Jilly Cooper died of head injury suffered in fall at home, inquest hears 11. November 2025 (15:01) Coroner reaches conclusion of accidental death and says author died as a result of a traumatic subdural haematomaThe author Jilly Cooper suffered a fatal head injury during a fall at her Gloucestershire home, an inquest has heard.Cooper, 88, whose 18 novels include Riders and Rivals, was found by family at her home in Bisley at about 5pm on 4 October. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
First-in-family uni students should be recognised as disadvantaged or risk being left behind, author of new report says 11. November 2025 (15:00) People without university-educated parents are 36% likely to enrol in degree, compared to 59% of students whose parents are tertiary educatedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJason Clare was the first person in his family to go to university, finish high school, or graduate Year 10, he told the Universities Australia’s annual gala dinner in 2022.“My mum and dad never even dreamt of going to university,” the education minister said in his first address to the peak body for the higher education sector. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘These weird crocs were all over the place’: Australia’s oldest crocodile eggshells unearthed in Queensland back yard 11. November 2025 (15:00) New research suggests 55m-year-old eggshells likely belong to extinct mekosuchine crocodiles, nicknamed ‘drop crocs’ for theory they climbed trees to huntGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScientists have identified what are believed to be the oldest crocodilian eggshells ever found in Australia, unearthed in a grazier’s back yard in regional Queensland.The 55m-year-old eggshells – found at a fossil deposit in Murgon, approximately 270km north-west of Brisbane – likely belong to a group of extinct crocodiles known as mekosuchines, new research suggests. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Pediatricians take lead on vaccine messaging as US flu season begins 11. November 2025 (15:00) CDC says it will not continue ‘wild to mild’ campaign despite second worst child influenza season on US record last yearAs flu season begins in the US, following the deadliest flu outbreak in children outside of a pandemic since record-keeping began in 2004, pediatricians are taking the lead on vaccine messaging.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not plan to resume its “wild to mild” flu vaccination campaign, which was halted in the midst of the record-breaking flu season. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cop30 live: Ethiopia to host Cop32 – but fight to host Cop31 continues 11. November 2025 (14:58) Tuesday’s thematic day covers a gamut of topics ranging from adaptation and the bioeconomy to cities and infrastructure. But for the bigger topics of emissions and finance, nations are still setting out their positions.Sometimes it is easy to lose sight of what climate negotiations are really about. This is Paul Gilbert’s moving story, as told to my colleague Sandra Laville.My mum rang me to tell me there was water coming into the house. She sounded fine, she wasn’t panicking, just wanted to let me know so I wouldn’t worry. But when I rang her back later, the telephone was dead. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Cancellations and delays expected as US rolls out deeper cuts to flights 11. November 2025 (14:46) As of Tuesday, more than 1,100 flights had been canceled, and more than 540 had been delayedAir travelers should expect worsening cancellations and delays this week even if the US government shutdown ends, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rolled out deeper cuts to flights at 40 of the nation’s major airports Tuesday, officials said.The FAA ordered domestic airlines last week to drop 4% of their flights at the airports in question, saying absences and signs of stress among traffic controllers made it imperative to act in the name of public safety. After already canceling more than 7,900 since Friday, the goal for cutting flights is set to rise to 6% on Tuesday – and again to 10% on Friday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’ 11. November 2025 (14:00) Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in OregonJosé Bertin Cruz-Estrada was responding to a wildfire in Washington state on 27 August when four unmarked vehicles drove up to his crew’s remote location in a national forest.Cruz-Estrada, part of a team of 20 Oregon-based firefighters, had spent a week hiking through dense terrain, battling smoke and clearing fallen trees and other debris to prevent the Bear Gulch fire, a 9,000-acre blaze, from growing. That morning, they were waiting for a taskforce leader to provide instructions, but Cruz-Estrada quickly realized the men arriving in trucks were not emergency responders. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Can Donald Trump sue the BBC for $1bn and which party would win? 11. November 2025 (13:33) US president has said he will bring proceedings if the documentary containing an edited speech from 6 January 2021 is not retractedDonald Trump has grabbed the headlines after threatening to sue the BBC for $1bn (£760m) for what the corporation has accepted was a misleading edit of his speech on 6 January 2021 during the Capitol Hill insurrection. Here the Guardian examines the US president’s potential path to bringing and winning a libel claim. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Deadly terror attack in Islamabad puts Pakistan in ‘state of war’, says minister 11. November 2025 (13:32) Twelve people were killed and 27 injured in a suicide bombing outside district court buildings in the capitalAt least 12 people have been killed in a suicide blast in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, as the defence minister said a deadly surge in terror attacks had put the country in a “state of war”.The explosion, which was described as a suicide attack by several government ministers, took place outside the district court buildings in Islamabad on Tuesday at about 12.30pm. The area is usually heavily crowded with lawyers and litigants attending trials. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Tim Davie defends BBC against ‘weaponisation’ of criticism 11. November 2025 (13:23) Outgoing director general tells staff ‘we have to be very clear and stand up for our journalism’UK politics live – latest updatesTim Davie has hit out at the “weaponisation” of criticisms of the BBC, as he addressed staff after his shock resignation as its director general.Thanking staff for their support, Davie reassured them that the narrative around the corporation “will not just be given by our enemies” after a week in which senior politicians have accused it of systemic bias in its reporting. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
