Crime

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A British grandmother who faced a death sentence in Bali for smuggling a large quantity of cocaine is set to return to the UK, bringing an end to more than a decade of imprisonment and legal uncertainty. Lindsay Sandiford, 69, has spent over 13 years in Kerobokan prison, one of the world’s most notorious correctional facilities, following her...

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The parents of three young girls murdered in the Southport attack have faced searing scrutiny as they testified before a public inquiry, with the bereaved families calling for them to be “held to account for what they allowed to happen.” The case, which has gripped the nation, centres on Axel Rudakubana, whose shocking actions left the community in...

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. An internal review of the Metropolitan Police has found that racial harm inflicted on Black communities is not accidental but “institutionally defended,” revealing deep-rooted cultural and structural barriers that protect the force from meaningful reform. The report, authored by Dr. Shereen Daniels and published on Friday, provides one of the most damning indictments yet of Britain’s largest police...

Published: 06 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Government plans to radically overhaul prison sentencing are expected to trigger an increase in crime of up to 6% in England and Wales during the first year after implementation, according to senior police chiefs. The proposed reforms, aimed at reducing the use of short custodial sentences and emphasising community-based rehabilitation, have prompted concern over short-term public safety, even...

Published: 06 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The manhunt for two prisoners mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth has sparked serious concerns over prison management and ministerial briefings, with the Ministry of Justice stating that Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy had “not been accurately informed” of key details before facing questions at Prime Minister’s Questions. The two men, identified as Brahim Kaddour-Cherif and William “Billy” Smith,...

Published: 06 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A company tied to Conservative peer Baroness Michelle Mone has been found to owe £39 million in unpaid tax, according to newly released documents from its administrators. The firm, PPE Medpro, which came under scrutiny for its role in supplying personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic, now faces mounting financial and legal pressure as the scale of...

Published: 05 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Six Just Stop Oil (JSO) protesters have been convicted after they were denied the opportunity to present climate facts or a “reasonable excuse” defence in court, raising questions about consistency in the UK’s handling of environmental demonstrations. The activists were found guilty of public nuisance following a high-profile protest on the M25 motorway in 2022, which saw them...

Published: 05 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Imagine your phone rings and the screen shows your bank's number. You pick up, relax, and chat. But it’s not your bank. It’s a crook halfway across the world, pretending to be someone you trust, trying to grab your cash. That trick just got a lot harder to pull off in Britain. The Home Office just dropped big...

Published: 04 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A British university is at the centre of a national security investigation after allegations surfaced that it was pressured by Chinese authorities to halt academic research into human rights abuses in China. The case, which has been referred to counter-terrorism police, has sparked renewed concerns about Beijing’s influence on academic freedom within UK universities. The controversy began when...

Published: 04 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A French taxi driver who was accused of stealing money and luggage from the UK’s Deputy Prime Minister, David Lammy, has been acquitted due to a lack of evidence, French prosecutors confirmed this week. The incident, which unfolded during a cross-border taxi journey from Italy to France earlier this year, had sparked significant media attention in both countries,...