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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

President repeats assertion that former ally is a ‘traitor’ even as he urges fellow Republicans to vote for release of documents relating to sex offenderTrump urges Republicans to vote for release of Epstein files in surprise U-turnUS Border Patrol officials said they had arrested 81 people over five hours in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, the first day of the targeted operation. The crackdown involving federal agents was only announced last week.Mass deportation and strict enforcement of immigration laws have been a key part of Trump’s agenda since returning to office this year. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/nov/17/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-files-republicans-democrats-world-cup-us-politics-live-news-updates Author

Donald Tusk says ‘worst fears confirmed’ over damage on route used to ferry aid deliveries to UkraineBack to Poland, the country’s interior minister is hosting an emergency meeting on the train incidents, with transport, justice ministers, police and representatives of security services all attending.“Poland is facing acts of sabotage unprecedented in its most recent history,” Marcin Kierwiński said in a social media post. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/nov/17/ukraine-russia-france-poland-zelenskyy-macron-eu-europe-news-latest-updates Author : Jakub Krupa Publish date : 2025-11-17 12:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Home secretary to announce a drastic tightening of rules, including requiring asylum seekers to wait 20 years before getting the right to permanently settle in UKAlex Norris, the border security and asylum minister, has been giving interviews this morning defending the government’s asylum plans.Even though the government has said that people who arrive in the UK illegally could have to wait 20 years before they can get permanent settlement under the proposals, Norris played down the prospect of this happening.Those individuals who were on that 20-year route to settlement – we will give them the chance to switch to work

Education department has closed schools for assessment and cleaning despite assessing the health risk as ‘low’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTwenty-five public schools in the Australian Capital Territory will remain closed on Tuesday while dozens of others will open or partially open after fears over children’s play sand products that may contain asbestos.More than 70 schools were shut on Monday in the territory after asbestos was detected in some samples of coloured play sand. An audit found use of the product was “widespread” across the ACT’s public

Supreme court ruled ‘rape shield’ laws to limit intrusive cross-examination may breach men’s right to fair trialScotland’s most senior law officer has moved to reassure victims of sexual abuse that they will be protected after a supreme court ruling warned that Scottish laws designed to limit intrusive cross-examination could be breaching men’s right to a fair trial.In a strongly worded statement, the lord advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, said: “I would like to make clear that I understand sexual abuse inflicted upon women and children to be the single greatest challenge our justice system faces. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/17/rape-victims-in-scotland-will-be-protected-when-giving-evidence-says-lord-advocate

Saunders says ‘it is the right time for me to take a step back and focus on my family and myself’, week after state Nationals dump net zero commitmentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales Nationals leader, Dugald Saunders, has stepped down from the role ahead of a party room meeting, citing family reasons.It comes as the state Coalition faces similar turmoil to its federal counterpart over climate policy. The NSW Nationals voted last week to abandon a net zero emissions target by 2050. Continue

This is 21st known strike since early September as Trump officials justify efforts to stop narcotics from entering USThe United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said on Sunday.“Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling, transiting along a known narco-trafficking route, and carrying narcotics,” the US Southern Command announced in a post on social media. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/16/pentagon-military-drug-boat-strike Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-11-16 22:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked

Schools closed after asbestos detected in samples from commercial sand products. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSussan Ley told RN Breakfast earlier that immigration numbers “need to be lower”, saying Australians are facing issues in their communities including difficulties finding “the right commute to work” and challenges at schools, hospitals and on public transport.She told RN:If you look at all of the remarks that I’ve ever made on this subject, you will find that I’ve always said this is not the fault of any migrant or migrant community. consistently said that it’s

Survivors group had called on firm Felzmann to ‘show some basic decency’ and halt ‘cynical and shameless’ eventPoland’s foreign minister said on Sunday that an “offensive” auction of Holocaust artefacts in Germany has been cancelled, relaying information from his German counterpart, after complaints from Holocaust survivors.Radosław Sikorski made the comments on X, saying he and German foreign minister Johann Wadephul “agreed that such a scandal must be prevented”. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/16/german-auction-house-urged-to-cancel-sale-of-holocaust-artefacts Author : Associated Press in Berlin Publish date : 2025-11-16 18:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Flood warnings still in place in England and Wales, with plunging temperatures leading to possible snow and iceCold Arctic air has begun to sweep across the UK, bringing freezing temperatures as emergency services continue to deal with severe flooding caused by Storm Claudia.On Saturday, a major incident was declared in Monmouth, south-east Wales, where people were rescued or evacuated from homes that were flooded during torrential rain on Friday. It was rescinded on Sunday afternoon, the fire service said. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/16/uk-weather-forecast-storm-claudia-clean-up-flood-warnings-cold-snow-ice Author : Rachel Hall Publish date : 2025-11-16 16:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Zelenskyy says Nataliia Khodemchuk is victim of ‘new tragedy caused by Kremlin’, four decades after disasterThe widow of the first Soviet engineer to die in the Chornobyl nuclear power plant explosion was killed on Friday in Russia’s massive drone and missile attack on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv.Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Nataliia Khodemchuk as the victim of a “new tragedy caused by the Kremlin”, nearly four decades after her husband, Valerii, was killed inside Chornobyl’s nuclear reactor number four. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/16/nataliia-khodemchuk-widow-of-chornobyl-engineer-killed-russian-drone-strike-kyiv Author : Luke Harding in Kyiv Publish date : 2025-11-16 13:26:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to

Paul Nowak says OBR should be modernised to ditch ‘hardwired’ support for austerity economicsBritain’s budget watchdog is in danger of strangling growth and should be modernised to ditch its “hardwired” support for austerity economics, the Trades Union Congress has warned.Less than two weeks before Rachel Reeves’s autumn budget, the trade union umbrella group said the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was at risk of being a “straitjacket” on growth in living standards. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/nov/16/uk-budget-watchdog-in-danger-of-strangling-economic-growth-says-tuc-boss Author : Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent Publish date : 2025-11-16 10:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Home secretary expected to announce changes on MondayThe home secretary says the government will create more “safe routes” for people to seek asylum in the UK as a way of stopping small boats.Asked about her own heritage, Mahmood says her parents came to Britain legally in the late 1960s and that is is “a moral mission” for her. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/nov/16/shabana-mahmood-immigration-asylum-latest-uk-politics-news-live Author : Tom Ambrose Publish date : 2025-11-16 08:51:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Two in critical condition after driver crashes into crowd at Walcha Motorcycle Rally about 90km from TamworthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA demolition derby car lost control and ploughed into a grandstand, injuring 13 rural motoring enthusiasts on Saturday night.Emergency services rushed to Walcha’s showgrounds, which 90km from Tamworth in New South Wales, early in the evening after a crash at the Walcha Motorcycle Rally. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/16/thirteen-people-injured-after-speedway-car-ploughs-into-grandstand-during-nsw-demolition-derby Author : Josh Taylor and AAP Publish date : 2025-11-16 06:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Two in critical condition after driver crashes into crowd at Walcha Motorcycle Rally about 90km from TamworthFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA demolition derby car lost control and ploughed into a grandstand, injuring 13 rural motoring enthusiasts on Saturday night.Emergency services rushed to Walcha’s showgrounds, which 90km from Tamworth in New South Wales, early in the evening after a crash at the Walcha Motorcycle Rally. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/16/thirteen-people-injured-after-speedway-car-ploughs-into-grandstand-during-nsw-demolition-derby Author : Josh Taylor and AAP Publish date : 2025-11-16 06:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs

Falcon fledglings’ inaugural flight watched by dedicated fans includes dramatic crash-landingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA trio of young falcons born atop a 35-storey building in Melbourne’s CBD have taken flight for the first time, with the take-off captured on a livestream for the world to see.The three peregrine falcons – two females and one male – fledged late last week, with the footage of their first flight posted on Instagram by non-profit organisation Bird Life Australia. The last falcon took flight shortly after 9am on Saturday

Daughter of immigrants advocated for people with disabilities to have full autonomy over their livesAlice Wong, a writer and disability rights activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and whose independence and writing inspired others, has died. She was 51.Wong died Friday at a hospital in San Francisco due to an infection, said Sandy Ho, a close friend who has been in touch with Wong’s family. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/15/alice-wong-disability-rights-activist-dies-aged-51 Author : Guardian staff and agencies Publish date : 2025-11-16 00:35:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Foreign affairs minister says Coalition’s approach to environmental policy will lead to higher energy prices. Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSpeedway car injures 13 after ploughing into crowdA speedway car lost control and ploughed into a grandstand, injuring 13 rural motoring enthusiasts.What has become of the Liberal party? I mean, this used to be a serious mainstream political party in this country, and now it is overrun by the fringes.They are trying to outflank Pauline Hanson, and what I’d say to Sussan Ley – and to Andrew Hastie and to Angus

One-time Maga loyalist diverges with Trump on issues including Epstein, so US president has withdrawn supportMarjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime Republican ally who previously fiercely defended Donald Trump and his Maga movement, said on Saturday she had been contacted by private security firms “with warnings for my safety” after Trump announced on Friday he was withdrawing his support for and endorsement of the Georgia representative.In a post on X, Greene said that “a hot bed of threats against me are being fueled and egged on by the most powerful man in the world”, without referring to Trump by name, adding

Major incident declared in Wales, with rescues and evacuations in Monmouth after river bursts its banksSnow could be on the way for parts of the UK with a cold snap set to arrive in the coming days in the wake of Storm Claudia, the Met Office said on Saturday.The storm had a significant impact in Wales where a major incident was declared, with dozens of people rescued from their homes or evacuated in the town of Monmouth following severe flooding when the River Monnow burst its banks. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/15/maybe-storm-claudia-england-weather-major-incident-flooding Author : Tom Ambrose, Nadeem Badshah and

As party’s rise fuels fears over future visa rules, people share how the lives they have built are in jeopardyAs Reform UK soars in the polls, Britain’s migrant communities are facing an uncertain future.The party has announced a swathe of hardline immigration policies, including its plans to abolish indefinite leave to remain – the right to settle permanently in the UK after five years of residence. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/15/death-by-a-thousand-cuts-the-people-who-could-face-deportation-under-reform Author : Geraldine McKelvie Publish date : 2025-11-15 15:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Scramble to find replacement for George Tidmarsh shines light on dysfunction at US regulatory agency After the dramatic ousting of the top drug regulator at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) two weeks ago, officials have scrambled to find a replacement in a process that has revealed the agency’s internal cracks and tensions.It’s troubling news for a regulatory agency that has previously enjoyed a reputation for stability and consistency. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/15/fda-us-healthcare Author : Melody Schreiber Publish date : 2025-11-15 12:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Katrín Jakobsdóttir and her co-author want the 350,000 people who speak the language to fight for its futureIceland’s former prime minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has said that the Icelandic language could be wiped out in as little as a generation due to the sweeping rise of AI and encroaching English language dominance.Katrín, who stood down as prime minister last year to run for president after seven years in office, said Iceland was undergoing “radical” change when it came to language use. More people are reading and speaking English, and fewer are reading in Icelandic, a trend she says is being exacerbated