Investigative Stories

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Students at a high school in Sevran, a disadvantaged suburb north-east of Paris, are continuing their protests over deteriorating school conditions, teacher shortages and educational inequality, saying they feel abandoned by the French state and are being denied the basic resources needed to succeed. The demonstrations have become part of a wider youth movement that has spread across...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Two women who allege they were sexually abused as 10-year-old children at a British military school in Germany have described their decades-long struggle for justice, saying repeated investigations have failed to hold the alleged perpetrator accountable because of missing employment records and unresolved legal jurisdiction issues. Anne and Jane, whose names have been changed to protect their identities,...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Pakistan’s political tensions are intensifying as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sohail Afridi has called on party supporters from across the country to gather at Swabi Interchange on 11 October, where the opposition party is expected to announce the next phase of its long march demanding the release of former prime minister Imran Khan....

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK government is facing criticism over its newly reopened refugee resettlement programme after it emerged that only a very small number of Palestinian refugees who have already escaped Gaza and reached Lebanon or Jordan will be considered for referral to Britain. The restrictions have prompted concerns that the announcement may have raised expectations among Palestinians still living...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Women living with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) should have improved access to weight-loss medications through Australia’s publicly funded healthcare system, women’s health advocates have urged, arguing that high treatment costs are preventing some patients from accessing potentially beneficial therapies. The campaign is intensifying as Australia considers the affordability of newer obesity medications and researchers continue examining their...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has selected conservative commentator Katie Zacharia as the next White House press secretary, choosing a political ally to become one of the administration’s most visible public representatives at a challenging moment for his second term. The announcement places Zacharia at the centre of the White House communications operation as Trump faces declining approval ratings,...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Indian authorities detained scores of protesters in New Delhi on Saturday as thousands of police officers and paramilitary personnel were deployed across the capital to prevent a major youth-led demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The protest, organised by the satirical youth movement known as the Cockroach Janta Party, has intensified a growing political...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has launched a fierce public attack on Norway after failing to receive the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, describing the decision as a disgrace and warning that Washington would not forget the perceived slight. His remarks, delivered during a political rally in Syracuse, New York, have renewed questions about his approach to international diplomacy, his...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Premier League returns this weekend under an extraordinary cloud of uncertainty, as the fallout from the verdict against Manchester City threatens to reshape how supporters, players and analysts understand one of English football’s most successful eras. What should be a familiar return to the drama of league competition has instead become a debate about sporting fairness, financial...

Published: 10 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A controversial medical research project that plans to withhold the recommended birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine from thousands of newborns in Guinea-Bissau has received approval from an ethics committee at the University of Southern Denmark, intensifying an international debate over research ethics, childhood vaccination and the protection of vulnerable communities. The trial, led by Danish researchers...