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Major shake-up as LA councilmember, once considered long shot, ousts Democratic rival she had once endorsedNithya Raman was elected to serve as the mayor of Los Angeles, defeating incumbent Karen Bass in a major political shake-up that reflects the growing dissatisfaction with the direction of the city.The progressive urban planner had served on LA’s city council since 2020. She caused a stir when she entered the race earlier this year hours before the filing deadline – and shortly after endorsing Bass for re-election – and her campaign was once viewed as a long shot. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/los-angeles-mayor-nithya-raman-karen-bass

Base rate increases from 3.75% and Bank governor signals another rise in near future to combat rising inflationAnalysis: Interest rate rise in midst of cost of living crisis will leave many incredulousThe Bank of England has raised interest rates for the first time in three years and warned of another increase to combat inflationary pressure unleashed by the Iran war.Eight members of the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted for the rise, which takes the base rate from 3.75% to 4%. The ninth member, Catherine Mann, preferred a more dramatic half-point increase. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/05/bank-of-england-raises-interest-rates-first-increase-for-more-than-three-years Author :

Concerns remain that media industry is still failing to confront troubling behaviour• The downfall of Russell Brand: from Big Brother and Hollywood to convicted rapistEven within the culture of casual misogyny and sexism that pervaded the TV world in the mid-noughties, Naomi Harvey and her colleagues concluded they needed to do something about Russell Brand.Harvey was one of a team of researchers tasked with finding fans of Big Brother, Channel 4’s reality TV juggernaut, to appear on the discussion show Big Brother’s Big Mouth, hosted by Brand. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/nov/05/misogyny-and-sexism-of-russell-brand-case-have-not-gone-away-say-tv-insiders Author : Michael Savage Media editor Publish

Review by ex-Met chief, expected to be published within weeks, calls for reduction from 39 forces to between nine and 18The number of police forces in England should be cut from 39 to as few as nine super forces, an official review ordered by the government has concluded.The review, carried out by the former Met police commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe, is yet to be published. Doubts are growing among some chief constables about the radical plans contained in Lord Hogan-Howe’s review. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/05/cut-number-of-police-forces-england-hogan-howe-review Author : Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent Publish date : 2026-11-05 13:09:00 Copyright

France confirms Dublin-Rome flight has landed in military base, while threats also reported in Italy, Bulgaria and BelgiumAnd the Italian news agency Ansa reported that two more planes with links to Italy were affected by bomb threats this morning: that’s a WizzAir service from Milan Malpensa to Warsaw, which reportedly landed in Vienna, and a Finnair flight from Helsinki to Rome Fiumicino.Belgian newspaper Le Soir also reported a bomb threat against a LOT Polish Airline flight from Warsaw, which now landed at Zaventem. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/nov/05/aer-lingus-plane-bomb-threat-europe-latest-news-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2026-11-05 10:25:00 Copyright for

Exclusive: Consultation led by Department for Transport will consider parking standards, fleet sizes and insurance requirementsMinisters are seeking to end the “wild west” of parked e-bikes blocking pavements, as they attempt to crack down on antisocial behaviour such as cyclists jumping red lights.The consultation, led by the Department for Transport, will aim to establish national standards on issues including parking, ending the current patchwork of agreements between individual bike companies and councils. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/05/e-bikes-blocking-pavements-department-for-transport Author : Peter Walker Senior political correspondent Publish date : 2026-11-05 07:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Democrat Scott Colom is leading Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith in the southern state; JD Vance pointed to the war in Iran as the ‘obvious’ culprit for Republicans’ lossLive results | How do you feel about the results?Sign up for Breaking News US emailWelcome to our continuing coverage of the 2026 midterms where almost 24 hours after Democrats secured their historic sweep of the US Congress, two Senate seats remain in play.Counting in Alaska is expected to continue into Thursday, while in deep red Mississippi, Democrats could be close to pulling off another almighty upset. Currently, Democrat Scott Colom is leading

The 31-year-old former police officer is accused of fatally shooting couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in Sydney in 2024Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon enters witness box in Sydney double murder trialGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe court has adjourned for lunch. Lamarre-Condon will continue giving evidence at 2pm.Public pile in to watch Lamarre-Condon give evidence Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/nov/05/beau-lamarre-condon-trial-former-police-accused-murder-case-jesse-baird-luke-davies-ntwnfb Author : Kat Wong Publish date : 2026-11-05 02:33:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Exclusive: Government should introduce ‘flexi-jobs’ alongside subsidies and skills support, former minister will sayThe British state should create and subsidise paid jobs for thousands of disabled young people as part of an “opportunity revolution” aimed at reversing years of labour market discrimination, the Milburn review of youth employment will recommend.The review, due to report this month, will say the government should introduce “flexi-jobs” alongside employment subsidies and intensive skills support to make it easier for disabled and chronically ill 16- to 24-year-olds to get work. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/05/milburn-review-jobs-revolution-young-people-disabilities-neets Author : Patrick Butler Social policy editor Publish date

Leading figures in Caribbean reparatory justice movement speak out after UK PM announced infrastructure packageOffers of debt relief and development assistance from the UK cannot be a replacement for reparations for centuries of slavery, leading figures in the Caribbean reparatory justice movement have said.Their comments follow British prime minister Andy Burnham’s announcement on Friday that he wanted to begin a structured dialogue on slavery and reparations and was open to Britain apologising, but ruled out reparations. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/nov/04/debt-relief-aid-no-replacement-slavery-reparations-uk-told-caribbean Author : Natricia Duncan Publish date : 2026-11-04 21:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

President again insisted that if he were on the ballot Republicans would have won, despite historic losses: ‘They just couldn’t transfer that love’Live results | Republican losses mappedTell us: how do you feel about the midterm results?Sign up for Breaking News US emailWall Street surged at the open, after Democrats scored historic victories in midterm elections and secured control of US Congress.The Dow Jones rose 2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq and the benchmark S&P 500 both gained more than 1%. That’s quite a reversal: Overnight, stock futures fell sharply as investors worried about the prospect of tougher regulation of the

3ft-long reptile was looking for a nosh before animal protective services safely removed it from establishmentSurveillance cameras installed in a North Carolina bagel shop caught a small alligator purposefully strolling though the back door, through the stockroom and to the front counter, startling employees and customers – one of whom armed himself with a chair against the intruder.The 3ft-long alligator’s intrusion in Bagel Dock Express in Southport, North Carolina, last Thursday was later shared by the business. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/alligator-north-carolina-bagel-shop Author : Edward Helmore Publish date : 2026-11-04 16:40:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

With many seats still to come in, the Democrats have taken control of the Senate, House and several key governorships. Find live updating results in full hereVisual analysis: the key states and trends behind Republicans lossesUS midterm elections – live updatesThe US legislature, Congress, has two chambers: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/04/midterm-elections-full-results-senate-house-governor-races Author : Antonio Voce, Seán Clarke, Ed Gargan, Anna Leach and Ashley Kirk Publish date : 2026-11-04 14:10:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

The first secretary of state will face deputy Conservative leader Alex BurghartNigel Farage (or at least someone from his social media team) has posted on X this morning. But not about the US midterm election results, and what they might say about the Trump-style populism he has been advocating in the UK. Instead he has posted a message saying the policy announced by Kemi Badenoch yesterday on indefinite leave to remain is “a con”.In a column for the Times today, Daniel Finkelstein, who is a Tory peer, says Farage should be held to account for Donald Trump’s failings. He says:It

European Commission will hold talks with the US, France, Germany, Britain, Nato, and the World Bankin MadridSpain’s socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez – who has been Donald Trump’s most vociferous European critic – is celebrating last night’s results in the US, hailing them as proof of a progressive fightback and of the “crumbling” of what he called the “ultra wave”.“It happened in Brazil. It just happened in the US. And it will happen soon in Spain.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/nov/04/eu-ukraine-russia-france-germany-us-nato-europe-latest-news Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2026-11-04 09:13:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

President says he is willing to accept results but that if he were on ballot Republicans would have won ‘landslide’US midterms 2026 live – latest updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesDonald Trump, who spent months urging supporters to pretend he was on the ballot, declared on Tuesday night he “wasn’t on the ballot” as Democrats scored a string of victories over his Republican party in the US midterm elections.As a blue wave appeared to take hold across the country, the US president said he was prepared to accept the results. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/midterm-voters-republican-democrats-trump-second-term Author : David

Brown makes successful return to US Senate after voters reject Republican incumbent Jon HustedDemocrat Sherrod Brown will return to the US Senate, as Ohio’s voters rejected the incumbent Jon Husted in a significant defeat for Republicans.Brown’s bid for a comeback after being ousted from the seat he held for 18 years in 2024 became one of the marquee contests of this year’s midterm elections, and a key test of whether Democrats can regain support among the working class and rural voters who have deserted them in recent years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/sherrod-brown-jon-husted-ohio-senate Author : Chris Stein Publish date

Moody was elected over Nixon in a contest seen as a measure of whether the state remains reliably RepublicanUS midterm elections – live updatesTrack live results from all 50 statesAshley Moody fended off a challenge from Angie Nixon, a democratic socialist, to win Florida’s special election and retain her seat in the US Senate.It was the first election win for the Republican, who was appointed by Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis in January 2025, when Marco Rubio became US secretary of state. Moody will serve the remainder of his term until the 2028 election. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/ashley-moody-wins-florida-senate-race Author

First polls close in Indiana and Kentucky; several key states see record turnout as Americans decide the direction of Congress for remainder of Trump’s termTrack live results from all 50 statesin Austin, TexasThere is a slow but steady flow of voters at the Austin Recreation Center in Austin, the Texas capital, which has emerged as one of the biggest battlegrounds of the midterm elections.It’ll be a shocker for sure. But it would make me very proud to be a Texan. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/nov/03/midterm-election-results-live-updates Author : Shrai Popat and Lucy Campbell Publish date : 2026-11-03 23:19:00 Copyright for

In announcement geared to schools, tech giant showed how entwined AI is with the world’s most popular websiteGoogle just acknowledged that you can’t use Google Search without using artificial intelligence.The search giant announced a slate of new AI products for classrooms and schools on Tuesday as well as more ways for teachers and schools to limit or restrict use of those AI tools. The company said the schools should have control over whether students use AI in the classroom. There’s one catch, though: if a school or teacher blocks the use of Google’s AI features, students won’t be able to

Voters are casting ballots across the US in a referendum on Donald Trump’s agendaSign up for the Breaking News US emailWhat are the races to watch and why do they matter?Midterm elections 2026: what time do the polls close today?It has just gone past 06:30 in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia where polls have now opened.Here are some of the key voter issues shaping the US midterm elections:The economy: Despite Trump’s 2024 campaign pledge to tackle affordability issues, the economy consistently ranks as voters’ top concern.Iran: Trump’s decision to go to war with the Tehran regime has exacerbated economic

Cybersecurity experts say incidents had minimal effect but may represent the ‘foothills’ of a wider threatMeat suppliers in the UK have been hit by cyber-attacks after hackers raised the temperatures of supermarket freezers across Europe.The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre said it was working with the affected companies but the national impact was minimal. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/03/uk-meat-processing-firms-fridges-heat-up-cyber-attacks Author : Dan Milmo and Robert Booth Publish date : 2026-11-03 15:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Federal court says group likely to win its free speech claim and tells officials to approve application within seven daysA federal judge ordered state officials in Iowa on Monday to permit a local Satanic Temple organization to hold a holiday event in the rotunda of the state capitol after years of denying the group’s application.The religious organization and Iowa Republican state officials have been in a legal battle over the group’s applications to hold a holiday event at the state capitol in recent years. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/iowa-satanic-temple-holiday-event-judge Author : Michael Sainato Publish date : 2026-11-03 13:14:00 Copyright

The prime minister wants an ‘honest discussion’ about how immigration has changed since Brexit Q: Angela Rayner says she is stocking up on wine. What are you stockpiling?Badenoch replied:Water. Water’s the most important thing.I don’t blame Angela Rayner for wanting to stock up on sauvignon blanc. I would if I was in that party with all of those people in there. I’d need a drink.The reason why we left the EU was so we could make our own rules. But if what the government is signing up to is just following EU rules, then what was the point of leaving?

Collection gems include 1605 Thanksgiving Act passed after Guy Fawkes’s failure and the longest act in the archivesAs Bonfire Night approaches and firework displays light up the UK, in a file on a shelf in the labyrinthine National Archives can be found a flat vellum page, inscribed in exquisite calligraphy, and the origin of this week’s explosive celebrations.The 1605 Thanksgiving Act was passed by James I after Guy Fawkes’s failure to assassinate the king, the Lords and the Commons, at the opening of parliament that year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/03/law-behind-bonfire-night-among-records-sent-from-parliament-to-national-archives Author : Caroline Davies Publish date : 2026-11-03