Social Democrats in Denmark suffer sweeping election losses 19. November 2025 (11:01) PM Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left party loses control of Copenhagen for first time in more than 100 yearsEurope live – latest updatesMette Frederiksen has admitted that a fall in support for the Social Democrats was “greater than we had expected” after her party suffered sweeping defeats across Denmark and lost control of Copenhagen for the first time in more than 100 years.While the Social Democrats remain the largest municipal party in Denmark, the prime minister’s centre-left party lost more than five percentage points across the country in Tuesday night’s municipal and regional elections, dropping from 28.4% in 2021 to 23.2%. Support for the far-right Danish People’s party, meanwhile, rose slightly from 4.09% to 5.9%. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds 19. November 2025 (11:00) Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countriesThis article is co-published with ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.New advances in environmental science are providing a detailed understanding of the human cost of the Trump administration’s approach to climate. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New drug could be a breakthrough in treatment for killer TB, trial suggests 19. November 2025 (11:00) Sorfequiline shows stronger action than existing treatments against illness that killed 1.23 million last yearA new treatment for tuberculosis could boost cure rates and shorten the time needed to treat the disease by months, trial results suggest.Globally, an estimated 10.7 million people fell ill with TB last year and 1.23 million died from it. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Wimbledon debenture tickets ’to get exemption from UK resale crackdown’ 19. November 2025 (10:59) Organisers claimed proposed ban on reselling tickets for more than face value would dent investment in complex, says reportBusiness live – latest updatesWimbledon will be given an exemption from the clampdown on ticket resales for its “debenture” tickets, according to a report, in what would be a victory for the organisers of the annual tennis tournament.The championship organisers, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), had previously said that ministers’ proposed ban on reselling tickets for more than face value would prevent it from being able to reinvest debenture proceeds in maintenance of the complex, the Financial Times reported. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, UK defence minister warns public 19. November 2025 (10:44) After MI5 issues China espionage alert to parliament, Luke Pollard says message should be heeded by all citizensUK politics live – latest updatesOrdinary UK citizens need to watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, the defence minister has said, after MI5 issued an espionage alert to parliament.Luke Pollard said a warning given to parliamentarians on Tuesday that China was attempting to recruit individuals with access to sensitive information should also be heeded by the public at large. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
