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Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Scottish government has voiced strong concerns over proposed changes to the UK’s asylum system, describing the plans as deeply troubling and potentially harmful to refugees. The reforms, unveiled by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, are intended to overhaul the current asylum process, but critics argue they could create a more rigid and punitive system. Under the proposed...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online When Scotland last reached the World Cup finals in 1998, the world was a very different place. Cher’s hit “Believe” topped the charts, Tony Blair held office as UK Prime Minister, and a pint of milk cost just 34p. Thousands of Scottish supporters crossed the Channel to support Craig Brown’s squad in France, travelling by planes, trains,...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Met Office has issued multiple yellow warnings for snow and ice across Scotland and northern England, urging residents and commuters to take extra care as wintry conditions are expected to impact travel in the coming days. Scattered showers of rain, sleet, and snow are forecast to continue overnight into Tuesday, with icy conditions already affecting the...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Norman Irwin, a World War Two veteran believed to be the oldest man in Northern Ireland at 107, celebrated his remarkable birthday surrounded by family, friends, and military representatives at his care home near Coleraine, County Londonderry. Ever modest about the attention, Mr Irwin quipped, “It seems a lot of fuss over nothing.” During the war, Irwin...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Troy Parrott, the rising star of Irish football, has opened up about the overwhelming emotions he felt after scoring a stunning injury-time goal against Hungary, a strike that sent the Republic of Ireland into a state of national jubilation. When asked if he planned to commemorate the goal with a tattoo, Parrott laughed, explaining that he intended...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Agency workers who continued to operate during Birmingham’s protracted bin strike have voted to take industrial action themselves amid allegations of bullying and harassment in the workplace. The move adds a new layer of complexity to a dispute that has already seen the city’s waste collection services disrupted for months. Unite, the union representing both permanent and...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A mother has recounted the devastating moment she watched emergency services try to save her teenage daughter after the girl was electrocuted on a railway line in Weymouth, Dorset. The inquest into the death of 15-year-old Roxy Phillips heard how the young girl suffered a fatal accident in the early hours of 23 March 2023, leaving her...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A 22-year-old man has suffered life-altering consequences after paramedics allegedly dismissed his symptoms, thinking he was intoxicated rather than seriously ill. Ion Chiperi, who suffered a stroke earlier this year, was reportedly misdiagnosed by emergency responders in the early hours of 23 September, leaving his partner, Doina Prisacaru, in a state of shock and distress. According to...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Amazon has come under intense criticism after a delivery driver working for the company ran over a family dog, leaving it seriously injured, and the company’s response to the incident was widely described as “insulting” by the pet owner. The incident occurred on September 21 in Otley, Leeds, when Molly, a 12-year-old German Shepherd, was struck by...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The UK government is preparing to introduce a ban on the resale of tickets to live events at prices above their original face value, in a move aimed at curbing professional touts and online resale platforms that charge fans excessive premiums. Ministers are expected to announce the plan imminently, marking a major step toward fulfilling a long-standing...