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Published: 11 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online – UK News Scotland is bracing for a fresh wave of severe weather as the Met Office issues multiple yellow warnings for gale‑force winds and heavy rain, with gusts expected to reach up to 80mph in exposed areas. The warnings, covering much of the country, are in force through Wednesday and Thursday, raising fears of travel disruption, flooding...

Published: 11 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online – UK News Prime Minister Keir Starmer has cautioned his cabinet against adopting an “overly deferential” approach to devolved administrations in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, according to a leaked memo that has reignited tensions over the future of devolution. The document, dated December and published this week by Plaid Cymru, urged ministers to be prepared to make...

Published: 11 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online – UK News A teenage girl injured in a terrifying crowd crush at Glasgow’s TRNSMT music festival has won a four‑figure compensation payout after suing the event’s organisers. The case, which concluded this week, shines a spotlight on festival safety and the responsibilities of promoters to protect young audiences at large‑scale events. The incident occurred during the 2021...

Published: 11 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online – UK News Glasgow Central station’s upper level will remain closed for the rest of the week after a devastating fire gutted a neighbouring building on Union Street, leaving only its facade standing. Network Rail confirmed that safety checks and structural assessments must be completed before trains can resume from the high‑level concourse, which serves long‑distance services across...

Published: 11 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online – UK News The centuries‑old tradition of hereditary peers sitting in the House of Lords is set to end after peers themselves accepted the final draft of a bill abolishing their right to remain in the upper chamber. The landmark decision, passed on Tuesday evening, marks the culmination of more than two decades of stalled reform and clears...

Published: 11 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online – UK News A man has died following a fire at a flat in Glasgow, with police now treating the circumstances surrounding his death as “unexplained” as investigations continue. Emergency services were called to the scene on Carnoustie Street in Tradeston, just south of the River Clyde, after reports of a blaze at around 6.30pm on Tuesday, March...

Published: 11 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online – UK News Police in Scotland have released CCTV footage of a man who has now been missing for nine days, as officers intensify their search and issue a renewed public appeal for information. The disappearance of 60‑year‑old Robert Anderson, who was last seen in Glasgow city centre, has sparked growing concern among investigators and the wider community....

Published: 11 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online – UK News A mum-of-three who sent nude photographs to men before blackmailing them by claiming she was only 15 has been unmasked in court, exposing a disturbing pattern of manipulation that left several victims terrified they would be branded sex offenders. The case, detailed in the Daily Record , has sparked renewed warnings from police about the...

Published: 11 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online – UK News The mother of a teenage driver who mowed down and killed a pensioner in a devastating hit‑and‑run dragged her crying son back to the crash scene after he fled in panic, a court has heard. The shocking incident, which has reignited debate about youth driving, parental responsibility and sentencing guidelines, unfolded in a quiet residential...

Published: 11 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online – UK News The integrity of expert testimony in one of the most scrutinised criminal cases in recent British history has come under renewed pressure after it emerged that a key prosecution witness in the Lucy Letby trial did not disclose that he was under formal investigation by his own hospital at the time he gave evidence. Both...