Democrats accuse Trump of ‘intimidation’ campaign as FBI seeks interviews 25. November 2025 (21:53) Lawmakers who urged military personnel to refuse illegal orders say federal agents want to question themA group of Democrats accused by Donald Trump of “seditious behavior” have said that the US president is using the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) against them as a “tool to intimidate and harass members of Congress”.The four politicians, along with two others, had made a video encouraging US military service members to resist unlawful orders – a message that angered Trump, who posted on social media that the group were “traitors” and thus could be jailed or even face the death penalty. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK budget to target cost of living crisis as Reeves battles to keep Labour MPs on side 25. November 2025 (21:47) Chancellor’s fiscal statement billed as decisive moment for fate of Starmer government as she tries to fill £20bn spending gapRachel Reeves will promise to tackle Britain’s cost of living crisis and deliver fiscal stability in Wednesday’s budget, which is billed as a decisive moment for the fate of Keir Starmer’s beleaguered government.The chancellor will say she will do what is needed to shore up the economy as she raises billions of pounds worth of taxes to help offset lower than expected growth forecasts. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nigerian schoolgirls rescued after mass abduction in Kebbi 25. November 2025 (21:35) The president of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, said all 24 of the girls kidnapped last week had been rescuedAll 24 schoolgirls held by assailants after a mass abduction last week from a school in north-western Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s president announced on Tuesday.A total of 25 girls were abducted on 17 November from the Government Girls Comprehensive secondary school in Kebbi state’s Maga town, but one of them was able to escape the same day, the school’s principal said. The remaining 24 were all saved, according to a statement from the Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, though no details were released about the rescue. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman behind Slender Man stabbing fled facility ‘because of me’, friend says 25. November 2025 (21:33) Chad ‘Charley’ Mecca says Morgan Geyser ran away out of fear that the two would no longer be able to visit each otherA companion of Slender Man stabber Morgan Geyser who temporarily escaped from her Wisconsin group home says Geyser fled the facility out of fear that the two would no longer be able to visit each other.“She ran because of me,” Chad “Charley” Mecca – a transgender woman who was detained alongside Geyser at a truck stop just outside Chicago on Sunday night – said in a phone call to Wisconsin news outlet WKOW. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Jair Bolsonaro ordered to start 27-year prison term for plotting Brazil coup 25. November 2025 (20:08) Ex-president to start serving term in 12 sq metre bedroom in police base in Brasília after time for appeals elapsesBrazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been ordered to start serving his 27-year sentence in a 12 sq metre bedroom in a police base in the capital, Brasília, after his conviction for plotting a coup.The far-right populist, who governed Latin America’s largest democracy from 2019 until 2022, was handed the punishment in September after the supreme court found him guilty of leading a criminal conspiracy to stop his leftwing rival, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, taking power. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Campbell’s Soup executive called its products food for ‘poor people’, lawsuit alleges 25. November 2025 (19:47) Executive Martin Bally put on leave after alleged remarks were purportedly recorded and attributed to him in lawsuitA Campbell’s Soup Company executive has been put on temporary leave after he allegedly referred to the firm’s offerings as “shit for fucking poor people” – a remark purportedly caught on an audio recording and attributed to him in a former employee’s wrongful termination lawsuit.The lawsuit was filed last Thursday in Wayne county circuit court in Michigan by Robert Garza, who had joined Campbell’s New Jersey headquarters remotely in September 2024 as a security analyst. Garza alleges he was fired in January after he raised concerns about comments made by Martin Bally, Campbell’s vice-president of information technology – including referring to one of the company’s ingredients as “bioengineered meat” while going off on a racist tirade. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Fifty higher education providers at risk of exiting market in England, MPs told 25. November 2025 (19:26) Regulator says 24 are at more immediate risk and may have to stop degree courses within next 12 monthsFifty higher education providers in England are at risk of exiting the market within the next two to three years, MPs on the House of Commons education committee have been told as part of their inquiry into university funding and the threat of insolvency.The evidence follows last week’s gloomy forecast from England’s higher education regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), which warned that three in four universities were likely to be in the red next year as financial turmoil continues in the sector. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rush Hour 4 in the works at Paramount after reports of Trump intervening 25. November 2025 (19:24) Brett Ratner, accused of sexual misconduct by several women, will bring his hit franchise back to the big screenRush Hour 4 is reportedly a go at Paramount – after Donald Trump intervened on behalf of the movie.The studio will now release the next sequel by Brett Ratner, the director, who had retreated from Hollywood after numerous allegations of sexual misconduct during the #MeToo movement. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
David Lammy considers scrapping jury trials for all but the most serious cases 25. November 2025 (19:10) Senior lawyers criticise justice secretary’s radical plan, saying it could ‘destroy justice as we know it’Jury trials for all except the most serious crimes such as rape, murder and manslaughter are set to be scrapped under radical proposals drawn up by David Lammy.In proposals that drew a swift backlash from senior lawyers, who said that they would not reduce court backlogs and could “destroy justice as we know it”, the justice secretary has proposed that juries will only pass judgment on public interest offences with possible prison sentences of more than five years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Millions of UK workers to get pay rise as Reeves plans increased minimum wage 25. November 2025 (19:00) Chancellor says people must be ‘properly rewarded for their hard work’ with 16- to 21-year-olds also in line for raiseMillions of low-paid workers in the UK are to get a pay rise of 4.1% next year, as Rachel Reeves confirmed that minimum wage rates will go up as part of the government’s ambition to improve living standards.The national living wage will rise from £12.21 to £12.71 an hour from April for over-21s, which the government said would increase the annual earnings of about 2.4 million workers by £900.A year in Westminster: John Crace, Marina Hyde and Pippa Crerar. On Tuesday 2 December, join Crace, Hyde and Crerar as they look back with special guests at another extraordinary year, live at the Barbican in London and livestreamed globally. Book tickets here Continue reading...(The Guardian)
