Crime

Published: 12 August. The English Chronicle Desk Community pharmacies across England are grappling with a disturbing surge in shoplifting and aggressive behaviour, raising serious concerns about staff safety and security. A recent survey by the National Pharmacy Association (NPA) reveals that nearly nine out of ten pharmacies have seen a rise in theft and intimidation over the past year, painting a grim picture of the challenges faced by frontline healthcare...

Published: 11 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk In a chilling and disturbing case, a 16-year-old teenager inspired by Nazi ideology and mass murderer Anders Breivik was caught before he could carry out a planned terror attack on the Inverclyde Muslim Centre in Greenock. The boy, whose identity is legally protected due to his age, previously pleaded guilty under the Terrorism Act at the High Court in Glasgow. Authorities intervened...

Published: 11 August 2025. The English Chronicle Online Alicia Kemp, a 25-year-old English backpacker from Redditch, Worcestershire, has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a father of two in a tragic e-scooter accident in Perth, Western Australia. The incident occurred on the evening of May 31, when Kemp, under the influence of alcohol, struck 51-year-old Thanh Phan while riding through the city. Phan sustained critical injuries and died in...

Published: 19th July 2025 — The English Chronicle Desk Amnesty International has expressed deep concern after London police arrested 474 people during a pro-Palestine demonstration in Parliament Square. The protest, which took place on Saturday, was organised by campaign group Defend Our Juries, and was attended by an estimated 700 participants. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that 466 of those detained were arrested under the Terrorism Act for showing support for...

Published: 09 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk A sharp rise in online sextortion cases targeting children has triggered mounting concern among international law enforcement agencies and child protection charities, with new figures revealing the alarming scale of the threat in the United Kingdom and beyond. Recent data shows that tech companies, including Snapchat and Facebook, reported more than 9,600 instances of adults grooming children in the UK in just...

Published: 09 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk London witnessed one of the largest mass arrests in recent history as police detained at least 200 people during a protest in support of the proscribed organisation Palestine Action. The demonstration, which took place in Parliament Square, drew hundreds of participants despite the legal ban on the group. Palestine Action was officially proscribed on 5 July, making it a criminal offence to...

Published: 08 August. The English Chronicle Online Authorities across England are preparing for possible unrest this weekend as far-right groups mobilize protests against asylum seekers, with counter-demonstrations planned by anti-racism activists. Police presence will be heightened in multiple towns and cities, including areas such as Norwich and Nuneaton, amid concerns over tensions and the potential for disorder. In Norwich, strict restrictions will be enforced from Friday afternoon through early Saturday...

Published: 08 August. The English Chronicle Desk In a significant move to enhance the safety and freedom of survivors of domestic abuse, the government has announced plans to introduce “restriction zones” aimed at limiting where convicted domestic abusers can go. This initiative seeks to ensure that survivors can continue their daily lives without the fear of encountering their former abusers. Currently, exclusion zones exist that prevent perpetrators from coming within...

Published: 08 August. The English Chronicle Desk The story of Nicholas Rossi, also known as “Arthur Knight,” reads like a suspense thriller—a man on the run across continents, ultimately unmasked not by a dramatic police raid, but by a chance hospital stay during a COVID infection where his tattoos revealed his true identity. Now, this elusive figure faces serious rape charges in Utah, and my encounters with him offer a...

Published: 06 July '2025. The English Chronicle Desk In a striking initiative aimed at tackling the growing menace of street crime in central London, Britain’s largest electronics retailer, Currys, has unveiled a bold new campaign on Oxford Street urging pedestrians not to use mobile phones near the edge of the pavement. Named “Mind the Grab”, the campaign is a creative twist on the famous “Mind the Gap” warning used on...