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Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death for crimes against humanity, citing her government’s violent crackdown on student-led protests last year. The 78-year-old fugitive politician was tried in absentia and found guilty of orchestrating what the tribunal described as “systematic and deliberate attacks” on civilians during the 2024 uprising, which left...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online At least forty-five Indian pilgrims have tragically lost their lives after the bus they were travelling in caught fire following a serious accident near Medina in Saudi Arabia, authorities have confirmed. The bus, carrying 46 passengers, was en route from the Islamic holy city of Mecca to Medina when the incident occurred, according to a statement from...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A shopping centre in Cwmbran was plunged into darkness for several weeks following the clocks going back, causing frustration and safety concerns for shopkeepers and residents alike. Fairwater Square, a hub for local businesses and shoppers, experienced prolonged periods of inadequate lighting after the clocks were set back on 26 October, leaving areas of the precinct pitch...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online When 13-year-old Kateryna fled Kyiv in the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, she had no way of knowing how drastically her life was about to change. She left behind her home, her school, her friends, and the life she had imagined for herself. What she brought with her instead were fear, uncertainty, and a...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Llyr Powell, the Reform UK candidate who stood in last month’s Caerphilly by-election, has revealed he received at least 55 death threats over the course of his campaign—an escalation of intimidation that became so severe he was moved from his home to an undisclosed location for his safety. Powell, who ultimately finished second to Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online The mother of a seventeen-year-old boy who died following a devastating car crash in Surrey is calling for urgent reforms to the UK’s driving licence system in the hope that no other family will have to endure the anguish she continues to live with every day. Her proposal centres on what is known as a graduated...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Criminal networks operating across the United Kingdom are adopting increasingly sophisticated strategies that exploit the country’s vital freight and logistics sector, using deception, counterfeit documents and shell companies to steal goods by the lorryload. Evidence uncovered through a months-long investigation by the BBC has revealed that organised crime groups are now buying up legitimate haulage companies—sometimes...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online In a groundbreaking new initiative described as the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, veterinary professionals are being trained to support human health by encouraging conversations about medical concerns with farmers on their daily rounds. Designed specifically to address the alarmingly late diagnoses common among farming communities, the “Nip It In The Bud” campaign aims...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A community in shock and grief is coming to terms with a tragic road traffic collision near Dundalk in the Republic of Ireland that claimed the lives of five young people over the weekend. The crash, which occurred just after 21:00 local time on Saturday, involved a Volkswagen Golf and a Toyota Land Cruiser on the Ardee...

Published: 17 November 2025 Monday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Sky Sports has faced intense criticism and quickly axed its newly launched TikTok channel, Halo, after only three days of operation. The channel, which aimed to provide female-focused sports content, was widely described online as “patronising” and “sexist,” prompting the broadcaster to halt all activity and remove nearly all posts from the platform. Launched on Thursday, Halo...