Health

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The toxic haze enveloping India’s capital, Delhi, is affecting millions, but it is the city’s children who are bearing the brunt of the escalating pollution crisis. Hospitals and clinics are reporting record numbers of young patients suffering from respiratory issues, leaving parents anxious and fearful for their children’s health. In Noida, a suburb near Delhi, the BBC...

Published: 26 November 2025 Wednesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Vicki Hoban has named her car Indy, and for good reason – it represents her independence. The black Vauxhall Mokka, leased through the Motability Scheme, allows Vicki to travel the 15-minute journey from her home in Monmouth to a nearby farm to work with horses, something she could not manage on public transport. However, she is "terrified"...

Published: 26 November 2025 Wednesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A long-awaited public inquiry into one of Scotland’s most notorious medical scandals is set to enter a pivotal stage as opening statements from core participants are heard in Edinburgh. The inquiry, centred on disgraced neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel, marks a significant moment for dozens of former patients who say they suffered life-changing harm under his care while he...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Whether you are looking for a crisp French rosé for a summer dinner party or a zesty Chardonnay for a weekend barbecue, supermarkets now offer an impressive wine selection that appeals to every taste. Choosing the right bottle has become an experience, combining convenience with quality, as supermarket wine aisles expand their range to cater to more refined...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Princess of Wales has called for an end to the long-standing “stigma” surrounding addiction, emphasising the need for empathy and support for people struggling with alcohol, drugs, or gambling. Speaking ahead of Addiction Awareness Week, which runs from 23 to 30 November, Catherine said that society has made “significant progress” in understanding addiction, but warned that more...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A critical shortage of paediatric pathologists is forcing bereaved parents to endure months of agonising waits to learn the cause of their child’s death. Families who have lost children are reporting “harrowing” delays, with one in five now waiting six months or more for post-mortem results, according to the Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath). The shortage has been...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron has revealed that he was treated for prostate cancer and is now publicly calling for a targeted screening programme to help detect the disease earlier. Cameron, aged 59, disclosed that a routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test revealed elevated levels of a protein associated with prostate cancer, which led him to undergo a...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A leading thinktank has urged that hospitals must become smaller to help rescue the NHS from its “permacrisis.” Re:State, formerly known as Reform, said hospitals require a fundamental reinvention to prevent widespread overcrowding that has worsened over the past decade. Politicians and NHS leaders may need to make difficult, potentially controversial decisions to downsize hospitals while maintaining patient...

Published: 24 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Funeral directors across Britain are warning that an increasing number of coffins are now too large to be cremated, reflecting the country’s escalating obesity crisis. Scotland’s largest independent funeral home has reported a steady rise in the use of wider caskets and heavier pall-bearers, alongside the need for more powerful cremation furnaces. These changes, industry experts say, highlight...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The circumstances leading to the Welsh government’s decision to impose a Covid-19 lockdown across Wales during Christmas 2020 were “inexcusable,” according to Baroness Hallett, chair of the UK public inquiry into the pandemic. In a video statement accompanying the publication of the inquiry’s second report, Hallett criticised Welsh ministers for failing to take “decisive action” against an...