Nandy breached code over appointment of donor to lead football regulator 06. November 2025 (20:42) Culture secretary ‘deeply regrets error’ after inquiry finds failures in declaring past donations by watchdog nomineeLisa Nandy, the culture secretary, has apologised to Keir Starmer after an inquiry found she failed to say that her choice of nominee to lead a new football regulator had donated to her and to Labour before she nominated him for the role.Nandy said she regretted the errors highlighted in a report by William Shawcross, the commissioner for public appointments. Her apology comes a week after the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, made her own written apology to the prime minister for failing to obtain a licence before renting out her family home. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Israel carries out wave of airstrikes on southern Lebanon 06. November 2025 (20:19) Three towns attacked despite truce with Hezbollah in what Israeli military says was effort to prevent group rearmingThe Israeli military has carried out a wave of airstrikes in southern Lebanon in what it described as an attempt to prevent Hezbollah rearming.Israeli warplanes struck the towns of Kfar Dounine, Tayr Debba and Zawtar al-Sharqiya on Thursday, about an hour after issuing evacuation warnings to residents. No deaths had been reported at the time of publishing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lammy says he was right not to discuss mistakenly freed prisoner at PMQs 06. November 2025 (20:14) Justice secretary says he did not have ‘all the detail’ at the time and there is ‘mountain to climb’ on prisons crisisDavid Lammy has said the government has “a mountain to climb” to tackle the prisons crisis and insisted he was “not equipped with all the detail” when questioned in parliament the previous day about a mistaken prisoner release.After a fraudster mistakenly freed from prison handed himself in on Thursday, the justice secretary said he had been right not to provide details to MPs at prime minister’s questions on Wednesday about the release of a sex offender who remains at large. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nancy Pelosi, a force on Capitol Hill for decades, to retire from Congress 06. November 2025 (20:10) Decision marks the close of a storied 20-term congressional career for the first woman to serve as House speakerUS politics live – latest updatesNancy Pelosi, a California Democratic representative and the first woman to serve as speaker, announced on Thursday she will retire from Congress, two years after stepping down from House leadership.Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco in Congress for nearly 40 years, said in a video address to her constituents that she would “not be seeking re-election”. Smiling as the music swelled over footage of a storied 20-term congressional career that saw Pelosi rise to the apex of American politics, she said she would finish out her final year in office. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Revealed: Qatar-linked intelligence operation targeted ICC prosecutor’s alleged victim 06. November 2025 (20:03) Exclusive: Woman who accused Karim Khan of misconduct was subject of covert operation involving two British private intelligence firmsThe woman who has accused the prosecutor of the international criminal court of sexual abuse has been targeted by private intelligence firms as part of a covert operation said to have taken place on behalf of Qatar.The Guardian can reveal details of the intrusive operation, which has obtained sensitive information about the woman, who works at the ICC, and her family members. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump announces plan to cut cost of weight loss drugs and expand access 06. November 2025 (19:53) Injectable versions of GLP-1s from Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk will see reduced prices and broader coverageDonald Trump announced a plan on Thursday to reduce the costs of some weight loss drugs for certain patients and expand access to them for people on public health insurance.The agreement will make oral versions of GLP-1s, which aren’t yet to market but are expected to be approved in the coming months, available at $150 per month for starting doses. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Famed Florentine diamond surfaces in Canada after century-long disappearance 06. November 2025 (19:52) Empress Zita brought stone to Canada as Nazis took over Europe in 1940s and it remained in bank vault ever sinceAt the height of the Battle of Britain, when the UK government needed a secret location to store 186,332 gold bars, it turned to Canada.Shipped across the Atlantic and stored beneath a hastily constructed vault in Montreal, Operation Fish became known both for the vast amounts of gold involved – and the immense secrecy that followed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Virginia school teacher shot by six-year-old student awarded $10m in damages 06. November 2025 (19:51) Abigail Zwerner alleged that assistant principal at Newport News elementary school ignored reports that a firearm was on school propertyA Virginia school teacher who was shot by her six-year-old student in 2023 was awarded $10m in damages by a jury on Thursday, concluding a negligence lawsuit she brought against a school administrator.Abigail Zwerner alleged that an assistant principal at the Newport News elementary school where she used to teach ignored multiple reports that a firearm was on school property and likely in the possession of the boy who shot her in January 2023. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lucy Powell says Labour must stand by promise not to raise key taxes 06. November 2025 (19:43) New deputy leader also calls on government to lift two-child benefit cap urgently and in fullLabour should stand by its manifesto commitment not to raise income tax, national insurance or VAT, its deputy leader, Lucy Powell, has said in a challenge that will put pressure on Rachel Reeves.With the Treasury examining whether to raise income tax to plug a £30bn fiscal hole, Powell said it was “really important we stand by the promises we were elected on and do what we said we would do”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Sudanese militia group accused of war crimes agrees to a ceasefire 06. November 2025 (19:38) International mediators broker three-month halt to civil war as further evidence emerges of mass civilian killingsA Sudanese paramilitary group accused of killing thousands of unarmed civilians in an ethnically motivated massacre has agreed to a truce.The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which is facing mounting criticism over apparent war crimes committed by its fighters in the city of El Fasher last month, said it had agreed to a “humanitarian ceasefire” put forward by the quad countries of the US, Egypt, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
