Science & Technology

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Feeld, the UK-based dating platform built around non-traditional relationships and people seeking alternatives to conventional dating, has reported a significant rise in revenue, with its founders receiving their largest dividend since the company was established. The company recorded revenues of £64 million in its latest financial year, representing an increase of 24% compared with the previous period. Pre-tax...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A communications professional whose company previously worked for US technology firm Palantir played a senior role in Andy Burnham’s successful campaign to return to Parliament, adding a new dimension to scrutiny surrounding the technology company’s relationship with the Labour government. Martha Dalton, co-founder of communications and public affairs firm Lodestone, worked for Burnham during the Makerfield by-election in...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Clay Travis is attempting to build a new chapter in his career at the intersection of sports, politics, digital media and sports betting, launching Sport & State as a new platform aimed at an audience that has followed his work across conservative media and American sports commentary. The venture, which launched in August, represents Travis’s return to building...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A mural depicting ancient Egyptian figures Tutankhamun and Nefertiti with noticeably dark complexions has triggered a heated public debate in Cairo, highlighting long-running disagreements over the appearance, ancestry and ethnic diversity of ancient Egyptians. The 66-metre-long artwork had been created in Tahrir Square as part of a wider effort to beautify the Egyptian capital ahead of Chinese President...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Four astronauts have arrived at the International Space Station after an unusually fast journey from Earth, with NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins making history as the first Black woman to lead a crew into orbit. The SpaceX mission reached the orbiting laboratory in less than eight hours on Thursday, setting a new record for the fastest journey by a...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A controversial natural-health advocate who was permanently prohibited from providing health services in Australia is due to appear at a series of events in the UK and Ireland, prompting renewed criticism from scientists, medical professionals, cancer organisations and academic figures. Barbara O’Neill, 73, describes herself as a naturopath and nutritionist and has built an international following through lectures,...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Staff at the BBC are facing growing uncertainty over the future of two television channels as the corporation prepares to announce another stage of a major cost-cutting programme. Internal changes to the broadcaster’s TV and streaming division have fuelled expectations that BBC Three and BBC Scotland could move to online-only services as the organisation seeks to reduce spending...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online For generations, the glasshouses at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh have offered rare and vulnerable plants protection from Scotland’s often unforgiving weather. Yet the structures designed to shelter those collections have increasingly become a source of danger themselves, with ageing glass, storm damage and deteriorating infrastructure threatening both plants and the people responsible for caring for them. That...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The second Trump administration is facing a series of legal, political and electoral controversies as the president continues campaigning for Republican candidates ahead of the US midterm elections. Immigration enforcement, the possible presence of federal agents at polling places, restrictions on media access and the use of artificial intelligence in campaign advertising have all emerged as prominent issues,...

Published: 02 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online As summer temperatures rise across European cities, residents of Berlin are finding an increasingly simple way to help protect one of the most valuable parts of their urban environment: street trees. Through an open-source digital platform known as Gieß den Kiez, residents can identify trees in need of water, record when they have been watered and coordinate with...