UK MPs push for extra aid and visas as Jamaica reels from Hurricane Melissa 29. November 2025 (08:00) Dawn Butler leads calls for humanitarian visas and fee waivers for vulnerable relatives of UK nationals affected by stormBritish MPs have joined campaigners calling for more aid and humanitarian visas for Jamaicans to enter the UK after Hurricane Melissa demolished parts of the country, plunging hundreds of thousands of people into a humanitarian crisis.The UK has pledged £7.5m emergency funds to Jamaica and other islands affected by the hurricane, but many argue that the country has a moral obligation to do more for former Caribbean colonies. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, marries partner Jodie Haydon 29. November 2025 (07:36) The PM becomes the first Australian leader to celebrate a wedding while in office with a private ceremony followed by a reception at his official residence, the LodgeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has married his partner, Jodie Haydon, in Canberra, making him the first Australian leader to tie the knot in office.The ceremony took place on Saturday afternoon at Albanese’s official residence, the Lodge, witnessed by a small group of close family and friends, including Albanese’s son, Nathan, and Haydon’s parents, Bill and Pauline. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Global ‘Free Marwan’ campaign calls for Palestinian political leader’s release 29. November 2025 (07:00) Locked away in prison for decades, Marwan Barghouti is a longstanding advocate for a two-state solutionA global campaign is being launched to secure the release of Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian prisoner seen by many as the best hope of leading a future Palestinian state, as negotiations continue in the context of the current Gaza ceasefire.The campaign, being led by Barghouti’s West Bank-based family with UK civil society support, is seeking to put the 66-year-old’s fate at the centre of the next stage of the ceasefire. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers 29. November 2025 (07:00) Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travelThe good news for rail travel between Manchester and London is that a morning train will continue to link England’s biggest cities in under two hours. The bad news: passengers will no longer be able to get onboard.The rail regulator has axed one of Britain’s fastest and most lucrative intercity services, the 7am Avanti West Coast from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, as part of a timetable shake-up that will take effect in mid-December. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
At least 8,000 illegal waste sites in UK, research suggests 29. November 2025 (07:00) Exclusive: Concerns over impact on health and environment, as well as £1.63bn in avoided landfill taxThe UK is estimated to have at least 8,000 illegal waste sites, containing approximately 13m tonnes of rubbish, research has revealed.The scale of the criminal dumping means at least £1.63bn of landfill taxes have been avoided, according to an analysis of data from the satellite company Air & Space Evidence, shared with the Guardian and Watershed Investigations. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘The admin’: why it’s not easy to rename streets called after Prince Andrew 29. November 2025 (07:00) Councils consult on removing former prince’s name as residents report ‘embarrassment’ and ‘smirks’ when giving their addressesStreets named after Andrew, formerly known as Prince but now plain Mountbatten-Windsor, can be found from Broadstairs to Belfast to Birmingham. Roads, avenues, terraces, lanes, crescents, closes, drives and ways are all afflicted – to the dismay of some residents.In Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, Prince Andrew Way, celebrating Mountbatten-Windsor’s 1986 marriage to Sarah Ferguson, will be purged after Mid and East Antrim council passed a motion, described by one councillor as “sad but necessary”, to rename. A public consultation is under way. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to 29. November 2025 (07:00) Woman cancels all benefits including disability living allowance for daughter after policy change announcementA low-paid carer from Ghana has cancelled all the benefits she is legally entitled to, including the disability allowance one of her children receives, owing to fears about her immigration status after the policy changes announced by the home secretary.The radical changes to legal migration announced by Shabana Mahmood on 20 November will penalise those who are living and working legally in the UK, but who claim benefits. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hong Kong begins three days of mourning after deadly apartment fires 29. November 2025 (04:28) Families are combing hospitals hoping to find their loved ones as about 200 people still listed as missing, and at least 128 killedAn outpouring of grief was set to sweep Hong Kong on Saturday as an official, three-day mourning period began with a moment of silence for the 128 people killed in one of the city’s deadliest fires.City leader John Lee, along with senior ministers and dozens of top civil servants, stood in silence for three minutes on Saturday morning outside the government headquarters, where the flags of China and Hong Kong were flown at half-mast. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving drug trafficking sentence in US 29. November 2025 (00:32) Hernández was convicted in 2024 of accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipmentsDonald Trump has said he will grand a pardon to Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras who is serving a 45-year prison sentence in the US on drug trafficking and weapons charges.“I will be granting a Full and Complete Pardon to Former President Juan Orlando Hernandez who has been, according to many people that I greatly respect, treated very harshly and unfairly,” Trump said Friday in a post on Truth Social. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Jetstar cancels domestic flights across Australia after global Airbus A320 recall 28. November 2025 (23:25) Immediate software upgrade ordered by Airbus after US mid-air incident threatens airport chaos across Australia Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJetstar has grounded some of its Airbus fleet and cancelled domestic flights across Australia after the aerospace manufacturer issued a global recall of its A320 fleet.Airbus said on Friday it was ordering an immediate software change on many of its bestselling A320 family of aircraft, a narrow-body plane which is also used by Virgin Australia and Qantas. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
