Groundbreaking British Museum show set to challenge samurai myths 09. November 2025 (15:00) Exclusive: Exhibition will reveal complex reality, featuring women and artistic creations, beyond armour-clad warriorsA groundbreaking samurai exhibition that promises to challenge “everything we think we know about Japan’s warrior elite” spanning a millennium of myth and reality is to open at the British Museum next year.Titled Samurai, the blockbuster exhibition will reveal a world beyond armour-clad warriors and epic duels, as popularised by the noble, katana-wielding heroes of Akira Kurosawa’s classic action films and PlayStation’s hit video games. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Survey finds 40% of Australian women without kids hesitant to have children because of climate change 09. November 2025 (15:00) Research which polled a representative sample of 2,000 people also found over a third of Coalition voters believed the climate would not change at allGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAbout 40% of Australian women without kids say they are hesitant to have children because of climate change, a new survey suggests.The survey, on attitudes about the impacts of global heating, also found that half of Australians were very or extremely concerned about climate change and two in five believed the climate would be “much hotter” in 2050. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Second world war veterans applauded as king leads Remembrance Sunday service 09. November 2025 (14:40) Royals joined by senior politicians at Cenotaph in London and events are held across UK to pay tribute to war dead Veterans of the second world war were applauded as they arrived at the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, before being joined by royals and senior politicians to honour those who have died in conflict.King Charles laid the first wreath in recognition of those killed in wars and conflicts dating back to the first world war. He was followed by his son, the Prince of Wales. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
California’s drying Salton Sea harms the lungs of people living nearby, say researchers 09. November 2025 (14:00) Experts suspect that dust from the sea contains endotoxic bacteria membranes caused by fertilizer runoffChemical-laden dust from southern California’s drying Salton Sea is likely harming the lungs of people around the shrinking body of water, and the effects are especially pronounced in children, new peer-reviewed research from the University of California, Irvine, shows.A separate peer-reviewed study from the University of California, Riverside, also found the Salton Sea’s contaminated dust seemed to alter lung microbiome, which could trigger pulmonary issues that have been reported around the lake. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Can Nigel Farage emulate success enjoyed by Italy’s far-right Giorgia Meloni? 09. November 2025 (14:00) Reform’s leader may hope to tread a similar path to Italy’s prime minister, but she is an experienced parliamentarian open to collaboration and compromiseOne of the more striking images from June’s G7 summit showed a small group of world leaders engaged in an impromptu and informal evening chat at the venue’s restaurant. In the foreground of that photo was a familiar blond head: Giorgia Meloni.During her three years as the Italian prime minister, Meloni has moved beyond her hard-right populism, not to mention her fascism-adjacent origins, to earn at least the respect of other leaders – Keir Starmer among them – for her pragmatism and flexibility. Among those watching this transformation from the sidelines will be the man hoping to be Starmer’s replacement: Nigel Farage. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Palestinian man dismissed from Gaza border assistance role to sue EU 09. November 2025 (14:00) Exclusive: Mohammed Baraka’s case alleges discrimination on basis of nationality after EU counterparts were transferredA Palestinian man who was dismissed from his job in Gaza after the war broke out is suing the European Union for allegedly breaching Belgian law.Mohammed Baraka, who worked at the EU border assistance mission (EUBam) at Rafah after its inception in 2006 as an unarmed civilian third-party presence, has filed his case in a Belgian court. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Water levels below 3% in dam reservoirs for Iran’s second city, say reports 09. November 2025 (13:37) Storage dwindles in Mashhad, home to 4 million people, as country struggles with droughtWater levels at the dam reservoirs supplying Iran’s north-eastern city of Mashhad have plunged below 3%, according to reports, as the country suffers from severe water shortages.“The water storage in Mashhad’s dams has now fallen to less than 3%,” Hossein Esmaeilian, the chief executive of the water company in Iran’s second largest city by population, told the ISNA news agency. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Britain sends RAF specialists to help Belgium combat disruptive drones 09. November 2025 (13:31) Incursions halted flights at Brussels and Liège airports last week with Russia said to be the most likely culpritBritain is deploying Royal Air Force specialists to help Belgium counter drone threats to the country’s airports after disruptive sightings last week that some politicians blamed on Russia.Sir Richard Knighton, the head of the UK’s armed forces, said the British military would provide “our people, our equipment” to help Belgium, though he was careful to say “we don’t yet know” the origin of the drones seen last week. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK banks still committed to climate goals, Bank of England executive insists 09. November 2025 (13:15) Exclusive: David Bailey plays down concerns after HSBC and Barclays quit UN-backed Net Zero Banking AllianceA Bank of England executive has insisted that UK banks are still showing a “vibrant” commitment to climate goals despite the recent demise of a global net zero target-setting group.David Bailey, the executive director of prudential policy at the Bank’s regulatory arm, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), played down concerns surrounding the fact that significant lenders including HSBC and Barclays had followed their US peers in dropping membership of the UN-backed Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). Those exits led to the closure of the once-lauded NZBA last month. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
HMRC trial of child benefit crackdown wrongly suspected fraud in 46% of cases 09. November 2025 (13:00) Exclusive: Almost half of families flagged as emigrants based on Home Office travel data were still living in UKHome Office travel records used in a trial of a controversial anti-fraud crackdown under which thousands of parents lost their child benefit were so flawed that almost half of the families initially flagged as having emigrated were still living in the UK, it has emerged.The pilot scheme saved HMRC £17m but left 46% of the families targeted incorrectly suspected of fraud, a margin of error far in excess of the 1% to 5% scientifically acceptable. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
