Sydney ‘fortune teller’ allegedly ran $70m fraud by telling clients she saw a billionaire in their future 13. November 2025 (02:37) Anya Phan, 54, who also claimed to be a feng shui master, allegedly exploited vulnerable clients who took out loans based on her predictionsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA self-proclaimed fortune teller and feng shui master who allegedly orchestrated a highly sophisticated $70m money laundering syndicate across Sydney has been charged.New South Wales police arrested two women, Anya Phan, 53, and a 25-year-old, at a property in Dover Heights in Sydney’s east on Wednesday morning. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US House will vote next week on bill compelling release of Epstein files 13. November 2025 (02:00) Mike Johnson announced move hours after swearing in Adelita Grijalva, whose signature triggered vote Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, told reporters on Wednesday he will put the bill compelling the release of government files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the House floor next week.“We are gonna put that on the floor for [a] full vote next week, soon as we get back,” the speaker told reporters, as the chamber gathered to debate legislation to reopen the government. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US ‘disappointed’ that Rolls-Royce will build UK’s first small modular reactors 13. November 2025 (01:01) As Keir Starmer announces SMRs to be built in Wales, US ambassador says Britain should choose ‘a different path’Keir Starmer has announced that the UK’s first small modular nuclear reactors will be built in north Wales – but immediately faced a backlash from Donald Trump’s administration after it pushed for a US manufacturer to be chosen.Wylfa on the island of Anglesey, or Ynys Môn, will be home to three small modular reactors (SMRs) to be built by British manufacturer Rolls-Royce SMR. The government said it will invest £2.5bn. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Deaths linked to antibiotic-resistant superbugs rose 17% in England in 2024 13. November 2025 (01:01) Data also shows an average of nearly 400 newly reported cases of antibiotic-resistant infections a week last yearThe number of deaths linked to superbugs that do not respond to frontline antibiotics increased by 17% in England last year, according to official figures that raise concerns about the ongoing increase in antimicrobial resistance.The figures, released by the UK Health Security Agency, also revealed a large rise in private prescriptions for antibiotics, with 22% dispensed through the private sector in 2024. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hybrid working could help get more disabled people into work, peers say 13. November 2025 (01:01) Lords committee says government should consider including remote working in back-to-work initiativesMinisters could encourage employers to allow more hybrid and remote working to help get greater numbers of disabled people and carers into the workplace, according to a House of Lords committee.A report by a cross-party committee says the government should set out whether it has considered including remote and hybrid working in back-to-work initiatives to offer more working flexibility to people with disabilities and long-term health conditions. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woodside Energy’s partnership with Monash University to end after protests by staff and students 13. November 2025 (00:33) Under the deal, Woodside paid Monash University $43m over seven years and company was given naming rights to building on one of the Melbourne campusesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA contentious partnership between Monash University and Woodside Energy will end after a campaign by staff and students over concerns about the relationship, but discussions are under way about future collaborations.The Monash University vice-chancellor, Prof Sharon Pickering, appeared before a Senate committee hearing examining university governance on Wednesday, where she confirmed that the existing partnership is due to end “at the end of this year.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Elon Musk’s Grok AI briefly says Trump won 2020 presidential election 13. November 2025 (00:22) Chatbot in the past made claims of a ‘white genocide’, pushed antisemitism and referred to itself as ‘MechaHitler’Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot generated false claims this week that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election, posting election conspiracy theories and misleading information on X to justify its answer.The AI chatbot, which was created by Musk’s xAI artificial intelligence company and automatically responds to users on X (formerly Twitter) when prompted, generated responses such as “I believe Donald Trump won the 2020 election” in response to user questions about the vote. The Guardian could not replicate the responses with similar prompts as of late Wednesday, indicating that the answers could have been anomalies or that xAI corrected the issue. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bill to restrict abortions later in pregnancy defeated in South Australia after emotional debate 12. November 2025 (23:57) Amendment would have watered down law to allow abortion only where it would save life of mother or another foetus, or for significant risk of abnormalitiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA bill to restrict access to abortion after 22 weeks and six days has been defeated in the South Australian parliament.The former One Nation MLC Sarah Game, who is now an independent, worked with the controversial anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe on the legislation that went before the SA parliament on Wednesday night. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pressure grows on Starmer to sack chief of staff over briefing row 12. November 2025 (23:37) Growing calls for Morgan McSweeney to go after extraordinary briefing operation against Wes Streeting Keir Starmer is coming under intense pressure from a wide range of ministers and MPs to sack his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, after No 10 was accused of an extraordinary briefing operation against the health secretary, Wes Streeting.Starmer is understood to have told MPs he will not sack his chief of staff and would not respond to several demands to ensure there were “consequences” for the briefers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Anthropic announces $50bn plan for datacenter construction in US 12. November 2025 (23:29) AI startup behind Claude chatbot working with London-based Fluidstack on building vast new computing facilitiesArtificial intelligence company Anthropic announced a $50bn investment in computing infrastructure on Wednesday that will include new datacenters in Texas and New York.“We’re getting closer to AI that can accelerate scientific discovery and help solve complex problems in ways that weren’t possible before,” Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, said in a press release. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
