Investigative Stories

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 An Australian Broadcasting Corporation climate journalist could face disciplinary action after publishing an opinion article in a financial newspaper in his capacity as an elected union leader, sparking a dispute over press freedom, workplace policies and the rights of journalists to represent their colleagues. Michael Slezak, an award-winning ABC climate reporter and federal president of the Media, Entertainment...

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 The Green Party of England and Wales is facing growing internal divisions over its controversial decision to classify Zionism as racism, with senior MP Ellie Chowns warning that the party must strengthen its internal decision-making processes to prevent extremists and racists from gaining disproportionate influence. The dispute has intensified pressure on party leader Zack Polanski following a difficult...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Students at a high school in Sevran, a disadvantaged suburb north-east of Paris, are continuing their protests over deteriorating school conditions, teacher shortages and educational inequality, saying they feel abandoned by the French state and are being denied the basic resources needed to succeed. The demonstrations have become part of a wider youth movement that has spread across...

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. Pakistan’s political tensions are intensifying as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sohail Afridi has called on party supporters from across the country to gather at Swabi Interchange on 11 October, where the opposition party is expected to announce the next phase of its long march demanding the release of former prime minister Imran Khan....

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK government is facing criticism over its newly reopened refugee resettlement programme after it emerged that only a very small number of Palestinian refugees who have already escaped Gaza and reached Lebanon or Jordan will be considered for referral to Britain. The restrictions have prompted concerns that the announcement may have raised expectations among Palestinians still living...