Life & Society

Published: 15 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Several leading retailers in the United Kingdom are facing serious criticism after a consumer investigation found that some major online shops repeatedly failed to provide customers with refunds they may be legally entitled to when returning unwanted purchases. An investigation by consumer organisation Which? found that a number of prominent retailers either failed to reimburse the original delivery charge,...

Published: 14 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Abuse and intimidation directed at election candidates in England have reached a level that is beginning to influence how people campaign and whether they are willing to seek public office again, according to a new review by the Electoral Commission. The findings, based on this year's local and mayoral elections in England, reveal a troubling picture of political...

Published: 14 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Thames Water has revised plans for a major reservoir in Oxfordshire as the struggling water company attempts to move forward with one of the largest water infrastructure projects ever proposed in the south-east of England, despite strong opposition from local councils, residents and campaigners. The White Horse reservoir, planned near Abingdon, is designed to hold around 150 billion...

Published: 12 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A man has been arrested in connection with the death of Tasia Fortune, a 29-year-old Black woman whose body was discovered hanging from a tree behind a vacant house in Jackson, Mississippi, last month. Authorities have now classified Fortune’s death as a homicide, intensifying an investigation that has attracted widespread public attention because of both the circumstances of...

Published: 12 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Reform UK has received a record £36 million political donation from British cryptocurrency billionaire Ben Delo, placing the businessman at the centre of an increasingly intense debate over the influence of wealthy individuals on British politics and the rules governing political funding. The donation is understood to be the largest single contribution ever made to a British political...

Published: 12 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A new anti-migrant protest movement has emerged in Britain with a highly organised and confrontational style, prompting concern among politicians, civil rights campaigners and researchers who monitor far-right activity. The Patriot Platform, led by Daniel Thomas, has rapidly attracted attention through masked street demonstrations, social media livestreams and tightly coordinated protests targeting immigration and asylum seekers. The movement...

Published: 11 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Singaporean businessman who sought to recover almost half a million Singapore dollars from his former girlfriend after their relationship ended has lost his case, with the High Court ruling that the money was given as gifts rather than loans. Senior Judge Lee Seiu Kin dismissed Chander Agarwal’s claim for S$468,090, finding that the evidence showed a man...

Published: 11 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Russian drone strike on a shopping centre and surrounding commercial area in the Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad has killed five people and injured 67 others, including eight children, Ukrainian authorities said, in another deadly attack on civilian areas as Russia's war against Ukraine continues. The attack struck the centre of Pavlohrad in Dnipropetrovsk region during the daytime,...

Published: 09 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A 78-year-old British widow facing deportation from Sweden after missing a post-Brexit residency deadline has described the prospect of being forced to leave the country she has called home for more than two decades as a “death sentence”. Joyce Thomas, a retired nurse who has lived in Sweden for 22 years, was preparing to leave for the UK after...

Published: 08 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Councils across England are spending more than £125 million a year to place some of the country’s most vulnerable children in care settings that are not legally registered, an investigation has found, exposing the scale of a rapidly expanding market created by a severe shortage of suitable accommodation. Analysis of local authority payment records covering the past two...