UK News

Published: 16 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk The UK’s first deportation flight under the “one in, one out” agreement with France reportedly left Heathrow Airport without any passengers who crossed the Channel, sources say. The scheme, introduced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government, was intended to return individuals who entered the UK via small boats to France in exchange for those approved to travel to Britain. According to multiple...

Published: 16 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk The UK has the potential to raise close to £2 billion annually by introducing a tax on sport utility vehicles (SUVs) aligned with rates in other European countries, according to a recent study by the Transport & Environment (T&E) thinktank. The organisation has urged the government to use the upcoming autumn budget to implement a levy targeting the largest and heaviest vehicles,...

Published: 16 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk Rivers within England and Wales’ national parks are experiencing sewage pollution at twice the rate found elsewhere, according to new findings. Campaigners have condemned the situation as “outrageous,” stressing that these protected waterways should be the cleanest in the country. Research by the Campaign for National Parks (CNP) and the Rivers Trust revealed 464 water company overflow sites within national parks, with...

Published: 16 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk The recent “Unite the Kingdom” march in London, organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, has reignited concerns among minority communities that extremist politics is becoming increasingly legitimised in the United Kingdom. Estimates suggest that between 110,000 and 150,000 people attended the rally on 13 September, while counter-protesters numbered approximately 5,000, underscoring the scale of division in public sentiment. For some Britons who...

Published: 16 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk In a move that has sent ripples through the Conservative Party, Danny Kruger, the former Tory MP and shadow frontbencher, has officially joined Reform, marking a high-profile defection from the party he had long been associated with. The announcement, made at a private gathering in the opulent Crystal Room of London’s May Fair Hotel, was met with a mixture of astonishment and...

Published: 15 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk Elon Musk has drawn widespread condemnation for his speech delivered via video link at a march organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson in London, in which he urged attendees to “either fight back or you die.” The remarks, calling for a “dissolution of parliament” and a “change of government” in the UK, have been widely described as “disgusting” and “inappropriate.” The speech...

Published: 15 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk The UK chief executive of Aldi has cautioned that shoppers may see further increases in food prices if the government introduces policies that raise costs for businesses. Giles Hurley, who leads Aldi in the UK and Ireland, made the remarks following the release of the supermarket chain’s annual results, which showed a modest rise in sales to £18.1 billion, but a decline...

Published: 15 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk The inquiry into the Southport killings has revealed that authorities may have missed significantly more opportunities to prevent the tragic attack carried out by Axel Rudakubana last July. Today, the parents of victims Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe, and Alice da Silva Aguiar are set to give evidence, as the investigation seeks to understand how such an attack was allowed to unfold...

Published: 15 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk Keir Starmer has been urged to make a clear “populist case” for workers’ rights reforms after a major poll revealed that while the proposed changes enjoy widespread public support, awareness of them remains extremely limited. The employment rights bill is set to return to the House of Commons on Monday, with senior government figures pledging not to dilute key measures, including protections...

Published: 15 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk Mothers and babies could be at risk of serious harm in the NHS due to a pervasive culture of secrecy and cover-ups, a senior health leader has warned, as it emerged that 14 trusts in England are currently under national maternity investigation. Charles Massey, chief executive of the General Medical Council, is set to address the Health Service Journal’s patient safety congress...