Health

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...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Scottish local authority is facing nearly 30 civil claims from families following a serious carbon monoxide leak at one of its primary schools, raising concerns over long-term health impacts on children and the adequacy of school safety checks. Earlier this year, East Dunbartonshire Council was fined in the criminal courts after admitting to breaches of health...

Published: 21 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The long-awaited report into the UK government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has painted a damning picture of Boris Johnson’s leadership, describing a “toxic and chaotic” culture at Number 10 Downing Street that seriously undermined decision-making during the early and critical stages of the crisis. Chaired by Baroness Hallett, the inquiry lays bare how poor communication, erratic...

Published: 20 November 2025 Thursday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In an email sent to his wife during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Dr Matt Morgan, a 40-year-old doctor working in intensive care at Cardiff’s University Hospital of Wales, wrote what he feared might be his final farewell. Titled “Things To Know In Case I Die”, the message outlined instructions for his family and reflected...

Published: 20November 2025 Thursday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A profoundly emotional reunion took place recently as Aly Coyle, a 40-year-old woman from County Down, met the six-year-old boy whose life she saved by donating her kidney. The meeting left both the donor and the boy’s parents in tears, highlighting the remarkable human impact of organ donation and the life-changing outcomes it can bring. Speaking to...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online As you move through your 30s, it can be easy to feel invincible. Career ambitions, family responsibilities, and social life often dominate your attention, and thoughts of ageing seem distant. Yet the choices you make during this decade can profoundly influence how you feel and function decades later. Experts now stress that adopting the right habits...

Published: 19 November 2025 Wednesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A County Antrim GP has voiced deep concern for women in Northern Ireland who face delays in receiving breast cancer treatment, following reports of late diagnoses affecting several patients in her practice. The revelations come amid growing scrutiny over the functioning of the region’s new regional breast cancer service, with doctors and patients alike describing the...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online In today’s hyper-connected world, phones have become an indispensable part of daily life, but excessive use can take a toll on our most important relationships. From casual conversations to family interactions, the phenomenon of "phubbing"—snubbing someone in favour of a phone—has become a growing concern. Phubbing may seem harmless, but research shows it can create feelings...

Published: 18 November 2025 Tuesday . The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Swiss food giant Nestle is facing fresh criticism for allegedly adding sugar to baby food products sold in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, even as it has reduced or removed sugar from the same products in European markets. A report released on Tuesday by the Swiss-based global justice organisation Public Eye accuses the company of “putting...