Companies

Published: 13 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australian airline Qantas has been forced to take a Boeing 787 Dreamliner out of service in Rome after bedbugs were discovered in its economy-class cabin, disrupting international travel plans and prompting an intensive cleaning operation. The incident led to the cancellation of a scheduled flight from Rome to Perth, leaving affected passengers facing delays while the airline arranged...

Published: 12 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The European Union has agreed to limit imports of hybrid electric vehicles from China to 350,000 cars annually, marking a significant shift in its trade policy as Brussels seeks to protect European manufacturing, address an expanding trade imbalance and respond to concerns about industrial decline. The restriction, expected to take effect in December, forms part of a broader...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Sydney-based currency trader who was dismissed after working from Singapore without his employer’s approval has won an unfair dismissal case in Australia, although he will receive no financial compensation. The Fair Work Commission found that while the employee’s conduct gave the company a valid reason to terminate his employment, the process used to reach that decision was...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Tom Watson, the former Labour deputy leader who recently joined US technology company Palantir, has warned British politicians against allowing public pressure to determine government procurement decisions, arguing that contracts should be governed by the rule of law rather than what he described as “mob rule”. His comments come amid growing political and public scrutiny of Palantir’s expanding...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Virgin Group has unveiled an early vision of its next-generation cross-Channel train service, setting the stage for a major challenge to Eurostar’s long-standing dominance of passenger rail travel between Britain and mainland Europe. With plans to begin operations in 2030, the company aims to introduce a distinctive travel experience that combines high-speed rail with the design, hospitality and...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A major British pharmacy organisation has ended its sponsorship relationship with Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva UK following pressure from pro-Palestinian campaigners and concerns raised during an internal review of the company’s activities. The decision makes the Royal College of Pharmacy the second major UK healthcare body to sever commercial ties with the drugmaker in recent weeks, intensifying debate...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Water companies across the United Kingdom generated more than £340 million in revenue last year by accepting industrial and commercial wastewater at sewage treatment plants, an investigation has found, raising serious concerns about chemical pollution, regulatory oversight and the environmental consequences of a lucrative but largely opaque trade. The investigation identified approximately 608 billion litres of industrial wastewater...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Firmus Technologies has abandoned plans for a major stock market listing in Australia after failing to attract sufficient investor demand for its ambitious artificial intelligence data centre business, dealing a significant setback to one of the country’s most closely watched technology ventures. The proposed initial public offering, or IPO, was expected to value the company at approximately A$44...

Published: 09 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australia’s federal government has stepped in to delay a controversial decision by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to stop accepting credit card payments for tax bills, following strong opposition from small businesses and industry representatives. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced additional funding for the tax office on Friday, providing a transition period intended to give businesses more time to...

Published: 08 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The ambitious plan to establish NBA Europe is attracting some of the biggest names in European football as the National Basketball Association prepares to reshape the continent’s basketball landscape with an investment programme worth around $10bn over the next decade. The proposed competition, which is now expected to begin in 2028, will combine elements of the American franchise...