Business & Economy

Published: 22 July '2025. The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online British consumers are facing renewed financial strain as grocery price inflation surged to 5.2% in the four weeks leading up to July 13, marking the highest level recorded since January of last year. The sharp increase, as revealed by data from Worldpanel by Numerator, signals mounting challenges for households already grappling with a high cost of living,...

Published: 22th July '2025. The English Chronicle Desk Market Harborough, a normally tranquil market town nestled in the heart of Leicestershire, has found itself thrust into the national spotlight as growing tensions over the housing of asylum seekers in a local hotel sparked a series of divisive protests, counter-demonstrations, and widespread debate. The centre of the unrest is the long-standing Harborough Manor Hotel, which has recently been converted into temporary...

Published: 10th June 2025 The English Chronicle Online In a sweeping intervention that could reshape Britain's postal landscape, communications regulator Ofcom has announced major reforms targeting Royal Mail's persistent delivery delays and soaring stamp prices. The dual-pronged strategy, unveiled this morning, includes stricter performance targets for first-class mail alongside the first comprehensive review of postal pricing in nearly a decade, signaling regulators' growing impatience with the struggling service. The revised...

Published: 10th June 2025 The English Chronicle Online The British government has now paid out more than £1.039 billion in compensation to victims of the Horizon IT scandal, marking a sobering milestone in one of the most grievous miscarriages of justice in UK history. Over 7,300 former sub-postmasters—wrongly accused of theft, fraud, and false accounting due to catastrophic errors in the Post Office’s Fujitsu-developed Horizon system—have received redress, though campaigners...