Councillors in England face suspensions for misconduct as part of government overhaul 11. November 2025 (01:01) Local authorities to be given powers to suspend rule-breaking officials and to withhold allowancesMayors and councillors in England face suspensions of up to six months for serious misconduct and repeated rule breaches as the government seeks to overhaul standards in local government.Under plans unveiled on Tuesday, local authorities will be handed powers to suspend rule-breaking councillors and mayors, including those found guilty of bullying and assault, and to withhold their allowances. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Data centers meet resistance over environmental concerns as AI boom spreads in Latin America 11. November 2025 (00:58) An expert describes how communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investmentThis Q&A originally appeared as part of The Guardian’s TechScape newsletter. Sign up for this weekly newsletter here.The data centers that power the artificial intelligence boom are beyond enormous. Their financials, their physical scale, and the amount of information contained within are so massive that the idea of stopping their construction can seem like opposing an avalanche in progress. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US declares partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after historic meeting 11. November 2025 (00:55) Ahmed al-Sharaa and Donald Trump hold first White House summit between a US and Syrian leader since 1946The US has announced a partial suspension of sanctions on Syria after a historic meeting in Washington DC between its new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, and Donald Trump.Monday’s meeting was the first summit between a US and Syrian leader at the White House since 1946. The meeting is part of a remarkable turnaround in US-Syrian relations after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, who had prosecuted a deadly civil war in the country from 2011 until his forces collapsed in December 2024. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
US has sent $7.5m to Equatorial Guinea to accept noncitizens deportees 11. November 2025 (00:18) Country is one of world’s most repressive and corrupt, raising concerns over rights abuses of those deportedThe United States has sent $7.5m to the government of Equatorial Guinea, one of the world’s most repressive and corrupt regimes, to accept noncitizen deportees from the US to the West African nation, according to a leading congressional Democrat, current and former state department officials and public government data.The money sent to Equatorial Guinea is the first taken from a fund apportioned by Congress to address international refugee crises – and sometimes to facilitate the resettlement of refugees in the US – that has instead been repurposed under the Trump administration to hasten their deportation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown 11. November 2025 (00:14) Some lawmakers and progressive groups blame minority leader after eight senators defectDemocrats are seething after news emerged on Sunday that eight members of their Senate caucus had collaborated with Republicans on crafting a compromise to end the longest government shutdown in US history, without winning any healthcare concessions that they had sought.But one name is coming in for more opprobrium than any other: Chuck Schumer, the Senate minority leader who had led the Democrats’ weeks-long stand against reopening the government without an extension of tax credits that lower premiums for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health plans. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two dead after small plane on hurricane relief trip to Jamaica crashes in Florida 10. November 2025 (23:51) Aircraft headed to island on Hurricane Melissa aid mission crashed into a pond in a neighborhood in Coral SpringsA small turboprop plane on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed into a pond in a gated residential neighborhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, killing two people shortly after takeoff and narrowly missing homes, authorities and a local resident said.The Coral Springs police department confirmed the deaths in a statement Monday afternoon. But police did not provide further details about the occupants of the plane and did not immediately return messages seeking more details. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh 10. November 2025 (23:00) The judges ‘had never read anything quite like it’, says panel chair Roddy Doyle, announcing the Hungarian-British author’s novel as the winner of the £50,000 awardJustine Jordan: The risky strategy of Booker winner Flesh pays offHungarian-British author David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker prize for his novel Flesh.Szalay’s sixth work of fiction traces the life of one man, István, from his youth to midlife. The judges “had never read anything quite like it”, said panel chair Roddy Doyle, who won the prize in 1993. “It is, in many ways, a dark book, but it is a joy to read.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK commentator detained by ICE after Israel criticism to be released, family says 10. November 2025 (22:08) Sami Hamdi’s visa was revoked in what appeared to be retaliation for criticism of Israel while touring the USThe family of British political commentator Sami Hamdi, who was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in late October while on a speaking tour in the US, say he is set to be released and will be able to “return home soon”.“The government has agreed to release Sami,” the family said in a statement on Monday. “He will be able to return home soon insha’Allah.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Your Party row erupts over hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations 10. November 2025 (20:57) Clash the latest in months of political infighting between the camps of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah SultanaThe feud between Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana over the future of the leftwing Your Party has taken another twist with the two camps arguing publicly over hundreds of thousands of pounds in donations.Sultana offered to transfer £600,000 from a company the party’s founders set up earlier this year, only to be rebuffed by allies of Corbyn who accused her of playing “political games” with supporters’ money. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Penny Mordaunt had to step up security after stalker jumped barrier at her office, court hears 10. November 2025 (20:36) Former MP and leader of the House of Commons tells court ‘situation took its toll me’The former Conservative MP and leader of the House of Commons, Penny Mordaunt, was forced to increase security at her home and office after she was targeted by a stalker, a jury has heard.Mordaunt sobbed in court as she described how the alleged attentions of Edward Brandt, 60, which included bombarding her with emails and calls and jumping a security barrier at her office, left her feeling vulnerable and drained. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
