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Published: 22 August 2025. The English Chronicle Online A major new study has revealed that whales and dolphins are increasingly being stranded along Scotland’s coastline, with scientists warning the rise has reached alarming levels over the past three decades. The research, published in Scientific Reports, is the first to quantify the scale of strandings across Scottish shores and highlights the urgency of strengthening conservation measures to protect vulnerable marine species....

Published: 22 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Labour has fallen short in communicating the progress it has made since last year’s general election, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has admitted, warning that the party has yet to present a “coherent story” about the changes it has delivered. Speaking candidly on the Political Currency podcast with former Conservative chancellor George Osborne, Mr Streeting acknowledged that while Labour has achieved significant domestic...

Published: 22 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk WH Smith saw almost £600 million wiped off its market value on Thursday after the retailer revealed a £30 million accounting error at its North American operations, prompting a sharp downward revision of financial forecasts and the launch of an independent review. Investors reacted swiftly, with the company’s shares plunging by 42% amid concerns over the overstated profits and broader implications for...

Published: 22 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk A newly-discovered dinosaur boasting a striking sail along its back and tail is set to be named in honour of Dame Ellen MacArthur, the record-breaking British yachtswoman. The species, Istiorachis macaruthurae, was identified by Jeremy Lockwood, a PhD student at the University of Portsmouth and the Natural History Museum, after meticulous analysis of fossils previously thought to belong to other known iguanodontian...

Published: 22 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has called on the UK government to block Elon Musk’s Tesla from supplying electricity to British homes, citing national security concerns. Davey warned that granting the electric car and clean energy company a licence to enter the domestic energy market would be “a gravely concerning move” given Musk’s history of political interference in the UK. Tesla applied...

Published: 22 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Baby food manufacturers in England have been given an 18-month window to enhance the nutritional quality of their products and improve labelling practices, following concerns over high sugar content and misleading marketing claims. The government’s new voluntary guidance calls for reduced sugar and salt levels in food for infants and toddlers, along with clearer labelling to prevent parents being misled into thinking...

Published: 22 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Protesters opposing the government’s ban on Palestine Action are planning a mass demonstration in London that aims to make it “practically impossible” for police to arrest everyone taking part. The group behind the upcoming protest, Defend Our Juries, announced that participants will withhold their personal details from officers, forcing law enforcement to transport them to police stations rather than processing them on...

Published: 22 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk Education experts in England are urging the government to reconsider its policy requiring students who fail to achieve a grade 4 in English and maths GCSEs to resit the subjects during post-16 education. Critics argue that the mandatory resit system is failing many students and has reached a “crisis point.” Jill Duffy, chief executive of the OCR exam board, highlighted the scale...

Published: 22 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk An experienced skydiver, Jade Damarell, 32, deliberately fell to her death from 15,500 feet the day after ending a relationship, an inquest in County Durham has concluded. The hearing revealed that Ms Damarell, a marketing manager and accomplished parachutist, did not deploy either her main or reserve parachute and had deliberately switched off an automatic activation device (AAD) before descending onto farmland...

Published: 22 August 2025. The English Chronicle Desk The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has announced the launch of an independent review into its handling of prosecutions against Post Office staff, revisiting a controversial chapter in British legal history linked to the Horizon IT scandal. The review will focus on cases spanning the period between 1996 and 2018, particularly those prosecutions carried out by the DWP in relation to...