Business & Economy

Published: 07 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A growing legal and corporate dispute in Ukraine has drawn a British theatre producer and her billionaire family into a battle over one of the country’s largest bottled-water businesses, as Ukrainian authorities move to take control of assets linked to Russian investors. At the centre of the dispute is IDS Ukraine, a major producer of bottled drinking water...

Published: 05 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Reform UK and its leader Nigel Farage are facing renewed scrutiny over the party’s finances as a series of controversies surrounding political donations, personal financial arrangements and alleged attempts to navigate electoral rules continue to raise questions about transparency and accountability. The latest controversy emerged as Reform UK held its annual conference in Birmingham, where two senior party...

Published: 05 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Home insurers across England and Wales are reporting a sharp increase in subsidence claims following the UK’s hottest summer on record, with one major insurer recording an extraordinary rise of almost 140% in claims during August. The surge has raised fresh concerns about the growing impact of hotter and drier weather on homes, foundations and household finances as...

Published: 05 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has sought to downplay the scale and seriousness of the ongoing conflict with Iran, describing the military confrontation as “small potatoes” despite the deaths of 18 American service members and the wounding of more than 750 others. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office on Friday, Trump rejected the characterization of the conflict as...

Published: 03 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Green Party leader Zack Polanski has announced that he intends to seek the party’s nomination for the forthcoming byelection in Holborn and St Pancras, the London constituency being vacated by former prime minister Keir Starmer. Polanski, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, said he wanted to represent residents of the central London constituency and would focus...

Published: 03 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has intensified his criticism of Canada as efforts to revive trade negotiations between the two North American neighbours remain stalled, raising fresh concerns over the economic consequences of an escalating tariff dispute. Speaking during a press conference with US travel industry executives, Trump said Canada had treated the United States unfairly for decades. His comments...

Published: 03 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. London has entered a new era of urban transport with the launch of its first commercially available self-driving taxis, allowing passengers to request autonomous vehicles through the Uber app. The initial service, powered by British technology company Wayve, marks an important step towards driverless transport becoming part of everyday life in the capital. The launch is significant, but the...

Published: 03 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online.  The Dutch central bank has transferred 86 tonnes of its gold reserves from storage in the United States and Canada to London, citing increasing geopolitical unrest and the need to ensure its reserves can be deployed more quickly during a potential crisis. De Nederlandsche Bank, commonly known as DNB, said the relocation was designed to strengthen the accessibility and...

Published: 01 September 2026 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has received a significant political boost after his Liberal Party swept all three parliamentary special elections held on Monday, strengthening the government's position as it faces continuing economic and diplomatic tensions with the United States. The results saw the Liberals retain two constituencies in Ontario and British Columbia while also taking...

Published: 01 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Amazon secretly overcharged more than a million advertising customers by manipulating the online auctions used to determine advertising prices, according to a lawsuit filed in the United States by the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of 22 states. The complaint alleges that the e-commerce giant's advertising business generated as much as $20bn (£14.8bn) in additional revenue...