Crime

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A safeguarding review has found that council staff attempting to check on 10-year-old Sara Sharif the day before she was murdered went to the wrong address, missing critical warning signs of abuse. Sara, who suffered two years of abuse, was found dead at her family home in Woking, Surrey, in August 2023. Her father, Urfan Sharif, 43, and...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Neighbours of 10-year-old Sara Sharif did not report signs of abuse to authorities because they feared being labelled racist, a safeguarding review has revealed. Sara was found dead at her Woking, Surrey home on 10 August 2023, having suffered severe abuse including beatings, burns, hooding, and strangulation. Her father, Urfan Sharif, 43, and stepmother, Beinash Batool, 31, were...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A tranche of documents released by the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday revealed that Jeffrey Epstein’s staff kept him updated on Donald Trump’s air travel as it related to his own movements, and that the late financier continued to follow news about his former friend long after their relationship had deteriorated. The disclosure, comprising roughly 20,000 pages of...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Baroness Helen Newlove, the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales and one of the country’s most dedicated voices for justice reform, has died at the age of 63 after a short illness, her office has confirmed. Known for her tireless advocacy for victims of crime and her unyielding commitment to fairness within the justice system, Baroness Newlove leaves...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A landmark independent review has urged the United Kingdom to bring back Shamima Begum and other British-linked individuals stranded in Syrian detention camps, arguing that the current government policy of stripping citizenship and refusing repatriation has become both legally and morally indefensible. The report, released by the Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law, Policy and Practice, describes Britain’s...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate have revealed Prince Andrew’s exasperation over media reports concerning his ties to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, shedding fresh light on the former royal’s long-standing association with the disgraced financier. In an email exchange dating back 14 years, Andrew reportedly told Epstein and Maxwell, “I can’t take any more of this,” after...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ukraine has been rocked by a major corruption scandal that has led to the resignation of two of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top allies, including Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk and Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko. The resignations follow the release of a lengthy investigation into alleged embezzlement in the country’s energy sector, reportedly involving some of Zelensky’s closest associates. On...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Since September, residents on South Korea's Jeju Island have been spotting small packs that appeared to be bags of Chinese tea washing ashore. Upon closer inspection, they were found to contain ketamine. Police report that some 28kg (62 lbs) of the drug, wrapped in foil and labeled with the Chinese character for tea, have been found on at...

Published: 13 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online France remains on high alert against a threat that refuses to fade, a decade after the Bataclan terror attacks that left the nation traumatised. The anniversary has coincided with the arrest of a 27-year-old French woman, Maëva B, a recent convert to Islam and former girlfriend of Salah Abdeslam — the only surviving member of the...

Published: 13 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Australian police have arrested a woman who claimed to be a fortune teller and feng shui master, along with her daughter, accusing the pair of running a multimillion-dollar scam that defrauded vulnerable Vietnamese victims. Authorities allege the duo were part of a highly organised criminal syndicate responsible for one of the country’s largest-ever financial fraud cases....