseries....

Published: 29 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Wigan lottery drugs case has stunned communities after a court heard how extraordinary wealth allegedly fuelled extraordinary crime. An 80-year-old National Lottery winner was convicted for helping build a vast counterfeit drug operation, prosecutors said, operating quietly from a rural home near Wigan. The revelations have shaken public confidence and renewed scrutiny of organised crime networks exploiting...

Published: 29 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Record prison recalls are rising sharply in England and Wales, with official figures showing unprecedented increases. The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) warns that many offenders deliberately breach probation terms to re-enter jail, often to traffic drugs within the prison system. Recent data indicates that as many as 5,000 men were recalled in December alone, representing over a third...

Published: 29 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A shocking Salford robbery left a 95-year-old woman tied up after a man targeted her home, police confirmed. Authorities said the suspect confronted the elderly resident, asking about bin collection day before attempting to steal cash and her purse. The victim was left restrained, though unharmed, until a neighbour arrived, prompting the intruder to flee. Greater Manchester Police...

Published: 26 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Police forces across England and Wales are set to face firm national standards on emergency responses, as ministers move to rebuild public confidence. The new framework places police response times at the centre of accountability, marking a decisive shift in how urgent incidents are handled. The Home Office says the measures respond to widespread concern about delays, missed...

Published: 25 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Lady Edwina Grosvenor grew up surrounded by extraordinary wealth, historic estates, and a family name synonymous with privilege. Yet her life’s work has been shaped not by palaces or power, but by prisons, forgotten children, and a justice system she believes routinely fails those with the least voice. Now, through a pioneering university scholarship programme, she is seeking...