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Published: 22 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Canadian province of British Columbia has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, alleging that the deadly school shooting in Tumbler Ridge could have been prevented if the company had alerted law enforcement about the shooter's use of ChatGPT to discuss and plan violence. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in...

Published: 22 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Typhoon Dujuan has left at least four people dead and 22 others injured in Japan after powerful winds and exceptionally heavy rain triggered landslides, flooded streets and widespread disruption across the Tokyo region and surrounding areas. As the storm moved away from the country on Tuesday, emergency workers continued searching damaged homes for missing residents while authorities assessed...

Published: 21 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Australia’s debate over migration is increasingly being shaped by concerns about population growth, housing, infrastructure and pressure on public services. But the country’s long-term demographic outlook presents another side of the discussion. Australia is getting older, fertility rates are falling and the number of people entering the workforce relative to those reaching retirement age is expected to decline...

Published: 21 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Japan is preparing for another round of dangerous weather as Tropical Storm Dujuan moves close to the country’s Pacific coast and is expected to regain typhoon strength. The storm has already brought heavy rainfall to parts of eastern Japan, while authorities have warned of flooding, landslides, powerful winds and dangerous coastal conditions, particularly across the Izu Islands and...

Published: 21 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The United States has expanded a system under which migrants are deported to countries other than their countries of origin, with thousands of people sent to nations with which they have little or no previous connection. The policy has generated legal challenges, concerns from immigration lawyers and questions about the agreements and financial arrangements used to facilitate the...

Published: 21 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Scientists in the UK are beginning a major programme exploring how biotechnology could help threatened wildlife cope with the rapidly changing conditions created by climate change, disease and other human pressures. The initiative includes experimental projects involving tree vaccines, gene-edited butterflies and genetically modified bacteria designed to protect amphibians from deadly infections. The projects are being funded by...

Published: 21 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Air passengers across parts of Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland faced disruption on Monday after a technical fault affected air traffic control operations at Prestwick in Scotland. Airlines including British Airways and easyJet cancelled or delayed services as engineers investigated the problem. The disruption is the second significant technical issue to affect National Air Traffic Services, known...

Published: 21 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Labour’s flagship foundation apprenticeship programme has come under renewed scrutiny after official figures showed that only 160 young people had started the scheme during its first eight months. The figures have prompted warnings that the government’s wider ambition to tackle youth unemployment and expand access to skilled work could face significant challenges unless the route into apprenticeships is...

Published: 21 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Headteachers across England are raising fresh concerns about the impact of Ofsted’s revised inspection system, with the National Association of Head Teachers saying the new approach is leaving some school leaders feeling overwhelmed, anxious and under intense pressure. The concerns come a year after Ofsted introduced its redesigned inspection framework, which replaced the previous single headline judgement system...

Published: 21 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Unions, thinktanks, environmental organisations and charities are calling on the UK government to significantly strengthen the financial capacity of the National Wealth Fund, arguing that a larger public investment institution could help unlock private capital, support industry and reshape the country's economic prospects. The coalition wants ministers to transform the National Wealth Fund into what it describes as...