Life & Society

Published: 25 April  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The mayor of Athens has issued a stark warning that the Greek capital risks losing its identity under the weight of mass tourism, pledging urgent action to reclaim the historic city centre for residents increasingly pushed out by rising rents and unchecked development. Haris Doukas, who took office in 2024, says the city has reached a tipping point....

Published: 25 April 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Four decades after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the Chornobyl nuclear site in Ukraine remains dangerously vulnerable, with officials warning that the facility is still at risk amid ongoing military conflict in the region. A detailed investigation at the Chornobyl exclusion zone highlights how the site, already burdened by decades of containment challenges, has now become entangled in...

Published: 25 April  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A man from Walsall has been jailed for life after being convicted of a racially aggravated sexual attack on a young Sikh woman, with evidence presented in court revealing a disturbing pattern of misogynistic and hateful online content linked to him. John Ashby, 32, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years after pleading...

Published: 25 April  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Ninety years after a fatal mountain hike claimed the lives of five British schoolboys in Germany’s Black Forest, relatives and local villagers have come together to honour the victims and re-examine a tragedy long overshadowed by wartime propaganda. The commemorative event took place in Hofsgrund, near the Schauinsland mountain, where on 17 April 1936 a group of 27...

Published: 25 April  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Across the United Kingdom, growing concern is emerging over patient safety as hospitals increasingly rely on senior nurses to fill gaps left by a shortage of doctors. New figures obtained through freedom of information requests suggest that nearly half of NHS organisations are now deploying advanced practitioners—mainly highly trained nurses—to perform duties traditionally carried out by doctors, including...

Published: 19 April  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A brief moment of human connection from deep space has unexpectedly become a symbolic cultural bridge back on Earth, after Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s decision to speak French during NASA’s Artemis II mission helped ease a heated language controversy in Canada and reignite debate about identity, respect, and representation. The moment occurred as the spacecraft from NASA’s Artemis...

Published: 19 April  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A senior defence adviser has raised serious concerns that the UK Ministry of Defence has lost effective contact with tens of thousands of former military personnel who remain legally liable for recall in the event of national emergency, warning that gaps in the system could undermine Britain’s ability to rapidly mobilise experienced forces during a crisis. George Robertson,...

Published: 19 April  2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online An attempted arson attack at a synagogue in north-west London has intensified concerns over the safety of Jewish communities across the capital, following a series of similar incidents reported in recent weeks. The latest episode unfolded at the Kenton United Synagogue, where authorities say a fire was deliberately set late on Saturday night, causing minor smoke damage inside...

Published: 19 April 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Scammers are exploiting growing excitement around the upcoming London Marathon by targeting runners who missed out on ballot places, attempting to trick them into paying for fake race entries through social media groups and messaging apps. With anticipation building ahead of the 2026 event scheduled for 26 April, fraudsters are posing as injured participants offering to “sell” their...

Published: 19 April 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale has said she feels “quite scared” as an openly lesbian woman in the UK today, warning that LGBTQ+ rights could face serious setbacks amid rising political polarisation and culture-war tensions. Speaking in an exclusive interview following her appointment as chair of the LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall, Dugdale described a growing sense of unease...