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Published: 28 August 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk Nottinghamshire has become the centre of a fierce row over press freedom after the county’s Reform-led council announced it would no longer engage with the Nottingham Post, its online edition Nottinghamshire Live, or the team of BBC-funded local democracy reporters managed by the outlet. The unprecedented move, ordered by council leader Mick Barton, has been condemned as a “massive attack on...

Published: 28 August 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk Authorities have identified one of the 17 surviving victims of the mass school shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis as 13-year-old Endre Gunter. The teenager, who was struck in the stomach during the attack on Wednesday morning, August 27, has undergone surgery and is now recovering in hospital. The shooting occurred during a back-to-school Mass when the suspected gunman, 34-year-old...

Published: 28 August 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk Rangers endured one of the most humiliating nights in their European history as they were dismantled 6-0 by Club Brugge in Belgium, leaving head coach Russell Martin under immense pressure after just 10 games in charge. The Scottish side, already reeling from a poor first-leg performance, arrived in Bruges with faint hopes of a turnaround but were left overwhelmed by a...

Published: 28 August 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk Akinwale Arobieke, a controversial Liverpool bodybuilder whose life was marked by notoriety and legal battles, has been found dead at the age of 64. He was discovered unresponsive at his home on Devonshire Road in Toxteth, near Princes Park, on Tuesday evening, August 26. Emergency services were called at around 8:30 pm, but despite their efforts, he was pronounced dead at...

Published: 28 August 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk Grimsby Town delivered one of the most astonishing cup upsets in recent memory as they knocked Manchester United out of the competition with a 12-11 penalty shootout victory after a thrilling 2-2 draw. The Premier League giants were left embarrassed as the League Two side produced a performance full of courage, discipline, and belief, sending their supporters into ecstasy with a...

Published: 27 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk A significant fire broke out in the market town of Torrington, Devon, late on Tuesday evening, sending thick plumes of smoke billowing across the area and prompting around 20 residents to self-evacuate from their homes. The blaze, which began when a tree caught fire and quickly spread to surrounding gorse, drew an immediate response from emergency services, with crews from 16 fire...

Published: 27 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Millions of households across Britain are bracing for another winter of costly energy bills after regulator Ofgem announced that gas and electricity prices will increase by more than initially predicted. The adjustment, which will take effect from the start of October, sets the annual energy bill for an average household at £1,755 – a rise of £35 compared with the current price...

Published: 27 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Sir Keir Starmer has come under intense political fire after Labour signalled its intention to negotiate a fresh agreement with Brussels that could see Britain align with European Union food standards. The move, framed by the Government as a pragmatic step to reduce costs and ease supply chain friction, has been condemned by opponents as a “Brexit betrayal” that risks turning the...

Published: 27 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Tech billionaire Elon Musk has reignited political tensions in the United Kingdom by publicly supporting far-right activist Tommy Robinson, delivering a sharp rebuke to former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage in the process. Musk, who owns Tesla and the social media platform X, referred to Farage as “weak sauce who will do nothing” while endorsing Advance UK, a new hard-right political party...

Published: 26 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has declared that, if elected in the next general election, he would seek to deport up to 600,000 migrants during his first term in office, in a dramatic escalation of his party’s immigration policy. Speaking at an aircraft hangar in Oxfordshire alongside senior party figure Zia Yusuf, Mr Farage unveiled “Operation Restoring Justice,” a policy blueprint designed...