Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row 27. November 2025 (14:14) US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrolThe Danish government has set up a “night watch” in the foreign ministry, not to keep out the wildlings and White Walkers like the Night’s Watch of Game of Thrones, but rather to monitor Donald Trump’s pronouncements and movements while Copenhagen sleeps.The night watch starts at 5pm local time each day and at 7am a report is produced and distributed around the Danish government and relevant departments about what was said and took place, the Politiken newspaper reported. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump says US should ‘re-examine’ all Afghan refugees after suspect named in national guard shooting | First Thing 27. November 2025 (14:07) President called the shooting in Washington an ‘act of terror’. Plus, Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 65Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning.Donald Trump has said the government should review every Afghan immigrant who entered the US during Joe Biden’s administration, after authorities identified the suspect in the shooting of two national guard members in Washington as an Afghan national.What is the latest on the condition of the national guard members? They remained in critical condition overnight.Have there been arrests? Yes – police have arrested two directors and an engineering consultant at a construction company.Our live blog will update you on new developments. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Guardian Australia wins Walkley award for Indigenous affairs for The Descendants series 27. November 2025 (13:09) Christopher Hopkins also named the Nikon-Walkley Press Photographer of the Year for work published in Al Jazeera, The Age, and the GuardianGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGuardian Australia has won a Walkley award for excellence in journalism for a series on Australians facing the truth of their family’s involvement in frontier violence.Guardian Australia won the Walkley Indigenous affairs at Thursday night’s ceremony for the The Descendants series, which built on Guardian Australia’s 2019 Walkley award-winning series The Killing Times. The series explored the deeply personal process of truth-telling about some of the most horrific incidents in Australia’s past, from both sides of the frontier. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US deal must punish Russia war crimes, says Ukraine’s Nobel peace prize winner 27. November 2025 (13:06) Oleksandra Matviichuk warns any amnesty could encourage authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours Any peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine that includes an amnesty for war crimes could encourage other authoritarian leaders to attack their neighbours, Ukraine’s only Nobel peace prize winner has warned.Oleksandra Matviichuk said the leaked 28-point US-Russia plan did not account for “the human dimension” and she supported President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s efforts to rewrite it in dialogue with White House. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
OBR chair ‘mortified’ by budget leak as ex-cybersecurity chief called in to investigate 27. November 2025 (12:48) Richard Hughes, head of Office for Budget Responsibility, says he has apologised to chancellor for ‘letting people down’How Rachel Reeves’s budget was leaked 40 minutes earlyBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility has said he felt “personally mortified” by the early release of its budget documents and said the former boss of the National Cyber Security Centre will be involved in an investigation into the incident.Richard Hughes said he had written to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and the chair of the Treasury select committee, Meg Hillier, to apologise, and launched the inquiry. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Debenhams boss could receive almost £150m if he turns around struggling retailer 27. November 2025 (12:45) Incentive scheme for CEO of fashion group, which also includes Boohoo, comes as sales slump 23%Business live – latest updatesThe boss of Boohoo and Debenhams could collect almost £150m in shares if he significantly boosts the value of the struggling fashion group, which is battling to turnaround sliding sales.Debenhams Group said on Thursday that Dan Finley, the chief executive, is in line to receive £148.1m in stock in three years’ time, as part of an incentive scheme for top bosses worth more than £200m. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Courtauld to embark on £82m campus project at Somerset House in London 27. November 2025 (12:00) ‘Once-in-a-generation transformation’ of Grade-I building will bring teaching spaces under same roof as galleryThe Courtauld has unveiled an £82m campus redevelopment it is calling a “once-in-a-generation transformation” of its Grade-I listed building at Somerset House in London.The Stirling prize-winning architects Witherford Watson Mann will take charge of the project at the teaching and research centre and public gallery, which follows their 2021 revamp of the Courtauld Gallery space, and is expected to take four years to complete. The Courtauld Institute of Art is an independent college of the University of London, founded in the 1930s, focusing on the teaching and research of art history. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wild turkeys off the menu in Maine after ‘forever chemicals’ found in birds 27. November 2025 (12:00) Contamination of wildlife with Pfas, which can increase risk of cancer, a growing problem in USHunters in Maine have been warned not to eat wild turkeys in parts of the state, after the birds were found to contain “forever chemicals” that can cause an increased risk of cancer.Maine officials warned that high levels of Pfas – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – have been detected in wild turkey and deer killed and harvested in areas in the south-west of the state. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
National guard shooting will likely make Trump crack down even harder 27. November 2025 (12:00) The attack makes the troops’ Washington DC exit less likely and offers a convenient data point for rightwing narratives“Washington DC is considered a safe zone,” Donald Trump declared on Tuesday, veering off topic at the national Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the White House. “This was one of the most unsafe places anywhere in the United States. It is now considered a totally safe city.”A day later, two national guardsmen from West Virginia were shot in a busy area a few blocks from the White House in downtown Washington. The ambush took place outside the Farragut West Metro railway station within sight of the Guardian’s office (I had been in the station three hours earlier and witnessed national guard troops milling around). Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Net migration to UK drops 69% year on year, ONS figures show 27. November 2025 (11:39) Figure of 204,000 in 12 months to June 2025 is lowest since 2021, statistics body saysUK politics live – latest updatesNet migration to the UK has fallen by more than two-thirds to 204,000 in a single year, the lowest annual figure since 2021, according to the latest official statistics.Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show there was a 69% drop from 649,000 in the number of people immigrating minus the number of people emigrating, in the year to June 2025. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
