Websites down after outage at network firm Cloudflare 18. November 2025 (16:29) The DownDetector monitoring site, which was itself hit by the outage, showed a flurry of reported issues after 11am on Tuesday.(London News)
Cloudflare outage causes error messages across the internet 18. November 2025 (16:11) US company that defends millions of websites against malicious attacks says it believes issue ‘is now resolved’Explainer: What is Cloudflare?A key piece of the internet’s usually hidden infrastructure suffered a global outage on Tuesday, causing error messages to flash up across websites.Cloudflare, a US company whose services include defending millions of websites against malicious attacks, experienced an unidentified problem that meant internet users could not access some of its customers’ websites. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Jess Phillips: ‘Schools get asked to do too much’ 18. November 2025 (16:10) Speaking at the Girls’ School Association Conference, the minister for violence against women and girls said teachers should ‘whinge more’.(London News)
Starmer pleads for government to unite in fightback after difficult week 18. November 2025 (16:09) Prime minister tells cabinet budget leaks and infighting are distracting from priorities and delivering changeUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has warned senior ministers and officials to stop briefing against one another and leaking details of the budget as he pleaded for his embattled government to unite.The prime minister told his weekly cabinet meeting that last week’s political turmoil had distracted from voters’ priorities, and ministers needed to work together and start delivering rather than talking about the government itself. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bhutan PM on leading the first carbon-negative nation: ‘The wellbeing of our people is at the centre of our agenda’ 18. November 2025 (16:00) Exclusive: Tshering Tobgay says his country is doing ‘a lot more than our fair share’ on climate and west must cut emissions ‘for the happiness of your people’The wealthy western countries most responsible for the climate crisis would improve the health and happiness of their citizens by prioritising environmental conservation and sustainable economic growth, according to the prime minister of Bhutan, the world’s first carbon-negative nation.Bhutan, a Buddhist democratic monarchy and biodiversity hotspot situated high in the eastern Himalayas, is among the world’s most ambitious climate leaders thanks to its people’s connection with nature and a strong political focus on improving gross national happiness rather than just GDP, Tshering Tobgay told the Guardian. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Trial begins in archdiocese of New Orleans’ $230m settlement for abuse survivors 18. November 2025 (15:50) US bankruptcy judge will decide whether plan is fair to 650 survivors and dozens of other creditorsThe archdiocese of New Orleans has begun a three-week confirmation trial that will determine whether a federal bankruptcy judge signs off on a $230m settlement meant to compensate 650 clergy abuse survivors and resolve one of the US’s longest-running and costliest church bankruptcies.US bankruptcy judge Meredith Grabill will decide whether the plan – five and a half years in the making – is fair to the survivors and dozens of other creditors who have waited through repeated delays, contentious negotiations and a protracted legal fight over a 2021 state law giving survivors of decades-old child sexual abuse the right to sue. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
