Companies

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption has continued examining financial and political relationships surrounding property developer Jean Nassif, with Liberal factional figure Jeremy Greenwood facing detailed questions about payments, consultancy work and his dealings with the collapsed Toplace development company. Greenwood returned to the ICAC inquiry on Wednesday as counsel assisting the commission, Peggy Dwyer SC,...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude AI model, has signed an agreement to use a major proposed data centre project in western Queensland, marking the company’s first major data-centre commitment in Australia. The proposed Western Downs Digital Park, near Dalby in Queensland’s Western Downs region, has an estimated value of about A$31.9 billion and is planned...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Michelin-starred restaurant in Seoul has been fined after serving customers a dessert topped with ants that had not been approved for use as a food ingredient under South Korean regulations. The Seoul Western District Court on Wednesday fined the company operating the restaurant 10 million won and its chief executive 15 million won after finding them guilty...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The company that spent more than a decade pursuing oil production at Horse Hill in Surrey has sold its interests in the controversial site for £1m, after the project became the subject of a landmark Supreme Court ruling on climate impacts. The sale marks a major change in direction for the former UK Oil & Gas, which has...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Mayors and other local political leaders could be given greater powers to oversee water companies under proposals being considered by the UK government, potentially giving regional authorities a stronger role in decisions about investment, customer bills and environmental performance. The proposals form part of a wider debate about how the water industry should be governed and regulated, following...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Mayors and other local leaders could be given greater powers to oversee water companies under proposals being considered by the UK government as part of efforts to increase public control and accountability across the water industry. The plans could allow regional authorities to influence certain company spending decisions and provide greater scrutiny of executives over household bills, infrastructure...

Published: 15 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is seeking to expand its presence in the defence sector by holding talks with NATO countries over potential sales of its newly developed Defender military vehicle, as European governments increase defence spending and manufacturers look for new sources of growth. The UK-based carmaker is positioning its revamped Defender Wolf Series II as a modern...

Published: 15 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Fashion industry leaders, manufacturers and public figures are urging the UK government to ensure that uniforms for NHS workers and the armed forces are made domestically, arguing that public procurement could play a major role in protecting British manufacturing, supporting jobs and strengthening supply chains. The campaign, led by the thinktank Fashion Roundtable, comes as the UK fashion...

Published: 15 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has warned that a future Reform UK government could move to prevent trade unions from financially supporting the Labour Party if proposed legislation blocks £72 million in donations announced for Reform UK. Farage's warning has intensified an increasingly heated dispute over political party financing in Britain, with the government considering tighter restrictions on...

Published: 15 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Several leading retailers in the United Kingdom are facing serious criticism after a consumer investigation found that some major online shops repeatedly failed to provide customers with refunds they may be legally entitled to when returning unwanted purchases. An investigation by consumer organisation Which? found that a number of prominent retailers either failed to reimburse the original delivery charge,...