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Published: 27 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Metropolitan Police are set to pilot handheld facial recognition devices to verify citizens’ identities during routine stops. Mayor Sadiq Khan confirmed that one hundred officers will test the technology over a six-month period, describing it as a tool to reduce unnecessary arrests while critics warn of potential civil liberties infringements. The announcement follows rising public concern over...

Published: 26 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The thing about inviting a tiger round for tea is that the guest tends to walk off with your dinner. The England and Wales Cricket Board is currently learning that accepting massive investment comes with a very heavy price. English cricket is now navigating a complex moral and legal minefield that threatens the very integrity of the sport....

Published: 26 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In a dramatic turn in Washington this week, the focus of political debate has shifted once again to the messy aftermath of the investigations into former President Donald Trump and classified documents, with FBI director Kash Patel at the centre of a growing controversy over his decision to remove key personnel. The unfolding dispute has captured attention in...

Published: 24 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A senior police AI chief has acknowledged that crime-fighting artificial intelligence carries inherent bias risks. The focus on AI comes as law enforcement across England and Wales considers expanding its use to tackle modern criminal threats more efficiently. Alex Murray, director of threat leadership at the National Crime Agency and national lead for AI, confirmed that a new...

Published: 23 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Tammy Shipley drank an extraordinary amount of water in custody before her death, a coronial inquest revealed. The 47-year-old mother of five, held at Silverwater Women’s Correctional Centre in New South Wales, consumed at least 67 cups of water in twelve hours prior to her death on 20 December 2022. Shipley had been arrested on minor shoplifting charges,...

Published: 19 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Ministers have been urged to end civil service pay restraints, described as “barking mad” by union leaders. Mike Clancy, the general secretary of Prospect, warned that the government risks failing to recruit technical and digital specialists if current pay policies continue. He criticised the “rightwing trope” that restricts highly skilled civil servants’ salaries, arguing that such rules prevent...

Published: 13 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Authorities in New South Wales have launched a formal investigation into police conduct after violent confrontations erupted during a major protest in Sydney earlier this week, an incident that has intensified national debate over civil liberties, policing powers and the limits of public dissent. The inquiry, announced by the state’s independent oversight body, comes after widespread circulation of...

Published: 12 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Authorities in Canada have identified an 18-year-old as the suspect responsible for one of the deadliest acts of violence in the country’s recent history, after a shooting in the small community of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, left eight people dead and dozens injured, shattering the sense of safety long associated with the quiet mountain town. Police confirmed that...

Published: 08 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Australia’s main opposition, the Liberal-National Coalition, has reunited after a two-week split sparked by disagreements over hate speech laws. Speaking in Canberra on Sunday, Liberal Party leader Sussan Ley said, “The Coalition is back together and looking to the future, not to the past,” appearing alongside National Party leader David Littleproud. The coalition split on 22 January when...

Published: 06 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A violent NSW police shooting unfolded today when a man armed with a knife and a chainsaw was shot dead by officers after stabbing a woman in a brutal home invasion along the New South Wales mid‑north coast. The shocking NSW police shooting at Tuncurry began just before 6.40am when emergency calls reported a man smashing into a...