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Published: 13 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online Hospitals continued to implant a controversial heart device despite knowing it carried a higher risk of death, putting dozens of patients in danger, a BBC investigation has found. Two of the UK’s leading heart transplant centres – the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle and Harefield Hospital in London – fitted patients with the Medtronic HeartWare HVAD even...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Leading children’s doctors across the UK are urgently urging parents to ensure their children receive the flu nasal spray this winter, as evidence points to what could be a particularly severe flu season. Health officials are stressing that even previously healthy children are at risk of developing serious complications from influenza, highlighting the importance of early vaccination to...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Downing Street has insisted that Sir Keir Starmer will resist any attempt at a leadership coup, as Health Secretary Wes Streeting strongly denied claims that he is plotting to unseat the Labour Prime Minister. The ongoing speculation comes amid a backdrop of heightened political tension in Westminster, with the government preparing for the crucial Budget announcement in two...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Northern Lights are set to dazzle parts of the UK this week, with a potential “severe” geomagnetic storm expected to increase the likelihood of auroral displays. Stargazers may be treated to glimpses of the Aurora Borealis on Wednesday night, with the spectacle possibly extending into Thursday morning. This marks the second time in a week that the...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Age progression images, which digitally show how a missing person might look today, are proving to be an invaluable tool in efforts to find missing individuals, provide leads to authorities, and offer hope to families who have been separated from loved ones for years. These images not only serve as investigative aids but also carry a deeply emotional...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The mother of a young woman who took her own life while admitted to a mental health ward has spoken of “indifference, ignorance, and even at times cruelty” as North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) was fined more than £500,000 following a health and safety prosecution. Alice Figueiredo, 22, died on 7 July 2015 in the acute...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A damning new report has revealed that systemic failures within the British state allowed widespread physical and sexual abuse to persist unchecked at Medomsley Detention Centre for decades, with authorities effectively supplying victims to what has been described as “the worst sex offender in our history.” The findings, published almost 40 years after the closure of the notorious...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Former US President Donald Trump has said he feels a personal “obligation” to take legal action against the BBC, accusing the broadcaster of editing one of his speeches in a misleading way. The threat comes as a deadline approaches for the BBC to respond to Trump’s billion-dollar legal claim, filed in Florida. Trump alleges that a Panorama documentary...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Buckingham Palace is set to reinstate a hyphen in the surname of Prince Andrew, formally known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, following careful review of historic precedent and official records. The change comes after the former prince’s name was altered last month in the wake of ongoing controversy surrounding his connections with the late Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex...

Published: 12 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Nigel Farage’s selection for the presidency of a newly launched Reform UK youth wing has come under scrutiny after past social media posts revealed his critical comments about the King, describing him as “anti-British.” Jack Eccles, 21, was recently announced as the head of the Students for Reform group, a campus-focused initiative aimed at promoting the party’s political...