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Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Jessie Yendle, a Welsh TikTok influencer known online as Mimidarlingbeauty, says she feels “mocked” after a KFC franchise in North Macedonia used a clip of her stammer in a social media post that has since been deleted. Yendle, from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, told the media she is “really disappointed” that brands are still not more aware...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The circumstances leading to the Welsh government’s decision to impose a Covid-19 lockdown across Wales during Christmas 2020 were “inexcusable,” according to Baroness Hallett, chair of the UK public inquiry into the pandemic. In a video statement accompanying the publication of the inquiry’s second report, Hallett criticised Welsh ministers for failing to take “decisive action” against an...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Kate Forbes, MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, has admitted that motherhood has proven to be more challenging than serving as Scotland’s deputy first minister. Balancing a demanding political career, a young family, and a lengthy weekly commute to Edinburgh made her decision to step back from politics inevitable. Speaking to BBC Scotland, Forbes emphasized that nothing,...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online On the edge of Exxon Mobil's petrochemical plant at Mossmorran in Fife lies the struggling community of Cowdenbeath. Once a thriving mining town, it now faces mounting economic challenges, with unemployment in the area standing at 8.7%—more than double Scotland’s national average. The community has been dealt another blow with the announcement that the Mossmorran chemical plant...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Scottish local authority is facing nearly 30 civil claims from families following a serious carbon monoxide leak at one of its primary schools, raising concerns over long-term health impacts on children and the adequacy of school safety checks. Earlier this year, East Dunbartonshire Council was fined in the criminal courts after admitting to breaches of health...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Michael Caton-Jones, the acclaimed Scottish director behind cinematic landmarks such as Rob Roy, This Boy’s Life, and Memphis Belle, is now the subject of a new documentary exploring his remarkable journey from a working-class upbringing in Broxburn, West Lothian, to Hollywood’s glittering sets. Known for directing legendary actors including Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Jessica Lange,...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Northern Ireland’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic was deeply flawed, the UK Covid-19 Inquiry has concluded, describing the region’s response as “chaotic” and hindered by political disputes, leaks, and inconsistent decision-making at Stormont. According to the inquiry’s second report, chaired by Baroness Heather Hallett, the devolved executive, designed to foster collective decision-making across communities, often struggled to...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Eurotunnel, the operator of the iconic Channel Tunnel connecting southern England and northern France, has announced it is halting all planned UK investments, citing unsustainable levels of taxation that it says make future projects financially unviable. The company’s decision comes in the wake of a potential 200% increase in business rates, which, if implemented, could see the...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The long-awaited report into the UK government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has painted a damning picture of Boris Johnson’s leadership, describing a “toxic and chaotic” culture at Number 10 Downing Street that seriously undermined decision-making during the early and critical stages of the crisis. Chaired by Baroness Hallett, the inquiry lays bare how poor communication, erratic...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Newly released images and reports from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) have revealed a dramatic and harrowing sequence of events leading up to the deadly UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 4, 2025. The investigation’s frame-by-frame photographs show one of the aircraft’s engines detaching from its left wing moments after the plane lifted...