UPS and FedEx ground all MD-11 planes after deadly Louisville crash 08. November 2025 (15:06) UPS cites ‘abundance of caution’ and manufacturer’s recommendation after 14 died when wing caught fire and engine fell offThe freight companies UPS and FedEx have grounded their fleets of MD-11 aircraft days after a cargo plane crash that killed 14 people in Kentucky.The grounded MD-11s are the same type of plane involved in Tuesday’s crash at a UPS facility in Louisville. They were originally built by McDonnell Douglas until it was taken over by Boeing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘The fear is real’: how Midlands attacks have changed Sikh women’s daily lives 08. November 2025 (15:04) Many women are afraid to go out, particularly on their own, after religiously aggravated rapes and assaultsSikh women in the Midlands have told how a spate of religiously motivated attacks have caused fear in their community, forcing some to “change everything” about their daily routines.Two rapes of Sikh women, both in their 20s, in Walsall and Oldbury, have been reported in recent weeks. John Ashby, 32, has been charged in connection with a religiously aggravated rape in relation to the alleged Walsall attack. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UK to announce plans to emulate stringent Danish immigration system 08. November 2025 (14:55) Shabana Mahmood’s proposals draw scorn from some Labour MPs, while others want government to go furtherShabana Mahmood is to announce changes to the UK’s immigration rules modelled on the Danish system, largely seen as among the most stringent in Europe, the Guardian understands.Last month, the home secretary dispatched officials to Denmark to study its border control and asylum policies. Denmark’s tighter rules on family reunions and restricting some refugees to a temporary stay are among the policies being looked at. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Davina McCall reveals she has undergone surgery for breast cancer 08. November 2025 (14:40) Presenter says she is ‘in a much more positive place’ after having lumpectomy and catching the cancer earlyDavina McCall has revealed she has undergone surgery for breast cancer and urged others to “get checked”.In a video posted to Instagram, the presenter said she was “very angry” when she found out, but feels in a “much more positive place” after a lumpectomy. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Guyana in turmoil after opposition leader arrested and faces US extradition 08. November 2025 (14:00) Azruddin Mohamed had emerged as a surprise contender in the presidential election and claims political persecutionGuyana has been thrown into political turmoil following the arrest and possible extradition to the United States of the country’s main opposition leader just two months after he emerged as the surprise contender in the presidential election that kept incumbent Irfaan Ali in power.Azruddin Mohamed, 38, and his father, Nazar Mohamed, 73, two of Guyana’s wealthiest figures thanks to their gold mining empire, were arrested on 31 October in the capital, Georgetown, in response to a formal extradition request from the US government. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Maha movement helps to kill bill seeking US food-safety rollbacks 08. November 2025 (14:00) Public health advocates praise rewrite of legislation backed by big-food influence operation AFITA bipartisan group of public health advocates have defeated a proposal to kill state food safety laws that was pushed by what some critics have called a “faux Maha” big-food influence operation.The industry-funded group, called Americans for Ingredient Transparency (AFIT), suggests it is part of a grassroots Make America Healthy Again (Maha) movement, but opponents say it is waging a campaign on behalf of big food companies that Maha figures typically criticizes – ConAgra, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Hormel, and Nestlé among other food giants. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
BBC ‘100% fake news’, says Donald Trump’s press secretary 08. November 2025 (13:19) Comments by Karoline Leavitt follow allegations that Panorama documentary misled viewers with its editing of a Trump speechDonald Trump’s press secretary has described the BBC as “100% fake news” and a “propaganda machine” in an outspoken interview that comes after allegations of bias at the broadcaster.Karoline Leavitt, a senior White House official in the Trump administration, said watching BBC bulletins while on trips to the UK “ruins” her day, saying taxpayers were being “forced to foot the bill for a leftist propaganda machine”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Elon Musk makes himself far-right fixture after White House departure 08. November 2025 (13:00) The Tesla CEO once hinted he was done with politics – but he’s been leaning further into the international far rightWhen the far-right activist Tommy Robinson emerged from a London courtroom this week after a judge cleared him of a terrorism charge, he gave thanks to the man he said had bankrolled his defense.“Elon Musk, I’m forever grateful. If you didn’t step in and fund my legal fight I’d probably be in jail,” Robinson said. “Thank you, Elon.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
A year after devastating Trump loss, have the Democrats begun to find their way back? 08. November 2025 (13:00) Party was shell-shocked after 2024 defeat but Tuesday night’s coast-to-coast romp signals brighter times aheadIt has been a year of soul-searching, hand-wringing, and self-flagellation for Democrats after a ballot-box rejection so thorough that some had come to believe that the party had lost not only the White House and Congress but the culture itself.Shell-shocked, Democrats entered Donald Trump’s second term in a political stupor – unsure of who they were or what they stood for. Their base had lost faith in its aging leadership class, and their brand, in Democrats’ own words, had become “toxic”: a party increasingly confined to coastal states, big cities and college towns. And even there, warning signs were flashing. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Death of Iranian activist who burned picture of supreme leader causes outcry 08. November 2025 (13:00) Iran’s police say Omid Sarlak, 22, shot himself, but fellow activists suspect he may have been killed for his viewsThe death of a young Iranian man who had filmed himself burning a photograph of the country’s supreme leader has sparked a war of words between state media and activists over how he died.Government-sanctioned news websites reported that Omid Sarlak, who was in his 20s, had been found in his car on Saturday in western Iran with a gunshot wound to his head and traces of gunpowder on his hands. Iranian police said Sarlak had “died by suicide”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
