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Published: 08 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk Lecturers and staff at the University of Edinburgh have launched a five-day strike during the university’s freshers’ week, in a significant escalation of industrial action against proposed budget cuts amounting to £140 million. The walkout, which began on Monday, is being led by members of the University and College Union (UCU), who say the scale of the planned savings threatens jobs, teaching...

Published: 08 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk London is bracing for large-scale protests this week as the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair opens in the Docklands, drawing more than 1,600 exhibitors from around the world, including 51 Israeli arms companies and leading US defence contractor Lockheed Martin. The event, which runs for four days, is one of the world’s largest gatherings of the global arms industry...

Published: 08 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk Millions of people across Britain may be facing a significantly higher risk of heart failure and stroke as a direct consequence of exposure to dirty air, according to new research unveiled at the European Society of Cardiology conference in Madrid. The study, which tracked nearly 300,000 participants over a decade, has added weight to mounting evidence that poor air quality is not...

Published: 08 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk Tanni Grey-Thompson, the renowned Paralympic legend and crossbench peer, has revealed that she has received a wave of “abusive” emails accusing her of being “responsible for people dying in pain” because of her opposition to the assisted dying bill currently before the House of Lords. The multiple Paralympic gold medallist, who has long been an advocate for disability rights, is expected to...

Published: 08 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup takes another significant turn as Germany prepare to host Northern Ireland in Cologne, in what promises to be one of the most intriguing fixtures of the ongoing qualification campaign. The match, which will take place at the iconic RheinEnergieSTADION, comes at a decisive time for both sides as they look to establish momentum early...

Published: 06 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A resident in Hove has paid for the removal of graffiti outside the flat of former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner, which appeared earlier this week branding her a “tax evader” and using offensive language. The graffiti emerged on a white wall outside Ms Rayner’s £800,000 seaside property following revelations that she had not paid the correct amount...

Published: 06 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A British couple, Kayleigh Smith and Will Nelson, have been identified among the 16 people killed in a Lisbon funicular accident on Wednesday, while the identity of a third British victim has yet to be confirmed. Smith, 36, a graduate of the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester, and Nelson, 44, a director who ran the master’s degree...

Published: 06 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Metropolitan Police have stated they have “no choice” but to arrest supporters of the banned group Palestine Action during an upcoming weekend of protests in London, with policing costs expected to exceed £10 million this month. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan emphasized that the force is fully resourced and prepared to process mass arrests if necessary, following...

Published: 06 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Millions of mobile phone users across the United Kingdom are set to experience a short, but loud, alert on Sunday afternoon as the government conducts a test of its nationwide emergency alert system. Scheduled for 3pm, the ten-second alert will cause phones to vibrate and sound a siren, accompanied by an on-screen message notifying users that the alert...

Published: 06 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Mobile phone retailers across the UK are increasingly locking their doors during trading hours and exploring technological solutions, such as “kill switches,” to combat a sharp rise in thefts driven by organised criminal gangs. VodafoneThree, which operates 650 stores nationwide, reported a 967% increase in theft incidents in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period...