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Published: 14 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Boris Johnson has raised fresh allegations suggesting Lord Mandelson may be connected to the ongoing China spying row that has embroiled the Labour Party, claiming that the UK is increasingly “being pushed around by China” under the current Government. Speaking to the Daily T podcast, the former prime minister argued that a series of what he described as...

Published: 14 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Donald Trump has declared the Gaza conflict over and signalled a bold push toward peace in the Middle East, including potential diplomatic breakthroughs with Iran. Addressing the Israeli Knesset just hours after the final hostages were released from Gaza, the US president described the moment as a “historic dawn of a new Middle East” and the close of...

Published: 13 October. The English Chronicle Desk. After months of anguish and uncertainty, the Israeli military has confirmed that 20 living hostages have been released by Hamas and have safely returned to Israel. This latest development marks a deeply emotional moment in the continuing aftermath of the conflict that erupted on 7 October 2023, when Hamas militants launched a large-scale assault on southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and abducting...

Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A cross-party group of over 100 MPs has called on the UK government to address the plight of Palestinian students in Gaza who are unable to take up scholarships at UK universities because they cannot bring their children with them. While the government has evacuated almost 60 scholars with fully funded university placements, others have been forced to...

Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. What was meant to be a night of triumph for Scotland’s national football team and their long-serving head coach, Steve Clarke, turned instead into a storm of frustration and self-reflection. On an evening that should have marked a historic milestone—Clarke taking charge of the men’s side for a record 72nd time and securing progress toward the nation’s first...

Published: 12 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. England’s 3-0 victory over Wales at Wembley Stadium was impressive, decisive, and in many ways a celebration of the team’s evolution under new management. Yet, for Thomas Tuchel, the headline moment was not the goals, the attacking fluidity, or the solid defensive display — it was the “silent” atmosphere in the stadium during the second half that left...

Published: 12 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Republic of Ireland suffered a heartbreak in injury time as Ruben Neves rescued Portugal with a dramatic World Cup qualifying winner, leaving Irish fans stunned and frustrated. The game, held at the Aviva Stadium, ended 1-0 in favour of the visitors, echoing a similar late defeat suffered by Ireland in 2021. Ireland had shown promise throughout the...

Published: 11 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Approval for China’s planned “mega embassy” in London is reportedly facing yet another delay, amid rising tensions over the UK Labour government’s approach to Beijing. Officials at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) are said to be preparing to postpone the previously set deadline of 21 October, according to sources cited by The Telegraph. The...

Published: 11 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Newly released documents reveal that former UK Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair met the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein at Downing Street in 2002, six years before Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor. The meeting, which lasted less than 30 minutes, was reportedly arranged at the urging of Lord Peter Mandelson, a close political ally of...

Published: 11 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Norwegian authorities overseeing the Nobel Peace Prize have launched an investigation following an unusual surge in online betting that suggested a potential leak of the prize winner ahead of the official announcement. The investigation comes after online wagers for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado spiked dramatically on the Polymarket platform shortly after midnight Norwegian time on Thursday....