Party dressing’s most unexpected upgrade: the cocktail T-shirt 07. November 2025 (20:14) Cashmere and wool tees will keep you warm, cool and stylish during the festive seasonWhen it comes to dressing for a party, a T-shirt is usually something you change out of rather than put on.But this party season, the casual tee is experiencing a metamorphosis. Enter: the cocktail T-shirt. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lose weight or risk losing your job, overweight oil rig workers told 07. November 2025 (19:56) North Sea oil and gas rig staff need to be under 124.7kg so they can be safely winched on to helicopter in emergency Thousands of North Sea oil and gas workers risk losing their jobs on offshore rigs unless they lose weight within the next year.Workers who weigh more than 124.7kg (19.5 st) fully clothed will need to shed some pounds by next November or risk being barred from working offshore, according to the industry’s trade body. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Boris Johnson trying to undermine BBC leadership, insiders fear after leak 07. November 2025 (19:40) Director general under pressure after release of memo criticising reporting on Trump, trans rights and GazaThe Tube presenter, the former ballerina and the banker: the BBC board’s membersBoris Johnson and figures linked to him are engaging in an effort to undermine the BBC’s leadership, insiders fear, after the leaking of a memo criticising its reporting of Donald Trump, trans rights and Gaza.Tim Davie, the BBC’s director general, and other senior editorial staff are under pressure after the criticisms made in the document by Michael Prescott, a former independent external adviser to its editorial guidelines and standards committee (EGSC). Continue reading...(The Guardian)
At least 54 people injured in explosions at Indonesian school mosque 07. November 2025 (19:31) Authorities say suspect is 17-year-old male student and warn against terrorist attack speculation after Jakarta blasts At least 54 people have been injured in explosions that shook a mosque at a high school during Friday prayers in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Authorities later said the suspect was a 17-year-old male student who had been injured and was undergoing surgery.Witnesses told local television stations that they heard at least two loud blasts at about midday, just as the sermon had started, from inside and outside the mosque at SMA 72, a state high school within a navy compound in Jakarta’s northern Kelapa Gading neighbourhood. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister 07. November 2025 (19:00) Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’The Green party is offering “simple solutions to complex problems” and making “undeliverable” promises to voters ahead of the next election that could leave them disappointed, the prime minister’s chief secretary has said.Darren Jones, one of Keir Starmer’s most powerful ministers, said the resurgent Greens were “a bit like the populist left version of the populist right” of Reform UK, and that both were in danger of letting down voters. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Grammy awards 2026: Kendrick Lamar leads nominations with nine nods 07. November 2025 (18:53) Rapper receives nominations in all top categories while Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas are also major nominees• Grammys 2026: the nominations in all the major categoriesThe Grammys’ love continues for Kendrick Lamar. The rapper, who took home the most trophies at the 2025 music awards with five, leads the nominees for the 2026 awards.Lamar is up for nine awards, including album of the year (for his most recent, GNX), best rap album, record of the year and song of the year. He faces competition for the night’s top award – album of the year – from Bad Bunny, Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, Leon Thomas, Tyler, the Creator and Clipse, Pusha T & Malice. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two men charged in Ireland in relation to alleged planned far-right terror attack 07. November 2025 (18:51) Karolis Peckauskas of Drogheda and Garrett Pollock of Annalong in Northern Ireland charged with possession of explosivesIrish authorities have charged two men with possession of explosives in relation to an alleged planned terrorist attack by a far-right extremist group.Karolis Peckauskas, 38, of Drogheda, County Louth, and Garrett Pollock, 35, of Annalong, County Down, Northern Ireland, appeared at Portlaoise district court on Friday after being arrested in a cross-border police operation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Iran accused of plot to assassinate Israeli ambassador to Mexico 07. November 2025 (18:49) Israel says Mexico thwarted attempt in aftermath of deadly 2024 Israeli bombing of Iranian embassy in SyriaThe United States and Israel have accused Iran of plotting to assassinate Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, in what would be the latest attempt to take the two countries’ conflict to another region.Israel said that Mexican authorities intervened to stop the attempt to kill the ambassador, Einat Kranz-Neiger. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Lee Tamahori, director of Once Were Warriors and James Bond movie Die Another Day, dies aged 75 07. November 2025 (18:44) New Zealand film-maker became a Hollywood fixture in the 90s and 00s, including making Pierce Brosnan’s last 007 movie, before returning to his home country Lee Tamahori, the New Zealand director of Once Were Warriors and Die Another Day, has died aged 75.In a statement to Radio New Zealand, Tamahori’s family said he had Parkinson’s and died “peacefully at home”. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
EU plans hub to tackle disinformation threat from Russia and others 07. November 2025 (18:23) Move follows ‘escalating hybrid attacks’ by Russia and other foreign powers spreading fake articles across social mediaThe EU executive plans to create a Centre for Democratic Resilience to counter disinformation from Russia and other authoritarian regimes, according to a leaked paper.The European Commission intends for the centre to bring together expertise across the EU and from countries seeking to join the bloc to fight foreign information manipulation and interference. The idea forms the centrepiece of the “democracy shield” pitched by the commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, when she sought a second term before the 2024 European elections. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
