Crime

Published: 27 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The closely watched trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy is approaching its final stage, with closing arguments expected to begin as jurors prepare to decide whether she is legally responsible for the deaths of her three young children. Clancy, 36, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder over the January 2023 deaths of her children, Cora, five,...

Published: 26 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The US immigration enforcement system recorded its highest monthly number of arrests during President Donald Trump's second administration in July, according to newly released government data, providing fresh evidence that the White House's deportation campaign has continued to expand even as enforcement tactics have become less visible. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 49,571 people in July,...

Published: 26 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online One of Scotland's most prominent alleged gangland figures has been arrested during an early-morning police operation targeting serious and organised crime. Steven “Bonzo” Daniel, 46, was taken into custody at about 06:00 at his home in Robroyston, in the north of Glasgow. Police said the arrest was connected to investigations into serious and organised crime, firearms and drugs...

Published: 07 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A crisis over the handling of missing persons cases on South Korea's popular holiday island of Jeju has deepened after four people were found dead within days, prompting renewed scrutiny of police procedures and a sweeping reform order from President Lee Jae Myung. The discoveries have intensified public anger after authorities were criticised for allegedly failing to conduct...

Published: 24 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A woman who was groomed and raped by her music teacher as a teenager has spoken publicly about the abuse for the first time after keeping it secret for more than 30 years. The woman, who is now in her 40s and lives in Sussex, was 15 when she met Keith Allen, then a supply teacher at her...

Published: 22 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Ireland is confronting renewed concern over a dangerous culture of reckless driving and social-media attention after five teenagers were killed in a motorway crash that has intensified debate over policing, youth intervention and the responsibilities of online platforms. The collision, which happened in the early hours of 16 August, involved a BMW travelling on the wrong side of...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Jason Arday, the academic who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid allegations of plagiarism and questions about aspects of his professional history, has been found dead at his home in south London. He was 41. The Metropolitan police said officers were called to the address by the London Ambulance Service shortly after 3pm on Friday. A...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed seven people and wounded three others early on Saturday, according to Lebanese state media, in the deadliest reported incident in the area since agreements reached in June brought a significant reduction in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes struck a house on the outskirts of...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The BBC was warned by two whistleblowers that British true crime author Christopher Berry-Dee had claimed to possess the missing clothes of Karen Hadaway, the nine-year-old girl murdered in Brighton in 1986, raising fresh questions about what happened to evidence that was lost while in the broadcaster’s possession. Karen Hadaway was murdered alongside her nine-year-old best friend, Nicola Fellows,...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Westminster City Council has threatened to prevent a volunteer-run soup kitchen from operating in Charing Cross, saying the site is currently unsafe for vulnerable people using the service and for members of the general public. The dispute has placed renewed attention on how homeless people are supported in one of central London’s busiest areas, with the charity running the...