Seven people hospitalized after package with ‘white powder’ opened at Joint Base Andrews 07. November 2025 (14:41) Investigation ongoing after package was sent to the home of the US president’s Air Force One Seven people were briefly hospitalized after a suspicious package containing “a white powder” was sent to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, home to the US president’s Air Force One, on Thursday.According to a spokesperson for the base, someone opened the package sometime in the afternoon, and it was cleared up by early in evening. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man jailed for seven years after sharing Grant Shapps’ details with ‘Russian spies’ 07. November 2025 (14:31) Howard Phillips was looking for money when he offered his services to officers who were posing as agents, judge saysA man found guilty of assisting a foreign intelligence service after handing over personal details of the then defence secretary, Grant Shapps, to two undercover officers he believed to be Russian agents has been jailed for seven years.Howard Phillips, 66, was convicted in July after jurors heard that he had been seeking “easy money” when he offered his services to the undercover officers, known as Dima and Sasha. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Passengers face global disruption as flights cut amid US government shutdown 07. November 2025 (14:23) Travellers forced to adjust their plans as longest shutdown on record continues with no sign of a resolutionUS politics live – latest updatesA US government order to make drastic cuts in commercial air traffic amid the government shutdown has taken effect, with major airports across the country experiencing a significant reduction in schedules and leaving travellers scrambling to adjust their plans.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said the move is necessary to maintain air traffic control safety during a federal government shutdown, now the longest recorded and with no sign of a resolution, where air traffic controllers have gone without pay. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump pardons Tennessee Republican convicted of federal public corruption charges 07. November 2025 (14:22) Glen Casada and his ex- chief of staff were accused of running scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business from lawmakersDonald Trump has pardoned the former Tennessee state House speaker and a onetime aide of public corruption charges after the White House said the Biden administration justice department “significantly over-prosecuted” both for a minor issue.Glen Casada, a former Republican state representative, was sentenced in September to three years in prison, and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, was also convicted and received a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence. The case centered on their actions after both had been driven from their leadership roles and were accused of running a scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business from lawmakers. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann found guilty of harassing family 07. November 2025 (14:21) Julia Wandelt faces deportation to her home country of Poland since she has already served more than the six-month sentence available for harassmentA Polish woman who claimed to be Madeleine McCann is facing deportation after being found guilty of harassing the missing girl’s family.Julia Wandelt, 24, from Lubin in south-west Poland, waged an extensive campaign, including making calls, leaving messages and turning up at the home of the family of Madeleine, who disappeared in the Portuguese holiday resort of Praia da Luz in 2007, Leicester crown court heard. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trump loyalist Elise Stefanik announces run for New York governor 07. November 2025 (14:10) Self-styled ‘ultra-Maga’ Republican representative has recently ramped up attacks on Democrat Kathy HochulUS politics live – latest updatesElise Stefanik, a Republican New York representative and staunch supporter of Donald Trump, has officially launched her long-anticipated campaign for governor.Reports indicate that Stefanik has already been working behind the scenes to secure endorsements from key Republican figures and local officials. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Weather tracker: Thunderstorms and heavy rain hit Iberian peninsula 07. November 2025 (13:11) Severe conditions caused by deep area of low pressure to north-west of Spain in the Atlantic OceanSevere thunderstorms developed across the Iberian peninsula on Wednesday, with Aemet, the Spanish meteorological service, issuing an orange weather warning across much of the country.These thunderstorms were triggered by a cold front passing eastward across Iberia, due to a deep area of low pressure situated just to the north-west of Spain in the Atlantic Ocean, which at its lowest had a central pressure of 989hPa. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
China’s latest aircraft carrier enters service to extend reach into high seas 07. November 2025 (12:02) Experts say hi-tech Fujian will help expand country’s military influence and reach farther beyond its own watersChina’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier officially entered service this week, signalling a new era in Chinese military expansion after a ceremony overseen by the country’s leader, Xi Jinping, state media has confirmed.The Fujian is China’s first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, and the third for China’s rapidly expanding navy, which is already the world’s biggest by ship count. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Over 100 US leaders to attend Cop30 climate summit as Trump stays away 07. November 2025 (12:00) Dozens of US state and local leaders will be at talks in Brazil with president’s team expected to send no representativesThe Trump administration appears to be sitting out this month’s United Nations climate talks known as Cop30, telling the Guardian it will not deploy any high-level representatives to the negotiations.But dozens of US subnational leaders attend to promote their climate efforts. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Minister defends David Lammy and says ‘broken system’ to blame for prisoner releases – UK politics live 07. November 2025 (11:49) Steve Reed says the way to fix the issue ‘is not tittle tattle about David Lammy in the newspapers’Rachel Reeves has unnecessarily blocked her options of what to include in her budge, writes Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah, the chief executive of the New Economics Foundation and author of Power to the People in this Guardian Opinion piece:Ed Davey has called for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, to give evidence before the US Congress and UK parliament over his links to pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein and his victims.It’s right Andrew Mountbatten Windsor appears before US Congress over his links to Epstein and his victims. He should also give evidence to our parliament. The public deserve answers and full transparency about this scandal. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
