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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...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A major community-led regeneration plan in Frome has suffered a significant setback after Somerset council selected a London-based property investment company as the preferred bidder for the town’s long-contested Saxonvale site. More than 1,000 local residents had backed the Mayday Saxonvale project, collectively helping to raise almost £1 million towards a plan that sought to transform the five-hectare...

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Britain’s food and drink trade deficit has climbed above £21 billion, reaching its highest level since 2000 as exports weaken and imports remain close to record levels. Industry representatives have described the figures as a warning for policymakers, arguing that the country needs a stronger long-term strategy to protect domestic food production and strengthen resilience against international disruptions....

Published: 25 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Spain will arrive at Wembley as world and European champions, but Luis de la Fuente's team has little interest in treating its extraordinary recent success as a reason to slow down. When Spain face England on Saturday, the occasion will carry the atmosphere of a celebration. It will be the Spanish team's first match in England since lifting...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Online electricals retailer AO World has acquired troubled camera specialist Jessops from entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den star Peter Jones, bringing one of Britain’s best-known photography retail brands under new ownership as AO continues to expand beyond the household electrical products that have traditionally defined its business. AO confirmed on Thursday that it had completed the acquisition of the...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A new poll examining voting intentions and tactical voting in Britain suggests that the outcome of the next general election could be significantly affected by voters who are prepared to support a party other than their preferred choice in order to influence the result in their constituency. The research, conducted by Survation and the progressive campaign organisation 38...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The United Kingdom could be missing out on billions of pounds in potential annual exports to the European Union because of regulatory barriers introduced after Brexit, according to a new analysis that has renewed debate over the economic consequences of the country's post-Brexit trading arrangements. Research by the Institute for Public Policy Research, known as IPPR, estimates that...

Published: 24 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A 37-year-old far-right activist has been arrested by police after allegedly filming himself slashing the side of a small migrant dinghy in the English Channel while a rescuer was reportedly on board, prompting an investigation into whether the incident endangered a person's life. Daniel Thomas, who is also known as Danny Tommo, was taken into custody on Wednesday...