Law
Angela Rayner Admits Underpaying Stamp Duty on £800,000 Seaside Flat
Published: 04 September 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has admitted that she underpaid stamp duty on her £800,000 seaside property in Hove, acknowledging what she described as a serious error in judgment and referring herself to the prime minister’s ethics adviser in a bid to maintain transparency. The revelation, confirmed late Wednesday, has thrown Labour into renewed controversy at a time when the...
Ethnicity Row Sparks Major Shake-Up in Sentencing Rules
Published: 02 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk The British government has introduced sweeping reforms to the way sentencing guidelines are issued, following months of controversy over proposals that ethnicity should be considered in pre-sentence reports. The move, unveiled by Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, will mean that the Sentencing Council can no longer issue guidance to judges without explicit approval from both the Justice Secretary and the Lady Chief Justice,...
Expert Challenges Met Police Claims of Bias-Free Facial Recognition Ahead of Notting Hill Carnival
Published: 23 August '2025. The English Chronicle Desk. A report for the English Chronicle Online. A leading expert has questioned the Metropolitan Police’s assertion that their live facial recognition (LFR) system is free from bias, casting doubt on claims that the technology has been independently verified as impartial. The Met plans to deploy LFR at its largest scale yet during the upcoming Notting Hill Carnival in west London, with cameras...
High Court Rules Against Noel Clarke in Libel Case Against Guardian Publisher
Published: 22 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Actor Noel Clarke has lost his high-profile libel claim against Guardian News and Media (GNM), after the High Court ruled that the newspaper’s reporting on allegations of misconduct against him was both substantially true and in the public interest. Clarke, 49, had sued GNM over seven articles and a podcast published in 2021, including an April report which revealed that 20 women...
DWP Launches Independent Review of Post Office Staff Prosecutions
Published: 22 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced the launch of an independent review into its handling of prosecutions against Post Office staff, revisiting a controversial chapter in British legal history linked to the Horizon IT scandal. The review will focus on cases spanning the period between 1996 and 2018, particularly those prosecutions carried out by the DWP in relation to...
Judge Frank Caprio, the ‘Kindest Judge in the World,’ Passes Away at 88
Published: 21 August '2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Judge Frank Caprio, a name synonymous with compassion, empathy, and fairness in American courtrooms, has passed away at the age of 88. Widely recognized as the “Kindest Judge in the World,” Caprio’s death was confirmed by his family in a heartfelt social media post on Wednesday. His son, David Caprio, shared the news, noting that the beloved former...
Merseyside Police Helicopter Crew Cleared After Low-Altitude Pursuit of Suspect
Published: 20 August '2025, The English Chronicle Online Merseyside police helicopter crew will face no disciplinary action after flying at a low altitude while pursuing a suspect on a motorbike, following an internal review by the National Police Air Service (NPAS). The incident, which occurred on 13 August near Carr Mill Dam in St Helens, was captured on video and widely shared on social media last week, prompting public discussion...
Migrant Hotel Chaos as Councils Consider Legal Action to Ban Asylum Seekers
Published: 20 August 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk Tensions over the housing of asylum seekers in hotels have escalated after Epping Forest District Council was granted a temporary High Court injunction preventing migrants from being accommodated at The Bell Hotel. The council argued that the hotel had become a “feeding ground for unrest,” citing a series of recent violent protests that resulted in multiple arrests and injuries to police...
Government Signs Deal with Iraq to Return Illegal Migrants in Latest Bid to Deter Small Boats
Published: 20 August 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk The UK government has signed a new agreement with Iraq to return illegal migrants as part of its wider strategy to deter small boat crossings across the English Channel. The deal, signed by Home Office minister Dan Jarvis during a visit to London by Iraq’s deputy foreign minister Faud Hussein, establishes a formal process for returning Iraqi nationals who arrive in...
Major Brand Has Advert Banned for Suggesting Black Skin Is ‘Problematic’
Published: 20 August 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk A Sanex shower gel television advert has been banned in the UK after regulators ruled it reinforced an offensive racial stereotype by suggesting that black skin was “problematic” while white skin was portrayed as “superior.” The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) made the ruling following two complaints about the ad, which aired in June and featured contrasting depictions of women with different...
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