Andrew Mountbatten Windsor applies to shut down business interests 11. November 2025 (21:33) Former prince seeks to dissolve Dragons’ Den-style startup competition and his innovation companyAndrew Mountbatten Windsor has applied to shut down some of his last remaining business interests including the Dragons’ Den-style startup competition Pitch@Palace Global.A document announcing the application to dissolve the firm was filed with Companies House on Tuesday, signed by its sole director, Arthur Lancaster. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
MPs and BBC staff call for Robbie Gibb to leave broadcaster’s board 11. November 2025 (21:09) Boris Johnson’s appointee is accused of pushing claims of institutional bias at the corporation after shock resignationsMPs and BBC staff members have called for Robbie Gibb to be removed from the corporation’s board as outgoing director general Tim Davie hit out at the “weaponisation” of criticisms of the broadcaster.In an online meeting with Davie, staff questioned the position of Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications chief, who was appointed during Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump administration moves again to dismantle top US consumer watchdog 11. November 2025 (20:49) Administration argues the funding mechanism behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unlawfulThe Trump administration launched its most direct attempt yet to shut down the top US consumer watchdog, arguing the current funding mechanism behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unlawful.Attorneys for the administration claimed in a court filing that the agency “anticipates exhausting its currently available funds in early 2026”, setting the stage for it to be dismantled. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: big banks lend $43bn to fossil fuel companies; NSW to spend $130m on beds for homeless 11. November 2025 (20:44) Analysis says $30bn given to expand existing coal, oil and gas projects. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s big four banks have provided $43bn to fossil fuel companies in the last decade, with ANZ and Westpac continuing to fund further gas expansion.Expansions of coal, oil and gas projects accounted for $30bn of the funding, according to analysis by green advocacy group Market Forces released nearly 10 years on from the Paris agreement’s signing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
MPs call for release of 15 penguins ‘trapped’ at London aquarium 11. November 2025 (20:41) Cross-party group wants environment secretary to urgently examine moving the birds to a facility ‘better aligned with their needs’A group of 75 MPs are calling for the release of 15 penguins “trapped” in a small enclosure “without sunlight or fresh air” at the Sea Life London Aquarium.Housing the 15 gentoo penguins at the attraction on the South Bank was “un-British”, said the leader of the campaign. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Children being ‘sedated’ by algorithmic YouTube content, MPs hear 11. November 2025 (20:25) Experts including children’s laureate lament low quality of entertainment and call for more funding for children’s TVLots of children’s programming made for YouTube is “not entertainment, it’s sedation”, the UK children’s laureate has warned.Frank Cottrell-Boyce said “frictionless” programming in which children are “bombarded with information”, such as CoCoMelon, a YouTube Kids channel with 180 million subscribers, failed to offer the “stimulation and nourishment” that previous generations had enjoyed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US Catholic bishops elect conservative Paul Coakley as new president 11. November 2025 (20:10) Oklahoma archbishop seen as culture warrior but also likely to endorse push for more human treatment of immigrantsUS Catholic bishops elected Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City as their new president on Tuesday, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during Donald Trump’s second term as president.The vote acts as a barometer for the bishops’ priorities. In choosing Coakley, they are doubling down on their conservative bent, even as they push for more humane immigration policies from the Trump administration. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Thin majorities and chaotic strategy push Labour MPs toward regime change 11. November 2025 (19:45) Frustration with Starmer’s lack of visibility unlikely to be quelled by No 10 efforts to show up leadership challengersStarmer allies say ousting PM would be ‘reckless’ as fears grow over leadership challengeFor an operation that used to pride itself on its political instinct, Keir Starmer’s No 10 has been repeatedly caught off-guard.There was the plunge in popularity in the immediate aftermath of the winter fuel decision, the decimation of loyalty among Labour MPs that led to the welfare vote catastrophe and the audacity of Andy Burnham’s open campaign for the leadership leading up to Labour conference. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Starmer allies issue warning to PM’s rivals as fears grow over leadership challenge 11. November 2025 (19:44) Exclusive: No 10 said to be in ‘full bunker mode’ over fears of attempt to oust him after budget or May local electionsThin majorities and chaotic strategy push Labour MPs toward regime changeDowning Street has launched an extraordinary operation to protect Keir Starmer amid fears among the prime minister’s closest allies that he is vulnerable to a leadership challenge in the wake of the budget.Starmer’s most senior political aides warned that any attempt to oust the prime minister over tanking poll ratings would be a “reckless” and “dangerous” move that could destabilise the markets, international relationships and the Labour party. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Delta settles flight attendant lawsuit over sexual harassment and union retaliation 11. November 2025 (19:32) Aryasp Nejat says he was fired after enduring ‘sexually assaultive touching’ and making pro-union postsDelta Air Lines settled a lawsuit that alleged a flight attendant was fired in retaliation for supporting unionization and enduring “sexually assaultive touching” during training.The flight attendant, Aryasp Nejat, said he was suspended without pay, then fired, for making two pro-union, anti-harassment posts on social media, and was told his sexual harassment allegation would be investigated, but that he never received a follow-up. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
