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Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online UK house price growth slowed to its weakest annual pace in more than two years in October, as rising mortgage rates and growing economic uncertainty put pressure on prospective buyers and weakened demand across the property market. The average price of a UK home stood at £273,566 in October, unchanged from September, according to figures published by mortgage...

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has acknowledged that his first budget did not go as far as he would have liked, admitting that economic uncertainty, international conflicts and restrictions imposed by Labour’s election manifesto limited the government's ability to introduce more ambitious reforms. His comments have raised fresh questions about the gap between his promise of sweeping economic...

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online BP has reported a dramatic rise in third-quarter profits as disruption caused by the conflict in the Middle East pushed up refining margins and strengthened trading opportunities across global energy markets. The results underline the complex financial impact of geopolitical instability, which has placed pressure on consumers while simultaneously generating substantial gains for major oil and gas companies....

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is facing growing frustration from fellow ministers over the government’s proposed overhaul of the UK asylum system, with concerns mounting that changes designed to reduce the cost and scale of asylum accommodation could increase homelessness and place additional pressure on local authorities. The dispute centres on demands for clearer information about the likely social...

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Millions of Britons who earn extra money from hobbies, freelance work, reselling goods and other small-scale activities are set to receive a significant tax change, after the UK government announced plans to increase the tax-free trading allowance from £1,000 to £3,000 a year. The change, announced in the 2026 budget, is due to take effect in April 2027...

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is facing the fallout from what could become the biggest cryptocurrency theft ever recorded, after analysts linked a suspected $6.3bn hack to a North Korean state-backed hacking group. The scale of the incident has sent shockwaves through the digital-asset industry, prompting an urgent effort to identify, freeze and recover funds while raising...

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online British lawmakers have called on the UK government to consider writing off most of the British Council’s £197m debt, warning that the organisation’s financial future remains precarious despite years of cost-cutting, job losses and the sale of valuable assets. The recommendation comes from the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, which has urged the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development...

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Russia’s independent journalism landscape has suffered another major setback after Novaya Gazeta announced that it will shut down, saying sustained pressure from Russian authorities has made it impossible for the newspaper to continue operating. The announcement marks a significant moment for one of Russia’s best-known independent media organisations, which for decades has reported on political corruption, human rights...

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Erin Patterson began Friday with a small possibility that her life could eventually take a different direction. By the time the morning was over, that possibility had effectively disappeared. Patterson, the Australian woman convicted of murdering three relatives with a meal containing deadly death cap mushrooms, watched from prison as Victoria’s highest court rejected her attempt to overturn...

Published: 30 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Donald Trump’s foreign policy is increasingly becoming an issue at the heart of America’s approaching midterm elections, with his decisions over Ukraine, Iran, tariffs and relations with major foreign powers raising questions about whether international affairs could cost Republicans support at the ballot box. For some voters who backed Trump in the 2024 presidential election, the question is...