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Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The escalating internal conflict within Your Party, the leftwing political movement founded by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, has entered a new and highly public phase with a dispute over hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations. What began as an administrative disagreement has grown into a bitter struggle that now threatens to overshadow the party’s founding message...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK government has confirmed that the upcoming BBC charter review will closely examine political appointments to the broadcaster’s board, following growing concerns that such placements have eroded public trust and threatened the corporation’s reputation for independence. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said the government recognises that confidence in the BBC has been shaken in recent months and that...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Financial markets reacted sharply on Friday morning after the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, abandoned plans to raise income tax in the upcoming budget, prompting renewed concerns about the government’s fiscal strategy and its grip on economic stability. Within hours of the surprise U-turn, UK borrowing costs rose at their fastest pace in more than four months, while the pound...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. When Peter Higgs quietly set down his prediction for what would later be known as the Higgs boson, he could hardly have imagined that the idea would transform modern physics, inspire vast international experiments, and lead to one of the most celebrated scientific discoveries of the century. More than sixty years later, his final gift has brought that...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Princess Anne began the second day of her official visit to Singapore in a way few members of the Royal Family ever do: by settling herself into the cockpit of a state-of-the-art Airbus A350 flight simulator and preparing for virtual take-off. Her appearance at the Airbus Asia Training Centre and the nearby Rolls-Royce Seletar campus was part of...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. For years, the United Kingdom has championed the F-35B Lightning II as the backbone of its carrier strike capability, a fighter designed to anchor the nation’s maritime air power well into the mid-21st century. Yet the story of Britain’s F-35 programme has increasingly been overshadowed by concerns over delays, rising costs, and diminishing capability. The latest blow came...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Ministry of Defence was aware of the dangers of relying on outdated and inappropriate data management systems long before one of the most serious information breaches in modern British history exposed the identities of nearly 24,000 Afghans and their families. That is the stark conclusion of a cross-party group of MPs, who say the Government repeatedly ignored...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. EastEnders fans are in for a festive treat this Christmas as the beloved Pat Butcher is set to make a shock return to Walford—thirteen years after her devastating on-screen death. The iconic character will once again be brought to life by actress Pam St Clement, now 83, in a special episode centred on Nigel Bates’ poignant dementia storyline....

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A shocking incident at a Remembrance Sunday commemoration in North Wales has stirred widespread outrage after a man, posing as a high-ranking naval officer, participated in the solemn event. Jonathan David Carley, 64, appeared at the war memorial in Llandudno on Sunday wearing the uniform of a rear admiral, complete with an improbable row of 12 medals. The...

Published: 14 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Parts of England and Wales are bracing for severe weather as Storm Claudia approaches, bringing the risk of torrential rainfall, strong winds, and potential flooding across the region. The Met Office has upgraded its warnings, issuing amber alerts for “persistent and heavy” rain that will come into force from noon on Friday and remain active until the end...