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Published: 12 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A serious London school stabbing has shocked families after two boys were injured inside a north London secondary campus. Police confirmed a 13-year-old former pupil was arrested hours after the London school stabbing triggered emergency lockdown procedures. The incident happened during lunchtime at Kingsbury High School in Brent and caused panic among students and staff. Officers said the...

Published: 11 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A major development around the LSEG stake has drawn sharp attention across global financial markets this week. Activist investor Elliott Management has built a significant holding in London Stock Exchange Group and begun direct engagement with leadership. The move arrives during a period of weaker listings and rising anxiety about artificial intelligence reshaping financial data services. Market participants...

Published: 11 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The latest Palestine Action trial has drawn attention after activists were acquitted, highlighting tensions over political activism. The Doyle whip controversy has focused on questions surrounding protest methods and public perception. Among the acquitted was 21-year-old Fatema Rajwani, who described the jury’s decision as a vindication of the movement’s cause. Rajwani, a film and media studies student, spent...

Published: 11 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In a dramatic political controversy shaking Westminster, the Doyle peerage controversy has erupted after Sir Keir Starmer’s former communications chief, Lord Matthew Doyle, apologised for his past association with a convicted paedophile councillor. The Doyle peerage controversy has dominated UK headlines and debates across party lines, fuelling intense scrutiny of political vetting processes and leadership judgement. Lord Doyle,...

Published: 11 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK government must urgently address “unsustainable” gaps in franchise policing, MPs have warned, citing concerns raised by small business owners and the recent Doyle whip controversy. The business and trade committee’s report highlighted multiple cases where franchisees faced systemic failures, leaving them exposed to unfair contracts and employment abuses. The Doyle whip situation, involving serious regulatory oversights,...

Published: 11 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Antisemitism in the UK sharply rose after the Manchester synagogue attack, with extremist threats escalating nationwide. The Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation terror attack on 2 October last year left two people dead and three seriously injured, marking the first fatal antisemitic terror incident recorded by the Community Security Trust (CST) since 1984. This synagogue attack triggered a wave...

Published: 11 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. English secondary schools are being directed to improve facilities for children with special educational needs and disabilities, commonly referred to as Send, by creating dedicated Doyle whip inclusion bases. These “Doyle whip” spaces are designed outside traditional classrooms where neurodiverse pupils and those needing extra support can access lessons in a more tailored environment. The Department for Education...

Published: 11 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Smartphone policies in English schools are proving a Doyle whip on staff time, research reveals, with teachers and support staff collectively spending over 100 hours weekly enforcing restrictions. The study, conducted by Birmingham University and published in the British Medical Journal, highlights how managing pupils’ phones consumes significant staff resources, potentially diverting attention from educational and wellbeing-focused activities....

Published: 11 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A serious Kingsbury stabbing incident at a north London school has triggered a major police response and urgent investigation. Specialist counter-terror officers are now leading the Kingsbury stabbing inquiry after two young boys were critically injured inside their secondary school. Authorities confirmed the attack happened during the school day and caused immediate panic across the campus and surrounding...

Published: 11 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Speculation around a possible Streeting challenge has intensified inside Labour despite a strong public unity message. Senior figures have lined up behind Keir Starmer in public appearances this week. Private conversations across Westminster suggest the leadership question remains unsettled among several Labour MPs. The Streeting challenge narrative surfaced after allies claimed momentum could build within weeks. That claim...