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Published: 12 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Disabled workers in the UK face a stark financial reality, with new analysis showing that from today until the end of the year, they will effectively work for free compared to their non-disabled peers. The disability pay gap remains a significant £2.24 per hour, meaning those working a 35-hour week earn over £4,000 less annually than...

Published: 12 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Every two and a half minutes, a child is reported missing in the UK, highlighting the urgent need for awareness and action. The reasons children disappear are complex, ranging from running away to abduction, but the risks they face can be serious and, in some cases, life-threatening. Despite this, widespread myths and misconceptions about what to...

Published: 12 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, the daughters of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, have quietly navigated life in the public eye despite the controversies surrounding their parents. Now in their late 30s and mid-30s, respectively, both work in the private sector and dedicate time to charitable causes, maintaining a relatively low-profile presence compared with other members of...

  Published: 12 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Christian Brueckner, the main suspect in the long-running Madeleine McCann case, has been forced into hiding in woodland and parks after being chased out of the small town where he had been placed following his release from prison. The 48-year-old, a convicted rapist and paedophile, was released in September after serving a seven-year sentence for...

Published: 12 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Brits with certain health conditions can automatically qualify for a free bus pass in England, giving them access to local buses without worrying about the cost. Concessionary bus passes are designed to help those who otherwise face difficulty getting around, and there are two main types available: older person passes and disabled person passes. In England,...

Published: 12 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online The UK is bracing for a significant cold snap, with temperatures expected to drop to lows of -7C, as icy winds and heavy snowfall sweep across much of the country. Meteorologists attribute the plunge in temperatures to a major disruption of the Polar Vortex caused by an unusually early Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event. The Polar...

Published: 12 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online UK toy sales have risen for the first time since the pandemic, driven by a surge of adult collectors, or “kidults,” purchasing brands such as Lego and Pokémon. According to research firm Circana, the value of toy sales increased by 6% in the year to September compared with the same period last year, signalling renewed confidence...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Indiana has become the latest flashpoint in the intensifying national battle over congressional redistricting in the United States, as both Republicans and Democrats race to redraw electoral maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. The move comes amid a wave of mid-decade redistricting efforts, most notably in Texas and California, which aim to alter the balance of power in...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In Mali’s capital, Bamako, the familiar hum of car engines and horns has been replaced by the shuffle of feet along dusty streets, as residents push depleted motorcycles through a city paralysed by a severe fuel blockade. Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), an al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadist militia, has escalated its years-long insurgency to include economic warfare, attacking tankers bringing...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A woman, identified by police as Qian Zhimin, who allegedly used funds stolen from thousands of Chinese pensioners to buy cryptocurrency now worth billions of pounds, has been sentenced to 11 years and eight months in prison for money laundering. Passing sentence at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday, Judge Sally-Ann Hales described Qian as "the architect of this...