Crime

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former Bachelor star and wellness entrepreneur Sam Wood has been denied bail in Queensland after prosecutors alleged that his wife was choked and assaulted during a domestic incident, leaving her believing that she might die. Wood, 46, appeared before a Queensland court by video link from police custody on Thursday, several days after his arrest on the Sunshine...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. New South Wales police faced criticism after the state’s police commissioner made a last-minute request for parts of an inquiry into a controversial Sydney protest to be conducted behind closed doors, a move that delayed the planned start of public hearings. The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission has confirmed that its investigation into the February anti-Herzog protest at Sydney...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Inside Juba military hospital, there is little certainty about what the next few hours may bring. A routine morning can quickly turn into a medical emergency when helicopters arrive carrying wounded people from conflict zones, or when a sudden outbreak of violence sends dozens of casualties towards the capital. For surgeons and nurses working at the facility, the...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Claims that parts of Luton have become “no-go zones” for white people have been strongly challenged by residents, community leaders and local politicians, with people living and working in the town saying there is little evidence that some neighbourhoods are unsafe for people because of their race. The controversy follows comments by Blake Stephenson, the Conservative MP for...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A serving member of the Royal Navy has been charged with offences under the UK’s National Security Act after being accused of obtaining and retaining protected information with the intention of benefiting an unnamed foreign power, police have announced. Teddy Young, 24, from Bedfordshire, was arrested at his home on 6 October following an investigation by Counter Terrorism...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Leon Botstein has resigned from all positions at Bard College after Democratic lawmakers called for a criminal investigation into his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and raised questions about an email allegedly sent by the longtime academic to the convicted sex offender concerning a young woman. The resignation marks a dramatic development for Botstein, who led Bard College as...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Christa Pike has regained consciousness after surviving a failed lethal injection in Tennessee, leaving her “angry and confused” and unable to move her arms, according to her lawyers. The development has added a dramatic new chapter to a case that has already raised serious questions about the US death penalty, execution procedures and the treatment of prisoners following...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A detective became visibly emotional in court while recalling the moment she discovered the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, whose deaths are at the centre of a high-profile murder trial in Sydney. Detective Senior Constable Christine Abela told the New South Wales Supreme Court that she had been involved in the search for the two men...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Police forces across England and Wales are routinely failing to properly investigate complaints involving the non-consensual taking, sharing or creation of intimate images, according to new research that has prompted a formal police super-complaint. Lawyers and women's rights organisations say the current response to image-based abuse is inconsistent and inadequate, leaving many survivors without effective support while perpetrators...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US military personnel stationed on Japan’s Okinawa island have been placed under a month-long curfew and temporarily prohibited from consuming alcohol following a murder case involving a local woman. The measures were announced as the US military launched disciplinary and conduct training aimed at preventing further incidents and rebuilding trust with the local community. The restrictions come at...