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Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A critical shortage of paediatric pathologists is forcing bereaved parents to endure months of agonising waits to learn the cause of their child’s death. Families who have lost children are reporting “harrowing” delays, with one in five now waiting six months or more for post-mortem results, according to the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath). The shortage has been...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Billionaire Lakshmi Mittal has reportedly moved his tax residence to Switzerland, ending nearly thirty years in the United Kingdom. The industrial magnate, often dubbed the “King of Steel” by the media, is the latest ultra-wealthy individual to seek a more favourable fiscal environment amid proposed tax changes for high earners. Mittal’s business empire, ArcelorMittal, is a Luxembourg-based steel...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. For over a decade, the quiet Warwickshire village of Longford has grappled with unexpected consequences from the HS2 high-speed rail project. Fourteen years ago, engineers, property specialists, and environmentalists visited the village to present plans for a high-speed rail line stretching from London to Manchester and Leeds, promising regional economic growth, improved transport, and new jobs. Initially, the...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A majority of Conservative Party members believe their party will need to prop up a government led by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK after the next general election, according to a new survey conducted by ConHome. The results highlight the deep uncertainty within the Tory rank-and-file as the party faces internal divisions and the prospect of being significantly weakened...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. On a Monday morning, a helpline worker answered a call from an anxious parent whose 15-year-old son hadn’t returned home the night before. By lunchtime, they had also spoken to a 14-year-old girl who had skipped school and was too afraid to return, and later a 17-year-old who said she wanted to board a train and never come...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed that he was treated for prostate cancer and is now publicly calling for a targeted screening programme to help detect the disease earlier. Cameron, aged 59, disclosed that a routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test revealed elevated levels of a protein associated with prostate cancer, which led him to undergo a...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Tributes have poured in for the pioneering chef Skye Gyngell, who has died aged 62. Gyngell, an Australian culinary visionary, was a key figure in the slow food movement, championing local and seasonal ingredients while inspiring chefs globally. She founded the Petersham Nurseries Cafe in Richmond, south-west London, which won a Michelin star for its innovative garden-to-plate approach....

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A leading thinktank has urged that hospitals must become smaller to help rescue the NHS from its “permacrisis.” Re:State, formerly known as Reform, said hospitals require a fundamental reinvention to prevent widespread overcrowding that has worsened over the past decade. Politicians and NHS leaders may need to make difficult, potentially controversial decisions to downsize hospitals while maintaining patient...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The BBC is set to overhaul its editorial oversight processes and create a new deputy director general role following a row over political bias. The reforms aim to reduce the influence of a Conservative board member accused of attempting to sway the broadcaster’s impartiality. Tim Davie and Deborah Turness, head of BBC News, resigned amid the controversy after...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Wiltshire Police have named Sarah Forrester, 55, as the woman who died in Swindon, prompting a major murder investigation. Forrester, a mental health counsellor, passed away following an incident at a Moredon residence on Friday evening. Emergency services responded to reports of disorder at the property, finding her unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene, and police...