Investigative Stories

Published: April 7, 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online — Championing human rights and judicial accountability. A trial court in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, has delivered a historic and landmark verdict by sentencing nine policemen to death for the brutal custodial torture and murder of a father and son during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown. The ruling, delivered on Monday, April 6, 2026, marks the conclusion of a six-year...

Published: 30 March 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The long and exhausting hunt for one of Australia’s most wanted men has finally ended. Dezi Freeman was a fugitive who allegedly killed two police officers during a violent August ambush. He has been shot dead by specialist tactical police in the Victorian high country today. The dramatic confrontation occurred early on Monday morning at a remote property...

Published: Friday, 27 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online — UK News A major report on church attendance in the UK has been withdrawn after polling company YouGov uncovered “fraudulent” responses in its data. The findings, which had been commissioned to assess trends in religious participation, were deemed unreliable following internal checks that revealed irregularities in survey submissions. YouGov confirmed that the anomalies were detected during...

Published: Friday, 27 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online — UK News Former Labour cabinet minister Peter Mandelson has been drawn into a fresh controversy after investigators requested access to his personal phone messages as part of a legal bid to release government files. The request, made in connection with ongoing inquiries into political lobbying and transparency, has reignited debate over the handling of sensitive communications...

Published: March 17, 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A mother from Edinburgh has discovered that her husband had secretly worked as a sperm donor and fathered ten children, prompting a deeply personal family revelation that has raised complex emotional and ethical questions. The disclosure reportedly emerged after the woman uncovered documents and correspondence indicating that her partner had participated in an undisclosed donor arrangement prior to...

Published: March 17, 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A children’s author who published a book on grief following the death of her husband has been found guilty of poisoning him, concluding a trial that examined forensic evidence, digital communications, and alleged motive in detail. Prosecutors told the court that the defendant deliberately administered a toxic substance that led to her husband’s death. The case centred on...

Published: March 17, 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A Utah-based bereavement author has been found guilty of fatally poisoning her husband following a trial that examined evidence of deliberate contamination and sustained deception. The verdict concludes a case that has attracted significant public attention due to the defendant’s professional background and the circumstances surrounding the death. Prosecutors argued that the woman intentionally administered a toxic substance...

Published: March 12, 2026 The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A woman has described the distressing experience of discovering that her identity had been stolen and used by scammers to deceive men online, saying the situation has left her feeling frightened and powerless. The victim, whose photos and personal details were taken without permission, said she learned about the scheme when strangers began contacting her through social media....

Published: March 12, 2026 The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Brazilian women have told the BBC that a modelling agent helped recruit young girls for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, promising careers in the fashion industry before arranging trips to meet the disgraced financier in the United States. According to the women, the recruiter approached aspiring models in Brazil with offers of international modelling opportunities, claiming he could...

Published: 11 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online – UK News The integrity of expert testimony in one of the most scrutinised criminal cases in recent British history has come under renewed pressure after it emerged that a key prosecution witness in the Lucy Letby trial did not disclose that he was under formal investigation by his own hospital at the time he gave evidence. Both...