Crime

Published: 13 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Hospitals continued to implant a controversial heart device despite knowing it carried a higher risk of death, putting dozens of patients in danger, a BBC investigation has found. Two of the UK’s leading heart transplant centres – the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle and Harefield Hospital in London – fitted patients with the Medtronic HeartWare HVAD even...

Published: 13 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online US lawmakers have released more than 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including a number of emails that reference President Donald Trump. The release has reignited political debate and renewed scrutiny of Epstein’s extensive social network, which once included some of the most powerful figures...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Leading children’s doctors across the UK are urgently urging parents to ensure their children receive the flu nasal spray this winter, as evidence points to what could be a particularly severe flu season. Health officials are stressing that even previously healthy children are at risk of developing serious complications from influenza, highlighting the importance of early vaccination to...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ukrainian forces have been forced to withdraw from several key positions in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, as Russia’s military continues to exploit adverse weather conditions to make tactical gains. The situation, officials say, is dynamic and evolving rapidly, with both sides engaged in intense fighting that has seen villages change hands multiple times over the past week. Vladyslav...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Age progression images, which digitally show how a missing person might look today, are proving to be an invaluable tool in efforts to find missing individuals, provide leads to authorities, and offer hope to families who have been separated from loved ones for years. These images not only serve as investigative aids but also carry a deeply emotional...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A damning new report has revealed that systemic failures within the British state allowed widespread physical and sexual abuse to persist unchecked at Medomsley Detention Centre for decades, with authorities effectively supplying victims to what has been described as “the worst sex offender in our history.” The findings, published almost 40 years after the closure of the notorious...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Northamptonshire’s police chief constable, Ivan Balhatchet, has been found guilty of contempt of court, with judges set to decide whether he should face imprisonment or a fine. The ruling marks the conclusion of a four-year legal struggle stemming from the wrongful arrest of a woman, highlighting both the persistence of ordinary citizens seeking justice and the accountability of...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has categorically denied any intention to oust Prime Minister Keir Starmer, dismissing recent rumours as unfounded and akin to conspiracy theories. Speaking on Sky News on Wednesday morning, Streeting labelled the speculation as “unhelpful” and “self-defeating,” firmly ruling out a bid to challenge Starmer’s leadership. Addressing whether he might demand the prime minister’s...

  Published: 12 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Christian Brueckner, the main suspect in the long-running Madeleine McCann case, has been forced into hiding in woodland and parks after being chased out of the small town where he had been placed following his release from prison. The 48-year-old, a convicted rapist and paedophile, was released in September after serving a seven-year sentence for...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A woman, identified by police as Qian Zhimin, who allegedly used funds stolen from thousands of Chinese pensioners to buy cryptocurrency now worth billions of pounds, has been sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison for money laundering. Passing sentence at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday, Judge Sally-Ann Hales described Qian as "the architect of this...