Democrat Eric Swalwell faces federal criminal inquiry for alleged mortgage fraud 13. November 2025 (23:05) Latest target of Trump’s retribution campaign says ‘only thing I am surprised about is that it took him this long’The Democratic congressman Eric Swalwell is the latest target of Trump’s retribution campaign against his critics, the congressman confirmed on Thursday.NBC News reports that Swalwell is facing a federal criminal investigation for alleged mortgage fraud, just as three other Democratic officials have faced in recent months. The outlet says the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency sent a letter to the attorney general claiming Swalwell may have committed mortgage and tax fraud. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Melania Trump launches new initiative to help children raised in foster system 13. November 2025 (23:04) Donald Trump signed order creating ‘Foster the Future’ to develop opportunities and online hub for resourcesMelania Trump, the first lady, is spearheading a new initiative aimed at improving career and education opportunities for children raised in foster care.Her husband, Donald Trump, signed an executive order on Thursday that creates a “Fostering the Future” program that brings together federal entities, non-profits, educational institutions and the private sector to develop those opportunities for foster youth. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
AI slop tops Billboard and Spotify charts as synthetic music spreads 13. November 2025 (22:58) Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human compositionThree songs generated by artificial intelligence topped music charts this week, reaching the highest spots on Spotify and Billboard charts.Walk My Walk and Livin’ on Borrowed Time by the outfit Breaking Rust topped Spotify’s “Viral 50” songs in the US, which documents the “most viral tracks right now” on a daily basis, according to the streaming service. A Dutch song, We Say No, No, No to an Asylum Center, an anti-migrant anthem by JW “Broken Veteran” that protests against the creation of new asylum centers, took the top position in Spotify’s global version of the viral chart around the same time. Breaking Rust also appeared in the top five on the global chart. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US markets struggle amid tech sell-off and economic uncertainty 13. November 2025 (22:43) Wall Street endured its worst day in a month on Thursday as fears that tech companies are now overvalued loom largeWall Street came under pressure on Thursday, enduring its worst day in a month as a sell-off of technology stocks intensified.After an extraordinary rally around hopes for artificial intelligence that propelled global stock markets to record highs, fears that tech firms are now overvalued loom large. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
BBC apologises to Trump over edited speech but rejects compensation claim 13. November 2025 (21:56) ‘We strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim’, reads statement expressing ‘sincere regrets’ over Panorama episodeThe BBC has apologised to Donald Trump over the editing of a Panorama documentary that led to the resignation of its director general, Tim Davie, and the BBC News chief, Deborah Turness.However, the corporation has rejected his demands for compensation, after lawyers for Trump threatened to sue for $1bn (£759m) in damages unless the BBC issued a retraction, apologised and settled with him. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US designates four European anti-fascist groups as terrorist threats 13. November 2025 (21:30) State department claims groups in Germany, Italy and Greece ‘conspiring to undermine foundations of western civilization’The US state department has announced that it will designate four European self-described anti-fascist groups as Foreign Terrorist Organisations, as the Trump administration broadens its campaign against what it portrays as an international wave of leftist violence.In a public statement on Thursday, the state department said it would designate Antifa Ost in Germany, the Italy-based International Revolutionary Front, and two organisations in Greece – Armed Proletarian Justice and Revolutionary Class Self Defense – as “Specially Designated Global Terrorists … conspiring to undermine the foundations of Western Civilization through their brutal attacks”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Canada says Russia and China are ramping up spy efforts in Arctic region 13. November 2025 (21:21) Canada’s spy agency says it has observed intelligence threats targeting country’s government and private sectorCanada’s domestic spy agency says Russia and China have a “significant intelligence interest” in Canada’s Arctic, and are targeting both the country’s government and its private sector.In his annual speech on threats facing Canada, Dan Rogers, director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), flagged mounting concerns over hostile nations growing increasingly emboldened in the Arctic. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Peers to mount fresh offensive to halt assisted dying bill 13. November 2025 (21:13) More than half of the 942 amendments have been tabled by seven lords in move which could filibuster legislationPeers will mount a new offensive to halt the assisted dying bill on Friday, tabling almost 1,000 new amendments to the legislation in an effort to run down the clock.More than half of the 942 amendments have been tabled by just seven members of the House of Lords, all of them vocal opponents of assisted dying (AD). A source close to the bill said it was possible it could in effect get filibustered if peers pushed many amendments to a vote. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hospital consultants gearing up to join resident doctors in striking over pay 13. November 2025 (21:12) Exclusive: Move could cause huge disruption and present ministers with major new headache
Hospital consultants are gearing up to join resident doctors in striking over pay in a move that could cause huge disruption for the NHS and present ministers with a major new headache.In addition, resident doctors – who will tomorrow embark on their latest strike – have decided to adopt a more militant approach in pursuit of their 26% pay claim in which they strike every month, to put pressure on the government. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Chicago daycare worker freed after judge rules ICE arrest unlawful 13. November 2025 (20:50) Diana Santillana Galeano’s detention sparked outrage after agents dragged her from a daycareA Chicago daycare worker whose arrest by federal agents last week sparked widespread outrage has been released from custody.On Thursday, Diana Santillana Galeano’s attorney said she was released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in Clay county, Indiana, on Wednesday night. Her release followed a federal judge’s ruling earlier in the day that her arrest was “unlawful” as she had not had a preliminary bond hearing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
