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Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A cross-party group of over 100 MPs has called on the UK government to address the plight of Palestinian students in Gaza who are unable to take up scholarships at UK universities because they cannot bring their children with them. While the government has evacuated almost 60 scholars with fully funded university placements, others have been forced to...

Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Charities across the UK have raised alarm over a sharp rise in racial abuse, intimidation, and threats of violence directed at their staff and beneficiaries, amid increasingly toxic political and social rhetoric around immigration and race. Voluntary organisations, including refugee and asylum seeker charities, ethnic minority groups, women’s organisations, youth bodies, homelessness charities, and even charity shops, report...

Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Admiral of the Fleet Sir David Benjamin Bathurst, one of the most senior figures in the Royal Navy, has died at the age of 89. Sir Benjamin, as he was widely known, passed away while visiting his son, Lieutenant General Sir Benjamin Bathurst, the Governor of Gibraltar. His death marks the passing of one of the last senior...

Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Comedian and actor Alan Davies has spoken out about his growing unease with the public display of patriotism in the UK, saying he “hates” the flying of England flags and questioning what Britain means to people today. Davies, 59, shared his views during a candid discussion at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, reflecting on both the state of national...

Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Katie Mitchell, the UK’s longest-surviving recipient of a combined heart and lung transplant, has spoken of the “gift of a normal life” that organ donation gave her, inspiring hope for others facing the challenges of life-saving surgery. Now 53, Mrs Mitchell underwent the groundbreaking procedure 38 years ago at just 15 years old, defying the odds in a...

Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Genetic testing could soon offer patients with multiple myeloma a clearer understanding of whether their disease is likely to return within 18 months, researchers have revealed. A new study suggests that combining traditional DNA analysis with RNA gene expression tests can identify “hidden risks” that conventional methods may miss, potentially transforming how doctors predict and treat this complex...

Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The former girlfriend of Ian Watkins, the disgraced Lostprophets singer convicted of multiple child sex offences, has broken her silence following his death in prison. Watkins, 48, was attacked at HMP Wakefield on Saturday morning, where he was serving a 29-year sentence for a string of horrific crimes, including the attempted rape of a baby. Two men have...

Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Prince Andrew reportedly sent an email to convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein stating “we are in this together” the day after a photograph emerged showing him with Virginia Giuffre, reigniting scrutiny over the Duke of York’s connections to the disgraced financier. The message, dated 28 February 2011, appears to contradict Andrew’s long-standing claims that he severed all contact with...

Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Millions of UK households have been urged to take early action ahead of the colder months, as British Gas warns that most people will switch on their heating systems by the end of October. The energy provider highlighted that last winter alone, over 1.2 million customers required engineer call-outs to repair broken boilers and restore essential heating and...

Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Scottish First Minister John Swinney has insisted that the precedent set ahead of the 2014 Scottish independence referendum strengthens his case for a second vote, should the Scottish National Party (SNP) secure a majority in next year’s Holyrood election. Speaking on BBC Scotland’s The Sunday Show, Swinney argued that the outcome of the 2011 election, in which the...