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Published: 17 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The BBC is preparing a robust legal defence as it seeks to have Donald Trump’s $10bn lawsuit dismissed, arguing that the case lacks legal merit and should not proceed further. The unprecedented claim, filed in a Florida court, accuses the UK public broadcaster of defaming the US president through a Panorama documentary that examined his political legacy and...

Published: 17 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The United Kingdom is poised to rejoin the European Union’s Erasmus student exchange programme, marking a significant moment in post-Brexit relations with Brussels. An agreement is expected to be formally announced on Wednesday, signalling a renewed commitment to educational cooperation and cultural exchange across Europe. Government sources indicate that final details have been settled, allowing UK students to...

Published: 16 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Keir Starmer’s Whitehall communications chief is set to brief the cabinet on overhauling the government’s media strategy on Tuesday, as ministers seek to counter the rise of far-right rhetoric online. David Dinsmore, a former Sun editor appointed permanent secretary for government communications in November, will outline plans to modernise the way ministers engage with the public, with a...

Published: 16 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Ministers are expected to support measures to regulate England’s funeral industry for the first time, following a series of scandals over the handling of human remains. Bereaved families have long called for tighter rules, including a dedicated investigatory body and professional qualifications for those running funeral businesses, after an official inquiry described the sector as an “unregulated free...

Published: 16 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, is set to consider whether to launch an official investigation into the £500m takeover of the Telegraph titles by the owner of the Daily Mail, following a formal request from the Abu Dhabi-backed current owner of the Telegraph. RedBird IMI, which was forced to put the titles up for sale last spring...

Published: 16 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK’s unemployment rate climbed to a four-year high of 5.1% in the three months to October, signaling a weakening labour market ahead of last month’s budget. Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed that this was the highest unemployment rate since January 2021 and, when excluding pandemic-era distortions, the highest since early 2016. Analysts warned...

Published: 16 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. BBC executives are “right to stick by their guns” in the face of a $10bn lawsuit filed by former US president Donald Trump, a UK minister has said, as pressure mounts on the government to publicly back the national broadcaster. Trump’s legal action targets the BBC over a Panorama programme that edited his January 6, 2021 speech in...

Published: 15 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Young people in the UK are facing the heaviest impact from the ongoing jobs downturn, according to a new report from the Resolution Foundation. The thinktank warned that rising unemployment was increasingly affecting both graduates and non-graduates, as employers continue to cut hiring in the public and private sectors. Official data due this week is expected to show...

Published: 15 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A growing number of people in England are resorting to pulling their own teeth due to a lack of accessible urgent dental care, a new report from Healthwatch England has revealed. Despite NHS guidance ensuring urgent care should be available, many patients report being left in extreme pain, sometimes resorting to dangerous self-treatment to manage their condition. The...

Published: 15 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. It has been an unusually difficult year for former Prince Andrew, whose public misfortunes have continued to attract media attention. Already stripped of his royal title and privileges, he has now become the subject of the most talked-about Christmas cracker joke of the year. This humorous accolade, decided annually by the British public, highlights the blend of topicality...