Top House Democrats vow to oppose shutdown bill over healthcare funding 11. November 2025 (22:39) Democrats are demanding an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans set to expire at end of yearUS politics live – latest updatesAs House Republican leaders move to hold a vote on legislation to reopen the US government, top Democrats vowed on Tuesday to oppose the bill for not addressing their demand for more healthcare funding.Democrats have for weeks insisted that any measure to fund the government include an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans, which were created under Joe Biden and due to expire at the end of the year, sending premiums for enrollees higher. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley died after fall, autopsy finds 11. November 2025 (22:19) Medical examiner says Kiss founding member’s death was accidental, caused by blunt force injuries from a fallAce Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, died from blunt force injuries to the head that he suffered in a fall earlier this year, an autopsy has determined.Frehley died peacefully on 16 October surrounded by family in Morristown, New Jersey, a few weeks after the fall occurred, according to his agent. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Witness in Prince Harry case against Mail publisher says his confession was false 11. November 2025 (21:33) Gavin Burrows says signature on alleged statement is ‘not mine’ and denies carrying out illegal activity on behalf of Associated NewspapersA private investigator central to the legal action by the Duke of Sussex and others against the publisher of the Daily Mail has claimed that his signature on an earlier witness statement was a “forgery”, the high court has heard.Gavin Burrows, linked to the most serious allegations of unlawful information gathering made by seven prominent individuals including Elton John and Doreen Lawrence, retracted his alleged confession, saying it was “completely false”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor applies to shut down business interests 11. November 2025 (21:33) Former prince seeks to dissolve Dragons’ Den-style startup competition and his innovation companyAndrew Mountbatten Windsor has applied to shut down some of his last remaining business interests including the Dragons’ Den-style startup competition Pitch@Palace Global.A document announcing the application to dissolve the firm was filed with Companies House on Tuesday, signed by its sole director, Arthur Lancaster. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
MPs and BBC staff call for Robbie Gibb to leave broadcaster’s board 11. November 2025 (21:09) Boris Johnson’s appointee is accused of pushing claims of institutional bias at the corporation after shock resignationsMPs and BBC staff members have called for Robbie Gibb to be removed from the corporation’s board as outgoing director general Tim Davie hit out at the “weaponisation” of criticisms of the broadcaster.In an online meeting with Davie, staff questioned the position of Gibb, Theresa May’s former communications chief, who was appointed during Boris Johnson’s time as prime minister. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump administration moves again to dismantle top US consumer watchdog 11. November 2025 (20:49) Administration argues the funding mechanism behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unlawfulThe Trump administration launched its most direct attempt yet to shut down the top US consumer watchdog, arguing the current funding mechanism behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is unlawful.Attorneys for the administration claimed in a court filing that the agency “anticipates exhausting its currently available funds in early 2026”, setting the stage for it to be dismantled. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: big banks lend $43bn to fossil fuel companies; NSW to spend $130m on beds for homeless 11. November 2025 (20:44) Analysis says $30bn given to expand existing coal, oil and gas projects. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s big four banks have provided $43bn to fossil fuel companies in the last decade, with ANZ and Westpac continuing to fund further gas expansion.Expansions of coal, oil and gas projects accounted for $30bn of the funding, according to analysis by green advocacy group Market Forces released nearly 10 years on from the Paris agreement’s signing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
MPs call for release of 15 penguins ‘trapped’ at London aquarium 11. November 2025 (20:41) Cross-party group wants environment secretary to urgently examine moving the birds to a facility ‘better aligned with their needs’A group of 75 MPs are calling for the release of 15 penguins “trapped” in a small enclosure “without sunlight or fresh air” at the Sea Life London Aquarium.Housing the 15 gentoo penguins at the attraction on the South Bank was “un-British”, said the leader of the campaign. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Children being ‘sedated’ by algorithmic YouTube content, MPs hear 11. November 2025 (20:25) Experts including children’s laureate lament low quality of entertainment and call for more funding for children’s TVLots of children’s programming made for YouTube is “not entertainment, it’s sedation”, the UK children’s laureate has warned.Frank Cottrell-Boyce said “frictionless” programming in which children are “bombarded with information”, such as CoCoMelon, a YouTube Kids channel with 180 million subscribers, failed to offer the “stimulation and nourishment” that previous generations had enjoyed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US Catholic bishops elect conservative Paul Coakley as new president 11. November 2025 (20:10) Oklahoma archbishop seen as culture warrior but also likely to endorse push for more human treatment of immigrantsUS Catholic bishops elected Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City as their new president on Tuesday, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during Donald Trump’s second term as president.The vote acts as a barometer for the bishops’ priorities. In choosing Coakley, they are doubling down on their conservative bent, even as they push for more humane immigration policies from the Trump administration. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
