Crime

Published: 24 February 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A sweeping, multi‑agency search and criminal investigation continues in Catalina Foothills, Arizona, for Nancy Guthrie, the 84‑year‑old mother of U.S. television journalist Savannah Guthrie who vanished from her home in the early hours of 1 February 2026, with authorities now treating the disappearance as a likely abduction. Nancy — a grandmother and long‑time resident in a suburban area...

Published: 24 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online Two significant developments have captured international attention today: the arrest of former British politician Peter Mandelson in London over allegations linked to undisclosed lobbying activities, and solemn commemorations in Ukraine marking four years since the outbreak of full-scale conflict. In London, Mandelson, a veteran Labour figure and former European Commissioner, was taken into custody following a police investigation into claims...

Published: 24 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online An explosion near a major train station in central Moscow early Tuesday has killed a police officer and injured colleagues, Russian authorities have confirmed, prompting a criminal investigation into the blast. The incident occurred just after midnight local time on Savyolovsky Station Square, a busy transport hub in the north‑eastern part of the Russian capital. According to a statement from...

Published: 24 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online A woman in the United States says her life savings were stolen by a fraudster — a scammer she met online who used her money to buy his wife a 10‑carat diamond ring, according to her account to the BBC. The alleged conman, reportedly from Northern Ireland and connected with an organised crime group known as The Travelling Conmen, is...

Published: 24 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online A company director has been sentenced to prison after orchestrating a multi‑million‑pound airline parts fraud that undermined safety standards in the global aviation supply chain. Jose Alejandro Zamora Yrala, 38, was jailed for four years and eight months at Southwark Crown Court on Monday after admitting fraudulent trading in connection with the sale of almost £7 million worth of counterfeit...

Published: 24 February 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online A suspected rapist who was awaiting trial in London has been mistakenly released from prison and has since left the United Kingdom, in what senior judicial figures have described as a grave administrative failure with potentially far-reaching consequences for the justice system. The defendant, a man in his forties who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been held on...

Published: 24 February 2026 · The English Chronicle Desk · The English Chronicle Online Mexico has deployed thousands of soldiers and National Guard troops to western states in a bid to contain escalating violence following the reported death of notorious cartel leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, widely known as El Mencho. The federal government confirmed a large-scale security mobilisation across Jalisco, as well as neighbouring regions, after coordinated arson attacks and...

Published: 24 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Nottingham killer inquiry has heard that race was not the decisive factor in a crucial mental health decision made in 2020. Evidence presented on the opening day focused on why Valdo Calocane was not sectioned after a violent incident while studying in Nottingham. Lawyers told the hearing that professionals weighed several factors, including research on racial disparities...

Published: 23 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — better known as El Mencho — was the elusive and feared leader of Mexico’s most powerful drug syndicate, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), and for years one of the most wanted men in the world. His death in a high‑stakes Mexican military operation in Jalisco state this week marked the end of a decades‑long criminal reign that...

Published: 23 February 2026 . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australian legal authorities are weighing up whether to reopen a decades‑old cold case involving a British girl’s disappearance after prosecutors in New South Wales (NSW) agreed to consider a fresh review of the matter. The long‑standing mystery of Cheryl Grimmer, who vanished from a beach more than 55 years ago, has drawn renewed attention as her family pushes...