Crime

Published: 10 October 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Detectives who once worked on the high-profile disappearance of Madeleine McCann are expected to testify against a woman accused of stalking the missing girl’s family. The trial, held at Leicester Crown Court, focuses on 24-year-old Julia Wandelt from Lubin, south-west Poland, who has repeatedly claimed to be Madeleine or to possess memories of being abducted as...

Published: 10 October 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online An ambulance care assistant has been dismissed after accidentally throwing an amputee patient out of a wheelchair and then attempting to bribe him with £20 to remain silent about the incident. The shocking case, which unfolded at an employment tribunal in Watford, has drawn attention to serious breaches of professional conduct and patient safety within non-emergency...

Published: 10 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with multiple sexual offences spanning more than three decades, including four counts of rape. The 68-year-old faces 15 separate charges involving seven women, with incidents alleged to have occurred between 1983 and 2016. According to the Metropolitan Police, the charges include four counts of rape, nine counts of...

Published: 09 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced a £4 million cyber counter-offensive aimed at combating Russian hacking and disinformation in the western Balkans. The initiative comes ahead of a summit with foreign ministers from the region, focusing on strengthening digital defences, safeguarding media integrity, and countering electoral manipulation. The funding is intended to bolster the capabilities of Balkan states...

Published: 09 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A huge fire tore through a Poundland store on Penge High Street in south-east London early Thursday morning, prompting the evacuation of nearby residents and businesses as around 100 firefighters worked to control the blaze. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) received the initial call at 4.30 am and discovered a two-storey terrace building engulfed in flames. The ground...

Published: 09 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Kate McCann has spoken in court about the distress caused by an alleged stalker who repeatedly called her “Mum,” as she gave evidence in the trial of a woman claiming to be her missing daughter, Madeleine. Speaking from behind a screen at Leicester Crown Court, McCann described the emotional toll of the two-and-a-half-year harassment campaign allegedly carried out...

Published: 08 October 2025. The English Chronicle Online. A 17-year-old teenager and a 22-year-old man have been arrested in connection with a high-profile cyber attack that compromised sensitive information belonging to approximately 8,000 children at the London-based nursery chain, Kido. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that the suspects were detained in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, on suspicion of computer misuse and blackmail. Both remain in custody as investigations continue, with authorities working...

Published: 08 October 2025. The English Chronicle Online. A new survey has revealed that the majority of men in the United Kingdom would attend prostate cancer screening if invited by the NHS, highlighting growing public support for a national testing programme. The research, conducted by Healthwatch England and encompassing 3,575 adults, found that eight in ten men aged over 18 would accept an NHS check for prostate cancer, the most...

Published: 07 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. As the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel approaches, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has strongly urged students not to take part in planned demonstrations, describing the protests as “un-British” and emphasising the need for respect and empathy in light of the tragic events of 7 October 2023. Starmer’s intervention comes amid growing concerns over demonstrations at universities, which he...

Published: 07 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. Neville Lawrence, the father of the late Stephen Lawrence, has called for full accountability from one of his son’s killers before any consideration of parole is made. David Norris, who was convicted of involvement in the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, is set to appear before a Parole Board for the first time to request early release. At 49, Norris has served...