Reeves to ditch income tax hike in UK budget; China suffers slowdown in factory output – business live 14. November 2025 (08:53) UK chancellor is abandoning plans to raise income tax in her 26 November budget, while China reels from data showing weak factory output and retail sales Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.We start the day with a u-turn from the Labour government, with chancellor Rachel Reeves set to abandon a plan to raise income tax in her 26 November budget.10am GMT: Eurozone trade balance for Q310am GMT: Second estimate of eurozone GDP in Q3 + employment data Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Weekend of wet weather forecast across Australia, with severe storms headed to the eastern states 14. November 2025 (08:33) Brisbane expected to get 100mm of rain, while damaging winds, large hail and possible flash flooding on the cards for QueenslandFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA weekend of wet weather is set to start across the country from Friday, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting severe storms across eastern parts of Australia, particularly in Queensland.Showers and storms were forecast in all states and territories over the weekend, but north-eastern parts of New South Wales and south-east Queensland would be “particularly wet” and with severe storms expected. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Former Liberal MPs deride net zero dumping as ‘nail in the coffin’ that may prolong party’s pain in urban seats 14. November 2025 (08:19) Ex-politicians and candidates warn the decision will likely cause a loss of votes from younger peopleGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAt least three former Liberal MPs have derided the opposition’s decision to dump net zero by 2050 as an “existential crisis” and “another nail in the coffin” that will guarantee electoral irrelevance for the foreseeable future.Guardian Australia spoke to the former politicians and previous Liberal party candidates, who say any hopes of reclaiming inner-city and suburban seats at the next election have been dashed as a result of the move. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
China and Saudi Arabia among nations receiving climate loans, analysis reveals 14. November 2025 (08:00) Investigation by Guardian and Carbon Brief finds just a fifth of funds to fight global heating went to poorest 44 countriesChina and wealthy petrostates including Saudi Arabia and UAE are among countries receiving large sums of climate finance, according to an analysis.The Guardian and Carbon Brief analysed previously unreported submissions to the UN, along with data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), that show how billions of dollars of public money is being committed to the fight against global heating. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Not so Golden Brown: DJ plays 24-hours of No 2s in Lake District sewage protest 14. November 2025 (08:00) Radio host uses chart songs that didn’t quite make top spot to highlight issue of Windermere pollutionIf you Sit Down and wonder why Britain’s streams, rivers and lakes are so filthy, you’re probably Holding Out for a Hero to halt this Scandalous discharge of sewage.Step forward the Lake District Radio DJ Lee Durrant, who will go Radio Ga Ga with a 24-hour live broadcasting marathon on Friday, playing songs that peaked at No 2 in the charts to highlight the ongoing stench of not quite Golden Brown “number twos” floating downstream. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Resident doctors begin five-day strike in latest walkout over pay 14. November 2025 (08:00) Thirteenth action since March 2023 will put further pressure on stretched budgets, say NHS groupsThousands of resident doctors have begun strike action across England in a dispute over pay.The five-day action, which began at 7am on Friday, is the 13th walkout by doctors since March 2023 and health leaders have warned that the NHS may have to cut frontline staff and offer fewer appointments and operations if the strikes continue. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Luis Rubiales has eggs thrown at him during book launch in Madrid 14. November 2025 (07:26) The man that former Spanish football president claimed was his uncle threw three in the direction of the 48-year-oldThe disgraced former Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales had eggs flung at him, allegedly by his uncle, during the presentation of his new book on Thursday in Madrid.Rubiales, convicted of sexual assault for a forced kiss on player Jenni Hermoso, appeared to be struck on the back by an egg as the man Rubiales claimed was his uncle threw three in the direction of the 48-year-old. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Graeme Samuel calls for Labor to ditch ‘national interest’ workaround for environment laws 14. November 2025 (06:59) Former ACCC chair condemns proposed exemption allowing minister to approve projects that don’t comply with lawGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe former competition watchdog chief Graeme Samuel says the government should axe its proposal to allow the environment minister to make decisions in breach of national laws if it is deemed in the “national interest”.Samuel, who led a 2020 review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, also argued a loophole that effectively exempts native forest logging from the laws “shouldn’t be there”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
The UK wants to emulate Denmark’s hardline asylum model – but what does it actually look like? 14. November 2025 (06:00) Denmark has slashed asylum numbers by granting only short-term status and by targeting ‘ghettoes’, which critics say has damaged the country’s valuesOf all the measures introduced to deter people from seeking asylum in Denmark over the last decade, it is the impermanence of refugees’ status that is often cited as the most effective.Before 2015, refugees in Denmark were initially allowed to stay for between five and seven years, after which their residence permits would automatically become permanent. But 10 years ago, when more than a million people arrived in Europe fleeing conflict and repression, largely from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Eritrea, the Danish government dramatically changed the rules. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says 14. November 2025 (06:00) One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters OutCop30: click here for full Guardian coverage of climate talks in BrazilMore than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém, significantly outnumbering every single country’s delegation apart from the host Brazil, new analysis has found.One in every 25 participants at this year’s UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to the analysis by the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition, raising serious questions about the corporate capture and credibility of the annual Cop negotiations. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
