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Published: 28 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Freedom of speech is emerging as an important issue for voters ahead of the next UK general election, with new polling indicating that a large proportion of the public could consider political parties’ positions on free expression when deciding how to vote. The research, commissioned by civil liberties organisation Liberty and conducted by More in Common, found that...

Published: 28 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A tense confrontation over a controversial Orange Order parade in Portadown, Northern Ireland, eased early Monday after hundreds of protesters dispersed from the Garvaghy Road following a day-long blockade. The standoff followed a late-night court ruling that allowed the loyalist parade to proceed along the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road for the first time in almost three decades. The...

Published: 26 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Three-quarters of the UK’s top-selling plug-in hybrid electric vehicles cannot use rapid public chargers, raising fresh questions about how effectively the increasingly popular vehicles can function as a practical bridge between petrol-powered motoring and full electrification. An analysis of the 20 most popular plug-in hybrid electric vehicle models sold in the UK found that only 26% of vehicles...

Published: 26 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Labour must work to reunite voters across the centre-left and wider progressive political spectrum if it is to make the most of divisions among parties on the right, the party’s deputy leader Lucy Powell has said, as the party prepares for its annual conference in Liverpool. Powell argued that Labour now has an opportunity to rebuild its political...

Published: 26 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Drones could significantly reduce the time needed to deliver defibrillators to people suffering cardiac arrests outside hospitals, according to new research that examines how the technology could expand access to life-saving equipment. Researchers in France have modelled how a network of drone bases could complement existing automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, and potentially bring the devices within reach...

Published: 26 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Andy Burnham heads into the Labour party conference in Liverpool with a political message centred on hope and optimism, but the period immediately afterwards is likely to bring a series of difficult decisions across the economy, welfare, energy, public services, migration and foreign policy. The contrast between the tone of the conference and the pressures facing the government...

Published: 26 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A vast cache of confidential regulatory documents has exposed previously hidden details about the ownership, financing and operations of thousands of online casinos operating through Curaçao, potentially creating significant consequences for offshore gambling businesses and regulators responsible for overseeing them. The leak, known as the Casino Secrets files, contains tens of thousands of documents held within the Curaçao...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online David Beckham has received a dividend of about £39 million from his commercial business empire following a record year of revenue and profit, with a series of major brand partnerships connected to the 2026 Fifa World Cup helping strengthen the former England captain’s global business profile. The payment came as DRJB Holdings, the commercial company behind Beckham’s wider...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online TalkTalk is racing to secure the future of its remaining operations as mounting financial pressure raises the prospect of administration, with the telecommunications group working to complete separate transactions involving its consumer broadband business and wholesale arm. The company said on Friday that it had entered the final stages of a sales process covering its consumer operations and...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online People in parts of England seeking assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism are facing exceptionally long waits, with some NHS bodies introducing minimum waiting periods of up to two years as services struggle to cope with rising demand and financial pressures. The restrictions have intensified concerns among patient organisations, clinicians and families about access to diagnosis...