Business & Economy

Published: 08 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Rachel Reeves has been warned that any decision to cut funding for home insulation at the upcoming budget could imperil the UK’s climate targets while disproportionately affecting low-income households. In a joint intervention, more than 60 organisations, including energy firms, fuel poverty charities, and environmental groups, urged the chancellor not to adopt what they described as a short-term...

Published: 08 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Thousands of offshore oil and gas workers in the North Sea have been warned that they risk losing their jobs unless they reduce their weight within the next year, according to the industry’s trade body. The new policy, introduced for safety reasons, affects those weighing more than 124.7 kilograms (19.5 stone) fully clothed and aims to ensure that...

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. An NHS trust is set to take control of a state-of-the-art hospital from a leading private healthcare group after the facility failed to attract sufficient paying patients. Barts Health Trust in London will convert Nuffield Health’s hospital into a dedicated NHS breast cancer diagnosis and treatment centre, with the handover scheduled for next month. The development comes less...

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Earl of Yarmouth, William Seymour, has been hit with a £1.3 million legal bill after losing a protracted court battle over his parents’ historic family estate, Ragley Hall, in Warwickshire. The ruling marks the latest chapter in a dispute that has stretched for years, involving both family tensions and the management of one of the UK’s most...

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. MPs on the Treasury select committee have called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise taxes on the UK’s £11bn gambling sector, urging her to ignore what they describe as “scaremongering” by betting firms determined to protect their profits. The committee’s report, released as the Treasury finalises Reeves’s second budget, delivers one of the most direct challenges yet to...

Published: 06 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Oprah Winfrey has once again confirmed her reputation as one of the world’s most influential tastemakers, this time by highlighting the Duchess of Sussex’s artisanal jam on her annual list of Oprah’s Favourite Things. The 71-year-old broadcaster praised the preserves as a versatile addition to breakfast and desserts, showcasing the Duchess’s raspberry, strawberry, and orange marmalade gift set....

Published: 06 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned by Sir Tony Blair’s think tank that she may need to slash taxes again before the next general election if she breaks a key manifesto pledge and implements significant tax hikes in the upcoming Budget. The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI) cautioned that any increase in VAT or income tax...

Published: 06 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A company tied to Conservative peer Baroness Michelle Mone has been found to owe £39 million in unpaid tax, according to newly released documents from its administrators. The firm, PPE Medpro, which came under scrutiny for its role in supplying personal protective equipment during the Covid-19 pandemic, now faces mounting financial and legal pressure as the scale of...

Published: 05 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Marks & Spencer has reported that its profits more than halved after a major cyber-attack disrupted its operations, hitting its clothing and homeware business hard. The retailer said underlying profits fell to £184.1 million in the six months to 27 September, down from £413.1 million the previous year, as it struggled to restore its online systems. The cyber-attack,...

Published: 05 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Gopichand Hinduja, the billionaire industrialist who led Britain’s richest business dynasty, has died at the age of 85. The Hinduja family confirmed his passing on Tuesday in London, describing the loss as a profound one for both the family and the wider business community. A spokesperson for the family said, “He will leave a deep hole at the...