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Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A 31-year-old man has been arrested at Manchester Airport on suspicion of terror offences in connection with the synagogue attack in the city earlier this year, police confirmed. The arrest brings the total number of people detained over the incident to seven. The attack, which occurred on 2 October at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, claimed...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The Labour government has announced a U-turn on its manifesto pledge to provide workers with unfair dismissal protection from day one of employment. Instead, the right will now take effect after six months, following pressure from business groups and concerns that immediate protection could deter hiring. Other day-one rights, including sick pay and paternity leave, remain on...

Published: 28 November 2025 Friday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online David Coburn, a former Brexit Party MEP and one-time leader of UKIP Scotland, has strongly denied taking any money linked to a pro-Russian influence effort in the European Parliament. His name appears in WhatsApp exchanges between disgraced ex-MEP Nathan Gill and Oleg Voloshyn, a Ukrainian politician sanctioned by the UK and US for alleged ties to Russian...

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Britain’s top military leaders have held what insiders describe as a “very difficult” and increasingly tense meeting over the UK’s defence budget, amid rising alarm that the government’s ambitious plans to rebuild the nation’s armed forces simply cannot be delivered without major financial investment. The private meeting, attended by the heads of the Army, Royal Navy and...

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Liverpool’s season took another worrying turn this week as Steven Gerrard delivered a sober warning about the team’s decline in form, urging manager Arne Slot to find a solution fast before the slide becomes even more damaging. The comments came just hours after Liverpool suffered yet another heavy defeat, this time a 4-1 collapse at home to...

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A Sudanese family living in Londonderry has declared that they will not be driven from their home after racist graffiti was daubed on their property, an incident that has sparked outrage across the local community. The words “local only,” accompanied by a cross hairs symbol, were sprayed overnight on the house where Hala Ahmed, her husband, and...

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Plans to fly the Palestinian flag outside Belfast City Hall this weekend now appear unlikely to go ahead, following legal advice highlighting potential procedural issues with the council’s earlier decision. While the motion to raise the flag was approved earlier this month, opposition from unionist representatives and concerns over the decision-making process have cast doubt on whether...

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Peers in the House of Lords have been granted an additional 10 days to scrutinise the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, following concerns that a record number of amendments could prevent the legislation from being passed before the current parliamentary session ends. The extra sitting days, scheduled between 9 January and 24 April next year,...

Published: 27 November 2025 Thursday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In one of the most closely watched Budgets in recent years, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a sweeping package of tax measures worth £26bn, insisting that the burden will fall mainly on those “with the broadest shoulders”. As Britain continues to grapple with rising living costs and a slowing economy, Reeves argued that the measures are essential...

Published: 26 November 2025 Wednesday. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Hollie McRae, daughter of the legendary world rally champion Colin McRae, has walked away uninjured after crashing out of her debut competitive rally. The 26-year-old was competing in the Roger Albert Clark Rally, an event rich with history and significance, especially as it coincided with the 30th anniversary of her father’s iconic World Rally Championship win. What...