Democratic candidate for Congress criticizes deal to end shutdown – which her mother voted to advance 10. November 2025 (20:23) Stefany Shaheen omitted to mention that her mother, Jeanne Shaheen, was among party’s rebel senators who voted to approve billUS politics live – latest updatesA Democratic congressional candidate who posted to social media criticism of the bipartisan deal that looks set to end the government shutdown omitted to mention that her mother was among the party’s rebel senators who voted to approve it.Stefany Shaheen, who is seeking to represent New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives, said in the post to X that she “cannot support this deal when [House] Speaker [Mike] Johnson refuses to even allow a vote to extend health care tax credits”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
BBC board member with Tory links ‘led charge’ in systemic bias claims, say insiders 10. November 2025 (20:23) Sources say Robbie Gibb amplified criticisms of Trump, Gaza and trans rights coverage, and had ‘a lot of oxygen in the room’‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bossesA BBC board member with links to the Conservative party “led the charge” in pressuring the corporation’s leadership over claims of systemic bias in coverage of Donald Trump, Gaza and transgender rights, the Guardian has been told.Sources said Robbie Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications chief who was appointed to the BBC’s board during Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister, amplified the criticisms in key board meetings that preceded the shock resignation of the director general, Tim Davie, and the head of BBC News, Deborah Turness. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
AI chatbots could help stop prisoner release errors, says justice minister 10. November 2025 (19:54) HMP Wandsworth gets ‘green light’ to use AI after team sent in to find ‘quick fixes’ after spate of mistakesArtificial intelligence chatbots could be used to stop prisoners from being mistakenly released from jail, a justice minister told the House of Lords on Monday.James Timpson said HMP Wandsworth had been given the green light to use AI after a specialised team was sent in to find “some quick fixes”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Turkish authorities arrest eight people and suspend 1,024 players in betting investigation 10. November 2025 (19:38) Eyupspor chairman reportedly among those arrested27 Super Lig players suspended over alleged bettingTurkish authorities formally arrested eight people, including a top-tier club chairman, on Monday as part of an investigation into alleged betting on football matches. The Turkish football federation (TFF) has also suspended 1,024 players pending disciplinary investigations.The TFF suspended 149 referees and assistant referees earlier this month, after an investigation found officials working in the country’s professional leagues were betting on football matches. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ghislaine Maxwell eyeing commutation, whistleblower tells House Democrats 10. November 2025 (19:22) Epstein associate is also receiving special treatment in prison, Democrats say, according to whistleblowerGhislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime associate and co-conspirator who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex-trafficking crimes, is reportedly preparing a “commutation application” for the Trump administration to review, according to new allegations from a whistleblower shared with House Democrats.Democrats on the House judiciary committee announced on Monday that they had received information from a whistleblower that indicates that the British former socialite, 63, is working on filing a commutation application. They also said Maxwell had been receiving special treatment at federal prison camp Bryan in Texas – the minimum-security facility she was transferred to earlier this year. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rachel Reeves signals plan to remove two-child benefit cap in budget 10. November 2025 (18:59) Chancellor understood to be preparing to fully reverse measure, which would cost over £3bn but could lift 350,000 children out of povertyRachel Reeves is planning to remove the two-child benefit cap in full in the November budget, in a move that could cost more than £3bn but lift 350,000 children out of poverty.The chancellor is understood to be preparing to reverse the Conservative measure entirely, having originally looked at ways to taper it either for very large families or richer ones. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Jailed climate activist wins appeal against deportation from UK 10. November 2025 (18:48) Marcus Decker was served with deportation order while in prison for unveiling Just Stop Oil banner over Dartford CrossingA climate activist who served one of the longest prison sentences in modern British history for a peaceful protest has won his appeal against deportation.Marcus Decker was jailed for two years and seven months for a protest in which he climbed the Queen Elizabeth Bridge over the Dartford Crossing and unveiled a Just Stop Oil banner in October 2022. He was served with an automatic deportation order while in prison. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ukraine’s energy sector faces wide-scale investigation over ‘kickback’ allegations 10. November 2025 (18:29) Anti-corruption agency says state nuclear power operator Energoatom taking illicit payments of 10-15%Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau said on Monday that it was conducting a large-scale investigation into the country’s energy sector, alleging kickbacks in transactions involving the state nuclear power operator, Energoatom.The bureau, which operates independently of the government, alleged that several senior figures were involved. Ukrainian media identified one of them as Timur Mindich, a businessman and associate of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US supreme court to decide if states can accept late-arriving mail ballots 10. November 2025 (18:01) Case involves a challenge to a Mississippi law that allows ballots to count if they are received days after election dayThe US supreme court announced on Monday it will hear a high-stakes case about whether states can accept mail-in ballots that arrive after election day, even if they are filled out and mailed before then.The case, Watson v Republican National Committee, involves a challenge to a Mississippi law that allows ballots to count if they are received within five business days of election day. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UAE says it will not join Gaza stabilisation force without clear legal framework 10. November 2025 (17:49) Move reflects wider regional doubts about terms of US-drafted plan to disarm Hamas Plans for a UN-mandated international stabilisation force charged with disarming Hamas inside Gaza face growing opposition after the United Arab Emirates said it would not participate because it did not yet see a clear legal framework for the force.Israel has already ruled out Turkey joining the force, and King Abdullah of Jordan has said Jordanian troops will not join. Azerbaijan, once mooted as a contributor, did not attend a planning meeting in Turkey last week and said it would not contribute unless a full ceasefire was in place. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
