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In today’s newsletter: With the Reform leader now a serious contender for PM, we look at the impact the allegations about his behaviour as a schoolboy could have on Britain• Don’t get First Edition delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereGood morning. For more than 30 years, Nigel Farage has been one of the most disruptive figures in British politics, known for building a brand on outrage and polarisation. He presents himself as the everyman, cigarette hanging out of his mouth or a pint in hand.Now that several polls suggest he is a serious contender to be the next prime

Fortnight-long event to be held in Antalya but the Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, is expected lead the climate negotiations Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTurkey will host the Cop31 climate conference after the Australian government dropped its push to hold the event in Adelaide at the last moment despite having invested in a more than three-year campaign.But the Australian climate change minister, Chris Bowen, is expected lead the climate negotiations at the summit in Turkey’s Mediterranean resort city of Antalya in November 2026 under a

NSW Liberal insiders say numbers coalescing around Kellie Sloane, the member for Vaucluse. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGovernment reaffirms that best Cop outcome is one that elevates Pacific voicesPat Conroy, the minister for defence industry, said Australia is still seeking to host the UN climate summit in Adelaide next year, but is being frank with the Australian people that any one country can block a successful bid.We’re continuing to negotiate the best possible outcome for progress on climate action and to draw attention to what’s occurring in the Pacific. And so

As president Lula tries to find common ground between negotiating countries, planetary scientists say emissions must be urgently cutMother Earth is watching over Cop30. “I am taking care to watch over all the decisions taken here about me,” she told the Guardian. The blessing card she presented said: “Knowing the powerful impact my thoughts can have on others and the environment, I choose to create a positive mindset.”This beautiful vision is in everyday life Nazaré Oliveira, an indigenous woman from Belém, and a descendant of the Potyguar people. She is part of the international spiritual organisation Brahma Kumaris, led by

Lords say culture department has mishandled process and suggest Cabinet Office or CMA oversee new auctionThe government has been urged to take control of the sale of the Telegraph through an auction run by a body such as the UK competition regulator or the Cabinet Office.Peers called on the culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, to wrest the sale process from RedBird IMI, which is majority funded by the United Arab Emirates, in questions put to Labour minister Fiona Twycross in the House of Lords on Wednesday. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/19/peers-independent-body-control-telegraph-sale Author : Mark Sweney Publish date : 2025-11-19 18:10:00

European Commission seeks to ease rules on cross-border movements to create ‘military Schengen’ zoneEurope live – latest updatesThe EU executive has pledged to ease red tape to speed up the movement of European armies and tanks across the continent, describing it as “a critical insurance policy for European security”.A military mobility plan announced by the European Commission on Wednesday is part of an effort to ensure Europe is ready to defend itself by 2030, in line with warnings from security services that Russia could be able to attack an EU member state within five years. Continue reading... Source link :

Tory leader says Reeves will be breaking Labour’s manifesto if she freezes income tax thresholdsHealey is now taking questions.Q: How close are are we to war?It is Labour that is the party of defence. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/nov/19/pmqs-uk-politics-latest-news-john-healey-rachel-reeves-keir-starmer-labour Author : Andrew Sparrow Publish date : 2025-11-19 13:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Former BBC journalist calls for changes to win back public trust, as executives prepare to be questioned by MPsThe former BBC journalist Mishal Husain has said the current crisis at the corporation feels “existential”, as executives prepare to be questioned about it in the House of Commons early next week.Speaking on her podcast The Mishal Husain Show, the Bloomberg editor-at-large also said the director general role was “too vast” for one person. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/19/mishal-husain-bbc-board-appointments-existential-crisis Author : Robyn Vinter Publish date : 2025-11-19 10:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Drop in October’s annual rate raises hopes of interest rate cut after Rachel Reeves’s tax and spending statementBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation fell to 3.6% in October, easing pressure on households and providing a boost for Rachel Reeves as the chancellor prepares for her make-or-break budget next week.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said annual inflation as measured by the consumer prices index cooled for the first time in five months, declining from a peak of 3.8% over July, August and September. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/19/uk-inflation-falls-budget-october-rachel-reeves-interest-rate Author : Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent Publish date : 2025-11-19

ABC managing director tells National Press Club comparisons between BBC program edit and Four Corners episode are not legitimateFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereThe ABC managing director, Hugh Marks, has slammed attacks on the ABC as “opportunistic” as it faces accusations its Four Corners program distorted a speech by Donald Trump on 6 January 2021, but he said there are lessons to learn from the BBC’s error.The ABC has faced pressure from Sky News Australia and The Australian who have called the treatment of the speech in a

Donald Trump’s administration withdrew from the World Health Organization in January, prompting the agency to scale back its workThe World Health Organization has said its workforce will shrink by nearly a quarter – or over 2,000 jobs – by the middle of next year as it seeks to implement reforms after its top donor, the United States, announced its departure.US President Donald Trump’s administration withdrew from the body upon taking office in January, prompting the agency to scale back its work and cut its management team by half. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/19/world-health-organisation-to-cut-jobs-due-to-us-withdrawing-funding Author : Reuters Publish date :

President says ‘I don’t care when the Senate passes the House Bill’ after it agrees to unanimous consent request to pass act as soon as legislation arrives from HouseHouse passes bill to release Epstein files with near-unanimous supportHow did your representative vote on releasing the Epstein files?The Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers said he would be stepping back from public life after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Politico reported on Monday that Summers, a former treasury secretary, expressed deep regret

Home affairs minister says police have ‘significant’ powers under current law but discussions ongoing after recent neo-Nazi rally in Sydney. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHome affairs minister adds conversations ongoing to make sure laws are ‘fit for purpose’ after neo-Nazi rallyBurke added that officials had “significant” powers under current law, but there were ongoing discussions following the neo-Nazi rally.As you’d expect, there are conversations that I’m having with my department to make sure that all the laws that we have are fit for purpose, not only with my department, but obviously

Thomas Massie urges accountability as House moves to release Epstein files amid renewed calls for Mountbatten-Windsor to testifyThe “same kind of consequences” faced by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein must be inflicted on “perpetrators of heinous crimes” linked to the disgraced financier in the United States, a congressman has said.Thomas Massie, a Republican representative, also pointed to the sacking of Peter Mandelson, the UK’s ambassador to Washington, as an example of the fallout faced by those with ties to the late pedophile. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/18/epstein-files-vote-thomas-massie Author : Emine Sinmaz Publish date : 2025-11-18 19:26:00

President set to sell F-35 stealth jets to the kingdom in crown prince’s first US visit since 2018 killing of regime critic Jamal KhashoggiTrump says US will sell F-35 stealth jets to Saudis as Prince Mohammed visitsA reminder that Donald Trump’s family has a strong personal interest in Saudi Arabia. In September, London real estate developer Dar Global announced that it plans to launch Trump Plaza in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.It’s Dar Global’s second collaboration with the Trump Organization, the collection of companies controlled by the US president’s children, in the kingdom. Last year, the two companies announced

Raleigh’s mayor says border patrol and ICE are in city as state’s Democratic governor criticizes federal operationsFederal authorities expanded their mass immigration sweeps to Raleigh, the capital city of North Carolina, on Tuesday, local officials said, after a weekend where more than 100 people were arrested in Charlotte.“It is the city of Raleigh’s understanding that the border patrol and ICE are already in Raleigh,” said the mayor, Janet Cowell, to local media, though she added city authorities did not know how many agents would be involved in the surge. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/18/raleigh-north-carolina-immigration-raids-ice Author : Aram Roston Publish

As Reform announces what it claims are £25bn in savings through cuts, Labour says ‘Farage’s fantasy numbers don’t add up’ Back at the Reform UK press conference, Zia Yusuf, the party’s head of policy, has just finished outlining his plan to cut spending on foreignersAs he finished, Yusuf claimed this was “treachery”.Labour is making the conscious and deliberate decision to continue funding extortionate amounts to foreign nationals, to the detriment of British citizens.And I don’t know what to call that. Frankly, my view is treachery. I think it’s appalling. British people are sick and tired of it.Just a few months

Competition watchdog raises concerns about additional fees at checkout and ‘pressure selling’Business live – latest updatesBritain’s competition watchdog has begun investigations into eight companies about their online pricing practices, expressing concern over additional fees and sales tactics such as “drip pricing” and “pressure selling”.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was looking into the ticket sellers StubHub and Viagogo; AA Driving School and BSM Driving School; the US gym chain Gold’s Gym; and the retailers Wayfair, Appliances Direct and Marks Electrical. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/18/stubhub-viagogo-pricing-practices-cma Author : Julia Kollewe Publish date : 2025-11-18 08:12:00 Copyright for syndicated

Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savingsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s national scientific agency is expected to cut up to 350 more research roles from next year as it looks for savings and new sources of funding to plug budgetary shortfalls.The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) held its town hall on Tuesday afternoon where the agency’s leaders outlined the troubled times ahead. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/18/sad-day-for-publicly-funded-science-up-to-350-more-jobs-to-go-at-the-csiro Author : Sarah Basford Canales and Petra Stock

Cedric Irving Jr, 27, charged over death of ‘legend’ Beam, who was shot and killed on Laney College campus last weekA 27-year-old man was charged on Monday with the murder of the beloved Oakland football coach John Beam, who died last week after being shot in the head on the junior college campus in northern California where he worked.Cedric Irving Jr, who does not have a criminal record, was charged with murder and use of a gun during the crime, Alameda county district attorney Ursula Jones Dickson said at a news conference. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/17/oakland-football-coach-murder-john-beam Author :

Democrats and Republicans urge institutions to cut ties after files show Epstein called himself Summers’ ‘wing man’Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are urging companies and institutions to cut ties with Harvard professor and economist Larry Summers after documents released by the House oversight committee revealed email exchanges between Summers and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who called himself Summers’ “wing man”.Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren told CNN that Summers should be held accountable for his years-long relationship with Epstein. Besides Summers, the emails released last week revealed how Epstein maintained contact with other business executives, reporters, academics and

Security minister Dan Jarvis says scrapping immunity scheme would give relatives a renewed chance for answersThe families of more than 70 people killed by the IRA and other paramilitaries in unsolved attacks on English soil can once again hope for justice under the new Northern Ireland Troubles bill, the UK government has claimed.As MPs in the House of Commons prepared to debate the bill for the first time on Tuesday, the Home Office said there remained 77 unsolved killings, including 39 British armed forces personnel in English towns and cities, from the time of the Troubles. It said more than

Party room meeting set for this morning with Jess Wilson backed by many MPs. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSeventeen out of 24 children’s toys purchased from major online retailers as part of a consumer shopping test by Choice failed Australia’s mandatory button battery standards, putting kids at risk of serious harm.Choice said the failures included batteries that could be accessed without the use of a tool, absence of safety alerts or warnings, and removable screws.Time and time again we see online marketplaces failing to ensure the products they sell are safe

Polish PM vows to ‘catch the perpetrators, regardless of who their backers are’ after blast on track used for deliveries to UkraineEurope live – latest updatesPoland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, has described an explosion along a section of railway line used for deliveries to Ukraine as an “unprecedented act of sabotage” that could have led to disaster.It came as a statement from public prosecutors on Monday evening said an investigation had opened “regarding acts of sabotage of a terrorist nature committed on behalf of a foreign intelligence service against the Republic of Poland.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/17/poland-railway-blast-was-unprecedented-act-of-sabotage-says-donald-tusk Author