Trump claims to void all documents signed by Biden, citing autopen use 03. December 2025 (02:32) Presidents of both major parties have used the device and experts called into question legality of Trump’s move Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is terminating all documents, including pardons, that he said his predecessor Joe Biden signed using an autopen – an unprecedented attempt to rollback a previous president’s actions using what legal thinkers view as a flimsy pretext.The autopen is a device used to replicate a person’s signature with precision, typically for high-volume or ceremonial documents. It has been employed by presidents of both major parties to sign letters and proclamations. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Iconic swamp king’: San Francisco’s beloved albino alligator dies aged 30 03. December 2025 (02:24) Claude, the de facto mascot for a local museum, was the subject of a children’s book and regularly received fan mailClaude, the beloved albino alligator who called the California Academy of Sciences home for the better part of two decades, has died at age 30.The San Francisco museum announced his death on Tuesday and said that the reptile had in recent weeks received treatment for a “suspected infection”. Claude, with his unusual white scales, had become a sort of mascot for the academy and the city. He was the subject of a children’s book and regularly received fan mail and gifts from around the world, the museum said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
High country murderer Greg Lynn breached DV order and escaped police custody before first wife’s death 03. December 2025 (02:02) Court lifts order preventing details of former pilot’s dealings with Victoria police before his former partner died in 1999Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastConvicted high country murderer Greg Lynn once escaped police custody and was subject to intervention orders obtained by his former partner before her 1999 death, it can now be revealed.A suppression order first made in January 2023 lapsed on Wednesday, after media fought for it to be overturned in the wake of the former Jetstar pilot’s conviction for the March 2020 murder of Carol Clay, 73, at a remote Victorian campsite. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
More than 200 leading cultural figures call for release of jailed Palestinian leader 03. December 2025 (01:01) Group including Margaret Atwood, Ian McKellen and Richard Branson sign open letter to free Marwan BarghoutiMore than 200 leading cultural figures have come together to call for the release of Marwan Barghouti, the jailed Palestinian leader seen as capable of uniting factions and bringing the best hope to the stalled mission of creating a Palestinian state.The prestigious and diverse group calling for his release in an open letter includes a variety of prominent names, including the writers Margaret Atwood, Philip Pullman, Zadie Smith and Annie Ernaux; actors Sir Ian McKellen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Josh O’Connor and Mark Ruffalo, and the broadcaster and former footballer Gary Lineker. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Numbers leaving A&E without treatment triples in six years 03. December 2025 (01:01) Soaring demand has led to ‘shocking’ rise in untreated patients leaving NHS emergency departments in England, data showsThe number of people in England walking out of A&E without treatment has tripled in the past six years, new figures show.Analysis of NHS data by the Royal College of Nursing shows soaring demand for urgent hospital care and long waits has led to what it describes as a “shocking” rise in the number of patients leaving emergency departments untreated. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Quality of migraine care dependent on ethnicity, UK survey finds 03. December 2025 (01:01) Ethnic minority people more likely to experience poor treatment and even racism, Migraine Trust research showsPeople from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to experience worse migraine care and to fear discrimination because of their condition, a survey by a leading UK charity has found.Migraines are characterised by a severe headache, alongside other symptoms including dizziness, numbness and vision problems. About one in seven people in the UK are affected by the condition. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Fabergé egg made for mother of Russia’s last tsar sells for £23m 03. December 2025 (00:37) Christie’s says the sale price is the highest for a Fabergé, beating a £8.9m auction in 2007A vintage jewel-studded Fabergé egg that belonged to the mother of Russia’s last emperor has been sold for a record £22.9m in London.The Winter egg was commissioned in 1913 by Emperor Nicholas II as an Easter gift for his mother, Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, and is described as one of the most lavish of Fabergé’s imperial creations. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia’s eSafety commissioner rejects US Republican’s assertion she is a ‘zealot for global takedowns’ 03. December 2025 (00:13) Julie Inman Grant says Australia’s Online Safety Act ‘does not impinge upon Americans’ freedom of speech’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s online safety regulator has rejected assertions from a key US Republican congressman that she is a “zealot for global takedowns”, as the eSafety commissioner faced questions from the Australian parliament on a Guardian investigation into Roblox.Julie Inman Grant was asked by US Republican chair of the House judiciary committee, Jim Jordan, to speak before the committee last month. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump officials threaten to withhold Snap funds from Democratic-led states 02. December 2025 (23:54) Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins threatens to pull funds unless states turn over recipient data to US governmentThe Trump administration has threatened to suspend Snap food assistance to several Democratic-led states unless they turn over recipient data to the federal government.Agriculture secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday that the USDA could begin blocking funds as early as next week if Democratic-led states continue to reject federal requests for Snap recipient data – information that includes immigration status and social security numbers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rape victims in England and Wales to be protected from ‘serial liar’ trope in legal shake-up 02. December 2025 (23:30) Exclusive: New laws will also curb questioning and aim to stop complainants being discredited over previous reportsRape victims will no longer be depicted as serial liars in courtrooms in England and Wales as part of the biggest shake-up “in a generation”, the Guardian can reveal.New measures will stop the “profound injustice” of victims being questioned, sometimes without warning, about past rapes that they have reported to the police, said David Lammy, the justice secretary. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
