Crime

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A majority of Conservative Party members believe their party will need to prop up a government led by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after the next general election, according to a new survey conducted by ConHome. The results highlight the deep uncertainty within the Tory rank-and-file as the party faces internal divisions and the prospect of being significantly weakened...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. On a Monday morning, a helpline worker answered a call from an anxious parent whose 15-year-old son hadn’t returned home the night before. By lunchtime, they had also spoken to a 14-year-old girl who had skipped school and was too afraid to return, and later a 17-year-old who said she wanted to board a train and never come...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Wiltshire Police have named Sarah Forrester, 55, as the woman who died in Swindon, prompting a major murder investigation. Forrester, a mental health counsellor, passed away following an incident at a Moredon residence on Friday evening. Emergency services responded to reports of disorder at the property, finding her unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and police...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Venezuela’s political crisis has taken a dramatic turn as the nation’s opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has been warned that she will be considered a fugitive if she travels abroad to accept her Nobel Peace Prize. The announcement by Venezuela’s Attorney General, Tarik William Saab, has added a new layer of tension to an already volatile political...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online South Africa is once again at a defining moment in its long struggle against gender-based violence, as women’s rights groups across the country call for a nationwide demonstration demanding that gender-based violence, or GBV, be formally recognised as a national disaster. The campaign, which began as a grassroots movement on social media, has rapidly transformed into a...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online WhatsApp messages have revealed how Nathan Gill, a former MEP for Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party and later leader of Reform UK in Wales, took bribes as part of a pro-Russian influence campaign in the European Parliament. Gill, who faces prison, was paid thousands of pounds to give TV interviews supporting a key Putin ally and to make...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online President Donald Trump has ignited a fierce political storm after accusing six Democratic lawmakers of engaging in “seditious behaviour, punishable by death.” His explosive claim followed the release of a video in which the lawmakers, all with backgrounds in the military or intelligence community, urged members of the US armed forces to refuse any illegal command from...

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a move that has drawn widespread attention, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a bill mandating the release of government files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The legislation, which passed both chambers of Congress with overwhelming support, directs the Department of Justice to disclose all information from its Epstein investigation...

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In a case that has captured international attention, former Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, now allegedly at the helm of a powerful drug cartel, has been charged with orchestrating the murder of a federal witness. U.S. officials have described the Canadian national as a “modern-day Pablo Escobar,” highlighting the unprecedented scale and brutality of his criminal operations....

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Harvard University professor and former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers has announced that he will step back from teaching and his administrative role at Harvard Kennedy School while the university investigates his correspondence with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The move comes after recently released emails indicated Summers communicated with Epstein up until...