Over 100 US leaders to attend Cop30 climate summit as Trump stays away 07. November 2025 (12:00) Dozens of US state and local leaders will be at talks in Brazil with president’s team expected to send no representativesThe Trump administration appears to be sitting out this month’s United Nations climate talks known as Cop30, telling the Guardian it will not deploy any high-level representatives to the negotiations.But dozens of US subnational leaders attend to promote their climate efforts. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Minister defends David Lammy and says ‘broken system’ to blame for prisoner releases – UK politics live 07. November 2025 (11:49) Steve Reed says the way to fix the issue ‘is not tittle tattle about David Lammy in the newspapers’Rachel Reeves has unnecessarily blocked her options of what to include in her budge, writes Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, the chief executive of the New Economics Foundation and author of Power to the People in this Guardian Opinion piece:Ed Davey has called for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, to give evidence before the US Congress and UK parliament over his links to pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and his victims.It’s right Andrew Mountbatten Windsor appears before US Congress over his links to Epstein and his victims. He should also give evidence to our parliament. The public deserve answers and full transparency about this scandal. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Airports in Belgium disrupted again by suspected drone sightings – Europe live 07. November 2025 (11:32) Drone sightings reported near Brussels and Liège airports just hours after national security council meeting on the emerging threatsMeanwhile, we now have a formal confirmation that the centrist D66 party triumphed in last week’s parliamentary election in the Netherlands, setting its 38-year-old leader, Rob Jetten, on course to become the country’s youngest-ever prime minister, AFP noted.Jetten scored a razor-thin victory of 29,668 votes over anti-Islam leader Geert Wilders and his PVV party, the Dutch Electoral Council said, after an election seen as a bellwether for the rise of Europe’s far right. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
ITV shares soar as it holds talks to sell television business to Sky 07. November 2025 (11:27) US telecom firm Comcast aims to buy media and entertainment arm for £1.6bn but not Love Island maker ITV Studios• Business live – latest updatesITV has told the market it is in preliminary talks to sell its broadcasting arm to the parent company of Sky in a £1.6bn deal, sending shares soaring by almost 20%.Comcast, the US telecom company that owns NBCUniversal, hopes to snap up ITV’s media and entertainment operations, which include its free-to-air TV channels in the UK and ITVX streaming platform. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Google to build new AI datacentre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost after signing defence deal 07. November 2025 (11:02) Military experts say facility on Christmas Island would be valuable asset to monitor Chinese submarine and naval activityGoogle plans to build a large AI datacentre on Australia’s remote Indian Ocean outpost of Christmas Island after signing a cloud deal with the Department of Defence earlier this year, according to documents reviewed by Reuters and interviews with officials.Plans for the datacentre on the tiny island located 350km south of Indonesia have not previously been reported, and many details, including its projected size, cost and potential uses, remain secret. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Three prisoners charged with murder of child killer Kyle Bevan 07. November 2025 (10:19) Mark Fellows, Lee Newell and David Taylor charged with murder of Kyle Bevan at high-security West Yorkshire prisonThree prisoners have been charged with the murder of a convicted child killer in a high-security West Yorkshire prison.Kyle Bevan, 33, was found dead in his cell in HMP Wakefield on Wednesday morning. He was two and a half years into a minimum sentence of 28 years for murdering his partner’s two-year-old daughter, Lola James, in the family home in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in 2020. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK house prices rise at fastest rate since January 2025 07. November 2025 (09:33) Halifax says October increase pushes average cost of home to £300k despite uncertainty over possible budget tax changesBusiness live – updatesUK house prices rose at their fastest pace since January, a leading property index shows, with demand improving despite ongoing market uncertainty over likely tax changes in this month’s budget.Prices increased by 0.6% month-on-month in October, pushing the average cost of a UK home to a record high of £299,862, according to Halifax. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Kemi Badenoch to relaunch exclusive ‘advisory board’ for high-value donors 07. November 2025 (08:00) Exclusive: Tory leader has plans to reinstate group that provided top donors with direct access to senior ministersKemi Badenoch is relaunching the Conservative party’s “advisory board” for high-value donors in a different guise, the Guardian has learned.The Tory leader has drawn up plans to reinstate the exclusive group, which provided top donors with regular direct access to senior ministers, according to two people briefed on the plans. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Close Starmer ally Ben Nunn appointed as Rachel Reeves’s chief of staff 07. November 2025 (08:00) Exclusive: Nunn, one of PM’s most trusted advisers, will play key role linking No 10 and No 11 operationsOne of Keir Starmer’s closest allies has been appointed as Rachel Reeves’s chief of staff in an effort to further strengthen ties between Downing Street and the Treasury, the Guardian understands.Ben Nunn, who worked with the prime minister in opposition and is one of his most trusted advisers, will begin his new role with immediate effect. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Qantas business lounge passenger set on fire after power bank explodes in his pocket 07. November 2025 (07:57) About 150 people evacuated from Melbourne airport lounge after device overheats and ignites, burning the man’s leg and fingersGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQantas says it has reopened its business class lounge at Melbourne airport after it was evacuated due to a passenger being set on fire by an exploding power bank in his pocket.The man was in the lounge in the airport’s international terminal on Thursday morning when the overheated power bank ignited, burning his leg and fingers and creating smoke in the room. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
