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Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A communications professional whose company previously worked for US technology firm Palantir played a senior role in Andy Burnham’s successful campaign to return to Parliament, adding a new dimension to scrutiny surrounding the technology company’s relationship with the Labour government. Martha Dalton, co-founder of communications and public affairs firm Lodestone, worked for Burnham during the Makerfield by-election in...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Football Association has warned that the findings of an independent commission in the Manchester City financial regulations case have significant implications for the integrity of English football, while confirming that it retains the authority to take disciplinary action against the club and individuals connected with the case. The FA’s comments represent its first formal response since Manchester...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The UK government has moved to reassure motorists, businesses and other diesel users that the country is not facing an immediate fuel shortage, despite growing concerns over the potential impact of a threatened US ban on diesel exports to Europe. Transport minister Keir Mather said Britain’s fuel supply system remained resilient and urged the public not to panic...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A controversial natural-health advocate who was permanently prohibited from providing health services in Australia is due to appear at a series of events in the UK and Ireland, prompting renewed criticism from scientists, medical professionals, cancer organisations and academic figures. Barbara O’Neill, 73, describes herself as a naturopath and nutritionist and has built an international following through lectures,...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Britain’s Royal College of Nursing has ended its commercial relationship with Teva UK, bringing to a close the pharmaceutical company’s role as a commercial partner and sponsor of an upcoming professional nursing event. The decision follows pressure from campaign groups over Teva Pharmaceuticals’ links to Israel and concerns surrounding the company’s corporate record. The Royal College of Nursing,...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Almost half of the women who have reported allegations of sexual abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed to the Metropolitan police may have experienced circumstances bearing the hallmarks of human trafficking, according to information presented to a parliamentary group representing survivors of alleged abuse connected to the former Harrods owner. Senior Metropolitan police officers told the all-party parliamentary group...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Staff at the BBC are facing growing uncertainty over the future of two television channels as the corporation prepares to announce another stage of a major cost-cutting programme. Internal changes to the broadcaster’s TV and streaming division have fuelled expectations that BBC Three and BBC Scotland could move to online-only services as the organisation seeks to reduce spending...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Efforts to resolve the long-running Drumcree parading dispute in Northern Ireland have ended without an agreement, leaving the issue to return to the courts after five days of political tension and negotiations. Talks involving representatives of the Orange Order and residents of the Garvaghy Road area concluded late Thursday at Hillsborough Castle, with Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online For generations, the glasshouses at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh have offered rare and vulnerable plants protection from Scotland’s often unforgiving weather. Yet the structures designed to shelter those collections have increasingly become a source of danger themselves, with ageing glass, storm damage and deteriorating infrastructure threatening both plants and the people responsible for caring for them. That...

Published: 01 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Hundreds of prisoners across England and Wales have begun leaving jail early under a revised release system introduced as the government attempts to ease severe pressure on the prison estate. The first major tranche of releases under the new arrangements began on Thursday, with prisoners leaving facilities including HMP Durham, HMP Cardiff, HMP Wandsworth and HMP Leeds. The...