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Published: 16 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The scale of domestic abuse suicide across the United Kingdom is emerging as a profound national concern. Experts now warn that domestic abuse suicide cases may be vastly undercounted in official data. Fresh analysis suggests that hundreds of women each year may be taking their own lives after enduring sustained coercion and violence. Campaigners describe the situation as...

Published: 16 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A fast-moving measles outbreak is gripping north London, raising urgent public health concerns. Health officials have confirmed that the measles outbreak is largely affecting unvaccinated children under ten years old. The surge has centred on schools and nurseries in the borough of Enfield. Families across the capital are now being urged to check vaccination records without delay. Authorities...

Published: 16 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The phrase nobody above law has taken centre stage in Britain’s political debate this week. Britain’s chief prosecutor has delivered that message amid mounting scrutiny over Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s conduct. His remarks come as police assess fresh material linked to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. The unfolding controversy has prompted renewed public concern about transparency, accountability, and trust in...

Published: 05 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A major discount retailer has launched a closing down sale across several of its outlets as four stores have already shut and more than 100 additional locations face potential closure. The retailer, which operates across the UK and has long been a go-to destination for affordable household goods, clothing, and groceries, cited rising operational costs and declining footfall...

Published: 05 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A massive fire has engulfed an Odeon cinema, sending thick plumes of smoke into the sky and prompting the evacuation of nearby student accommodation. Emergency services were called to the scene in the early evening, with firefighters battling the blaze as it spread rapidly through the building. Residents in surrounding areas, particularly students living in nearby halls, were...

Published: 05 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A former cast member of the reality series Made In Chelsea is facing renewed scrutiny after reports revealed that they still owe thousands of pounds for damage caused to a luxury £1.8 million London apartment. The star, who is now engaged to a multi-millionaire, has reportedly not settled the outstanding costs despite repeated requests from the property’s management...

Published: 05 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The gender pay gap in the UK is projected to persist for decades, with union leaders warning that it could take another 30 years for women to achieve pay parity with men. The warning comes as the Trades Union Congress (TUC) released new analysis highlighting slow progress in reducing the disparity, despite decades of legislation aimed at promoting...

Published: 05 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Police have named the woman who died in a two-vehicle collision involving a bus and a car in Templepatrick as 23-year-old Claudia Jaczyk. The fatal crash occurred on the Ballyrobin Road, one of the main routes to Belfast International Airport, shortly before 08:00 GMT on Saturday morning. Emergency services attended the scene following reports of a serious collision...

Published: 05 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A man who initially told police that his girlfriend’s death in a car was a tragic accident has been convicted after forensic investigators uncovered evidence that contradicted his account, a court has heard. The case, which drew significant attention during trial proceedings, centred on the careful reconstruction of events inside a vehicle where the victim was found fatally...

Published: 05 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A man has been convicted after being identified through DNA evidence two decades after the rape of a teenage girl, bringing a measure of justice in a case that had remained unresolved for years. The breakthrough, confirmed in court this week, followed advances in forensic science and the re-examination of evidence originally collected at the time of the...