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Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to use her keynote speech at the party conference in Birmingham to announce plans to reduce inheritance tax, while presenting the next general election as a fundamental contest over the size and role of the state. The anticipated tax announcement comes as Badenoch seeks to demonstrate that the Conservatives have a clear...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Robert Jenrick may no longer have a seat among Conservative MPs, but his departure from the party continues to cast a long shadow over the Conservatives’ annual conference in Birmingham. The former Tory leadership contender, who later defected to Reform UK, has become the subject of jokes, criticism and open political schadenfreude among Conservative members and senior figures...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Scientists who place strong faith in technology as the primary answer to the climate crisis may be less likely to take direct action themselves, according to a major international study examining how researchers view climate solutions and personal responsibility. The research suggests that scientists who believe technological progress will largely resolve the problems created by climate change are...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Samsung Electronics is heading towards what could become one of its strongest quarterly performances in years, as the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure continues to drive extraordinary demand for advanced memory chips. The South Korean technology giant is expected to report a dramatic increase in operating profit for the third quarter of 2026, reflecting the powerful recovery...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Democrats are gaining momentum in several closely watched US Senate races ahead of the November midterm elections, with a new set of political projections suggesting that the party could be within reach of regaining control of the chamber. The latest assessment has placed several previously competitive contests in a more favourable position for Democrats, including races in Kansas,...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Republican Senator Susan Collins sought to draw a clear political distance from Donald Trump during a televised Senate debate in Maine on Tuesday, portraying herself as an independent voice within the Republican Party as she faces a closely contested challenge from Democrat Troy Jackson. The debate offered voters one of the clearest opportunities so far to compare the...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US President Donald Trump has announced plans for a $6.6bn shipbuilding facility in Maryland that will be partly financed by the federal government but owned and operated by Anduril Industries, a rapidly expanding defence technology company founded by prominent entrepreneur Palmer Luckey. The announcement was made Tuesday at an unused industrial shipyard in Sparrows Point, Baltimore County, where...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US Vice-President JD Vance has said Iran must make a meaningful reduction in its uranium enrichment capabilities if Washington is to agree to a deal aimed at ending the seven-month war between the two countries. In an exclusive interview, Vance said the United States remained open to negotiations but would not accept assurances alone from Tehran. He argued...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The investigation into an alleged attempted hijacking of a flydubai passenger aircraft has widened to New Zealand after authorities confirmed that the airline’s co-pilot spent several months in the country receiving flight training. New Zealand police said the co-pilot, 29-year-old Omani national Hamam al-Hammami, was in the country for 175 days between November 2018 and May 2019 on...

Published: 07 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. US military personnel stationed on Japan’s Okinawa island have been placed under a month-long curfew and temporarily prohibited from consuming alcohol following a murder case involving a local woman. The measures were announced as the US military launched disciplinary and conduct training aimed at preventing further incidents and rebuilding trust with the local community. The restrictions come at...