Woman eludes police after high-speed chase from California into Mexico 12. November 2025 (00:05) Alyssa Wilson, a resident at a sober living home, stole a minivan and was chased for hours until crossing the borderA woman who had been staying at a women’s sobriety home in California stole a minivan and was chased by police for hours until she crossed over to Mexico on Monday.A second woman, Nicolle Walters, 45, reported to authorities that her 2004 gray Toyota Sienna was missing, along with her car key, according to a statement by the Ventura county sheriff’s office. Walters, owner and operator of two women’s sober living homes, identified the suspect as Alyssa Wilson, one of the residents at Diana’s House Sober Living in Thousand Oaks, which is about an hour’s drive north-west of Los Angeles. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pushback over proposal to lower speed limits on Australia’s country roads to between 70 and 90km/h 12. November 2025 (00:00) Federal infrastructure department analysis recommends reducing default speed limits on regional roads from 100km/hFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA proposal to reduce default speed limits on regional roads from 100km/h to between 70 and 90km/h is facing backlash, with some Labor MPs joining Nationals in criticising the policy.The federal infrastructure department has undertaken consultation on a “regulatory impact analysis”, released in September, as part of the National Road Safety Action Plan. That analysis was open to public submissions, which closed on 10 November. It is up to individual states and territories to implement their own road rules. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Kansas county to pay more than $3m over police raiding local newspaper 11. November 2025 (23:34) Marion county agrees to apologize over 2023 raid that led to national outcry over press freedom, said newspaper’s editorA rural county in Kansas has agreed to pay more than $3m and apologize over a raid by police on a small-town weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparked a national outcry over press freedom, the paper’s editor said on Tuesday.Eric Meyer, the editor and publisher of the Marion County Record, told the Associated Press he is hoping the size of the payment is large enough to discourage similar actions against news organizations in the future. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Reeves rejects plea for £1bn of extra cash to cover NHS redundancy payouts 11. November 2025 (23:30) Health secretary Wes Streeting lobbied behind the scenes for emergency funds to pay off 18,000 staff losing their jobsRachel Reeves has rebuffed a plea from Wes Streeting for an emergency injection of £1bn into the NHS’s budget to cover the cost of mass redundancies.The chancellor’s decision is a setback for the health secretary, who had been lobbying behind the scenes in Whitehall for extra money to pay off 18,000 personnel who are losing their jobs. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Former NFL star Antonio Brown pleads not guilty to attempted murder charge 11. November 2025 (23:27) Ex-NFL star accused of firing shots after fightVictim says bullet grazed his neck, per warrantFormer NFL star Antonio Brown is returning to Miami to face an attempted murder charge stemming from a May shooting, with his lawyer filing a not guilty plea on his behalf.Jail records in Essex county, New Jersey, show Brown was released on Tuesday morning for his transfer to Florida. Brown, one of the most popular players in the NFL, had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was taken after being arrested in Dubai. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Asio accuses Chinese hackers of seeking access to Australia’s criticial infrastructure 11. November 2025 (23:21) Mike Burgess points to successful infiltration in the US by units known as Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon ‘working for the Chinese government’Australia’s intelligence agency has accused “Chinese hackers” of seeking to gain access to critical infrastructure assets, including telecommunications networks.In a speech to a business forum in Melbourne, the director-general of the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation, Mike Burgess, said the nation now faced a threat of “high-impact sabotage”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Children could face life sentences for serious offences under Victorian government ‘adult time’ plan 11. November 2025 (22:43) Youth offenders, aged as young as 14, could face 20-year jail terms for violent crimes under proposalFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChildren as young as 14 who commit “serious crimes” will be sentenced as adults under a Victorian government plan to combat youth crime.The state government said on Wednesday that it will adopt an “adult time for violent crime” laws similar to those in Queensland, which implemented the tough approach in 2024. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Top House Democrats vow to oppose shutdown bill over healthcare funding 11. November 2025 (22:39) Democrats are demanding an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans set to expire at end of yearUS politics live – latest updatesAs House Republican leaders move to hold a vote on legislation to reopen the US government, top Democrats vowed on Tuesday to oppose the bill for not addressing their demand for more healthcare funding.Democrats have for weeks insisted that any measure to fund the government include an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans, which were created under Joe Biden and due to expire at the end of the year, sending premiums for enrollees higher. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley died after fall, autopsy finds 11. November 2025 (22:19) Medical examiner says Kiss founding member’s death was accidental, caused by blunt force injuries from a fallAce Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, died from blunt force injuries to the head that he suffered in a fall earlier this year, an autopsy has determined.Frehley died peacefully on 16 October surrounded by family in Morristown, New Jersey, a few weeks after the fall occurred, according to his agent. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Witness in Prince Harry case against Mail publisher says his confession was false 11. November 2025 (21:33) Gavin Burrows says signature on alleged statement is ‘not mine’ and denies carrying out illegal activity on behalf of Associated NewspapersA private investigator central to the legal action by the Duke of Sussex and others against the publisher of the Daily Mail has claimed that his signature on an earlier witness statement was a “forgery”, the high court has heard.Gavin Burrows, linked to the most serious allegations of unlawful information gathering made by seven prominent individuals including Elton John and Doreen Lawrence, retracted his alleged confession, saying it was “completely false”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
