Law

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The quiet corridors of Westminster stirred before dawn, long before the first tourists gathered at the gates and before the city’s usual hum rolled across the Thames. Inside the House of Lords, officials had worked through the night, sifting, sorting and finalising an extraordinary volume of paperwork. By the time the morning light reached the Parliamentary Estate, an...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online When the government confirmed that no-fault evictions would finally be outlawed in England starting on 1 May, it marked the beginning of the most significant transformation of renting laws in more than three decades. The announcement brought immediate relief to millions of renters who have spent years navigating the fragile, uncertain terrain of fixed-term contracts, unexpected notices, rising...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The long, uneasy relationship between former US President Donald Trump and the British Broadcasting Corporation reached a dramatic new chapter this week, as the BBC issued an apology over a controversial edit of Trump’s speech from 6 January 2021 — but firmly refused to pay the $1 billion compensation demanded by his legal team. What began as a...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has turned down a request from Health Secretary Wes Streeting for an emergency £1bn boost to the NHS budget to cover the cost of mass redundancies across England’s health service. Streeting, who had been lobbying for months behind the scenes, sought the extra cash to fund redundancy payments for 18,000 staff set to lose their...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Baroness Helen Newlove, the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales and one of the country’s most dedicated voices for justice reform, has died at the age of 63 after a short illness, her office has confirmed. Known for her tireless advocacy for victims of crime and her unyielding commitment to fairness within the justice system, Baroness Newlove leaves...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump has formally urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to “fully pardon” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to a letter released this week. Netanyahu has been on trial for the past five years facing charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust across three separate cases. He has denied any wrongdoing. In his letter, Trump stated...

Published: 13 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Since September, residents on South Korea's Jeju Island have been spotting small packs that appeared to be bags of Chinese tea washing ashore. Upon closer inspection, they were found to contain ketamine. Police report that some 28kg (62 lbs) of the drug, wrapped in foil and labeled with the Chinese character for tea, have been found on at...

Published: 13 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Pop stars including Dua Lipa, Coldplay, Sam Fender, Radiohead and The Cure have joined forces to urge UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to fulfil his election pledge to protect fans from online ticket touts. More than 40 musicians have signed a letter calling on the government to “stop touts from fleecing fans” and implement a...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The mother of a young woman who took her own life while admitted to a mental health ward has spoken of “indifference, ignorance, and even at times cruelty” as North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) was fined more than £500,000 following a health and safety prosecution. Alice Figueiredo, 22, died on 7 July 2015 in the acute...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Buckingham Palace is set to reinstate a hyphen in the surname of Prince Andrew, formally known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, following careful review of historic precedent and official records. The change comes after the former prince’s name was altered last month in the wake of ongoing controversy surrounding his connections with the late Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex...