Mistakenly released prisoner Billy Smith turns himself in 06. November 2025 (17:43) Police continue hunt for Algerian sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif as fraudster returns to Wandsworth jailA fraudster mistakenly released from prison this week has handed himself back in as a hunt continues for a convicted sex offender who was also accidentally freed.While David Lammy, the justice secretary, insisted the government would clampdown on clerical errors, William Smith was filmed waving to cameras and hugging his partner before he walked back into HMP Wandsworth, in south-west London. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Democrats encouraged to ‘hold the line’ in talks with Republicans as shutdown enters 37th day 06. November 2025 (17:27) Lawmakers continue talks and could be coming closer to a deal to end the longest US government shutdown in historyThe longest government shutdown in history is now in its 37th day, though lawmakers, currently in talks, could be coming closer to a deal to end the standoff.Some Democratic lawmakers, though, saw Tuesday’s big electoral wins as evidence they should hold the line and extract as much as possible from Republicans, most critically extending health insurance subsidies that, without intervention, will drastically increase costs for millions of Americans. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New York, LA and Chicago airports among 40 facing air traffic reductions 06. November 2025 (17:13) US government shutdown blamed for cuts from Friday, two weeks before busy Thanksgiving holiday travel periodUS politics live – latest updatesNew York, Los Angeles and Chicago airports are among 40 that will see reductions in flights from Friday as a result of the government shutdown, according to a list distributed to the airlines.The Associated Press published the list after airline regulators identified “high-volume markets” where air traffic will be reduced on Friday, a move that would force airlines to cancel thousands of flights and create a cascade of scheduling issues and delays at some of the nation’s largest airports.This article was amended on 6 November 2025. A previous version said the US government was in its 35th day of shutdown. The correct current number is 37 days. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New York Post’s anti-Mamdani front page is a hit – with his supporters 06. November 2025 (17:07) Wednesday’s ‘On your Marx, get set, Zo!’ edition of the New York Post is a hot property – with one copy selling for $355The New York Post’s “On your Marx, get set, Zo!” front page published just hours after democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s win in the New York mayor’s race is proving a viral hit, with one vendor on eBay selling a print copy for $355 soon after it was listed for auction.The Post’s 5 November front page, with “The Red Apple” headline featuring Mamdani holding up a Soviet-style hammer and sickle, is also being sold by the newspaper as a $75 metal print. Ironically – given the rightwing Rupert Murdoch-owned publication’s staunch opposition to the mayor-elect, it’s proving a hit with Mamdani supporters. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Heritage Foundation leader apologizes for backing Tucker Carlson’s interview with white nationalist 06. November 2025 (16:40) Kevin Roberts, whose group pushed Project 2025, had defended ex-Fox News host’s talk with Nick FuentesThe leader of the conservative thinktank behind Project 2025 apologized for supporting a white nationalist amid turmoil on the right over the mainstreaming of extremist ideology, but is resisting calls to resign.Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, previously defended the former Fox host Tucker Carlson for having Hitler fan Nick Fuentes on his podcast without pushing back on his white supremacist views. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ 06. November 2025 (16:17) Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a givenAfter New York City’s race for mayor catapulted Zohran Mamdani from state assembly member into one of the world’s most prominent progressive voices, intense debate swirled over the ideas at the heart of his campaign.His critics and opponents painted pledges such as free bus service, universal childcare and rent freezes as unworkable, unrealistic and exorbitantly expensive. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
South Africa launches investigation into 17 citizens fighting in Ukraine 06. November 2025 (16:06) Men aged 20 to 39 ‘lured to join mercenary force’ in Donbas region have requested assistance to return homeSouth Africa is launching an investigation into how 17 of its citizens ended up in the war-torn region of Donbas in eastern Ukraine.The office of the South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, said it had received distress calls from 17 men, aged between 20 and 39, who had been “lured to join mercenary forces involved in the Ukraine-Russia war under the pretext of lucrative employment contracts” and were now requesting assistance to return home. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Roblox shocks: online gaming platform should be snared by Australia’s social media ban for under-16s, experts and MPs say 06. November 2025 (15:00) Pressure mounts on Labor in wake of Guardian Australia report documenting reporter’s week of virtual sexual harassment and violence while posing as a child avatarGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere are growing calls for the federal government to address the risks posed to children on the popular gaming platform Roblox after Guardian Australia published a report that documented a week of virtual sexual harassment and violence.While playing as an eight-year-old girl, the reporter was given a sexualised avatar, cyberbullied, aggressively killed, sexually assaulted and shat on – all with parental control settings in place. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘Poor doors’: affordable housing tenants have to use back entrance to access Barangaroo apartments 06. November 2025 (15:00) Those paying discounted rent at Watermans Residences can’t use pool or gym, either. Critics say segregation ‘a dystopian microcosm of housing inequality’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAffordable housing tenants on discounted rent in the Watermans Residences at Barangaroo are not permitted to use the swimming pool or the gym and are required to use a separate entrance from other residents, who pass through a grand glass foyer with a concierge desk.Although they live in an enviable location just steps from the harbour and Crown Casino, the restrictions are a daily reminder that the occupants of the 50 apartments designated affordable are not the same as those that occupy the other 162 units in the building known as One Sydney Harbour. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
‘More clowns than Billy Smart’s circus’ - Reform UK under fire as Kent council holds first full meeting since video leak – live 06. November 2025 (14:58) Embattled Reform UK leader of Kent county council offers single word reply of ‘yes’ when asked if behaviour in line with Nolan principlesDavid Lammy, the deputy PM and justice secretary, has welcomed the fact that Billy Smith is back in custody, but described the spike in release mistakes as “unacceptable”.According to PA Media, Lammy said:William Smith is back in custody. The spike in mistaken releases is unacceptable.We’re modernising prison systems – replacing paper with digital tools to cut errors. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
