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Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A cross-party House of Lords committee has called for a comprehensive ban on gambling advertising in Great Britain, arguing that much stronger action is needed to reduce gambling-related harm and respond to the rapid expansion of digital marketing. The recommendation is contained in a new 173-page follow-up report from the House of Lords Liaison Committee, which examined developments...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Access to parks, rivers, woodlands and other natural spaces remains uneven across England, with new research highlighting a significant gap between communities that can easily reach nature and those that cannot. The findings have renewed pressure on the government to move faster on its commitment to ensure people can reach green or blue space within a 15-minute walk...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Thousands of people with advanced breast cancer in England are set to gain access to the targeted cancer medicine Enhertu after a new agreement cleared the way for its routine use on the National Health Service. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, known as NICE, has recommended trastuzumab deruxtecan, sold under the brand name Enhertu, for...

Published: 17 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A traditional farming skill once familiar across the British countryside is being brought back into use by a new generation of volunteers as English Heritage launches a programme to maintain meadows using hand-held scythes. The heritage organisation is training volunteers in the centuries-old craft of cutting grass by hand, with the first group beginning work at Muchelney Abbey...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Entain, the owner of Ladbrokes, Coral and BetMGM, is preparing to cut around 400 customer-care jobs in the UK, just weeks after the gambling group reported stronger-than-expected financial performance for the first half of 2026. The company has begun a consultation process that could affect roughly one in five of its 2,000 customer-care positions. The proposed reductions come...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Young people across Britain face sharply different employment prospects depending on where they live, with a new analysis highlighting a sixfold gap in the number of online job vacancies available relative to the local youth population. The research, produced by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), places Rotherham at the bottom of its Local Youth Opportunity Index,...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A long-running attempt to develop an oilfield at Horse Hill in Surrey has entered a new phase after the company that spent years pursuing the project sold its interests for £1m, while the new owners have renewed efforts to secure planning permission for oil extraction. The sale marks a sharp change in the fortunes of the Horse Hill...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The company that spent more than a decade pursuing oil production at Horse Hill in Surrey has sold its interests in the controversial site for £1m, after the project became the subject of a landmark Supreme Court ruling on climate impacts. The sale marks a major change in direction for the former UK Oil & Gas, which has...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Mayors and other local political leaders could be given greater powers to oversee water companies under proposals being considered by the UK government, potentially giving regional authorities a stronger role in decisions about investment, customer bills and environmental performance. The proposals form part of a wider debate about how the water industry should be governed and regulated, following...

Published: 16 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has stepped up pressure on social media companies over online abuse, intimidation and the publication of private information, saying stronger action is needed to protect people who are targeted because of their work. Nandy criticised Elon Musk’s social media platform X after it did not attend a meeting she hosted with social media...