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Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will keep one of his few remaining honours after a review determined it could not be removed . The disgraced former prince received the Freedom of the City of London in 2012 "by virtue of patrimony", due to his father Prince Philip having been a Freeman . The City of London Corporation, which governs the Square Mile, said...

Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Specialist flats designed for blind and visually impaired residents could be sold to a private developer, leaving the future of the pioneering housing scheme uncertain. The purpose-built accommodation, which features tactile flooring, braille signage and colour-contrasted corridors to help residents with sight loss navigate independently, was constructed less than five years ago as a groundbreaking project for the...

Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A surgeon in London has successfully operated on a prostate cancer patient more than 1,500 miles away in Gibraltar, in the first UK remote robotic surgery . Professor Prokar Dasgupta, who leads The London Clinic's Robotic Centre of Excellence, controlled the arms of a robot using a console and 3D camera system, with a delay of only 0.06 seconds...

Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online Four men have been arrested as part of a counter-terrorism investigation relating to Iran, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed . Police detained one Iranian national and three dual British-Iranian nationals on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service, contrary to section 3 of the National Security Act 2023 . The investigation relates to the suspected surveillance of locations and individuals...

Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online A devastating inquest opened this morning has heard that a man killed by an Underground train in central London last month was allegedly blocked from moving to a safe area of the platform by other commuters moments before the tragedy unfolded. David Okonjo, 47, a father of three from Lewisham, died instantly after being struck by a northbound...

Published: 06 March 2026 The English Chronicle Desk The English Chronicle Online The sun rose over a grey and jittery Tel Aviv on Friday morning, just hours after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it had fired "Kheibar missiles" into the "heart of the city" as part of the 21st wave of its "Operation True Promise 4." While the Iron Dome and other sophisticated air defence systems once again...

Published: March 7, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering comprehensive, up‑to‑date global reporting. The UK’s Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard, has visited a Royal Navy air station in Somerset to meet the aircrews and inspect the anti‑drone helicopters now being deployed to the Mediterranean as part of Britain’s defensive response to Iranian‑linked unmanned aerial threats. Pollard’s visit came amid heightened military activity following an Iranian‑made drone...

Published: March 7, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering comprehensive, up‑to‑date global reporting. Dame Emily Thornberry, chair of the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, has called on the British government to uphold international law in its response to the ongoing conflict involving Iran, warning that legal obligations should shape London’s diplomatic and military decisions as regional tensions escalate. In a recent interview, Thornberry criticised the United States and Israel’s...

Published: March 6, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering comprehensive, up‑to‑date global reporting. The UK’s defence minister, Luke Pollard, made a high‑profile visit to the Leonardo Helicopters facility in Yeovil, Somerset, this week after the government finalised a £1 billion contract for the company to build new military helicopters — a deal hailed as a major win for British defence manufacturing and jobs. The contract awards Leonardo the...

Published: March 6, 2026The English Chronicle DeskThe English Chronicle Online — delivering trusted global reporting with clarity, balance, and depth. Wayne Couzens, convicted of the abduction and murder of Sarah Everard, is reportedly “petrified” following a recent prison attack on fellow high-profile inmate Ian Huntley. Sources say the incident has heightened tensions among notorious criminals in the UK prison system, prompting concerns for Couzens’ personal safety. The attack on Huntley,...