Crime

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A second wave of early prison releases has begun across England and Wales as the government attempts to relieve persistent overcrowding in the prison system. Around 2,000 offenders are expected to be released during October under the controversial scheme, including some people convicted of violent offences and domestic abuse. A further 3,000 releases are planned in stages over...

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A coronial inquest in Queensland, Australia, has heard that child safety officers remained committed to returning Elizabeth Struhs to her family home in 2019 despite serious concerns raised by doctors about the risks to her health. A police officer who attended a meeting about the case told the inquest that challenging child safety officials’ decisions had often proved...

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A 40-year-old man and a 42-year-old woman have been charged after a baby boy, believed to have been between six and seven months old, was found dead at a motel in Adelaide, South Australia. Police say the infant had been deceased for some time before officers discovered him during a welfare check, prompting a major criminal investigation into...

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Church of England’s plan to establish a £100m fund addressing its historical links to the transatlantic slave trade has become the centre of an increasingly organised campaign of political opposition, media criticism and potential legal action. Known as Project Spire, the initiative was announced in 2023 after research found significant historical connections between the church’s endowment and...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Former students of a private religious school in western Sydney have described a deeply troubling culture in which teenagers were allegedly expected to share beds with teachers during school trips, while strict discipline, public humiliation and blurred boundaries were also part of school life. The allegations were presented to a New South Wales parliamentary inquiry investigating the management...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Leaked corporate records have raised serious questions about how Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s financial advisers allegedly handled his offshore business empire, with documents suggesting that paperwork was backdated to conceal assets, reduce potential tax liabilities and obscure the movement of billions of dollars. The records also raise concerns about the possible involvement of professionals associated with Deloitte Cyprus...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Two women who allege they were sexually abused as 10-year-old children at a British military school in Germany have described their decades-long struggle for justice, saying repeated investigations have failed to hold the alleged perpetrator accountable because of missing employment records and unresolved legal jurisdiction issues. Anne and Jane, whose names have been changed to protect their identities,...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The owner of a specialist recruitment company has been accused of being behind an online campaign that allegedly exposed the personal information of Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) personnel, anti-racism activists and business executives involved in recruiting people from ethnic minority backgrounds. The allegations have raised fresh concerns about online harassment, the misuse of personal data and the...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A co-pilot accused of attempting to seize control of a passenger aircraft travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv allegedly intended to carry out a suicide attack against Israel’s main international airport, according to prosecutors in the United Arab Emirates. The disclosure has raised serious questions about aviation security, airline recruitment procedures and the international cooperation needed to identify...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Three men have been found guilty of the murders of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad, bringing a major stage of a deeply painful case to a close more than two years after the three young men were killed during a surfing trip in Mexico. The verdict was delivered on Friday in...